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The number of buckets on the periphery of a Pelton wheel is given by
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1. The function of guide vanes in a reaction turbine is to
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A. allow the water to enter the runner without shock
B. allow the water to flow over them, without forming eddies
C. allow the required quantity of water to enter the turbine
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
2. The air vessel, in a reciprocating pump, is a cast iron closed chamber having an opening at its base.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
3. Head developed by a centrifugal pump is
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A. proportional to diameter of impeller
B. proportional to speed of impeller
C. proportional to diameter and speed of impeller
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: proportional to diameter and speed of impeller
4. If the ratio of all the corresponding linear dimensions are equal, then the model and the prototype are said to have
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A. geometric similarity
B. kinematic similarity
C. dynamic similarity
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: geometric similarity
5. The unit speed of the turbine runner is
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6. The undershot water wheels are those in which
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A. the wheel runs entirely by the weight of water
B. the wheel runs entirely by the impulse of water
C. the wheel runs partly by the weight of water and partly by the impulse of water
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: the wheel runs entirely by the impulse of water
7. A turbine is required to develop 1500 kW at 300 r.p.m. under a head of 150 m. Which of the following turbine should be used?
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A. Pelton wheel with one nozzle
B. Pelton wheel with two or more nozzles
C. Kaplan turbine
D. Francis turbine
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Correct Answer: Pelton wheel with one nozzle
8. If the ratio of corresponding velocities at corresponding points are equal, then the model and the prototype are said to have dynamic similarity.
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A. Correct
B. Incorrect
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9. The jet ratio is defined as the ratio of the
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A. diameter of jet to the diameter of Pelton wheel
B. velocity of jet to the velocity of Pelton wheel
C. diameter of Pelton wheel to the diameter of jet
D. velocity of Pelton wheel to the velocity of jet
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Correct Answer: diameter of Pelton wheel to the diameter of jet
10. In an impulse turbine, the pressure of water both at entering and leaving the vanes, is atmospheric.
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B. Disagree
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