A. smoothen flow
B. reduce acceleration to minimum
C. increase pump efficiency
D. save pump from cavitation
E. increase pump head
Related Mcqs:
- Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to double acting reciprocating pump is of the order of_______________?
A. 39.2%
B. 49.2%
C. 68.8%
D. 84.8%
E. 91.6%. - Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to single acting reciprocating pump is of the order of__________________?
A. 39.2%
B. 49.2%
C. 68.8%
D. 84.8%
E. 91.6%. - Indicator diagram of a reciprocating pump is a graph between________________?
A. flow vs swept volume
B. pressure in cylinder vs swept volume
C. flow vs speed
D. pressure vs speed
E. swept volume vs speed - If a pump is handling water and is discharging a certain flow Q at a constant total dynamic head requiring a definite B.H.P., the same pump when handling a liquid of specific gravity 0.75 and viscosity nearly same as of water would discharge_____________________?
A. same quantity of liquid
B. 0.75 Q
C. Q/0.75
D. 1.5 Q
E. none of the above - A turbine pump is basically a centrifugal pump equipped additionally with_________________?
A. adjustable blades
B. backward curved blades
C. vaned diffusion casing
D. inlet guide blades
E. totally submerged operation facility - Reciprocating pumps are no more to be seen in industrial applications (in comparison to centrifugal pumps) because of____________________?
A. high initial and maintenance cost
B. lower discharge
C. lower speed of operation
D. necessity of air vessel
E. all of the above - For starting an axial flow pump, its delivery valve should be____________________?
A. closed
B. open
C. depends on starting condition and flow desired
D. could be either open or closed
E. partly open and partly closed - In a centrifugal pump casing, the flow of water leaving the_______________?
A. radial
B. radial
C. centrifugal
D. rectilinear
E. vortex - Casting of a centrifugal pump is designed so as to minimize________________?
A. friction loss
B. cavitation
C. static head
D. loss of kinetic energy
E. starting time - For very high discharge at low pressure such as for flood control and irrigation applications, following type of pump is preferred_________________?
A. centrifugal
B. axial flow
C. reciprocating
D. mixed flow
E. none of the above
