A Pelton wheel with one nozzle is preferred for a specific speed between 35 to 6

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A Pelton wheel with one nozzle is preferred for a specific speed between 35 to 60 r.p.m.
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A. True
B. False

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False

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2. 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 speed of the wheel is
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A. 10 r.p.m.
B. 20 r.p.m.
C. 40 r.p.m.
D. 80 r.p.m.

3. The hydraulic efficiency of a reaction turbine, is the ratio of
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A. power produced by the turbine to the energy actually supplied by the turbine
B. actual work available at the turbine to energy imparted to the wheel
C. workdone on the wheel to the energy (or head of water) actually supplied to the turbine
D. none of the above

7. The specific speed of a hydraulic turbine depends upon
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A. speed and power developed
B. discharge and power developed
C. speed and head of water
D. speed, power developed and head of water

8. Power required (in watts) to drive a centrifugal pump is (where H_m = Manometric head in metres, w = Specific weight in N/m³, Q = Discharge of the pump in m³/s, and ?_o = Overall efficiency of the pump)
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A.
B.
C.
D.

9. By fitting an air vessel to the reciprocating pump, there is always a saving of work done and subsequently saving of power.The saving in case of a double acting reciprocating pump is
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A. 39.2%
B. 48.8%
C. 84.8%
D. 88.4%

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