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For Laminar flow through a packed bed, the pressure drop is proportional to (Vs is the superficial liquid velocity and Dp is the particle diameter) ?
A. Vs/Dp2
B. Vs2/Dp2
C. Vs2/Dp3
D. Vs/Dp3
Surge tanks are provided in high pressure water pipelines to___________________?
A. Store a definite quantity of water all the time
B. Reduce the water hammer
C. Facilitate easy dismantling of pipeline for cleaning and maintenance
D. None of these
Water hammer in a pipeline results from the____________________?
A. Bursting of pipelines due to closure by a valve
B. Rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow
C. Pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow
D. None of these
Which of the following facilitates close control of flow of fluids ?
A. Gate valve
B. Globe valve
C. Butterfly valve
D. Check valve
Which of the following equations is valid for laminar flow of a fluid through packed bed ?
A. Fanning equation
B. Kozeny – Karman equation
C. Hagen-Poiseuille equation
D. Blake-Plummer equation
Hydrometer measures the specific gravity of liquids based on the principles of buoyancy. Pycnometer is used to measure the specific gravity of_________________?
A. Powder & granular solids
B. Liquids
C. Low melting point semi-solids
D. All A, B & C
In turbulent flow, the__________________?
A. Fluid particles move in an orderly manner
B. Momentum transfer is on molecular scale only
C. Shear stress is caused more effectively by cohesion than momentum transfer
D. Shear stresses are generally larger than in a similar laminar flow
With a constant diameter impeller of a centrifugal pump _____________________?
A. Its capacity varies directly as the square of speed
B. Head varies as the square of speed
C. Horsepower input varies as the square of speed
D. Head varies as the speed
The schedule number of a pipe is an indication of its_________________?
A. Size
B. Roughness
C. Material density
D. Wall thickness
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