Fluid Mechanics for Chemical MCQs

724 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 5 of 73)

Which of the following is most prone to pulsating discharge flow ?
A. Centrifugal pump
B. Reciprocating pump
C. Gear pump
D. Axial flow pump
Discharge in laminar flow through a pipe varies________________?
A. As the square of the radius
B. Inversely as the pressure drop
C. Inversely as the viscosity
D. As the square of the diameter
Self-priming centrifugal pump can be used for________________?
A. Booster service
B. Pumping liquid fertilisers (e.g. liquid nh3)
C. Pumping industrial wastes
D. All a., b. and c.
In deriving Bernoulli’s equation, fluid is assumed to be________________?
A. Incompressible, frictionless, steady, along a streamline
B. Uniform, steady, incompressible, along a streamline
C. Steady, density being pressure dependent, frictionless
D. None of these
Equivalent length of a pipe fitting is____________________?
A. Dependent on reynolds number
B. Independent of reynolds number
C. Dependent on the length of the pipe
D. None of these
In the complete turbulence zone (in rough pipes), the____________________?
A. Rough and smooth pipes have the same friction factor
B. Laminar film covers the roughness projections
C. Friction factor depends upon nre only
D. Friction factor is independent of the relative roughness