Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the (A) Viscosity of the fluid (B) Density of the fluid (C) Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe) (D) None of these

Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the (A) Viscosity of the fluid
(B) Density of the fluid
(C) Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe) (D) None of these
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(C) Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe)
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Last Answer : (A) Decreases

Pressure gradient in the pipe flow is influenced by the (A) Diameter of pipe (B) Velocity of the fluid (C) Density & viscosity of the fluid (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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Critical velocity in a pipe flow (A) Increases as fluid viscosity increases (B) Increases as pipe diameter increases (C) Independent of fluid density (D) None of these

Description : Critical velocity in a pipe flow (A) Increases as fluid viscosity increases (B) Increases as pipe diameter increases (C) Independent of fluid density (D) None of these

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Consider a centrifugal pump having a specific impeller diameter, fixed impeller speed pumping a liquid of constant density at a particular discharge capacity. With decrease in the capacity of the pump, the __________ decreases. (A) NPSH required (B) BHP required by the pump (C) Head of the liquid pumped (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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For laminar flow of Newtonian fluids through a circular pipe, for a given pressure drop and length & diameter of pipe, the velocity of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity ) (A) μ (B) 1/μ (C) √μ (D) 1/√μ

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Last Answer : (B) 1/μ

In case of a pipe of constant cross-sectional area, the maximum fluid velocity obtainable is (A) The velocity of sound (B) Dependent on its cross-sectional area (C) Dependent on fluid viscosity (D) Dependent on fluid density

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A fluid is flowing inside the inner tube of a double pipe heat exchanger with diameter 'd'. For a fixed mass flow rate, the tube side heat transfer co￾efficient for turbulent flow conditions is proportional to (A) d 0.8 (B) d -0.2 (C) d -1 (D) d -1.8

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Last Answer : (D) None of these

Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow in fluid flow through a pipe does not depend upon the (A) Length of the pipe (B) Diameter of the pipe (C) Density of the fluid (D) Velocity of the fluid

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The coefficients of permeability of soils of an unconfined aquifer and another confined aquifer were determined by pumping water from the wells and observing the effect of water table in two test wells at equal distances was found to be equal. The total height of confined aquifer H is given by (A) H = h2 - h1 (B) H = h1 - h2 (C) H = h2 + h1 (D) ½ (h1 + h2)

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Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The form drag is dependent upon the occurrence of a wake (B) The shear stress at any given cross-section of a pipe for steady flow (either laminar or turbulent) varies linearly as the radial distance (C) An ideal fluid is the one, which has negligible surface tension and obeys the Newton's law of viscosity (D) Existence of the boundary layer in fluid flow is because of viscosity of the fluid

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Last Answer : (C) An ideal fluid is the one, which has negligible surface tension and obeys the Newton's law of viscosity

Discharge in laminar flow through a pipe varies (A) As the square of the radius (B) Inversely as the pressure drop (C) Inversely as the viscosity (D) As the square of the diameter

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The terminal velocity of a small sphere settling in a viscous fluid varies as the (A) First power of its diameter (B) Inverse of the fluid viscosity (C) Inverse square of the diameter (D) Square of the difference in specific weights of solid & fluid

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Fuel oil is subjected to visbreaking to reduce its (A) Pour point (B) Viscosity (C) Pressure drop on pumping (D) All (A), (B) and (C

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Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

For gas absorption, low viscosity solvents are preferred, because of their (A) Better flow characteristics (B) Low pumping pressure drop (C) Rapid absorption rates(D) All (A), (B) and (C)

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Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)

During the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the temperature of molten sulphur is not increased beyond 160°C, as (A) It is very corrosive at elevated temperature (B) Its viscosity is not reduced on further heating (hence pressure drop on pumping it, cannot be further reduced) (C) It decomposes on further increasing the temperature (D) None of these

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The loss of head due to viscosity for laminar flow in pipes is (where d = Diameter of pipe, l = Length of pipe, v w = Specific weight of the flowing liquid) (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 32

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The fluid velocity varies as the cube of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for __________ fluid. (A) Newtonian (B) Pseudo-plastic (C) Dilatent (D) Bingham plastic

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The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop of __________ fluid. (A) Dilatent (B) Pseudo-plastic (C) Bingham plastic (D) Newtonian

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The maximum discharge through a circular channel takes place, when the depth of the fluid flow is __________ times the pipe diameter. (A) 0.25 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.66 (D) 0.95

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Transition length for a turbulent fluid entering into a pipe is around __________ times the pipe diameter. (A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 5000

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Last Answer : (A) 9,100

The pressure drop per unit length for laminar flow of fluid through a long pipe is proportional to (where, A = cross-sectional area of the pipe & D = Diameter of the pipe) (A) A (B) D (C) 1/A (D) 1/A2

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Last Answer : 42.41 ft^3

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