Q. Interstage coolers are provided in a multistage compressor to

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Q. The ratio of the wall drag to the form drag in the Stoke's law range (for motion of spherical particles in a stationary fluid) is

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Q. For turbulent flow in smooth circular pipe, the velocity distribution is a function of the distance 'd' measured from the wall of the pipe and the friction velocity 'v', and it follows a __________ relationship.

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Q. Maintenance cost of a __________ pump for a particular duty is the least.

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Q. Choking in case of pipe flow means that a

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Q. Velocity of liquid hydrocarbon fuels in a pipeline can not be measured by magnetic flowmeters, because their __________ is very low/small.

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Q. The nominal size of a hose pipe is specified by its

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Q. Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow is aided by the

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Q. For flow of fluids through packed bed, the superficial velocity is

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Q. Cd is always __________ Cc.

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Q. Buoyant force

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Q. Which of the following options will facilitate the achievement of a very high head (say 30 metres) in case of a centrifugal pump?

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Q. An equipotential line is __________ to the velocity vector at every point.

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Q. Path followed by water jet issuing from the bottom of a water tank will be a

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Q. Which of the following produces maximum pressure difference for transportation of gases ?

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Q. Drag co-efficient in hindered settling is __________ that in free settling.

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Q. Efficiency of power transmission (η) through a circular pipe is given by (ht - hf)/ht, which has a maximum value of __________ percent.

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Q. One dimensional fluid flow implies the

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Q. __________ forces act on a particle moving through a stationary fluid.

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Q. Consider a centrifugal pump having a specific impeller diameter, fixed impeller speed pumping a liquid of constant density at a particular discharge capacity. With decrease in the capacity of the pump, the __________ decreases.

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