A pipe of I.D. 4 m is bifurcated into two pipes of I.D. 2 m each. If the average velocity of water flowing through the main pipe is 5 m/sec, the average velocity through the bifurcated pipes is__________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The pressure drop per unit length of pipe incurred by a fluid ‘X’ flowing through pipe is Δp. If another fluid ‘Y’ having both the specific gravity & density just double of that of fluid ‘X’, flows through the same pipe at the same flow rate/average velocity, then the pressure drop in this case will be__________________?

   A. Δp
   B. 2Δp
   C. Δp2
   D. Δp/2

2. A Rotameter through which air at room temperature and atmospheric pressure is flowing gives a certain reading for a flow rate of 100 cc/sec. If helium (molecular weight 4) is used and Rotameter shows the same reading, the flow rate (cc/sec) is__________________?

   A. 26
   B. 42
   C. 269
   D. 325

3. A pipe has a porous section of length L as shown in the figure. Velocity at the start of this section of V0. If fluid leaks into the pipe through the porous section at a volumetric rate per unit area q(x/L)2, what will be axial velocity in the pipe at any „x‟? Assume incompressible one dimensional flow i.e., no gradients in the radial direction ?

   A. VX = V0 + q (x3/L2D)
   B. VX = V0 + ⅓q (x3/L2)
   C. VX = V0 + 2q (x2/LD)
   D. VX = V0 + (4/3) q (x3/L2D)

4. A fluid (μ/ρ) = 0.01 cm2/sec is moving at critical flow condition (NRe = 2100) through a pipe of dia 3 cms. Velocity of flow is _______________ cm/sec?

   A. 7
   B. 700
   C. 7000
   D. 630

5. Consider two pipes of same length and diameter through which water is passed at the same velocity. The friction factor for rough pipe is f1 and that for smooth pipe is f2. Pick out the correct statement ?

   A. f1 = f2
   B. f1 < f2
   C. f1 > f2
   D. Data not sufficient to relate f1 & f2

6. Reynolds number for flow of water at room temperature through 2 cm dia pipe at an average velocity of 5 cm/sec is around________________?

   A. 2000
   B. 10
   C. 100
   D. 1000

7. Discharge from a 24 inch pipe of water at 10 ft/sec will be _____________ ft3/sec?

   A. 7.65
   B. 32.36
   C. 48.22
   D. 125.6

8. The velocity profile for a Bingham plastic fluid flowing (under laminar conditions) in a pipe is__________________?

   A. Parabolic
   B. Flat
   C. Flat near the wall and parabolic in the middle
   D. Parabolic near the wall and flat in the middle

9. Water hammer is caused, when water flowing in a pipe is suddenly brought to rest by closing the valve. The extent of pressure thus produced due to water hammer depends on the___________________?

   A. Pipe length
   B. Fluid velocity in the pipe
   C. Time taken to close the valve
   D. All A., B. and C.

10. The velocity profile exhibited by laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is such that the velocity distribution w.r.t. radius of the circular pipe is a/an ______________ with the apex at the centre line of the pipe?

    A. Hyperbola
    B. Parabola
    C. Semi-circle
    D. Semi-ellipse