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  • Question
  • Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to a shell and tube heat exchanger.


  • Options
  • A. The minimum value of baffle spacing is 50 mm.
  • B. The maximum value of baffle spacing is equal to the I.D. of the shell.
  • C. The maximum unsupported tube span is generally about 75 times tube diameter, but is reduced to about 60 times for aluminium, copper & alloys of these.
  • D. Disk and doughnut baffle is the most commonly used baffle.

  • Correct Answer
  • Disk and doughnut baffle is the most commonly used baffle. 


  • Process Equipment and Plant Design problems


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    • 1. Generally, as the length of the liquid path on a tray is increased beyond 5 ft, the overall column efficiency

    • Options
    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • C. remains same
    • D. may increase or decrease depending upon the plate spacing
    • Discuss
    • 2. Maximum allowable vapour velocity in a bubble cap tower is determined by the

    • Options
    • A. entrainment considerations.
    • B. vapour density.
    • C. diameter of the column.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The safe distance of habitation from a hazardous chemical plant (TLV of its product < 1000 ppm) should be about __________ kms.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 5
    • C. 15
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 4. The minimum tray spacing in distillation column of diameter less than 3 ft is normally __________ inches.

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    • A. 6
    • B. 18
    • C. 24
    • D. 34
    • Discuss
    • 5. Joint efficiency (J) for a seamless pipe is

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    • A. 1
    • B. 0.85
    • C. 1.2
    • D. < 0.5
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    • 6. Normally, the ratio of the total riser area to the tower cross sectional area (for bubble cap towers of diameter more than 3 ft) is around

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    • A. 0.4-0.6
    • B. 0.35-0.75
    • C. 0.1-0.2
    • D. 0.55-0.85
    • Discuss
    • 7. The type of stress developed in a metallic bar on subjecting it to a change in temperature without allowing it to be deformed is __________ stress.

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    • A. shear
    • B. tensile
    • C. compressive
    • D. thermal
    • Discuss
    • 8. For a given design of bubble cap, the number of bubble caps to be used per tray is set by the

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    • A. allowable gas velocity through the slots.
    • B. plate spacing.
    • C. diameter of the column.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 9. Smoker's equation for the calculation of number of equilibrium stages in a continuous binary distillation column is used, when the

    • Options
    • A. relative volatility is close to one (e.g., separation of close boiling isomers).
    • B. feed is not at its bubble point.
    • C. number of equilibrium stages in only stripping section is to be calculated.
    • D. number of equilibrium stages required is likely to be very small.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Corrosion allowance in the design of pressure vessel/chemical equipment is not necessary, if

    • Options
    • A. plain carbon steel and cast iron parts are used.
    • B. wall thickness is > 30 mm.
    • C. material of construction is high alloy steel.
    • D. both(b) & (c).
    • Discuss


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