A mercury (specific gravity = 13.6) manometer connected across an orificemeter fitted in a pipe shows a manometer reading of 2 cms. If the manometer liquid is changed to carbon tetrachloride (specific gravity = 1.6), then for the same flow rate of water the new manometer reading will be _______________ cms?

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1. Pressure difference between two points in vessels, pipelines or in two different pipelines can be measured by a differential manometer. The pressure difference measured as the mm of water column in case of mercury-water, differential manometer is equal to (where, H = difference in height of mercury column in mm)?

   A. H
   B. 12.6 H
   C. 13.6 H
   D. 14.6 H

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. 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

4. Vena-contracta pressure tapping is at a distance _______________ from the position of an orificemeter fitted in a pipe of internal diameter ‘d’ ?

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

5. Reynolds number for water flow through a tube of I.D. 5 cm is 1500. If a liquid of 5 centipoise viscosity and 0.8 specific gravity flows in the same pipe at the same velocity, then the pressure drop will______________________?

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

6. Working principle of manometer comprises of balancing a coloumn of liquid against the pressure to be measured. Inclined tube manometer is especially used for the measurement of ______________ pressure?

   A. Small differential
   B. Atmospheric
   C. Absolute
   D. Gage

7. 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

8. 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)

9. A 2″ gate valve fitted in a pipe is replaced by a similar globe valve. Pressure drop in gate valve was Δp. For the same discharge, the pressure drop across globe valve is__________________?

   A. Δp
   B. < Δp
   C. > Δp
   D. Δp2

10. Applying a pressure drop across a capillary results in a volumetric flow rate ‘Q’ under laminar flow conditions. The flow rate for the same pressure drop, in a capillary of the same length but half the radius is____________________?

    A. Q/2
    B. Q/4
    C. Q/8
    D. Q/16