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 ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Horsepower increase of a centrifugal gas compressor without altering the volumetric flow rate will _____________ the gas discharge pressure?

   A. Increase
   B. Decrease
   C. Not change
   D. Exponentially decrease

2. The peripheral velocity at inlet of a centrifugal pump having inlet diameter of 25 cms and rotating at 950 rpm is __________ m/sec?

   A. 1.8
   B. 12.4
   C. 186.2
   D. 736.4

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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?

   A. 2
   B. 4
   C. 8
   D. 5.5

7. 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

8. For laminar flow of a shear thinning liquid in a pipe, if the volumetric flow rate is doubled, the pressure gradient will increase by a factor of_________________?

   A. 2
   B. 2
   D. 1/2

9. In a fully turbulent flow (Re > 105) in a pipe of diameter ‘d’, for a constant pressure gradient, the dependence of volumetric flow rate of an incompressible fluid is_______________?

   A. d
   B. d2
   C. d2.5
   D. d4

10. For very low pressure and high discharge rate, the compressor used is a/an ______________ compressor?

    A. Axial
    B. Reciprocating
    C. Rotary
    D. None of these