Related Mcqs:

1. The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through square cross section channel of side ‘x’, for pressure drop calculation purpose is given by____________________?

   A. 4x
   B. 2x
   C. x
   D. √x

2. The equivalent diameter for pressure drop calculation for a fluid flowing through a rectangular cross-section channels having sides ‘x’ & ‘y’ is given by_________________?

   A. 2xy/(x + y)
   B. xy/(x + y)
   C. (x + y)/2xy
   D. (x + y)/xy

3. The equivalent diameter for flow through a rectangular duct of width B and height H is___________________?

   A. HB/2 (H + B)
   B. HB/(H + B)
   C. 2HB/(H + B)
   D. 4HB/(H + B)

4. The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop of _____________ fluid?

   A. Dilatent
   B. Pseudo-plastic
   C. Bingham plastic
   D. Newtonian

5. The fluid velocity varies as the square of the cylindrical pipe diameter, in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop, for ______________ fluid?

   A. Newtonian
   B. Dilatant
   C. Pseudo-plastic

   D. Non-Newtonian

6. For laminar flow of a fluid through a packed bed of spheres of diameter d, the pressure drop per unit length of bed depends upon the sphere diameter as_________________?

   A. d
   B. d2
   C. d4
   D. d̅ 2

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. A gas (density = 1.5 kg/m3, viscosity = 2 × 10‒5 kg/m.s) flowing through a packed bed (particle size = 0.5 cm, porosity = 0.5) at a superficial velocity of 2 m/s causes a pressure drop of 8400 Pa/m. The pressure drop for another gas, with density of 1.5 kg/m3and viscosity of 3 × 10‒5kg/m.s flowing at 3 m/s will be________________?

    A. 8400 Pa/m
    B. 12600 Pa/m
    C. 18900 Pa/m
    D. 16800 Pa/m