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Performance Characteristics of Gear Pump

1) A gear pump uses ___________:

a: Pistons Explanation

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b: Buckets Explanation

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c: Meshing of gears Explanation

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d: Crank shaft Explanation

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2) The fundamental significance of all the turbomachinery is _______:

a: Heat conservation Explanation

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b: Mass conservation Explanation

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c: Momentum conservation Explanation

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d: Energy conservation Explanation

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3) Most widely used pump for viscous fluids:

a: Gear pump Explanation

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b: Centrifugal pump Explanation

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c: Froth pump Explanation

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d: Airlift pump Explanation

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4) Gear pumps are mainly used in chemical installations because they pump:

a: High density liquid Explanation

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b: Highly viscous liquid Explanation

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c: High temperature liquid Explanation

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d: Highly reactive liquids Explanation

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5) Suction is created due to:

a: High pressure Explanation

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b: Atmospheric pressure Explanation

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c: Low pressure Explanation

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d: None of these Explanation

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6) Gear pump is:

a: Tangential flow pumps Explanation

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b: Submersible pump Explanation

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c: Positive displacement pump Explanation

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d: Negative displacement pump Explanation

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7) Gear pump has ____________ discharge.

a: Zero pulsating Explanation

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b: Sinusoidal Explanation

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c: Intermittent Explanation

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d: Linear Explanation

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8) Gear pumps transfer _____________ :

a: Pressure Explanation

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b: Speed Explanation

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c: Fluid Explanation

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d: Power Explanation

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9) Gear pump does not require priming:

a: True Explanation

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b: False Explanation

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10) At inlet of Gear pump, suction pressure is created by:

a: Shaft power Explanation

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b: Thermal gradient Explanation

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c: Rotation of gears Explanation

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d: Nozzle Explanation

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