821. 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

822. Pumping of a corrosive liquid is generally preferred to be done by a ______________ pump, as it can be made of a variety of materials including plastics?
A. Piston
B. Gear
C. Positive displacement
D. Sump

823. The line traced by a single fluid particle as it moves over a period of time is called ______________ line?
A. Stream
B. Path
C. Equipotential
D. None of these

824. Pressure drop in a packed bed for laminar flow is given by the ______________ equation?
A. Kozeny-Carman
B. Blake-Plummer
C. Leva’s
D. Fanning friction factor

825. Which of the following is used for pumping crude oil from oil well ?
A. Single stage centrifugal pump
B. Gear pump
C. Screw pump
D. Duplex/triplex reciprocating pump

826. Hydraulic diameter for non-circular ducts is equal to ___________ times the area of flow divided by the perimeter?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Eight

828. A hydraulic press has a ram of 10 cms in diameter and a plunger of 1 cm in diameter. The force required on the plunger to raise a weight of 10 tons on the ram is _____________ kg?
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 10000

829. 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

830. A rectangular surface 3′ × 4′, has the lower 3 edge horizontal and 6′ below a free oil surface (sp. gr. 0.8). The surface inclination is 300 with the horizontal. The force on one side of the surface is (where, y = specific weight of water) ?
A. 39.6y
B. 48y
C. 49.2y
D. 58y

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