A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Increases exponentially
Related Mcqs:
- With increase in the ratio of orifice diameter to pipe diameter in case of an orificemeter, the overall pressure loss_______________?
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remain constant
D. Increases linearly - For a given Reynold number as d/D for an orifice increases, Cd will (where, d & D are orifice & pipe diameters respectively)?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant
D. Either A. or B.; depends on other factors - 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 - 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 - What is the co-efficient of contraction, if a fluid jet discharging from a 50 mm diameter orifice has a 40 mm diameter at its vena-contracta ?
A. 0.64
B. 1.65
C. 0.32
D. 0.94 - The fluid jet discharging from a 2″ diameter orifice has a diameter of 1.75″ at its venacontracta. The co-efficient of contraction is___________________?
A. 1.3
B. 0.766
C. 0.87
D. None of these - What is the shear rate at the pipe wall, in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids in a pipe of diameter ‘D’ & length ‘L’ incurring a pressure drop ‘Δp’ with average velocity ‘Vavg’ ?
A. D Δp/8L
B. D Δp/4L
C. 8 Vavg/D
D. 4 Vavg/D - For laminar flow of Newtonian fluids through a circular pipe, for a given pressure drop and length & diameter of pipe, the velocity of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity ) ?
A. μ
B. 1/μ
C. √μ
D. 1/√μ - 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) - Consider two pipes of same length and diameter through which water is passed at the same velocity. The friction factor for rough pipe is f1 and that for smooth pipe is f2. Pick out the correct statement ?
A. f1 = f2
B. f1 < f2
C. f1 > f2
D. Data not sufficient to relate f1 & f2
