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Question
The octane number of aviation gasoline may be
Options
A. 79
B. 87
C. 97
D. >100
Correct Answer
>100
Petroleum Refinery Engineering problems
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1. Furfural solvent extraction is used for upgrading (by dissolving aromatics)
Options
A. naphtha
B. lubricating oils
C. wax
D. cracking feedstock
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Correct Answer: lubricating oils
2. Pour point and freezing point is equal for
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A. petrol
B. diesel
C. water
D. crude petroleum
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Correct Answer: water
3. Cetane number of diesel used in trucks may be about
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A. 50
B. 14
C. 35
D. 85
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Correct Answer: 50
Explanation:
Generally, diesel engines operate well with a Cetane number from 40 to 55.
4. Casing head gasoline is the liquid
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A. butane.
B. propane.
C. natural gas.
D. gasoline separated from wet natural gas by compression.
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Correct Answer: butane.
5. Mercaptans are
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A. low boiling sulphur compounds.
B. added in LPG cylinders to detect gas leakage by its smell.
C. undesirable in petrol, as they reduce its octane number.
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c)
6. Which of the following fractions of a crude oil will have the maximum gravity API (i.e. °API)?
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A. Diesel
B. Gasoline
C. Atmospheric gas oil
D. Vacuum gas oil
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Correct Answer: Gasoline
7. Flash point of an oil gives an idea of the
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A. nature of boiling point diagram of the system.
B. amount of low boiling fraction present.
C. explosion hazards.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c).
8. Illuminating characteristics of kerosene is expressed by its
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A. smoke point
B. aniline point
C. luminosity number
D. aromatic content
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Correct Answer: luminosity number
9. Which is the most undesirable component in kerosene?
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A. Aromatics
B.
i
-paraffins
C.
n
-paraffins
D. Naphthenes
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Correct Answer: Aromatics
10. Pick out the wrong statement about the smoking tendency of various hydrocarbon constituents of kerosene.
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A. Smoking tendency of hydrocarbons increases in the order : paraffins ? isoparaffins ? naphthenes ? aromatics.
B. Smoking tendency of paraffins increases with decrease in its molecular weight.
C. Smoking tendency of naphthenes decreases with its increasing molecular weight & also on addition of double bond.
D. Smoking tendency of aromatics decreases with increase in its molecular weight.
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Correct Answer: Smoking tendency of paraffins increases with decrease in its molecular weight.
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