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- Question
Pick out the correct statement.
Options- A. When highly corrosive fluids are to be handled, the plate towers prove to be cheaper and easier to construct than packed tower.
- B. Packed towers are generally preferred over plate towers, if the liquids have a foaming tendency.
- C. The pressure drop through the packed towers is generally more than the pressure drop through plate towers designed for same duty.
- D. none of these.
- Correct Answer
- Packed towers are generally preferred over plate towers, if the liquids have a foaming tendency.
- 1. Liquid/petroleum fuel storage tanks are built underground (as in case of petrol pumps), when the storage capacity is less than __________ kilolitres.
Options- A. 20
- B. 30
- C. 45
- D. 85 Discuss
- 2. Which of the following material is seldom used for pressure vessel construction?
Options- A. Rimmed still
- B. Mild steel
- C. Killed steel
- D. Semi-killed steel Discuss
- 3. With increase in the number of shell passes, the value of FT
Options- A. increases
- B. decreases
- C. remains same
- D. remains same, only if the number of tube passes does not change. Discuss
- 4. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the 'tube pitch' is defined as the
Options- A. O.D. of the tube for square pitch.
- B. shortest distance between two adj acent tube holes.
- C. shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes.
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 5. What is the value of 'q' for saturated liquid feed to a distillation column?
Options- A. 0
- B. <1
- C. 1
- D. >1 Discuss
- 6. Triangular pitch tube layout as compared to square pitch in a shell and tube heat exchanger
Options- A. permits the use of less tubes in a given shell diameter.
- B. facilitates comparatively easier external cleaning because of large clearance.
- C. permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter.
- D. both (b) and (c). Discuss
- 7. Lug support is
Options- A. the most suitable for thick vertical vessel.
- B. same as bracket support.
- C. provided usually for vessels of much smaller height than skirt supported vessels.
- D. all (a), (b) and (c). Discuss
- 8. Tube side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat exchanger (for turbulent flow of fluids through the tubes) is about __________ times, that in a 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at the same liquid flow rate.
Options- A. 2
- B. 1/2
- C. 4
- D. 8 Discuss
- 9. The operating pressure drop range in a bag filter is about __________ mm water gauge.
Options- A. 50-150
- B. 5-10
- C. 500-1500
- D. 1500-2500 Discuss
- 10. Speed of the drum of the rotary vacuum filter normally ranges from __________ rpm.
Options- A. 0.1 to 2
- B. 5 to 7
- C. 3 to 8
- D. 8 to 15 Discuss
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Correct Answer: 45
Correct Answer: Rimmed still
Correct Answer: increases
Correct Answer: shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes.
Correct Answer: 1
Correct Answer: permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter.
Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c).
Correct Answer: 8
Correct Answer: 50-150
Correct Answer: 0.1 to 2
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