Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of____________________?

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The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are__________________?

A. straight B. bent forward C. bent backward D. bent forward first and then backward E. bent backward first and then forward...

Air vessels in reciprocating pump are used to__________________?

A. smoothen flow B. reduce acceleration to minimum C. increase pump efficiency D. save pump from cavitation E. increase pump head...

According to fan laws, at constant speed and capacity, the pressure and power vary_____________________?

A. directly as the air or gas density B. inversely as square root of density C. inversely as density D. as square of density E. as square root of density...

Specific speed for reaction turbines ranges from___________________?

A. 0 to 4.5 B. 10 to 100 C. 80 to 200 D. 250 to 300 E. none of the above...

For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation applications, following type of pump is preferred_________________?

A. centrifugal B. axial flow C. reciprocating D. mixed flow E. none of the above...