Q. Check valve provided in the discharge line of a centrifugal pump serves the purpose of controlling the

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Q. Which of the following two quantities when same, makes one pipe system equivalent to another pipe system ?

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Q. The kinetic energy correction factor for velocity distribution of laminar flow is

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Q. Priming of a centrifugal pump is done to

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Q. Bed pressure drop in an air fluidised bed of catalyst particles (ρₚ = 200 kg/m³, Dₚ = 0.05 cm) of 60 cm bed depth and bed porosity of 0.5 expressed in cm of water (manometer) is

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Q. For pipes that must be broken at intervals for maintenance, the connector used should be a/an

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Q. Absolute viscosity of a fluid is a function of the __________ of the fluid.

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Q. Select the wrong statement pertaining to flow of an incompressible fluid through a venturimeter.

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Q. Reynolds number for water flow through a tube of I.D. 5 cm is 1500. If a liquid of 5 centipoise viscosity and 0.8 specific gravity flows in the same pipe at the same velocity, then the pressure drop will

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Q. The bulk modulus of elasticity of a liquid

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Q. Potential flow is the flow of

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Q. The value of critical Reynolds number for pipe flow is

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Q. Mach number is important in a fluid flow problem, when the inertia and __________ forces predominate.

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Q. Fanning friction factor is equal to (where, fʙ = Blassius friction factor).

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Q. In case of coutte flow, the fluid flow is between two large flat parallel plates with

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Q. In a stabilised soap bubble, pressure inside it compared to external pressure is

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Q. The component of acceleration resulting due to unsteady nature of flow is called __________ acceleration.

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Q. Power required for mixing Newtonion fluids is a function of the

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Q. Multistage compressors are used in industry, because they

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Q. The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers will merge, when

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