Practice Test: Question Set - 49
1. Fanning equation is given by (∆P/ρ) = 4f (L/D) (v2/2gc). It is applicable to __________ region flow.
- (A) Transition
- (B) Laminar
- (C) Turbulent
- (D) Both (b) and (c)
2. The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies
- (A) Directly as the velocity
- (B) Inversely as the square of the velocity
- (C) Approximately as the square of the velocity
- (D) Inversely as the square of the diameter
3. If the head over the triangular notch is doubled, the discharge will increase by __________ times.
- (A) 2
- (B) 2.828
- (C) 5.657
- (D) 4
4. Pressure difference between two points in vessels, pipelines or in two different pipelines can be measured by a differential manometer. The pressure difference measured as the mm of water column in case of mercury-water, differential manometer is equal to (where, H = difference in height of mercury column in mm).
- (A) H
- (B) 12.6 H
- (C) 13.6 H
- (D) 14.6 H
5. In open channel flow in a rectangular channel, the ratio between the critical depth and the initial depth, when a hydraulic jump occurs is
- (A) 0.5
- (B) 0.84
- (C) 1.84
- (D) 1.25
6. For water, when the pressure increases, the viscosity
- (A) Also increases
- (B) Decreases
- (C) Remain constant
- (D) First decreases, and then increases
7. Which of the following fluid forces are not considered in the Navier-Stoke's equation?
- (A) Gravity forces
- (B) Viscous forces
- (C) Pressure forces
- (D) Turbulent forces
8. Foot valve provided in the pump is a __________ valve.
- (A) Direction control
- (B) Back pressure
- (C) Relief
- (D) Pressure reduction
9. For the production of very high vacuum, a __________ pump is normally used.
- (A) Diffusion
- (B) Centrifugal
- (C) Jet ejector
- (D) Piston
10. The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through square cross section channel of side 'x', for pressure drop calculation purpose is given by
- (A) 4x
- (B) 2x
- (C) x
- (D) √x
11. Bernoulli's equation is dependent on the
- (A) First law of thermodynamics
- (B) Third law of thermodynamics
- (C) Law of conservation of momentum
- (D) None of these
12. Which of the following produces maximum pressure difference for transportation of gases?
- (A) Vacuum pumps
- (B) Blowers
- (C) Fans
- (D) Compressors
13. Navier-Stokes equation is useful in the analysis of __________ fluid flow problems.
- (A) Non-viscous
- (B) Viscous
- (C) Turbulent
- (D) Rotational
14. The most economical flow control valve for use with large diameter pipes is a
- (A) Butterfly valve
- (B) Globe valve
- (C) Needle valve
- (D) None of these
15. A pipe has a porous section of length L as shown in the figure. Velocity at the start of this section of V0. If fluid leaks into the pipe through the porous section at a volumetric rate per unit area q(x/L)2, what will be axial velocity in the pipe at any ‘x’? Assume incompressible one dimensional flow i.e., no gradients in the radial direction.
- (A) VX = V0 + q (x3/L2D)
- (B) VX = V0 + ⅓q (x3/L2)
- (C) VX = V0 + 2q (x2/LD)
- (D) VX = V0 + (4/3) q (x3/L2D)