Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering : Chapter - 16 : Pumps : II. Answer the following in one or two sentences
II. Answer
the following in one or two sentences:
1.
What is a pump?
2.
What do you mean by pumping?
3.
Mention any two important uses of pumps.
4.
What is the function of non-return valve in a reciprocating pump?
5.
Pump industry attaches more emphasis on high reliability than on efficiency.
Why?
6.When
can the slip, in a reciprocating pump, be negative?
7.
Name the different types of casings for the impeller of a centrifugal pump.
8. Under what headings the centrifugal pumps
are classified?
9.
How do you classify pumps?
10.
Explain the function of spiral casing for a centrifugal pump.
11.
Define positive displacement pump. Give an example.
12.
Define rotor dynamic pump. Give an example
13.
Define the terms: Reciprocating pump, Centrifugal pump, Priming and NPSH. 14.
State any two applications of reciprocating pumps.
15. How do you classify reciprocating pumps?
16.
Define the term: Specific speed of a centrifugal pump.
17.
Write the equation for the discharge through a single acting reciprocating
pump.
18. Name the types of impellers used in
centrifugal pumps
19.
Why is priming necessary in a centrifugal pump?
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