Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines (3141906) MCQs

MCQs of Centrifugal Pumps

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21.
Centrifugal pumps dealing with muds have an impeller of the type
(a) open
(b) double suction
(c) one-side shrouded
(d) two-side shrouded
Answer:

Option (a)

22.
Head developed by a centrifugal pump depends on
(a) impeller diameter
(b) speed
(c) fluid density
(d) both (A) and (B)
Answer:

Option (d)

23.
In a centrifugal pump, the inlet angle will be designed to have
(a) relative velocity vector in the radial direction
(b) absolute velocity vector in the radial direction
(c) the velocity of flow to be zero
(d) peripheral velocity to be zero
Answer:

Option (b)

24.
In a centrifugal pump with the radial entry of liquid, the manometric efficiency is given by
(a) gHmVw2u2
(b) Vw2u2gHm
(c) Vw2u22gHm
(d) 2gHmVw2u2
Answer:

Option (a)

25.
If D is the diameter of the impeller at the inlet, w is the width of the impeller at the inlet and Vf is the velocity of flow at the inlet, then discharge through a centrifugal pump is
(a) πDVf
(b) DVfw
(c) πDVfw
(d) πDw
Answer:

Option (c)

26.
The ratio of the actual measured head to the head imparted to the fluid by the impeller is known as
(a) mechanical efficiency
(b) volumetric efficiency
(c) manometric efficiency
(d) overall efficiency
Answer:

Option (c)

27.
The ratio of the rotor power to the shaft power is known as
(a) mechanical efficiency
(b) volumetric efficiency
(c) manometric efficiency
(d) overall efficiency
Answer:

Option (a)

28.
The ratio of the water power to the shaft power is known as
(a) mechanical efficiency
(b) volumetric efficiency
(c) manometric efficiency
(d) overall efficiency
Answer:

Option (d)

29.
The manometric head is given by
(a) 1gVw2u2
(b) Poρg+V022g+Zo-Piρg+Vi22g+Zi
(c) hs+hd+hfs+hfd+Vd22g
(d) all of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

30.
The process of filling the liquid into the suction pipe and the pump casing up to the level of the delivery valve is called
(a) filling
(b) pumping
(c) priming
(d) levelling
Answer:

Option (c)

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