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Fluid Mechanics and Level Measurement Worksheet

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A (n) _ is any material that flows and takes the shape of its container.

a)

Fluid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

2.

_ may be due to the weight of a fluid column, or due to applied mechanical energy.

a)

Atmospheric pressure

b)

Fluid pressure

c)

Hydrostatic pressure

d)

Hydraulic pressure

3.

_ is provided by such devices as a pump or blower and stored in the form of a fluid under pressure, at an elevated height, or both.

a)

Atmospheric energy

b)

Hydrostatic energy

c)

Environmental energy

d)

Mechanical energy

4.

_ may also be mechanical energy in the form of a fluid under pressure, such as pneumatic or hydraulic pressure.

a)

Pressure

b)

Energy

c)

Material

d)

Fluid

5.

_ is anything that changes or tends to change the state of rest or motion of a body.

a)

Pressure

b)

Energy

c)

Area

d)

Force

6.

Pressure drop is a pressure increase that occurs due to friction or obstruction as an enclosed fluid flows from one point in a process to another.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When measuring vacuum, the units _ as the pressure decreases.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

8.

Vacuum pressure measurement is used when a process is maintained at less than _ pressure.

a)

Pneumatic

b)

Hydrostatic

c)

Atmospheric

d)

Differential

9.

_ is only determined by the height of the liquid.

a)

Hydrostatic

b)

Head

c)

Atmospheric

d)

Pneumatic

10.

For example, the head of water towers of different shapes depends only on the height of the _.

a)

Fluid

b)

Gas

c)

Water

d)

Density of water

11.

For a vertical cylindrical tank with a _ bottom, each unit of level represents an equal unit of volume.

a)

Flat

b)

Convex

c)

Concave

d)

Dished

12.

Level is normally measured in _ or translated into units of volume or weight.

a)

Linear units of length

b)

Nonlinear units of length

c)

Square units of area

d)

Units of continuous flow

13.

Common visual level measuring instruments are gauge glasses, magnetically coupled level gauges, and _.

a)

Differential pressure instruments

b)

Bubblers

c)

Cable and weight system

d)

Displacers

14.

A _ is a point level measuring instrument consisting of a hollow ball that floats on top of a liquid in a tank and is attached to the instrument.

a)

Displacers

b)

Bubbler

c)

Float

d)

Pressure cell

15.

For an open vessel, the simplest way to measure hydrostatic pressure is to connect a _ to the side of the vessel at the lowest practical level.

a)

Pressure gauge

b)

Bridge circuit

c)

Gauge glass

d)

Weight

16.

A _ level-control capacitance probe is used as a switch to signal an alarm or actuate a circuit when the level in a tank or vessel reaches a specified level.

a)

Single point

b)

Two-point

c)

Continuous flow

d)

Resistance-inductance

17.

A conductivity probe is a(n) _ measuring system consisting of a circuit of two or more probes or electrodes, or an electrode and the vessel wall.

a)

Continuous

b)

Point level

c)

Capacitance

d)

Inductive

18.

_ probes are affected by changes in the dielectric constant of the material in the vessel.

a)

Conductivity

b)

Inductive

c)

Magnetostrictive

d)

Capacitance

19.

A(n) _ sensor is a point level measuring instrument consisting of two probes, with one of the probe tips being heated.

a)

Magnetostrictive

b)

Optical liquid-level

c)

Thermal dispersion

d)

Beam-breaking photometric

20.

A(n) _ sensor is the part of a continuous level measuring system consisting of an electronics module, a waveguide, and a float containing a magnet.

a)

Magnetostrictive

b)

Optical liquid-level

c)

Thermal dispersion

d)

Beam-breaking photometric

21.

A time domain reflectometer (TDR) is another name for _ radar.

a)

Static

b)

Pulsed

c)

Guided wave

d)

Frequency modulated continuous wave

22.

_ is the time it takes for a transmitted ultrasonic signal to travel from the level transmitter to the surface and back to the receiver.

a)

Reflectivity

b)

Reflection time

c)

Transit time

d)

Frequency

23.

A tuning fork level detector is a _ measuring instrument consisting of a vibrating tuning fork that resonates at a particular sound frequency.

a)

Point level

b)

Guided wave radar

c)

Continuous level

d)

Pulsed radar

24.

For a nuclear level instrument, elements such as cesium 137 or cobalt 60 provide a(n) _ in the form of gamma rays.

a)

Direct current

b)

Alternating current

c)

Ultrasonic frequency

d)

Radioactive source

25.

If multiple load cells are used on one vessel, the maximum total weight of the vessel is _ the number of load cells.

a)

Divided by

b)

Multiplied by

c)

Subtracted from

d)

Added to

26.

_-type strain gauge load cells are used to measure the weight in vertical vessels.

a)

Shear

b)

Compression

c)

Tension

d)

Stay

27.

_ flow is the flow of a bulk solid where all material in a silo flow down toward the bottom at the same rate.

a)

Rathole

b)

Mass

c)

Funnel

d)

Volumetric

28.

_ is the process of discharging water and undesirable accumulated material.

a)

Funnel flow

b)

Free flow

c)

Blowdown

d)

Bridging

29.

A(n) _ is a valve located on a water column used to determine the boiler water level if the gauge glass is not functional.

a)

Try cock

b)

Isolation valve

c)

Blowdown valve

d)

Low water fuel cutoff

30.

Try cocks are typically used for pressures up to _ psi.

a)

15

b)

100

c)

250

d)

600

31.

_ law states that the absolute pressure of a given quantity of a gas varies directly with its absolute temperature provided the volume remains constant.

a)

Boyle's

b)

Charles'

c)

Gay-Lussac's

d)

The combined gas

32.

_ is the quantity of fluid passing a point at a particular moment.

a)

Total flow

b)

Laminar flow

c)

Flow rate

d)

Turbulent flow

33.

The combined gas law shows the relationship between volume, pressure, and _.

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Heat

d)

Temperature

34.

Fluid power systems transmit power through a(n) _ hydraulic fluid.

a)

Incompressible

b)

Compressible

c)

Turbulent

d)

Laminar

35.

_ law states that the volume of a given quantity of gas varies directly with its absolute temperature provided the pressure remains constant.

a)

Charles'

b)

Boyle's

c)

Gay-Lussac's

d)

The combined gas

36.

_ is the quantity of fluid that passes a point during a specific time interval.

a)

Flow rate

b)

Total flow

c)

Turbulent flow

d)

Laminar flow

37.

_ law states that the absolute pressure of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume provided the temperature remains constant.

a)

The combined gas

b)

Boyle's

c)

Gay-Lussac's

d)

Charles'

38.

A(n) _ is the ratio between the inertial forces moving a fluid and viscous forces resisting that movement.

a)

Absolute viscosity ratio

b)

Kinematic viscosity ratio

c)

Reynolds number

d)

Turbulent flow profile

39.

_ viscosity is the resistance to flow of a fluid and has units of centipoise (cP).

a)

Absolute

b)

Kinematic

c)

Reynolds

d)

Turbulent

40.

Turbulent flow in pipes typically occurs at Reynolds numbers above about _.

a)

1

b)

500

c)

2000

d)

4000

41.

A primary flow element is a pipeline restriction that causes a(n) used to measure flow.

a)

Voltage signal

b)

Current signal

c)

Pressure drop

d)

Electrical resistance

42.

If the maximum measurable flow rate of a flowmeter is 100 gpm of water and the minimum flow rate is 20 gpm of water, the rangeability is.

a)

2 to 1

b)

5 to 1

c)

5 to 2

d)

10 to 1