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GATE ME 2004
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
A centrifugal pump is required to pump water to an open water tank situated $$4$$ $$km$$ away from the location of the pump through a pipe of diameter $$0.2$$ $$m$$ having Darcy’s friction factor of $$0.01.$$ The average speed of water in the pipe is $$2$$ $$m/s.$$ if it is maintain a constant head of $$5$$ $$m$$ in the tank, neglecting other minor losses, the absolute discharge pressure at the pump exist is ______________
A
$$0.449$$ bar
B
$$5.503$$ bar
C
$$44.911$$ bar
D
$$55.203$$ bar
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GATE ME 2004
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
At a hydro electric power plant site, available head and flow rate are $$24.5$$ $$m$$ and $$10.1{m^3}/s$$ respectively. If the turbine to be installed is required to run at $$4.0$$ revolution per second ($$rps$$) with an overall efficiency of $$90\% $$, the suitable type of turbine for this site is _______________.
A
Francis
B
Kaplan
C
Pelton
D
Propeller
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