Description : In an incompressible flow of fluid, the fluid (A) Temperature remains constant (B) Compressibility is greater than zero (C) Density does not change with pressure & temperature (D) Is frictionless
Last Answer : (C) Density does not change with pressure & temperature
Description : Why should barometric pressure be corrected for the vapor pressure of water?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? (a) Dynamic viscosity is the property of a fluid which is not in motion (b) Surface energy is a fluid property giving rise to the phenomenon ... results from the action of very high pressure (d) Real fluids have lower viscosity than ideal fluids
Last Answer : (d) Real fluids have lower viscosity than ideal fluids
Description : Location of vena-contracta in an orificemeter does not depend upon the (A) Type of orifice (B) Density, viscosity & compressibility of the fluid (C) Ratio of pipe diameter to orifice diameter (D) Pipe roughness
Last Answer : (A) Type of orifice
Description : Which of the listed types of lighting circuits does the diagram shown in the illustration represent? EL-0081 A. High pressure sodium B. Low voltage quartz C. Mercury vapor D. Standard fluorescent
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to (a) Pressure difference (b) Capillary action (c) Low viscosity of oil (d) Gravitational force
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to: (1) capillary action (2) low viscosity of oil (3) gravitational force (4) pressure difference
Last Answer : (1) capillary action Explanation: The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to capillary action.
Last Answer : capillary action
Description : What causes cavitation in centrifugal pump? (A) High suction pressure (B) Low barometric pressure (C) Low suction pressure (D) High suction velocity
Last Answer : (C) Low suction pressure
Description : If any external pressure is applied to a confined fluid, the pressure will be increased at every point in the fluid by the amount of the external pressure is known as _________. a. Torricelli’s law b. Barometric law c. Newton’s Second law d. Pascal’s law
Last Answer : Pascal’s law
Description : Compressibility factor (i.e., the ratio of actual volume of gas to the volume predicted by ideal gas law) for all gases are (A) Always greater than one (B) Same at the same reduced temperature (C) Same at the same reduced pressure (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
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 : Which of the fluid forces are not considered in the Reynold's equation of flow? (A) Viscous forces (B) Turbulent forces (C) Pressure forces (D) Compressibility forces
Last Answer : (D) Compressibility forces
Description : Thermometer bulb & capillary in case of mercury filled pressure spring expansion thermometer is normally made of __________ as mercury does not amalgamate with it. (A) Copper (B) Copper alloys (C) Stainless steel (D) Monel
Last Answer : (C) Stainless steel
Description : Spherical shape of mercury droplets is due to its (A) High viscosity (B) Low surface tension (C) High density (D) High surface tension
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Luminance efficiency is minimum for a a. Fluorescent tube b. High wattage light bulb c. Mercury vapor lamp d. Low wattage light bulb
Last Answer : d. Low wattage light bulb
Description : Luminous efficiency is least for a A. mercury vapor lamp B. low-wattage light bulb C. high-wattage light bulb D. fluorescent tube
Last Answer : B. low-wattage light bulb
Description : Luminance efficiency is minimum for a ∙ a. Fluorescent tube ∙ b. High wattage light bulb ∙ c. Mercury vapor lamp ∙ d. Low wattage light bulb
Description : How does the high/low temperatures, the barometric pressure, and the relative humidity influence what kinds of clouds are out?
Last Answer : answer:Yikes. The formation of clouds is an application of the First Law of Thermodynamics. According to the First Law, a change in the internal energy of a system can be due to the ... for air under these conditions is the moist adiabatic lapse rate and is approximately -5oC per kilometer.
Description : In an oil lamp, the oil rises up in the wick due to _____? A. Capillary action B. Atmospheric pressure C. Viscosity of oil D. Change in temperature
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : A solid needle placed horizon-tally on the surface of the water floats due to – (1) capillary action (2) water pressure (3) surface tension of water (4) viscosity of water
Last Answer : (3) surface tension of water Explanation: A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of water floats due to surface tension of water.
Description : In an oil lamp, the oil rises up in the wick due to? A. Capillary action (Answer) B. Atmospheric pressure C. Viscosity of oil D. Change in temperature
Last Answer : A. Capillary action (Answer)
Description : A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of the water floats due to (1) capillary action (2) water pressure (3) surface tension of water (4) viscosity of water
Last Answer : surface tension of water
Description : The compressibility factor for an ideal gas is 1. Its value for any other real gas is (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) Either (B) or (C), depends on the nature of the gas
Last Answer : D) Either (B) or (C), depends on the nature of the gas
Description : The compressibility of clays is caused due to: (A) Expulsion of double layer water from in between the grains (B) Sliping of particles to new positions of greater density (C) Bending of particles as elastic sheets (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : A capillary tube is kept vertical in a beaker containing liquid. The height to which the liquid rises by capillary action is increased if (a) The radius of the capillary is large (b) The radius of the ... small (c) The density of the liquid is large (d) The surface tension of the liquid is small
Description : The difference between isothermal compressibility and adiabatic compressibility for an ideal gas is (A) 0 (B) +ve (C) -ve (D) ∞
Last Answer : (B) +ve
Description : The expression, nCv(T2- T1), is for the __________ of an ideal gas. (A) Work done under adiabatic condition (B) Co-efficient of thermal expansion (C) Compressibility (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Work done under adiabatic condition
Description : The compressibility factor of a gas is given by (where, V1 = actual volume of the gas V2 = gas volume predicted by ideal gas law) (A) V1/V2 (B) V2/V1 (C) V1- V2 (D) V1.V2
Last Answer : (A) V1/V2
Description : The expression, nRT ln(P1/P2), is for the __________of an ideal gas. (A) Compressibility (B) Work done under adiabatic condition (C) Work done under isothermal condition (D) Co-efficient of thermal expansion
Last Answer : C) Work done under isothermal condition
Description : In an ideal gas mixture, fugacity of a species is equal to its (A) Vapor pressure (B) Partial pressure (C) Chemical potential (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Partial pressure
Description : In a barometer, mercury is preferred over water because (a) mercury is a good conductor of heat (b) mercury is shining and therefore its level can be read easily (c) mercury is available in pure form (d) mercury has high density and low vapour pressure
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : What type of weather can be expected with low barometric pressure?
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) The concentric atmosphere layer just above troposphere is called stratosphere, which is rich in ozone (B) Mesosphere is characterised by very low atmospheric ... radio waves used in the long distance radio communication are reflected back to earth by stratosphere
Last Answer : (D) The radio waves used in the long distance radio communication are reflected back to earth by stratosphere
Description : Water boils when: A. Its saturated vapor pressure equals to the atmospheric pressure B. Its vapor pressure equals 76cm of mercury C. Its temperature reaches 212 degree Celsius D. Its vapor pressure is 1 gram per sq. cm
Last Answer : Its saturated vapor pressure equals to the atmospheric pressure
Description : CAS is IAS corrected for: a. Position and instrument error b. Instrument, pressure, and density error c. Relative density only d. Compressibility
Last Answer : a. Position and instrument error
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The operating line always lies above the equilibrium solubility curve in case of a single component absorber (B) The operating line always lies below the equilibrium ... (D) The solubility of a particular gas in ideal solution in any solvent is always the same
Last Answer : (C) The operating pressure in solvent extraction system should be below vapor pressures of all components
Description : In case of an ideal solution, the total vapor pressure varies __________ with the composition expressed as mole fraction, (A) Inversely (B) Linearly (C) Exponentially (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Linearly
Description : Relative volatility varies with the concentration of component for an ideal solution. The relative volatility of a binary mixture may be defined as the ratio of vapor pressure of component 'A' to that of ... law (D) Vapor phase obeys Dalton's law and liquid phase obeys Raoult's law
Last Answer : (D) Vapor phase obeys Dalton's law and liquid phase obeys Raoult's law
Description : The continuity equation (A) Is independent of the compressibility of the fluid (B) Is dependent upon the viscosity of the fluid (C) Represents the conservation of mass (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Represents the conservation of mass
Description : Which of the following denotes the effect of compressibility in fluid flow? (A) Weber number (B) Mach number (C) Euler number (D) Reynolds number
Last Answer : (B) Mach numbe
Description : In fluid flow, cavitation is caused, if the (A) Fluid velocity decreases to zero (B) Total energy decreases (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Flow pressure approaches its vapor pressure at the prevailing temperature
Last Answer : (D) Flow pressure approaches its vapor pressure at the prevailing temperature
Description : Capillary rise of mercury in a small diameter tube is proportional to (where, d = diameter of the tube, σ = surface tension of mercury) (A) d (B) 1/d (C) σ (D) 1/σ
Last Answer : (C) σ
Description : The capillary rise of mercury is maximum in glass tube of dia __________ mm. (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 5
Last Answer : (A) 0.5
Description : If two capillary tubes of dia 0.5 mm and 1 mm are dipped in a pot containing mercury, then the rise of mercury is (A) Same in both the tubes (B) Greater in 1 mm dia tube (C) Greater in 0.5 mm dia tube (D) Zero in both the tubes
Last Answer : (C) Greater in 0.5 mm dia tube
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The controlling resistance in case of heating of air by condensing steam is in the air film (B) The log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for ... a pure fluid at a given pressure from liquid to vapor or vice-versa occurs at saturation temperature
Last Answer : (C) In case of a 1 - 2 shell and tube heat exchanger, the LMTD correction factor value increases sharply, when a temperature cross occurs
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the relationship between cardiac function and effective blood volume? a. A pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of 5-10 rules out ... sole purpose of a pulmonary artery catheter is to measure pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac output
Last Answer : Answer: b, c Although physical findings are often adequate to establish a diagnosis and institute management of cardiac failure, direct measurement of filling pressures of the right heart ( ... blood volume is normal, filling pressures are normal, and total body extracellular fluid is excessive
Description : What is meant by compressibility factor of gases? How does its value deviate from that of an ideal gas in case of real gases and what does it indicate?
Last Answer : Ans. It is the ratio of the product PV to nRT. Z = PV/nRT. For ideal gas its value is unity. Z < 1 indicates negative deviation i.e. gas is more compressible due predominance of attractive forces. Z > 1 indicates positive deviation i.e. gas is less compressible due predominance of repulsive forces.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A particular chemical reaction is more temperature sensitive at low temperatures (B) A very high value of equilibrium constant, K (K >> 1) indicates that the ... ) Non-ideal flow takes place in reactors due to recycling, channeling or by creation of stagnant regions
Last Answer : (C) The intercept of the Arrhenius plot is called the 'activation energy