Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
Mechanical efficiency of a centrifugal pump is the ratio of

Actual work-done by the pump to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover
Energy available at the impeller to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover
Manometric head to the energy supplied by the impeller per kN of water
Energy supplied to the pump to the energy available at the impeller

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
Coefficient of resistance is the ratio of

Actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge
Area of jet at vena-contracta to the area of orifice
Actual velocity of jet at vena-contracta to the theoretical velocity
Loss of head in the orifice to the head of water available at the exit of the orifice

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
In a reaction turbine, the draft tube is used

To transport water to downstream
To run the turbine full
To increase the head of water by an amount equal to the height of the runner outlet above the tail race
To prevent air to enter the turbine

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
Reynolds number is significant in

All of these
full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc
simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship’s hulls
supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP