Q. The most important factor, which determines the maximum height to which water can be lifted by a pump at standard temperature is the

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Q. High specific speed of a pump implies that, it is a/an __________ pump.

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Q. A gas (density = 1.5 kg/m³ , viscosity = 2x 10⁻⁵ kg/m.s) flowing through a packed bed (particle size = 0.5 cm, porosity = 0.5) at a superficial velocity of 2 m/s causes a pressure drop of 8400 Pa/m. The pressure drop for another gas, with density of 1.5 kg/m³and viscosity of 3 x 10⁻⁵ kg/m.s flowing at 3 m/s will be

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Q. Cocks are used to control

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Q. If in a flow field, between any two points, then the flow must be

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Q. The dimension of surface tension is

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Q. Pick out the correct statement.

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Q. The friction factor is

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Q. The rate of change of moment of momentum represents the __________ by the fluid.

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Q. Cd for the orifice plate varies from

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Q. The discharge through a V-notch weir varies as

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Q. Water flow rate in a pipe of 3.5 metres diameter can be most economically and conveniently measured by a/an

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Q. The specific speed of a pump is defined as the speed of a unit of such a size, that it

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Q. When the pipe Reynold's number is 6000, the flow is generally

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Q. With a constant diameter impeller of a centrifugal pump

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Q. For water, when the pressure increases, the viscosity

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Q. Location of vena-contracta in an orificemeter does not depend upon the

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Q. At low Reynolds number

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Q. For laminar flow through a closed conduit

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Q. In Newton's law range, the terminal velocity of a solid spherical particle falling through a stationary fluid mass varies as the __________ of its diameter.

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