The discharge co-efficient for an orifice meter does not depend upon
the
(A) Pipe length
(B) Ratio of pipe diameter to orifice diameter
(C) Type of orifice & the Reynolds number
(D) Pipe diameter

1 Answer

Answer :

(A) Pipe length

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