Description : An example of unsteady non uniform flow is the flow of liquid under pressure through a (A) Tapering pipe at constant flow rate (B) Tapering pipe at either decreasing or increasing flow rate (C) Long pipeline of constant diameter (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Tapering pipe at either decreasing or increasing flow rate
Description : Which of the following factors does not contribute to the pressure drop in a pipeline? (A) Velocity of fluid (B) Size of pipe (C) Length of pipe and number of bends (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
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 : Hydraulic intensifier is used for increasing the (A) Rate of velocity of liquid supply (B) Rate of flow through delivery pipeline of a pump (C) Intensity of pressure of the liquid (D) Momentum rate through delivery pipe
Last Answer : (C) Intensity of pressure of the liquid
Description : A Venturimeter cannot be used for the direct measurement of (A) Datum difference in the stretch of pipe-flow (B) Pressure difference in the flow through pipeline (C) Friction loss in pipe flow (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : A sewer running partially full and hurried with back filled, fails in compression due to A. Weight of the pipe B. Weight of the back fill C. Superimposed traffic loads D. All the above
Last Answer : ANS: D
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 : Fluid flow at increasing rate through a diverging pipe is an example of __________ flow. (A) Steady uniform (B) Non-steady uniform (C) Steady non-uniform (D) Non-steady non-uniform
Last Answer : (D) Non-steady non-uniform
Description : __________ number determines whether the fluid flow in an open channel is supercritical, critical or sub-critical. (A) Mach (B) Reynolds (C) Froude (D) Weber
Last Answer : (C) Froude
Description : __________ is used for measuring the static pressure exerted on the wall by a fluid flowing parallel to the wall in a pipeline. (A) Venturimeter (B) Pressure gauge (C) Pitot tube (D) Orificemeter
Last Answer : (C) Pitot tube
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 : 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 energy loss over a length of pipeline according to Darcy-Weisbach equation for pipe flow is ___________ the mean velocity of flow. (A) Directly proportional to (B) Directly proportional to square of (C) Inversely proportional to (D) Inversely proportional to square of
Last Answer : (B) Directly proportional to square of
Description : Ferromagnetic materials owe their properties to __________ inner subshells. (A) Completely filled (B) Partially filled (C) Equally filled (D) Vacant
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Nature of fluid flow during the opening of a valve in a pipeline is (A) Laminar (B) Unsteady (C) Steady (D) Uniform
Last Answer : (B) Unsteady
Description : The most suitable flow measuring device for the fluid flow measurement in a very large diameter pipeline is a (A) Weir (B) Pitot tube (C) Kennison nozzle (D) V-notch
Last Answer : (B) Pitot tube
Description : In case of supersonic flow of a fluid through pipeline, the 'Mach number' is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) < 1 (D) > 1
Last Answer : (D) > 1
Description : What is the pipe called which lifts water from a reservoir to a greater height than the initial level in the supply reservoir? (A) Penstock (B) Siphon (C) Tunnel (D) Pressure pipeline
Last Answer : (B) Siphon
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 : In case of unsteady fluid flow, conditions & flow pattern change with the passage of time at a position in a flow situation. Which of the following is an example of unsteady flow? (A) ... level is maintained (D) Low velocity flow of a highly viscous liquid through a hydraulically smooth pipe
Last Answer : (B) Water flow in the suction and discharge pipe of a reciprocating pump
Description : Boundary layer separation occurs when the (A) Pressure reaches a minimum (B) Cross-section of the channel is reduced (C) Valve is closed in a pipeline (D) Velocity of sound is reached
Last Answer : (B) Cross-section of the channel is reduced
Description : The speed of a sound wave in a gas is analogous to the speed of (A) An elementary wave in an open channel (B) Flow in an open channel (C) A disturbance travelling upstream in moving fluid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) An elementary wave in an open channel
Description : A fluid (µ/ρ) = 0.01 cm2 /sec is moving at critical flow condition (NRe = 2100) through a pipe of dia 3 cms. Velocity of flow is __________ cm/sec. (A) 7 (B) 700 (C) 7000 (D) 630
Last Answer : (A) 7
Description : For laminar flow of Newtonian fluid in a circular pipe, the velocitydistribution is a function of the distance 'd' measured from the centre line of the pipe, and it follows a __________ relationship. (A) Logarithmic (B) Parabolic (C) Hyperbolic (D) Linear
Last Answer : (B) Parabolic
Description : The continuity equation is connected with (A) Open channel/pipe flow (B) Compressibility of fluids (C) Conservation of mass (D) Steady/unsteady flow
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : 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)
Description : he pressure drop per unit length of pipe incurred by a fluid 'X' flowing through pipe is Δp. If another fluid 'Y' having both the specific gravity & density just double of that of fluid 'X', flows through the same pipe ... then the pressure drop in this case will be (A) Δp (B) 2Δp (C) Δp 2 (D) Δp/2
Last Answer : (B) 2Δp
Description : In a fully turbulent flow (Re > 10 5 ) in a pipe of diameter 'd', for a constant pressure gradient, the dependence of volumetric flow rate of an incompressible fluid is (A) d (B) d 2 (C) d 2.5 (D) d
Last Answer : (C) d 2.5
Description : 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
Last Answer : (B) 1/μ
Description : For turbulent flow of an incompressible fluid through a pipe, the flow rate ‘Q’ is proportional to (Δ P)n, where ΔP is the pressure drop. The value of exponent 'n' is (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) < 1 (D) > 1
Last Answer : (C) < 1
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) 1/A
Description : Select the correct practical example of steady non-uniform flow. (A) Motion of water around a ship in a lake (B) Motion of river around bridge piers (C) Steadily decreasing flow through a reducing section (D) Steadily increasing flow through a pipe
Last Answer : (C) Steadily decreasing flow through a reducing section
Description : The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through square cross section channel of side 'x', for pressure drop calculation purpose is given by (A) 4x (B) 2x (C) x (D) √x
Last Answer : (C) x
Description : The most economical channel section for the fluid flow is the one for which the discharge is maximum for a given cross-sectional area. Vertical velocity distribution in an open channel for laminar flow can be assumed to be (A) Parabolic (B) Hyperbolic (C) Straight line (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Parabolic
Description : Velocity of liquid hydrocarbon fuels in a pipeline cannot be measured by magnetic flow-meters, because their __________ is very low/small. (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Electrical conductivity (C) Specific gravity
Last Answer : (C) Specific gravity
Description : The hammer blow in pipes occurs when (A) There is excessive leakage in the pipe (B) The pipe bursts under high pressure of fluid (C) The flow of fluid through the pipe is suddenly brought to ... valve (D) The flow of fluid through the pipe is gradually brought to rest by closing of the valve
Description : Water hammer in a pipeline results from the (A) Bursting of pipelines due to closure by a valve (B) Rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow (C) Pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow
Description : A weir is used to measure the large water discharge rate from a river or from an open channel. A weir is not of __________ shape. (A) Circular (B) Rectangular (C) Triangular (D) Trapezoidal
Last Answer : (A) Circular
Description : Hydraulic mean depth (Dm) for a circular pipe of diameter 'D' flowing full is 0.25 D. For a circular channel, at Dm = 0.3 D, gives the condition for the maximum (A) Flow rate (B) Mean velocity (C) Both 'a' & 'b' (D) Neither 'a' nor 'b
Last Answer : (B) Mean velocity
Description : The flow of a liquid through tapering pipe at a constant rate is an example of __________ flow. (A) Steady uniform (B) Steady non uniform (C) Unsteady uniform
Last Answer : (B) Steady non uniform
Description : Why does ink leak out of a partially filled pen when taken to a high altitude?
Last Answer : Ans: As we go up the pressure and the density of air go on decreasing. Partially filled pen leaks when taken to a higher altitude because the pressure of air acting on the ink inside the tube of the pen is greater than the pressure of air outside.
Description : Gradually varied flow in open channel is a/an __________ flow. (A) Steady uniform (B) Steady non-uniform (C) Unsteady uniform (D) Unsteady non-uniform
Last Answer : (B) Steady non-uniform
Description : Venturimeters, orificemeters and nozzles are used to measure the fluid discharge from a pipeline. The average fluid velocity in a pipeline can be measured by a/an (A) Weir (B) Hot wire anemometer (C) Cup and vane anemometer (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Hot wire anemometer
Description : 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 coefficient for turbulent flow conditions is proportional to (A) d 0.8 (B) d -0.2 (C) d -1 (D) d -1.8
Last Answer : (B) d -0.2
Description : The characteristic dimensionless groups for heat transfer to a fluid flowing through a pipe in laminar flow are (A) Re.Gz (B) Nu, Pr (C) Nu, Pr, Re (D) Nu, Gz
Last Answer : (D) Nu, Gz
Description : In case of laminar flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the (A) Shear stress over the cross-section is proportional to the distance from the surface of the pipe (B) Surface of velocity distribution is a ... occurs at a radial distance of 0.5 r from the centre of the pipe (r = pipe radius)
Last Answer : (B) Surface of velocity distribution is a paraboloid of revolution, whose volume equals half the volume of circumscribing cylinder
Description : The ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity in case of laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid in a circular pipe is (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0.66
Last Answer : (A) 0.5
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to fluid flow. (A) The ratio of average velocity to the maximum velocity for turbulent flow of Newtonian fluid in circular pipes is 0.5 (B) The Newtonian ... at the centre of the pipe (C) Navier-Stokes equation is applicable to the analysis of viscous flows
Last Answer : (A) The ratio of average velocity to the maximum velocity for turbulent flow of Newtonian fluid in circular pipes is 0.5
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). ∆p (B) In the equation, T. gc = k. ... to motion (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids
Last Answer : (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids