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  • Question
  • The ends of a cylinderical vessel can be closed by a head, which can be one of the four shapes. For the same thickness, choose the one which can withstand the highest pressure.


  • Options
  • A. Flat plate
  • B. Hemispherical
  • C. Torispherical
  • D. Ellipsoidal

  • Correct Answer
  • Ellipsoidal 


  • Process Equipment and Plant Design problems


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    • 1.  for fully open globe value may be around

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 25
    • C. 75
    • D. 300
    • Discuss
    • 2. A rivetted joint does not fail by __________ of rivets.

    • Options
    • A. tearing
    • B. shearing
    • C. tearing of the plate across a row
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. In perforated plate towers, the

    • Options
    • A. hole sizes may be around 1/8" or 3/16".
    • B. total hole area may be around 6 to 15% of tower cross-sectional area.
    • C. pressure drop is less compared is similar bubble cap towers.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Lessing ring is formed by the addition of a partition across the centre of a raschig ring, which results in an area increase of about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 20
    • C. 35
    • D. 55
    • Discuss
    • 5. For laminar flow (NRe < 2100) in steel pipe, the optimum inside pipe diameter is given by

    • Options
    • A. Di, opt = 3 Q0.36 ?0.18
    • B. Di, opt = 3.9 Q0.45 . ?0.23
    • C. Di, opt = 7.6 Q0.36 . ?0.9
    • D. Di, opt = 3 Q0.36 . ?1.86 ?0.08
    • Discuss
    • 6. In case of bubble cap distillation column of diameter greater than 1.2 metres, the cap diameter is roughly about __________ cms.

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 30
    • D. 35
    • Discuss
    • 7. Shell side heat transfer co-efficient in case of square pitch as compared to the triangular pitch under similar condition of fluid flow and tube size is

    • Options
    • A. more
    • B. same
    • C. less
    • D. twice
    • Discuss
    • 8. In chemical process equipments, the conical bottom heads used, usually has an apex angle of

    • Options
    • A. 20°
    • B. 40°
    • C. 60°
    • D. 80°
    • Discuss
    • 9. Two iron pipes of the same nominal diameter but different schedule numbers will have the same

    • Options
    • A. inside diameter
    • B. outside diameter
    • C. wall thickness
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Wall thickness of schedule 40 pipe as compared to that of schedule 80 pipe is

    • Options
    • A. more
    • B. less
    • C. same
    • D. cither (a) or (b); depends upon the I.D. of the pipe
    • Discuss


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