Description : Disc compensators are provided in large diameter fuel gas carrying pipelines to (A) Keep the pipe in proper orientation (B) Make the pipe joint leak-proof (C) Account for contraction/expansion ... due to temperature changes of the surroundings (D) Account for the pressure variation side the pipeline
Last Answer : (C) Account for contraction/expansion of pipe due to temperature changes of the surroundings
Description : Steam traps are provided in steam carrying pipelines to (A) Condense steam (B) Release excess steam pressure by bleeding steam (C) Remove condensate and inert gases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Remove condensate and inert gases
Description : Pipelines carrying various utilities in chemical industries are identified by their colour codes. The color of pipeline carrying steam is (A) Black (B) Silver grey (C) Green (D) Yellow
Last Answer : ) Silver grey
Description : Which of the following is the most widely used insulating material for steam carrying pipelines? (A) Ceramic fibre blanket (B) Glass wool and 85% magnesia (C) Vermiculite (D) Slag wool
Last Answer : (B) Glass wool and 85% magnesia
Description : Which of the following is the most widely used heat insulating material for pipelines carrying steam? (A) Tar dolomite bricks followed by asbestos (B) Fireclay refractory followed by aluminium sheet (C) Cotton followed by aluminium foil (D) 85% magnesia cement and glass wool
Last Answer : (D) 85% magnesia cement and glass wool
Description : Water hammer is caused in steam carrying pipelines, because of (A) Partial condensation of steam (B) Vibration of the pipeline (C) High degree of superheat of steam (D) Its exposure to torrential rain
Last Answer : (A) Partial condensation of steam
Description : Which of the following parameters is not responsible for the heat loss from a hot steam carrying bare pipe surface located in a room without fans? (A) Emissivity of pipe surface (B) Diameter & length of the pipe (C) Temperature of hot pipe surface & that of air in the room (D) None of thes
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Corrosion of a pipe (A) Reduces its life span (B) Reduces its carrying capacity (C) Adds colour to water (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Pick out the wrong statement about cavitation. (A) Sudden reduction of pressure in a fluid flow system caused by flow separation, vortex formation or abrupt closing of valve leads to cavitation ... (D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine blades
Last Answer : (D) Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine blades
Description : Fugacity is a measure of the (A) Escaping tendencies of the same substance in different phases of a system (B) Relative volatility of a mixture of two miscible liquids (C) Behaviour of ideal gases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Escaping tendencies of the same substance in different phases of a system
Description : Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal well made of __________ will facilitate the most accurate measurement of the temperature. (A) Copper (B) Steel (C) Aluminium (D) Brass
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Greater is the kinematic viscosity of the liquid, greater is the thickness of the boundary layer (B) Blowers develop a maximum pressure of 2 atmospheres ( ... factor in case of turbulent flow of liquids in pipe depends upon relative roughness & Reynolds number
Last Answer : (C) Friction losses in pipe fittings are generally expressed in terms of velocity heads
Description : Maximum permissible air velocity in pipelines is about __________ metre/second. (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : __________ joint is usually used for joining cast iron pipes mostly used for temporary pipelines, where it may be necessary to dismantle & reassemble the pipeline very frequently. (A) Collar (B) Flanged (C) Bell and Spigot (D) Expansion
Last Answer : Option B
Description : The diffusivity, DAB (for component A diffusing in B) is equal to the diffusivity DBA (for component B diffusing in A) for a binary mixture of (A) Newtonian liquids (B) Non-Newtonian liquids (C) Ideal gases (D) Real gases
Last Answer : (C) Ideal gases
Description : In case of non-ideal gases and liquids, the molal diffusivity (A) Varies inversely as the pressure (B) Varies directly as the pressure (C) Is independent of pressure (D) Is equal to the volumetric diffusivity
Last Answer : (C) Is independent of pressure
Description : With increase in temperature, the solubility of gases in liquids, at fixed pressure (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Either (A) or (B), depends on the system
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : For gases, the thermal conductivity increases with temperature rise. For liquids, with increase in concentration, its thermal conductivity generally (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Increases exponentially
Last Answer : (A) Decreases
Description : Which of the following is generally considered as opaque surface towards radiations? (A) Gases (B) Solids (C) Liquids (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : Two liquids manometer is used for measuring small pressure differences in (A) Liquids (B) Gases (C) Mixture of hydrocarbons (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Liquids
Description : A differential pressure cell is used for (A) Measuring small pressure difference in gases (B) Measuring small pressure difference in liquids (C) Remote recording of pressure difference (D) Measuring the difference of the impact & the static pressure
Last Answer : (C) Remote recording of pressure difference
Description : Hot wire anemometer is used to measure the (A) Velocity of liquids (B) Temperature of liquids (C) Velocity of gases (D) Pressure of liquids
Last Answer : (C) Velocity of gases
Description : Kopp's rule is used to calculate the heat capacity of (A) Solids (B) Liquids (C) Gases (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (A) Solids
Description : Increase in temperature, in general results in the (A) Decrease in the viscosities of both liquids & gases (B) Increase in the viscosities of both liquids & gases (C) Increase in the viscosity of ... decrease in that of gases (D) Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases
Last Answer : (D) Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases
Description : The equivalent diameter for the annulus of a double pipe heat exchanger, whose inner pipe has fins on the outside is __________ compared to the same size pipes without fins. (A) More (B) Less (C) Same (D) Unpredictable
Last Answer : (B) Less
Description : Vena-contracta pressure tapping is at a distance __________ from the position of an orificemeter fitted in a pipe of internal diameter 'd' (A) d (B) 0.5 d (C) 2d (D) 4d
Last Answer : (B) 0.5 d
Description : Nominal size of a pipe is an indication of its __________ diameter. (A) Inner (B) Outer (C) Approximate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Approximate
Description : For pipe flows, head is proportional to __________ at constant capacity(where, D = pipe diameter). (A) 1/D (B) 1/D2 (C) 1/D5 (D) D
Last Answer : (C) 1/D5
Description : 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
Last Answer : (B) Pseudo-plastic
Description : Transition length for turbulent flow in smooth pipe is equal to __________ times the pipe diameter. (A) 0.5 (B) 5 (C) 50 (D) 500
Last Answer : (C) 50
Description : The fluid velocity varies as the square of the cylindrical pipe diameter, in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop, for __________ fluid. (A) Newtonian (B) Dilatant (C) Pseudo-plastic (D) Non-Newtonian
Last Answer : (A) Newtonian
Description : 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
Last Answer : (A) Dilatent
Description : 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
Last Answer : (D) 0.95
Description : Transition length for a turbulent fluid entering into a pipe is around __________ times the pipe diameter. (A) 5 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 5000
Last Answer : (B) 50
Description : Antioxidants are added in petrol to (A) Impart colour to it, for easy identification (B) Minimise the gum formation (C) Prevent icing of the carburettor (D) Prevent the lead build up in engines
Last Answer : (B) Minimise the gum formation
Description : The density of the gases (present in air) decreases with increasing altitude to such an extent, that about 70% of the mass of atmospheric air is found in the lower 5 km. of the atmosphere. This lower region of atmosphere is called the (A) Ionosphere (B) Troposphere (C) Stratosphere (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Troposphere
Description : Pressure difference between two points in vessels, pipelines or in two different pipelines can be measured by a differential manometer. The pressure difference measured as the mm of water column in case of mercury-water, differential manometer is ... mm). (A) H (B) 12.6 H (C) 13.6 H (D) 14.6 H
Last Answer : (B) 12.6 H
Description : A 300mm diameter pipe, 5mm wall thickness is to be radiographed using the double wall single image technique. The source to be used is Iridium. Which of the following statements is true? a) ... problem with the technique d) Only the double wall, double image technique should be used with Iridium
Last Answer : c) There is no problem with the technique
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Packed towers are preferred for vacuum operation, because the pressure drop through the packing is less and they (packings) also lessen the ... of liquid, problem of channelling, loading & flooding is generally encountered in packed towers
Last Answer : (C) Diameter of randomly packed tower is normally more than 1.2 metres
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A fluid mass is free from shearing forces, when it is made to rotate with a uniform velocit (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the ... types of bearings (D) Rise of water in capillary tubes reduces with the increasing diameter of capillary tubes
Last Answer : (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the turbulent flow of fluid with linear velocity distribution
Description : A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0 ... that of the un-insulated steam pipe (D) Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation
Last Answer : (B) Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe
Description : During ageing of fluid carrying pipes, the (A) Pipe becomes smoother with use (B) Friction factor increases linearly with time (C) Absolute roughness decreases with time (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Last Answer : (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Description : _________ pipe is the most suitable for carrying sanitary drainage. (A) Stainless steel (B) Reinforced cement concrete (C) Cast iron (D) Asbestos cement
Last Answer : C) Cast iron
Description : A high surface area to volume ratio in cells is important because it (a) Enables efficient transfer of wastes, nutrients and gases across the cell membrane (b) Prevents overproduction of cell ... self and non-self (d) Provides for better structural support to cope with external physical pressure
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : The figure shows a diagrammatic view of human respiratory system with labels A, B, C and D. Select the option which gives correct identification and main function and / or characteristic. (a) C - ... air. (d) B - Pleural membrane - Surround ribs on both sides to provide cushion against rubbing.
Last Answer : (a) C - Alveoli - Thin walled vascular bag like structures for exchange of gases.
Description : after atoms and molecules of gases and liquids are heated they move away from the heat . what takes their place?
Last Answer : ions
Description : What can liquids and gases do that solids can not?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What is a solution A. a solid dissolved in a gas B. a solute and a solvent C. a liquid dissolved in a gas D. an amalgam of solids, liquids, and gases?
Last Answer : B. A solute and a solvent
Description : Why liquids diffuse slowly as compared to gases?
Last Answer : Ans.In liquid the intermolecular forces (vander waal’s forces) are greater than in gas.