Quiz # 8 Momentum and Heat Transfer
ChE 556: ChE Practice with Comprehensive Examination
Name:_______________________________ SR Code: ________ Date:_______
DIRECTIONS: Write the letter of the best answer on the answer sheet provided. Strictly NO Erasures. Good luck!
1. A flow measurement instrument that measures point velocities
a. pitot tube b. venturi meter c. orifice meter d. flow-nozzle meter
2. Fluid flow is ________ when the Froude # is greater than 1.
a. subcritical b. critical c. supercritical d. sonic
3. The total energy entering the system must be _______ the total energy leaving the system
a. less than b. equal to
c. greater than d. depends on the operating conditions
4. An increase in temperature of the liquid causes _________ in its density
a. an increase b. no change
c. a decrease d. depends on system pressure
5. and __________ in its viscosity.
a. an increase b. no change
c. a decrease d. depends on system pressure
6. The Poiseuille equation is applicable for
a. laminar flow only b. turbulent flow only
c. both laminar and turbulent flow d. critical flow only
7. A head of 14 m is approximately equal to
a. 1.4 bar b. 1.4 barg c. 1.4 Pa d. 0.014 kPag
8. It describes the resistance of a duct, channel, pipe, elbow, bends and other obstructions to flow expressed in the
length of the straight pipe.
a. Frictional length b. equivalent length c. fitting loss length d. None of these
9. It is the formation of gas bubbles of a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapor
pressure.
a. Cavitation b.surge c. Hammering d. Vaporization
10. It refers to the difference between the total absolute suction pressure at the pump suction nozzle when the pump
is running and the vapor pressure at the flowing liquid temperature.
a. NPSHa b. NPSH c. NPSHr d. None of these
11-13. A liquid, with a density of 660 kg/m3 and a vapor pressure of 1870 kPaA, flows from a vessel (P = 2150
kPaA) to a column (P = 2300 kPaA). Pipe from the vessel to the column is divided into 5 segments.
Segment A: from vessel to strainer
Segment B: from strainer to pump suction
Segment C: from pump discharge to orifice flow meter
Segment D: from orifice flow meter to control valve
Segment E: from control valve to column feed nozzle
Vessel elevation is 7.0 m, Pump elevation is 1.0 m, and Column feed nozzle elevation is 30.0 m.
Friction losses are as follows:
per segment = 5 kPa
strainer = 5 kPa
orifice flow meter = 20 kPa
control valve = 70 kPa
11. Calculate pump head in meters.
a. 325 m b. 65 m c. 235 m d. 56 m
12. Calculate available NPSH in meters.
a. 4 m b. 46 m c. 5 m d. 64 m
13. If the required NPSH is 4m and available NPSH should be at least 1 m above the required NPSH, is the available
NPSH acceptable?
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