Q2 Compiled Elements CC3 1
Q2 Compiled Elements CC3 1
Q2 Compiled Elements CC3 1
A measure of ratio of inertia to viscous forces in The speed with which a liquid escapes from a vessel
fluids: through an orifice is given by:
a. Atomic No. a. Bernoulli's theorem
b. Reynold's No. b. Torrecelli's theorem
c. Moody's No. c. Flow equation
d. Avogadro's No. d. Archimedes principle
At any instant, the number of particles passing When a fluid flows full through a pipe of cross-
every cross-section of the stream is the same, the section area A and with velocity v, the flow or
flow is said to be: discharge is:
a. turbulent flow a. Av2
b. uniform flow b. Av
c. continuous flow c. A2v
d. steady flow d. A2/2v
What is a check valve? Which of the following is the basis of Bernoulli's law
a. a valve used for checking the pressure of fluid for fluid flow?
b. a valve which allows flow of fluid in either a. Fourier's law
direction b. The principle of conservation of energy
c. a valve design to allow a fluid to pass through in c. The principle of conservation of mass
one direction only d. The continuity equation
d. a valve designed to release the excess pressure
A body wholly or partly immersed on a fluid is In a hydro-electric plant using a Francis turbine with
vouyed up by a force equal to the weight of the medium head, the speed can be regulated by using
fluid it displaces. This known as: the:
a. Bernoulli's Theorem a. deflector gate
b. Pascal's Theorem b. weir
c. none of the above (Archimedes Principle) c. nozzle
d. Torrecelli's Theorem d. wicket gate
a. anemoscope
b. aneroid barometer In the processing section, there is an instrument
c. anemograph frequently used to measure the flow rate of fluids.
d. anemometer What is the instrument consisting of a vertical
passage with variable cross-sectional area, a float
The liquid pressure in the surface per area in the and calibrated scale?
surface at the bottom is: a. manometer
a. magnitude pressure b. pitot-tube
b. cohesion pressure c. rotameter
c. intensity pressure d. rota-aire
d. adhesion pressure
A type of water turbine:
The divergent section of the nozzle is subsonic or
supersonic, supersonic is; a. Banki
b. Hero
a. greater than unity c. Parson
b. less than unity d. Pelton
c. near unity
d. unity
Which of the following is a reason for the head loss
The phenomenon by which air enters a submerged in long pipeline?
suction pipe from the water surface is called: a. elevation
a. trixotropic b. pressure
b. dilatant c. friction
c. vortex d. velocity
d. vacuum
The value of coefficient of discharge in comparison
What is meant by choking in pipe flow? to coefficient of velocity is found to be:
a. the specified mass flow rate cannot occur a. More
b. shock waves always occur b. Same
c. a valve is closed in a line c. Less
d. a restriction in flow area occurs d. More/Less depending on flow
The property of liquid in which they extend Leads the exit water of the turbine is:
resistance to angular or shear deformation is
a. spillway
a. Specific weight b. none of these
b. Density c. dam
c. viscosity d. tailrace
d. Specific gravity
The convergent section of a nozzle increases the Centre of pressure on an inclined plane lies
velocity of the flow gas. What does it do in its a. above the centroid
pressure? b. Below the centroid
a. increase the pressure c. At metacentre
b. pressure becomes constant d. At the centroid
c. decrease the pressure
d. pressure is equal to velocity
Static head is:
The fluid forces taken into consideration in the a. H20 in a vertical pipe with pressure and no
Navier Stokes equation are: motion
b. water in a horizontal pipe with no pair
a. Pressure, viscous and turbulent c. water is motion
b. Gravity, pressure and viscous d. refers only to high viscosity fluids
c. Gravity, viscous and turbulent
d. Gravity, pressure and turbulent
An increase in pressure in a pipe caused by a The continuity equation for an ideal fluid flow
sudden velocity decrease
a. States that energy is constant everywhere in the
a. ball hammer fluid
b. contraction b. States that the net rate of in-flow into any small
c. water hammer volume must be zero
d. cavitation c. States that the energy remains constant along
stream line
d. Applies to irrotational flow only
The hydraulic formula CAÖ2gh is used to find:
a. length of pipe in a closed network
If the fluid travels parallel to the adjacent layers and
b. friction factor of a pipe
the paths of individual particles do not cross, the
c. quantity of discharge through an orifice
flow is said to be:
d. velocity of flow in a closed conduit
a. laminar
b. turbulent
In order to avoid vaporization in the pipeline, the c. dynamic
pipeline over the ridge is laid in such a way that it is d. critical
not more than:
a. 5.0 m above the hydraulic gradient
The continuity equation is applicable to:
b. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
c. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient a. viscous unviscous fluids
d. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient b. steady unsteady flow
c. compressibility of fluids
d. conservation of mass
What is the minimum piping size of bottom blow
down line?
A point in a field of flow about a body where the
a. 1/2 in
fluid particles have zero velocity with respect to the
b. 2 1/2 in
body.
c. 1 in
d. 3/8 in a. stagnation
b. onanation point
c. emanation point
In a pipe specification, schedule is used, when the d. choking point
pipe specified as " schedule 80", the pipe
corresponds to the
Is an abrupt reduction in flow velocity due to
a. "extra standard" weight
sudden increase of water depth in the down stream
b. "old standard" weight
direction
c. internal pressure
d. extra strong a. Hydraulic energy
b. Hydraulic gradient
c. Hydraulic jump
Nozzles does not involved any work interaction. The d. Weirs
fluid through this device experiences.
a. vacuum
A plate or vane used to direct or control movement
b. no change in kinetic energy
of fluid or air within the confined area is called:
c. no change in potential energy
d. no change in enthalpy a. Diffuser
If the actual kinetic energy of a nozzle is Ka and Ki in b. Baffle
the max. value that can be attained by an isentropic c. Bellows
expansion from initial to final state, then efficiency d. Regulator
of a nozzle is
a. KaxKi
b. Ka/Ki
c. Ki/Ka
d. Ki=Ka
Fluids that are pumped in processing work are Uniform flow takes place when:
frequently more viscous than water. Which of the
a. Conditions remain unchanged with time at any
following statements is corrects?
point
a. Reynolds number varies directly as the viscosity b. Rate of change of velocity opt fluid is zero
b. Working head increases as the viscosity c. At every point the velocity vector is identical in
increases. magnitude and direction for any given instant
c. Efficiency of a pump increases as the viscosity d. The change in transverse direction is zero
increases
d. Increased fluid friction between the pump parts
and the passing fluid increases useful work What is an expansion loop?
a. a double loop radius elbow to minimize friction
losses
Doubling the speed, N, of a centrifugal pump, all of
b. a pipe expander fitting
the following are true except:
c. a pipe bent to a loop to change direction
a. Horsepower, P, is increased by a factor of 8 d. a large radius bend in pipe line to absorb
b. Head, H, is increased by a factor of 4 longitudinal expansion in the pipe line due to heat
c. Head, power and volume flow rate are
independent variable
d. Volume flow rate, Q, is increased by a factor of 2 The ratio h = t/du/d for turbulent flow is:
a. Dependent upon the flow and density
b. A function of temperature and pressure of fluid.
How do you differentiate surge from water
c. One of the physical properties of the fluid
hammer?
d. The viscosity divided by the density
a. relative compressibility of liquid to expansion
b. rate of deceleration of flow
c. the pressure of reservoir at the end of the pipe The nature of flow of a fluid inside a tube, whether
d. time for a pressure to traverse the pipe it is turbulent or laminar, can be ascertained by:
a. Reynolds number
b. viscosity of fluid
A fluid flows at a constant velocity in a pipe. The
c. flow velocity
fluid completely fills the pipe, and the Reynolds
d. surface conditions
number is such that the flow is just subcritical and
laminar. If all other parameters remain unchanged
and the viscosity of the fluid is decreased a
significant amount, one would generally expect the
flow to:
a. not change
b. become turbulent
c. increase
d. become more laminar