TGPSC HMWSSB Manager 2015 Paper 2 · Question 73
Question 73 of the TSPSC Manager (Engineering), HMWSSB, 2015: Paper 2 (Civil Engineering) (1 November 2015). Try it first, then open the answer and explanation.
Difference in elevation between TEL and HGL of pipe flow at a point is equal to
- Datum head
- Velocity head
- Pressure head
- Piezometric head
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Answer: (2) Velocity head
The HGL is at p/γ + z and the TEL at p/γ + z + V²/2g, so the TEL lies above the HGL by the velocity head V²/2g.