Pump Types and Functions Quiz

Type of pump which is independent of the head is_____________

• Positive displacement type

• Centrifugal type

• Eductor

• Ejector

Type of pump which is dependent of the head is___________

• Piston pump

• Reciprocating pump

• Screw pump

• Centrifugal pump

One of the major components of Centrifugal pump is_____________

• Impeller

• Piston

• Gear

• Screw

The following are the negative factors that affect the suction of the pump except __________

• Friction

• Vapor pressure

• NPSHR - Net positive suction head required

• Atmospheric pressure

Pumping condition where the liquid is turning into vapor is called ____________

• Pressurizing

• Negative lift

• Cavitation

• Logarithmic

Minimum amount of work the pump must do to transfer the liquid correspond to_________

• Suction head

• Discharge head

• Friction head

• Total head

Pressure measured at the bottom of the tank filled with liquid is called ____________

• Liquid pressure

• Hydro dynamic pressure

• Hydrostatic pressure

• Absolute pressure

Absolute pressure is called __________

• Total head

• Compound pressure

• Combined pressure

• Total pressure

Too much heating of liquid to be pumped can cause_____________

• Cavitation

• Increase volume discharge

• Increase pressure

• Increase liquid flow

Which type of pump is widely used as cargo pump in tanker ship ?

• Positive pump

• Gear pump

• Centrifugal pump

• Reciprocating pump