Q. A Pitot tube indicates 5 cm of water (manometer) when it is being used for measuring velocity of air. The velocity of air in m/sec is

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Q. Delivery of insufficient quantity of liquid by a pump may be caused by

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Q. Fluid resistance to shear depends upon its

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Q. Pick out the wrong statement.

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Q. The velocity profile for a Bingham plastic fluid flowing (under laminar conditions) in a pipe is

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Q. Fanning friction factor for laminar flow of fluid in a circular pipe is

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Q. Mach number is the ratio of the speed of the

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Q. A piezometer opening measures the __________ fluid pressure.

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Q. In case of a __________ the energy of flow is considerably decreased downstream of the machine.

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Q. With increase in the shear rate, the apparent viscosity of pseudoplastic fluids

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Q. Co-efficient of discharge (Cd) is defined as actual discharge/theoretical discharge and is equal to Cc . Cv; where Cc = Co-efficient of contraction and Cv = co-efficient of velocity. Cd of an orifice is usually about

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Q. Purpose of hydraulic accumulator is to

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Q. Pick out the wrong statement.

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Q. Poise is converted into stoke by

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Q. The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for __________ fluid.

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Q. Kinetic energy of fluid per unit weight represented by the velocity head is given by

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Q. At a constant speed of the centrifugal pump, its __________ the impeller diameter.

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Q. The pressure co-efficient is the ratio of pressure forces to __________ forces.

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Q. One poise (unit of absolute/dynamic viscosity) is equivalent to one

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Q. The equation relating friction factor to Reynold number, f^-0.5 = 4 logₑ (Nʀₑ/√f)^-0.4, is called the __________ equation.

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