The length of the tube necessary for the boundary layer to reach the centre of the tube and for fully developed flow to be established is called the __________ length. Equivalent Prandtl mixing Transition None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The terminal velocity of a solid spherical particle falling through a stationary fluid mass in the Stoke's law range is proportional to the Square of particle size Inverse of fluid viscosity Difference in the densities of the particle & fluid All of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
What causes cavitation in centrifugal pump? Low suction pressure High suction pressure Low barometric pressure High suction velocity TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
What is the value of Fanning friction factor f ' for smooth pipe at NRe = 10⁶ approximately? 0.01 0.1 0.003 0.3 TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
The fluid velocity varies as the cube of the cylinderical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for __________ fluid. Pseudoplastic Bingham plastic Newtonion Dilatent TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
High specific speed of a pump implies that, it is a/an __________ pump. Centrifugal Axial flow Mixed flow None of these TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
While starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be kept Either open or closed Open None of these Closed TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle system (in SI units) is given below : Δ P/L = 375 x 10³ VOM + 10.94 x 10⁶ V²OM (SI units) If water is to be used as the fluidising medium, the minimum fluidisation velocity, VOM is 24 mm/s 16 mm/s 28 mm/s 12 mm/s TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Cd is always __________ Cc. Either more or less than Greater than Less than Equal to TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Steady uniform flow is represented by flow through a/an None of these Long pipe at decreasing rate Long pipe at constant rate Expanding tube at constant rate TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?