A centrifugal pump has the following specifications: Power = 4 H.P.; Speed = 800 rpm Head = 8 metres Flow = 1000 litres/minutes. If its speed is halved, then the new head will be ______________ metres?

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1. A centrifugal pump has the following specifications: Power = 4 H.P.; Speed = 800 rpm Head = 8 metres Flow = 1000 litres/minutes. If its speed is halved, the new discharge will be __________ litres/minute ?

   A. 500 B. 200 C. 1000 D. 750...

2. A centrifugal pump has the following specifications: Power = 4 H.P.; Speed = 800 rpm Head = 8 metres Flow = 1000 litres/minutes. If its speed is halved, the power consumed now will be _____________ hp?

   A. 0.5 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1...

3. A liquid is pumped at the rate of 600 litres using 1000 rpm. If the rpm is changed to 1100, the liquid pumped is _____________ litres?

   A. 600 B. 660 C. 1.1 D. 60...

4. Which is the correct relationship for a centrifugal pump? (Where, D = Impeller diameter, inches H = Head developed, ft of liquid pumped N = Speed of pump, rpm) ?

   A. D = 1840 H0.5/N B. D = 1840 N/H0.5 C. H = 1840 D0.5/N D. D = 1840 H/N...

5. A centrifugal pump is used to pump water through a horizontal distance of 150 m, and then raised to an overhead tank 10 m above. The pipe is smooth with an I.D of 50 mm. What head (m of water) must the pump generate at its exit E. to deliver water at a flow rate of 0.001 m3/s? The Fanning friction factor, f is 0.0062 ?

   A. 10 m B. 11 m C. 11.8 m D. 30 m...

6. Higher specific speed (200-500) of a centrifugal pump indicates that the pump is of ______________ flow type?

   A. Axial B. Radial C. Mixed D. None of these...

7. A centrifugal pump used to pump water is used to pump an oil with specific gravity of 0.8 at the same rate. The power consumption will now_________________?

   A. Increase B. Decrease C. Remain same D. Data insufficient to predict...

8. The net positive suction head (NPSH) of a centrifugal pump is defined as the sum of the velocity head and the pressure head at the_________________?

   A. Discharge B. Suction C. Suction minus vapor pressure of the liquid at suction temperature D. Discharge minus vapor pressure of the liquid at the discharge temperature...

9. Which of the following options will facilitate the achievement of a very high head (say 30 metres) in case of a centrifugal pump ?

   A. Increasing the impeller speed and the volute area B. Increasing the number of vanes in the impeller C. Mounting of two or more impellers in series on a single shaft D. Either of A., B. or C....

10. The variable required to be known in correlations used for estimating the horse power of a centrifugal gas compressor and hence its cost is P. Inlet pressure Q. Compressor rpm R. Delivery pressure S. Volumetric flow rate at inlet ?

    A. P, Q and R B. P and R C. R and S D. P, Rand S...