Fluid Mechanics for Chemical MCQs

724 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 38 of 73)

For a particle settling in water at its terminal settling velocity, which of the following is true ?
A. Buoyancy = weight + drag
B. Weight = buoyancy + drag
C. Drag = buoyancy + weight
D. Drag = weight
Gear pump_________________?
A. Is a positive displacement pump
B. Is a centrifugal pump
C. Is a non-positive displacement pump
D. Can be started with delivery valve closed
With increasing flow rate, the hydraulic efficiency of a centrifugal pump__________________?
A. Monotonically decreases
B. Decreases and then increases
C. Remains constant
D. Increases and then decreases
Steady uniform flow is represented by flow through a/an ___________________?
A. Long pipe at constant rate
B. Long pipe at decreasing rate
C. Expanding tube at constant rate
D. None of these
A fluid is the one, which___________________?
A. Cannot remain at rest under the action of shear force
B. Continuously expands till it fills any container
C. Is incompressible
D. Permanently resists distortion