chemical engineering process equipment and plant design Mcqs
252. Normally, the plate thickness of the bottoms and roofs of vertically cylindrical storage vessels as compared to that of the cylindrical shell is____________?
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A. More

B. Same

C. More or less depending upon the pressure & temperature inside the vessel and the nature of

D. Less

E. fluid contained therein

254. In a vertical short tube evaporator (Calandria type), the ______________________?
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A. All A., B. & C.

B. mally used

C. Tube dia of 2.5-7.5 cms, tube length of 75-200 cms and cylindrical drum dia of 1-6 metres are

D. rounding tube

E. Liquor is inside the tube while the steam is outside the tube

F. Area of central downtake is equal to 40 to 100% of total cross-sectional area of the

261. A pipe is generally made of circular cross-section, because a circular cross-section has the____________________?
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A. Higher structural strength

B. Lowest surface area requirement for a given volume

C. Both A. & B.

D. None of these

262. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of the distillation column?
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A. idue build up

B. Generally, a skirt clearance of 0.5? to 1.5? is recommended to prevent plugging of the slots by

C. The purpose of the slot is to disperse the gas into the liquid in the form of small bubbles

D. If sufficient slot area is not provided, the gas may pass through the skirt clearance

E. None of these
266. The ratio of shear stress to shear strain is called ____________________?
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A. Modulus of elasticity

B. Bulk modulus

C. Modulus of rigidity

D. Shear modulus
267. The buckling tendency of compression members is always in the direction of the _____________________?
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A. None of these

B. Axis of the load

C. Least radius of gyration

D. Perpendicular to the axis of the load

271. Baffles may be eliminated for_________________?
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A. Low viscosity liquids (< 200 poise)

B. None of these

C. Large diameter tanks

D. High viscosity liquids (> 600 poise)
274. Liquid gradient over the tray results due to the___________________?
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A. Large plate spacing

B. Low gas velocity

C. Large reflux ratio

D. Resistance offered to flow of liquids by caps & risers and the flow of gas
275. Number of evaporators which can be used in service in a multiple effect evaporation system is limited by the__________________?
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A. Practical limit reached, due to low heat transfer rate because of inadequate temperature

B. ference

C. Economic limit reached, when the plant cost exceeds the saving of steam

D. Both A. & B.

E. Neither A. nor B.

276. The function of manholes provided in the shell of a distillation column is to __________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Give access to the individual trays for cleaning, maintenance and installation

C. Guard against foaming & entrainment by dumping antifoaming agent through it

D. Keep a check on the liquid gradient over the plate by direct visual observation

277. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the tube pitch is defined as the _____________________?
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A. Shortest distance between two adjacent tube holes

B. O.D. of the tube for square pitch

C. None of these

D. Shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes
283. Rate of filtrate delivery is inversely proportional to the___________________?
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A. Filtering area & the pressure difference driving force

B. Viscosity of filtrate

C. Cake & filter medium resistance

D. Both A. and B.
284. The value of fouling factor depends upon the__________________?
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A. Velocity of process fluid containing suspended solids

B. Suspended solids in the fluid

C. Characteristic of process fluid

D. All A., B. and C.
285. The thermal stress in a metallic bar does not depend upon the_____________________?
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A. Changes in temperature

B. Cross-sectional area

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

287. Of the pressure vessels, with same thickness but different diameters, which one withstands higher pressure ?
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A. Smaller dia vessel

B. Strength of the vessel is same irrespective of the diameter

C. Larger dia vessel

D. Larger dia long vessel

289. Which of the following is used to set the diameter of the distillation column ?
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A. Length of straight rectangular weir on cross-flow tray

B. Static submergence

C. Allowable vapour velocity

D. Number of theoretical plates

290. Optimum reflux ratio in a continuous distillation column is determined by the__________________?
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A. None of these

B. Total cost consideration (fixed cost of the column plus the cooling water & steam cost)

C. Flooding limit of the column

D. Maximum permissible vapour velocity

291. Which of the following factors affect the pressure drop in a co-current gas-liquid absorption packed tower ?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Size, shape, orientation and surface of the packing particles

C. Density and viscosity of fluids

D. Fluid flow rates

292. For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost ____________________?
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A. Increases

B. Remain unaffected

C. May increase or decrease depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian

D. Decreases
294. Excessive liquid gradient on a tray may result in the______________________?
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A. Back trapping

B. Gas blowing beneath cap skit

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Maldistribution of gas

295. In case of a continuous distillation column, increase in reflux ratio may result in the______________?
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A. Greater cost for the reboiler heat supply

B. Greater cost for the condenser coolant

C. Lower fixed charges for the column

D. All A., B. and C.
297. Height of the flights in the rotary drier is in the range of___________________?
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A. 0.08 to 0.12 d

B. 0.02 to 0.05 d

C. 0.2 to 0.5 d

D. 0.5 to 0.6 d

298. Pick out the correct statement___________________?
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A. Centre to centre distance between two consecutives rivets in a row is called the pitch

B. A riveted joint made in overlapping plates is called butt joint

C. Hole size drilled in riveted plates is less than the actual size of the rivet

D. None of these