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Fresh water carrying pipelines in chemical industries are coloured with 6. for fully open globe value may be around
__________ color. A. 10
A. sea green B. 25
B. brown C. 75
C. yellow D. 300
D. red
[Link] support is
2. A. the most suitable for thick vertical vessel.
Which of the following material is seldom used for pressure vessel B. same as bracket support.
construction ? C. provided usually for vessels of much smaller height than skirt
A. Rimmed still supported vessels.
B. Mild steel D. all (a), (b) and (c).
C. Killed steel
D. Semi-killed steel [Link] out the wrong statement pertaining to the use of valve tray, seive tray
and bubble cap trays in continuous distillation column.
[Link] ratio of shear stress to shear strain is called A. Bubble cap trays though most expensive are the best in situations,
A. bulk modulus where low vapour rates is to be handled and a positive liquid seal is
B. shear modulus essential at all flow rates.
C. modulus of rigidity B. Murphree efficiency of all the three trays are nearly equal, however
D. modulus of elasticity the peak efficiency is generally higher for seive and valve trays than
the bubble cap.
4.25 per cent cut segmental baffle means that the baffle C. Maintenance cost for valve and seive trays are comparatively more
A. height is 75% of the I.D. of the shell. than bubble cap tray due to their relatively complicated construction
B. height is 25% of the I.D. of the shell. features.
C. spacing is 75% of its height. D. Valve trays have the highest turn down ratio (i.e. the ratio of the
D. width is 25% of its height. highest to the lowest vapour flow rates) and thus provides the
maximum flexible operating range.
[Link]/petroleum fuel storage tanks are built underground (as in case of
petrol pumps), when the storage capacity is less than __________ kilolitres.
[Link] increase in the number of shell passes, the value of FT
A. 20
A. increases
B. 30
B. decreases
C. 45
C. remains same
D. 85
D. remains same, only if the number of tube passes does not change.
[Link] of a sieve tray are arranged in triangular pitch of __________ times overall column efficiency, % μ = molal average viscosity of feed at average
the hole diameter. column temperature and pressure, cp Δp = pressure drop per tray, psi)
A. 1.5 to 2 A. η = 17 - 61.1 log μ
B. 2.5 to 5
C. 5 to 10 B.
D. 10 to 15 C. η = 1.66 - 0.25 log μ
D. η = 0.25 log μ - 1.67
[Link] case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum shell thickness for
carbon steel (inclusive of corrosion allowance) depends on shell diameter and [Link] value of fouling factor depends upon the
is in the range of __________ mm. A. characteristic of process fluid.
A. 3-5 B. velocity of process fluid containing suspended solids.
B. 5-11 C. suspended solids in the fluid.
C. 8-15 D. all (a), (b) and (c).
D. 12-18
[Link] case of bubble cap distillation column of diameter greater than 1.2
[Link] stress developed in a material without any permanent set is called the metres, the cap diameter is roughly about __________ cms.
A. ultimate stress A. 10
B. yield stress B. 20
C. elastic limit C. 30
D. breaking stress D. 35
[Link] a shell and tube heat exchanger, the 'tube pitch' is defined as the [Link] side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat exchanger (for turbulent flow of
A. O.D. of the tube for square pitch. fluids through the tubes) is about __________ times, that in a 1-1 heat
B. shortest distance between two adj acent tube holes. exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at the same
C. shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes. liquid flow rate.
D. none of these. A. 2
B. 1/2
[Link] of the following is not a valid assumption in continuous binary C. 4
distillation for calculating the number of equilibrium stages by Mc-Cabe- D. 8
Thiele's method ?
A. Sensible heat changes for vapour & liquid are negligibly small. [Link] keep the power input constant for a stirred vessel operating under fully
B. Reflux is not a saturated liquid. developed turbulent flow conditions (constant power number), if the impeller
C. Molar latent heat of the two components are equal. diameter is increased by 20%, the impeller speed should be decreased by a
D. Heat of mixing of normal liquid is assumed to be zero. factor of
A. (1.2)3/2
[Link] distillation column efficiency for most of the refinery columns can B. (1.2)3/5
be given by (for μ = 0.07 - 1.4 cp and relative volatility < 4) (where η = C. (1.2)2/3
 D. (1.2)5/3

[Link] a heat exchanger, shell side fluid velocity can be changed by changing [Link] supports are the most suitable for supporting __________ vessels.
the tube A. thick walled vertical
A. layout B. horizontal
B. pitch C. thin shperical (e.g. Horton sphere)
C. both (a) & (b) D. none of these
D. neither (a) nor (b)
[Link] a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the shell side cross flow area
[Link] does the maximum tensile strength occur in a thick cylindrical does not depend upon
vessel subjected to internal pressure ? A. baffle spacing
A. At the inner surface. B. clearance
B. At the mid thickness of the cylindrical wall. C. pitch
C. At the outer surface. D. none of these
D. None of these.
[Link] iron pipes of the same nominal diameter but different schedule
[Link] is not desirable to design a heat exchanger for LMTD correction numbers will have the same
factor, FT, of less than A. inside diameter
A. 0.99 B. outside diameter
B. 0.95 C. wall thickness
C. 0.80 D. none of these
D. 0.55
[Link] side heat transfer co-efficient for design consideration under
23.A rivetted joint does not fail by __________ of rivets. ordinary condition can be assumed to be about __________ kcal/hr.m2.°C.
A. tearing A. 1250
B. shearing B. 2500
C. tearing of the plate across a row C. 7500
D. none of these D. 15000

[Link] pitch tube layout as compared to square pitch in a shell and [Link] out the wrong statement
tube heat exchanger For all the cylindrical process vessels operating above atmospheric pressure,
A. permits the use of less tubes in a given shell diameter. formed heads are used for closing the vessel.
B. facilitates comparatively easier external cleaning because of large A. Fouling factor of river water is less than that of sea water.
clearance. B. Risers provided in bubble cap trays in the distillation column facilitate
C. permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter. the flow of both liquid and vapor.
D. both (b) and (c). C. both (b) and (c).
[Link] ring is formed by the addition of a partition across the centre of a [Link] operating velocity in the absorption tower is usually 40-50% of the
raschig ring, which results in an area increase of about __________ percent. flooding velocity. Packed absorption towers are normally designed for a
A. 5 pressure drop of about __________ mm of water column per metre height of
B. 20 packing.
C. 35 A. 1-5
D. 55 B. 20-40
C. 100-150
[Link] chemical process equipments, the conical bottom heads used, usually D. 1000-1500
has an apex angle of
A. 20° 36.__________ tray arrangement is recommended for distillation column
B. 40° having diameter upto 4 ft.
C. 60° A. Radial flow
D. 80° B. Cross flow
C. Split flow
[Link] sized packings are generally dumped to the packed columns, and D. Cascade
the large ones of size greater than __________ mm are stacked individually,
which provides better control over bed porosity and offers lower gas pressure [Link] is the value of 'q' for saturated liquid feed to a distillation column ?
drop. A. 0
A. 25 B. <1
B. 50 C. 1
C. 75 D. >1
D. 150
[Link] perforated plate towers, the
[Link] side heat transfer co-efficient in case of square pitch as compared to A. hole sizes may be around 1/8" or 3/16".
the triangular pitch under similar condition of fluid flow and tube size is B. total hole area may be around 6 to 15% of tower cross-sectional area.
A. more C. pressure drop is less compared is similar bubble cap towers.
B. same D. all (a), (b) and (c).
C. less
D. twice [Link] main purpose of providing stepping on the trays is to
A. increase the residence time.
[Link] use of 'factor of safety' is very important in equipment design. It is B. decrease the pressure drop.
defined as the ratio of the C. facilitate handling of large flow rate of liquid.
A. ultimate stress to breaking stress. D. improve the flow condition.
B. ultimate stress to working stress.
C. working stress to ultimate stress.
D. none of these.
[Link] operating pressure drop range in a bag filter is about __________ mm
water gauge. [Link] out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of a basket type
A. 50-150 evaporator.
B. 5-10 A. It is used for high viscosity liquor having large rate of scaling.
C. 500-1500 B. The tube bundle is suspended on bracket.
D. 1500-2500 C. There is no central downtake.
D. Downtake is formed by the annular space between the bundle and the
[Link] ends of a cylinderical vessel can be closed by a head, which can be shell.
one of the four shapes. For the same thickness, choose the one which can
withstand the highest pressure. [Link] out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of the bubble cap
A. Flat plate tray of a distillation column to give stable operation and even vapour
B. Hemispherical distribution.
C. Torispherical A. The pressure drop due to the caps & slots and the static submergence
D. Ellipsoidal should be as high as practicable for reasonable operation.
B. Tendency towards stable operation is increased by increasing the skirt
[Link] laminar flow (NRe < 2100) in steel pipe, the optimum inside pipe clearance of the caps, lowering the rate of liquid flow per unit plate
diameter is given by width or increasing the spacing between the caps.
A. Di, opt = 3 Q0.36 ρ0.18 C. The dimensionless ratio of liquid gradient to pressure drop head
B. Di, opt = 3.9 Q0.45 . ρ0.23 caused by the bubble cap assembly should be less than 0.4.
C. Di, opt = 7.6 Q0.36 . ρ0.9 D. none of these.
D. Di, opt = 3 Q0.36 . ρ1.86 μ0.08
47.
[Link] out the correct statement. Speed of the drum of the rotary vacuum filter normally ranges from
A. When highly corrosive fluids are to be handled, the plate towers prove __________ rpm.
to be cheaper and easier to construct than packed tower. a. to 2
B. Packed towers are generally preferred over plate towers, if the liquids A. 5 to 7
have a foaming tendency. B. 3 to 8
C. The pressure drop through the packed towers is generally more than C. 8 to 15
the pressure drop through plate towers designed for same duty.
D. none of these. 48.A stuffing box is used for
A. absorbing the contraction/expansion of pipeline due to temperature
[Link] thickness of schedule 40 pipe as compared to that of schedule 80 pipe changes.
is B. prevention of fluid leakage around moving parts.
A. more C. facilitating smooth opening and closing of a valve.
B. less D. reducing the resistance of fluid flow.
C. same
D. cither (a) or (b); depends upon the I.D. of the pipe
[Link] drop (Δp) and the superficial gas mass velocity (G) in case of
packed absorption tower operating in the preloading range are related as
A. Δp = G
B. Δp = G0.5
C. Δp = G2

D.

[Link] out the wrong statement.

In an agitated vertical cylinderical reaction vessel, the
A. ratio of liquid depth to tank diameter (i.e. the filling ratio)
recommended for most purposes is 1.
B. filling ratio for dispersing gas in a liquid is 2 for sufficiently long
contact period.
C. flat bottom and conical bottom vessels have low agitation efficiency
for agitation of heavy solids in liquids.
D. dished bottom vessel has very high power consumption.