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  • Question
  • In seive plate column, holes are drilled or punched in sizes ranging from 2.5 to 12 mm (5 mm being widely used). The hole pitch is normally __________ times the hole diameter to give the required hole area.


  • Options
  • A. 0.5 to 1.5
  • B. 2.5 to 4.0
  • C. 5 to 10
  • D. 10 to 15

  • Correct Answer
  • 2.5 to 4.0 


  • Process Equipment and Plant Design problems


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    • 1. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of a long tube vertical evaporator.

    • Options
    • A. Tube dia is 3-6 cms, while tube length in 3-6 metres.
    • B. Steam is fed to the shell, whereas the liquor is filled inside the tube.
    • C. Liquor level is maintained at l/3rd to 1/2 of the height of the tube.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Plate efficiency increases with increase in superficial vapour velocity till entrainment limit.
    • B. Increase in depth of the liquid about the slots increases the plate efficiency, particularly if the liquid depth is < 1".
    • C. Too small a plate spacing can cause a low efficiency, if the vapour velocity is greater than the allowable value.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. __________ of water makes it a widely used coolant in heat exchangers.

    • Options
    • A. Low corrosiveness
    • B. Low dirt factor
    • C. High specific heat
    • D. Low viscosity
    • Discuss
    • 4. In packed towers provided with pall rings liquid redistributors are positioned at heights of every 6 metres or 5-10 times the column diameter, whichever is less. Maximum size of the pall rings should not exceed __________ of the column diameter.

    • Options
    • A. 1/10-1/15th
    • B. 1/5-1/10th
    • C. 1/20-1/30th
    • D. 1/2 to 1/4th
    • Discuss
    • 5. Diameter of bubble caps used in high pressure columns is __________ as compared to that used in identical vacuum columns.

    • Options
    • A. less
    • B. more
    • C. same
    • D. either (a) or (b); no generalisation can be made
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following is the most common type of baffle used in industrial shell and tube heat exchanger?

    • Options
    • A. 75% cut segmental baffle.
    • B. 25% cut segmental baffle.
    • C. Orifice baffle.
    • D. Disk and doughnut baffle.
    • Discuss
    • 7. In which of the following evaporators, steam is fed inside the tube while the liquor is outside the tube?

    • Options
    • A. Long tube vertical evaporator
    • B. Short tube vertical evaporator
    • C. Horizontal tube evaporator
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. What is the minimum recommended ligament for square pitch arrangement in case of heat exchangers?

    • Options
    • A. 6.5 cms
    • B. 6.5 mm
    • C. Equal to tube I.D
    • D. Equal to tube O.D
    • Discuss
    • 9. Liquid gradient over the tray results due to the

    • Options
    • A. resistance offered to flow of liquids by caps & risers and the flow of gas.
    • B. low gas velocity.
    • C. large plate spacing.
    • D. large reflux ratio.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The force due to wind load acting on a tall vessel depends upon its

    • Options
    • A. shape.
    • B. outside diameter.
    • C. height.
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss


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