Chemical Engineering MCQs

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The curve of metacentre for a floating body ____________ the curve of buoyancy?
A. Is always below
B. Is the evolute of
C. Intersects at right angle
D. Is tangential to
Erosion and pits formation on the impeller of a centrifugal pump may be due to________________?
A. Cavitation
B. Low speed of impeller
C. Its operation with delivery valve closed for considerable time after starting the pump
D. Off centering of pump with motor
Cavitation occurs in a centrifugal pump when the suction pressure is________________?
A. Less than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature
B. Greater than the vapour pressure of the liquid at that temperature
C. Equal to the vapour pressure
D. Equal to the developed head
Propellers are____________________?
A. Axial flow mixers
B. Low speed impeller
C. Used for mixing liquids of high viscosity
D. Radial flow mixers
The range of a particular Rotameter can be increased by__________________?
A. Use of floats of different densities
B. No means
C. Increasing the diameter of the float
D. Decreasing the diameter of the float
Volute of a centrifugal pump should be designed in a fashion, such that the________________?
A. Kinetic head gets converted into static head
B. Moving stream gradually reduces velocity
C. Mean velocity remains constant
D. None of these