What is the difference between conduit and pipe?

What is the difference between conduit and pipe?
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Tube and pipe are both used for conveying liquids or gases under pressure. They differ in how they are sized and their rigidity. A conduit is mainly used to protect and route electrical wiring.
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The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm2 in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m. Assuming the efficiency of the riveted joints of the pipe as 0.6 and minimum cover 3 mm for corrosion, the thickness of the pipe materials, is (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm

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Last Answer : (C) 20 mm

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Last Answer : If you have access, you can fill the pipe with water, run a current through it, and track it with a wire tracer

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Last Answer : Why not, the Plumbing PVC actually has more testing to meet plumbing standards than PVC conduit. Both are made of the same material, so yes it can.

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What is the difference between flexible armored cable and flexible metal conduit?

Description : What is the difference between flexible armored cable and flexible metal conduit?

Last Answer : Armored electrical cable contains insulated electrical servicewires protected by a flexible steel covering. Metallic Conduit is atube or pipe though which we lay electrical cable.(Most commonlylighting cables).

Using a hydraulic line as conduit?

Description : Using a hydraulic line as conduit?

Last Answer : I do not have a copy of the NEC at my fingertips, but my first educated guess, and I am an EE, is that what you’re proposing would indeed not be code-compliant. Since you’ll need an electrician and a building permit to do the wiring anyway, it’s sort of moot.

What is Conduit Wiring ?

Description : What is Conduit Wiring ?

Last Answer : Wiring that is done using iron , steel , or PVC conduit is called conduit wiring.

What is a conduit (volcano)?

Description : What is a conduit (volcano)?

Last Answer : Generically a conduit is a passageway (in the volume ofsomething else), along which something can pass, connecting tworegions together. In terms of a Volcano it is a section of itsPlumbing along ... a pipe connecting amagma chamber to the volcanoes throat, or a planar dyke feeding avolcanic fissure.

Can you run romex in PVC conduit?

Description : Can you run romex in PVC conduit?

Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer

What is method of laying in or drawing cable into conduit trunking and tray work systems?

Description : What is method of laying in or drawing cable into conduit trunking and tray work systems?

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What is the maximum allowable conductor fill of any trade size conduit use as a raceway?

Description : What is the maximum allowable conductor fill of any trade size conduit use as a raceway?

Last Answer : It depends on the wiring, the current load in the wiring , and the distance. The NEC Code book has the charts for this.And the size of the conduit.

The most common water flow measuring device which measures water flow in open conduit is

Description : The most common water flow measuring device which measures water flow in open conduit is

Last Answer : Ans.Parshall/Venturi flume

A current-carrying conductor making electrical contact with a wiring conduit will be indicated by a _____________. A. high switchboard wattmeter reading B. totally dark switchboard ground detecting light C. low switchboard wattmeter reading D. all of the above

Description : A current-carrying conductor making electrical contact with a wiring conduit will be indicated by a _____________. A. high switchboard wattmeter reading B. totally dark switchboard ground detecting light C. low switchboard wattmeter reading D. all of the above

Last Answer : Answer: B

A current-carrying conductor makes accidental contact with a wiring conduit. This will be indicated by a _____________. A. low switchboard wattmeter reading B. high switchboard wattmeter reading C. darkened switchboard ground detecting lamp D. darkened switchboard synchronizing lamps

Description : A current-carrying conductor makes accidental contact with a wiring conduit. This will be indicated by a _____________. A. low switchboard wattmeter reading B. high switchboard wattmeter reading C. darkened switchboard ground detecting lamp D. darkened switchboard synchronizing lamps

Last Answer : Answer: C

A current carrying conductor making an electrical contact with a wiring metal conduit is indicated by a _____________. A. low switchboard wattmeter reading B. reading of 1.0 on the power factor meter C. high switchboard voltmeter reading D. totally darkened switchboard ground-detecting light

Description : A current carrying conductor making an electrical contact with a wiring metal conduit is indicated by a _____________. A. low switchboard wattmeter reading B. reading of 1.0 on the power factor meter C. high switchboard voltmeter reading D. totally darkened switchboard ground-detecting light

Last Answer : Answer: D

A(n) _____ medium provides a physical conduit from one device to another. A) guided B) unguided C) either (a)or (b) D) none of the above

Description : A(n) _____ medium provides a physical conduit from one device to another. A) guided B) unguided C) either (a)or (b) D) none of the above

Last Answer : guided

The velocity profile for turbulent flow through a closed conduit is (A) Logarithmic (B) Parabolic (C) Hyperbolic (D) Linear

Description : The velocity profile for turbulent flow through a closed conduit is (A) Logarithmic (B) Parabolic (C) Hyperbolic (D) Linear

Last Answer : (A) Logarithmic

Where does the maximum stress occur in case of laminar flow of incompressible fluid in a closed conduit of diameter 'd'? (A) At the centre (B) At d/4 from the wall (C) At the wall (D) At d/8 from the wall

Description : Where does the maximum stress occur in case of laminar flow of incompressible fluid in a closed conduit of diameter 'd'? (A) At the centre (B) At d/4 from the wall (C) At the wall (D) At d/8 from the wall

Last Answer : (C) At the wall

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Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)

The force which develops in a pressure conduit supported on trestles, is (A) Tension (B) Compression (C) Temperature stress (D) Flexural stress

Description : The force which develops in a pressure conduit supported on trestles, is  (A) Tension  (B) Compression  (C) Temperature stress  (D) Flexural stress

Last Answer : (D) Flexural stress

Pick up the correct statement from the following regarding the pressure conduits: (A) Pressure conduits are permitted to run ¾th full (B) Pressure conduits are always laid along down grades (C) The hydraulic gradient line always coincides the invert of the conduit (D) None of these

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