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  • Discharge (Q) of a centrifugal pump is given by (where D = Diameter of impeller at inlet, b = Width of impeller at inlet, and Vf = Velocity of flow at inlet)


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  • A. Q = ?.D.Vf
  • B. Q = ?.b.Vf
  • C. Q = ?.D.b.Vf
  • D. Q = D.b.Vf

  • Correct Answer
  • Q = ?.D.b.Vf 

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    • 1. A ship with jet propulsion draws water through inlet orifices at right angles to the direction of its motion. The propelling force of the jet is (where a = Area of the jet, Vr = Relative velocity of the jet and ship = V + v, v = Velocity of the ship, and V = Velocity of the jet issuing from the ship)

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    • 2. A Francis turbine is used when the available head of water is

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    • A. 0 to 25 m
    • B. 25 m to 250 m
    • C. above 250 m
    • D. none of these
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    • 3. In a reaction turbine, the pressure head of water, while flowing over the vanes, is converted into kinetic head before leaving the wheel.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
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    • 4. The force exerted by a jet of water (in a direction normal to flow) impinging on a fixed plate inclined at an angle ? with the jet is

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    • 5. A hydraulic coupling belongs to the category of

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    • A. power absorbing machines
    • B. power developing machines
    • C. energy transfer machines
    • D. energy generating machines
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    • 6. The ratio of quantity of liquid discharged per second from the pump to the quantity of liquid passing per second through the impeller is known as

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    • A. manometric efficiency
    • B. mechanical efficiency
    • C. overall efficiency
    • D. volumetric efficiency
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    • 7. Theoretical power required (in watts) to drive a reciprocating pump is (where w = Specific weight of liquid to be pumped in N/m3, Q = Discharge of the pump in m3/s, Hs = Suction head in metres, and Hd = Delivery head in metres)

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    • A. wQHs
    • B. wQHd
    • C. wQ(Hs - Hd)
    • D. wQ(Hs + Hd)
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    • 8. Slip of a reciprocating pump is defined as the

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    • A. ratio of actual discharge to the theoretical discharge
    • B. sum of actual discharge and the theoretical discharge
    • C. difference of theoretical discharge and the actual discharge
    • D. product of theoretical discharge and the actual discharge
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    • 9. A Pelton wheel develops 1750 kW under a head of 100 metres while running at 200 r.p.m. and discharging 2500 litres of water per second. The unit power of the wheel is

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    • A. 0.25 kW
    • B. 0.75 kW
    • C. 1.75 kW
    • D. 3.75 kW
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    • 10. The speed of a turbine runner is

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    • A. directly proportional to H1/2
    • B. inversely proportional to H1/2
    • C. directly proportional to H3/2
    • D. inversely proportional to H3/2
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