Chemical Engineering

Question: Fluid flow through a packed bed is represented by the __________ equation.
[A].

Fanning’s

[B].

Ergun’s

[C].

Hagen-Poiseuille’s

[D].

none of these

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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Question: Mercury is an ideal barometric fluid mainly due to its
[A].

high density.

[B].

low compressibility.

[C].

low capillary action.

[D].

very low vapor pressure.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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Question: In centrifugal pump operation, the cavitation can be eliminated by maintaining suction pressure __________ the vapor pressure of the liquid at the suction temperature.
[A].

lower than

[B].

higher than

[C].

equal to

[D].

none of these

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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Question: In fluid flow, cavitation is caused, if the
[A].

fluid velocity decreases to zero.

[B].

total energy decreases.

[C].

both (a) and (b).

[D].

flow pressure approaches its vapor pressure at the prevailing temperature.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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Question: With increase in the ratio of orifice diameter to pipe diameter in case of an orificemeter, the overall pressure loss
[A].

decreases

[B].

increases

[C].

remains constant

[D].

increases linearly

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: Fluid resistance to shear depends upon its
[A].

rate of transfer of molecular momentum.

[B].

cohesion.

[C].

both (a) and (b).

[D].

neither (a) nor (b).

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: Drag co-officient CD, in Stoke’s law range is given by
[A].

[B].

[C].

[D].

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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Question: In magnetic flow meters, voltage generation is
[A].

due to the motion of conducting fluid through an externally generated uniform field.

[B].

proportional to the fluid velocity.

[C].

both (a) and (b).

[D].

neither (a) nor (b).

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: Boundary layer thickness in turbulent flow over a flat plate increases as(where, d = distance from the leading edge.)
[A].

d

[B].

d2/3

[C].

d4/5

[D].

d1/3

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

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Question: Consider a centrifugal pump having a specific impeller diameter, fixed impeller speed pumping a liquid of constant density at a particular discharge capacity. With decrease in the capacity of the pump, the __________ decreases.
[A].

NPSH required.

[B].

BHP required by the pump.

[C].

head of the liquid pumped.

[D].

all (a), (b) and (c).

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.