chemical engineering fluid mechanics for chemical chemical engineering Mcqs
651. Pick out the wrong statement about cavitation?
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A. Cavitation begins at higher static pressure and lower velocity in larger diameter pipelines

B. Large scale cavitation cannot damage pipeline, restrict fluid flow and damage steam turbine

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D. Cavitation may be caused due to boiling of liquid by decreasing the pressure resulting in

E. ulting in audible noise

F. mation & collapse of vapor cavities

655. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. ess and shear gradient

B. For a non-Newtonian fluid, a straight line passes through the origin in a plot between shear

C. Thin lubricating oil is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid

D. Human blood is a Newtonian fluid

E. A Newtonian fluid obeys Newtons law of cooling
657. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. In a static mass of liquid, the pressure at a point is the same for all liquids

B. Pressure decreases exponentially with elevation in an isothermal atmosphere

C. As per Pascals law, the pressure at a point in a static or uniformly moving fluid is equal in all

D. Atmospheric pressure = absolute pressure ? gage pressure

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658. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. The pressure of the liquid measured by a piezometer tube is the gauge pressure

B. Manometric liquid should have high surface tension

C. The vacuum pressure is always the negative gauge pressure

D. The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre

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659. The friction factor for turbulent flow in a hydraulically smooth pipe______________?
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A. Depends on the roughness

B. Does not depend on Reynolds number

C. None of these

D. Depends only on Reynolds number
662. Select the wrong statement pertaining to flow of an incompressible fluid through a Venturimeter ?
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A. Discharge of fluid through a Venturimeter depends upon the gage difference irrespective of

B. For frictionless flow, the fluid pressure entering the venturi meter will be exactly equal to that

C. Venturimeter incurs less power loss compared to an equivalent orificemeter

D. ving the Venturimeter

E. Venturimeter occupies less space than an orificemeter

F. orientation of Venturimeter

664. Pick out the correct statement pertaining to Venturimeter ?
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A. None of these

B. nward, than when the flow is vertically upward

C. The co-efficient of contraction of a Venturimeter is always unity

D. A Venturimeter with a fixed pressure drop discharges more, when the flow is vertically

E. For a fixed pressure drop, the discharge of a gas through a Venturimeter is greater, when

F. pressibility is taken into account, than when it is neglected

665. The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies_________________?
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A. Approximately as the square of the velocity

B. Directly as the velocity

C. Inversely as the square of the diameter

D. Inversely as the square of the velocity

667. Select the correct statement?
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A. pressibility is taken into account, than when it is neglected

B. A Venturimeter with a given gage difference discharges at a greater rate, when the flow is

C. tically downward through it, than when the flow is vertically upward

D. entation of the meter</strong>

E. h the same throat dia is used

F. For a given pressure difference, the discharge of gas is greater through a Venturimeter, when

668. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids

B. In the equation, T. gc = k. (du/dy)n the value of n for pseudoplastic and Dilatant fluid are 1 respectively

C. The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). ?p

D. Shear stress for Newtonian fluid is proportional to the rate of shear in the direction perpendicular to motion

669. Each term in Bernoulli?s equation represents the _____________ of the fluid?
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A. None of these

B. Energy per unit weight

C. Force per unit mass

D. Energy per unit mass

670. The simple Pitot tube does not measure the________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Static pressure

C. Velocity at the stagnation point

D. Dynamic pressure

671. With a constant diameter impeller of a centrifugal pump _____________________?
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A. Its capacity varies directly as the square of speed

B. Horsepower input varies as the square of speed

C. Head varies as the speed

D. Head varies as the square of speed
672. Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow is aided by the__________________?
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A. Surface roughness and curvature (i.e. sharp corners)

B. Vibration

C. All A., B. & C.

D. Pressure gradient and the compressibility of the flowing medium

674. For a reciprocating pump, the indicator diagram is the graph between the________________?
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A. Volume swept by piston for one complete revolution and the pressure in the cylinder

B. Discharge and overall efficiency

C. Angle swept by the crank pin at any instant and the discharge

D. None of these

676. High specific speed of a pump implies that, it is a/an _____________ pump?
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A. Centrifugal

B. None of these

C. Mixed flow

D. Axial flow
679. Sewage sludge is an example of the ______________ fluid?
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A. Bingham plastic

B. Pseudo plastic

C. Dilatent

D. Newtonian

684. For water, when the pressure increases, the viscosity_________________?
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A. Also increases

B. First decreases, and then increases

C. Remain constant

D. Decreases

685. In case of a pipe of constant cross-sectional area, the maximum fluid velocity obtainable is___________________?
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A. Dependent on fluid viscosity

B. Dependent on fluid density

C. The velocity of sound

D. Dependent on its cross-sectional area

687. Multistage centrifugal pumps are generally used for________________?
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A. Slurries of high solid concentration

B. Low head but high discharge

C. High head

D. Highly viscous liquid

690. Pick out the correct statement pertaining to the flow through a converging-diverging tube ?
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A. The value of Mach number is always unity at the throat

B. Throughout the converging portion of the tube, the density increases in the downstream

C. No shock wave develops in the tube when the Mach number at exit is greater than unity

D. None of these

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691. One dimensional fluid flow implies the ________________________?
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A. Uniform flow

B. Steady uniform flow

C. Flow in which transverse components are zero

D. Flow in straight lines only

692. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. Momentum transfer in laminar flow results from velocity gradient

B. A fluid in equilibrium is not free from shear stress

C. The viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid is a function of temperature only

D. Both B. and C.
693. Pressure drop for laminar fluid flow through a circular pipe is given by__________________?
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A. 4f (L/D) (v2/2gc) ?

B. 32 (?LV/gc D2)

C. 16/NRe

D. (fL?/D) (v2/2gc)

694. A globe valve is the most suitable for applications, in which____________________?
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A. Fluid contains dispersed solid particles

B. Fluid flow control is required

C. One way flow is required

D. Valve is required to be either fully open or fully closed

695. Turbine impeller____________________?
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A. Produces only tangential current

B. Produces only radial current

C. Is effective over wide range of viscosities

D. Does not produce tangential current

696. The lift of a balloon is_________________?
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A. None of these

B. Increased, as it rises to a higher altitude

C. Not dependent on the temperature of the atmosphere

D. Due to the weight of the atmospheric air, that it displaces
697. Path followed by water jet issuing from the bottom of a water tank will be a__________________?
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A. Horizontal straight line

B. Hyperbola

C. Zig-zag path (which is geometrically undefined)

D. Parabola (vertex being at the opening)
698. During ageing of fluid carrying pipes, the__________________?
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A. Absolute roughness increases linearly with time

B. Friction factor increases linearly with time

C. Pipe becomes smoother with use

D. Absolute roughness decreases with time

700. It is possible to integrate an automatic flow controller to a________________?
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A. Venturimeter

B. Rotameter

C. None of these

D. Flow nozzle