The portion of the power canal which extends from the power house to the recepient water course, is known as
A.Tail race
B.Discharge channel
C.Exhaust
D.Tail surge channel
E.None of the above
Category: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Mcqs
World’s largest capacity hydro-electric generating plant is located in
A.U.S.A.
B.U.S.S.R.
C.Germany
D.France
E.India
The advantages of burried penstocks is
A.Less accessible in inspection
B.Tendency to slide along steep slopes
C.Location difficult
D.No expansion joints needed
E.Need for special coating against the corrosive action of salts present in soil
The upper surface of the weir over which water flows is known as
A.Nappe
B.Crest
C.Sill
D.Vein
E.Contracta
The speed of a submariue can be measured by
A.Pitot tube
B.Hot wire anemometer
C.Pirani gauge
D.Inclined manometer
E.Any of the above
The hydraulic radius is given by
A.Wetted perimeter divided by area
B.Area divided by square of wetted perimeter
C.Square root of area
D.Area divided by wetted perimeter
E.None of these answers
If the specific speed of a turbine is 6 then the turbine should be
A.Francis
B.Kaplan
C.Pelton wheel
D.Thomson
E.Fourneyron
1 atm pressure is equivalent to
A.1.01315 x 105 N/m2
B.700 mm Hg
C.1.0133 x 105 kg/m-sec2
D.1.0133 x 106 kg/cm-sec2
E.Any of the above
Newton’s law of viscosity relates
A.Shear stress and rate of angular deformation in a fluid
B.Yield shear stress, rate of angular deformation and viscosity
C.Pressure, velocity and viscosity
D.Shear stress, temperature, viscosity and velocity
E.Pressure, vicosity and rate of angular deformation
