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[#361] Boundary layer separation is characterised by one of the conditions given below, where 'Re' is the Reynolds number for the flow. Select the appropriate conditions.
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(D) Re >>1, decelerating flow

[#362] For the same terminal conditions and fitting size, the least friction loss is incurred in a/an
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(B) Union

[#363] The ratio of the depth of flow to the hydraulic radius for the most economical trapezoidal section, in open channel flow is
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(D) 2

[#364] The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is
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(A) Surface tension

[#365] The net positive suction head (NPSH) of a centrifugal pump is defined as the sum of the velocity head and the pressure head at the
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(C) Suction minus vapor pressure of the liquid at suction temperature