chemical engineering Mcqs
7351. The purpose of controlling the furnace atmosphere is to prevent surface attack by__________________?
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A. Either of the above

B. Oxidation/scaling

C. Sulphur penetration

D. Decarburising

7352. Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace ?
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A. Coke oven

B. High pressure boiler

C. Blast furnace stoves

D. Beehive coke oven

7354. Wood is corroded by__________________?
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A. SO2 (dry or wet)

B. Chlorine (dry or wet)

C. Hydrochloric acid

D. All A., B. and C.
7355. Perspex is nothing but_____________________?
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A. An alloy of lead and tin

B. Acrylic sheet

C. An elastomer

D. Aluminium foil clad with Bakelite

7356. ______________ is an indirectly heated furnace?
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A. Muffle furnace

B. Soaking pit

C. Reheating furnace

D. Open hearth furnace

7357. Fuel used in B.F. stove is______________________?
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A. Coke oven gas

B. Pulverised coal

C. Furnace oil

D. Blast furnace gas/mixed gas
7358. Rotary kilns are used in the____________________?
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A. Calcination of limestone & dolomite

B. Cement manufacture

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

7359. Which of the following alloys does not contain nickel ?
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A. Inconel

B. Chlorinet 2 alloy

C. Babbitt metal

D. Monel

7360. Tank furnace used for melting of glass is made of___________________?
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A. Refractory blocks

B. Cast iron

C. Stainless steel

D. Mild steel

7361. Amount of coal lost in ash particle, which is carried through the boiler system, depends upon the__________________?
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A. Physical nature, ash content and fineness of the coal

B. Type of burner and combustion chamber

C. Amount of excess air supplied and load on the boiler

D. All A., B. and C.
7362. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Pure rubber is as useless as pure gold as a material of construction

B. Thermal conductivity of aluminium is higher than that of copper; hence it is increasingly used for utensil making

C. Copper has poor weldability

D. Reinforced plastics are made from both thermoplastic as well as thermosetting plastics

7364. Which of the following variables affects the furnace capacity ?
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A. Thickness of heating stock

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Temperature of flue gas

D. Thermal conductivity of stock

7366. An example of a periodic furnace is the__________________?
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A. Coke oven heating chamber

B. Blast furnace

C. Rotary kilns

D. Blast furnace stoves
7367. In a furnace operation, which is not preheated ?
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A. Solid fuels

B. Hydrocarbon containing fuel gases (e.g. coke oven gas, refinery gas etc.)

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

7368. Electronic structure of a material is generally studied by__________________?
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A. Spectroscopic techniques

B. Electron diffraction

C. X-ray

D. Metallurgical microscope

7369. Circulation of gases in furnace is caused by the_________________?
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A. Furnace pressure in conjunction with draft in flues

B. Difference in density between hot and cold gases

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Change in volume during a change of temperature

7370. Monel alloy is____________________?
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A. Used for making steam valves and turbine blades as it resists steam attack at high temperature

B. The costliest of all the alloys of nickel

C. Not suitable for making kitchen utensils

D. Not used in cast and wrought forms

7371. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. Momentum transfer in laminar flow results from velocity gradient

B. A fluid in equilibrium is not free from shear stress

C. The viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid is a function of temperature only

D. Both B. and C.
7372. Which of the following accentuates clinkering troubles on furnace grate burning coal ?
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A. Low forced draft & fuel bed temperature

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportion of iron & sulphur

D. Thick firebed and preheated primary air

7374. Dampers are located__________________?
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A. Near the top of the chimney

B. Anywhere after the I.D. fan

C. After the I.D. fan

D. Before the I.D fan
7376. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. Stainless steel is nothing but chromium coated steel

B. Hardening of a soft metal can be done by alloying it with another metal or non-metal

C. Rusting of iron is not electrochemical in nature

D. Plastic deformation of a material is its temporary distortion under the action of applied stress

7377. Regenerators as compared to recuperators for the same duty_________________?
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A. Are lighter & compact

B. Involve higher initial cost

C. All A., B. & C.

D. Store smaller quantity of waste heat

7378. White cast iron is not__________________?
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A. Whitish in color

B. Strong and hard

C. Malleable

D. Brittle

7380. Very high pressure boilers are usually _____________ boilers?
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A. Waste heat

B. Natural circulation

C. Water tube

D. Fire tube

7381. Steel tower used for the storage of oleum________________?
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A. Is lined with rubber

B. Is lined with lead

C. Is lined with acid-proof bricks

D. Need not be lined
7382. In a muffle furnace, the muffle_________________?
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A. Permits the use of controlled atmosphere for the protection of stock

B. Retards the heat transfer

C. Assists in temperature equalisation in the charge

D. All A., B. and C.
7384. Which of the following variables does not affect the furnace capacity ?
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A. Gas velocity in furnace

B. Size of the furnace

C. None of these

D. Ratio of wall surface to surface of stock

7385. ______________ is never shipped in glass carboys?
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A. Phenol

B. Formaldehyde

C. Ammonia

D. Acetic acid

7386. Which of the following is the most suitable for preheating combustion air above 650C ?
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A. None of these

B. Regenerator

C. Ceramic recuperator

D. Metallic recuperator

7387. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. For a non-Newtonian fluid, a straight line passes through the origin in a plot between shear

B. A Newtonian fluid obeys Newtons law of cooling

C. ess and shear gradient

D. Thin lubricating oil is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid

E. Human blood is a Newtonian fluid

7388. The amount of combustible escaping unconsumed from the furnace, depends upon the________________?
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A. Air preheat and the flow of gases in the furnace (mixing by induction, by acceleration or by

B. nge of direction)

C. Burner design (thoroughness of mixing versus stratification)

D. All A., B. and C.

E. Air supplied and furnace temperature

7389. In practical operation of any furnace, zero oxygen percentage or theoretical CO2 percentage in flue gas is rarely achieved, because of__________________?
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A. Use of non-preheated combustion air

B. Use of pulverised solid fuels

C. Use of excessive positive draft in the furnace

D. Imperfect mixing of fuel & air and infiltration of air
7391. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. Maximum work is done under reversible conditions

B. Like internal energy and enthalpy, the absolute value of standard entropy for elementary substances is zero

C. The internal energy of an ideal gas depends only on its pressure

D. Melting of ice involves increase in enthalpy and a decrease in randomness

7392. The main function of a muffle in the muffle furnace is to__________________?
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A. Protect the charge from the effects of the products of combustion

B. Smooth out temperature inequalities on the combustion side of the muffle wall

C. Both A. & B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

7393. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. Mach number is given by the ratio of the speed of the fluid to that of sound in the fluid under

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C. Fanning friction factor is inversely proportional to Reynolds number always

D. ume to the volume of voids in the bed

E. Mach number in an incompressible fluid is always unity

F. The property of a randomly packed bed (with raschig rings) is given by the ratio of the total

7394. Neutral atmosphere is maintained in a/an ____________ furnace?
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A. Soaking pit

B. Cold rolled steel coil annealing

C. Walking beam reheating

D. Open hearth

7395. The rate of scaling of furnace stock depends upon the_________________?
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A. Nature of atmosphere

B. Temperature

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Time

7396. Cementite is________________?
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A. A compound of carbon and iron

B. Characterised by an orthorhombic crystal structure

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Fe3C chemically

7397. An example of indirectly heated furnace is the_________________?
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A. Soaking pit

B. None of these

C. Reheating furnace

D. Muffle furnace
7398. Most suitable material of construction for the storage of concentrated nitric acid is__________________?
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A. Cast iron

B. Karbate

C. Monel

D. Aluminium or chromium alloys (Cr > 18% for cold acid)
7399. Which of the following is not a nickel based alloy ?
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A. Hastelloys

B. Babbitt metal

C. Inconel

D. Nimonics