When a piping system is made up primarily of vertical lift and very little pipe friction, the pump characteristics should be _________________?

Question: A Pelton wheel is
[A].

tangential flow impulse turbine

[B].

inward flow impulse turbine

[C].

outward flow impulse turbine

[D].

inward flow reaction turbine

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: In a reciprocating pump, air vessels are used to
[A].

smoothen the flow

[B].

reduce suction head

[C].

increase delivery head

[D].

reduce acceleration head

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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Question: Overall efficiency of a centrifugal pump is the ratio of
[A].

energy available at the impeller to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover

[B].

actual workdone by the pump to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover

[C].

energy supplied to the pump to the energy available at the impeller

[D].

manometric head to the energy supplied by the impeller per kN of water

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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Question: Geometric similarity is said to exist between the model and the prototype, if both of them
[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

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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