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Hydraulic Machines

If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same as of water would discharge_____________________?

If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same as of water would discharge_____________________?

A. same quantity of liquid
B. 0.75 Q
C. Q/0.75
D. 1.5 Q
E. none of the above

If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same as of water would discharge_____________________? Read More »

Hydraulic Machines

When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift, then pump characteristics should be__________________?

When a pig system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift, then pump characteristics should be__________________?

A. horizontal
B. nearly horizontal
C. steep
D. first rise and then fall
E. none of the above

When a piping system is made up primarily of friction head and very little of vertical lift, then pump characteristics should be__________________? Read More »

Hydraulic Machines

Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of____________________?

Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of____________________?

A. high initial and maintenance cost
B. lower discharge
C. lower speed of operation
D. necessity of air vessel
E. all of the above

Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of____________________? Read More »

Hydraulic Machines