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By fitting an air vessel to the reciprocating pump, there is always a saving of work done and subsequently saving of power.The saving in case of a double acting reciprocating pump is


A. 39.2%
B. 48.8%
C. 84.8%
D. 88.4%

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The overall efficiency of an impulse turbine is the ratio of the actual power produced by the turbine to the energy actually supplied by the turbine.


A. Yes
B. No


In a reciprocating pump, air vessels are used to


A. smoothen the flow
B. reduce suction head
C. increase delivery head
D. reduce acceleration head