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Part A 1X 4 = 4 Marks
1 Positive displacement pumps have very high power to weight ratio [True/
. False]
4 Which of the following controls the direction of the fluid in fluid power system
.
a) Pump b) Actuator c) Prime Mover d) Valve
Part B
5. Define Hydrostatic law 1 Marks
6. If a mercury barometer reads 850 mm and gauge pressure at a point in a flow system 2 Marks
reads 750 kPa, What is the atmospheric and absolute pressure at the point? Take
specific gravity of mercury = 13.2.
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7. Determine the time required to stop a Car weighing 9810 N, moving at a velocity of 3 Marks
150 km/hr, provided with a braking system, develops a pressure of 50 kPa in the brake
cylinder, with a diameter of 18 cm.
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