A. Pipe length
B. Fluid velocity in the pipe
C. Time taken to close the valve
D. All A., B. and C.
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - For the same terminal conditions and valve size, the pressure drop in a fully opened globe valve as compared to that in a gate valve is___________________?
A. More
B. Less
C. Equal
D. Either A. or B.; depends on the viscosity of the fluid - 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 - 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__________________?
A. 20 m/sec
B. 10 m/sec
C. 5 √2 m/sec
D. 5 m/sec - The valve used for very remote and accurate control of fluid is a _____________ valve?
A. Needle
B. Globe
C. Gate
D. Butterfly - Remote control valve is a _______________ valve?
A. Gate
B. Butterfly
C. Needle
D. Globe - The inherent characteristic of an equal percentage valve relating flow rate ‘q’ with valve stem movement ‘x’ are described by the equation_________________?
A. dq/dx = K
B. dq/dx = K.q
C. dq/dx = K/q
D. dq/dx = Kq2 - Foot valve provided in the pump is a ______________ valve?
A. Direction control
B. Back pressure
C. Relief
D. Pressure reduction - 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)
