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A centrifugal pump will start delivering liquid only when the pressure rise in the impeller is equal to the
Options
A. kinetic head
B. velocity head
C. manometric head
D. static head
Correct Answer
manometric head
Hydraulic Machines problems
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1. The unit discharge through the turbine is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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2. Geometric similarity is said to exist between the model and the prototype, if both of them
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A. have identical velocities
B. are equal in size and shape
C. are identical in shape, but differ only in size
D. have identical forces
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Correct Answer: are identical in shape, but differ only in size
3. Discharge of a centrifugal pump is
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A. directly proportional to diameter of its impeller
B. inversely proportional to diameter of its impeller
C. directly proportional to (diameter)
2
of its impeller
D. inversely proportional to (diameter)
2
of its impeller
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Correct Answer: inversely proportional to (diameter)
2
of its impeller
4. Discharge of a centrifugal pump is (where
N
= Speed of the pump impeller)
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A. directly proportional to
N
B. inversely proportional to
N
C. directly proportional to
N
2
D. inversely proportional to
N
2
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Correct Answer: directly proportional to
N
5. The maximum efficiency of jet propulsion of a ship with inlet orifices at right angles to the direction of motion of ship, is
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A. 40%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 80%
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Correct Answer: 50%
6. A double acting steam engine with a cylinder diameter of 190 mm and a stroke of 300 mm has a cut-off of 0.35. The expansion ratio for this engine is nearly
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A. 1.05
B. 2.86
C. 6.65
D. 10.05
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Correct Answer: 2.86
7. The cylinder dimensions of a compound engine may be designed on the basis of
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A. equal power developed in each cylinder for uniform turning moment
B. equal initial piston loads on all pistons for obtaining same size of piston rod, connecting rod etc. for all cylinders
C. equal temperature drop in each cylinder for economy of steam
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
8. In natural circulation steam boilers, the circulation of water is by convection currents which are set up during the heating of water.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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Correct Answer: Correct
9. An air preheater is installed
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A. before the economiser
B. before the superheater
C. between the economiser and chimney
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: between the economiser and chimney
10. In a glass tube type water indicator for a boiler, one end of the tube is connected to water space and the other end is connected to
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A. water space also
B. chimney
C. steam space
D. superheater
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Correct Answer: steam space
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