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  • Corrosion allowance in the design of pressure vessel/chemical equipment is not necessary, if


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  • 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).

  • Correct Answer
  • both(b) & (c). 


  • Process Equipment and Plant Design problems


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    • 1. Smoker's equation for the calculation of number of equilibrium stages in a continuous binary distillation column is used, when the

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    • 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to a shell and tube heat exchanger.

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    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Oxygen carrying pipelines in chemical industries are coloured with __________ colour.

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    • A. yellow
    • B. black
    • C. blue
    • D. red
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following lengths of heat exchanger tubes are normally not used in practice?

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    • A. 2.5 metres
    • B. 6 metres
    • C. 10 metres
    • D. 0.5 metre
    • Discuss
    • 8. 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
    • Discuss
    • 9. In packed absorption tower, onset of flooding usually occurs at a pressure drop of about __________ mm of water column per metre height of packing.

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    • A. 25-50
    • B. 50-75
    • C. 200-250
    • D. 750-1000
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a distillation column, minimum clearance to be maintained betweeen the overflow weir and the last row of the bubble caps is __________ cms.

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    • A. 2.5
    • B. 7.5
    • C. 15
    • D. 20
    • Discuss


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