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  • Practical dividing line between a ductile and brittle materials is suggested, when the ultimate elongation is about 5%. Generally, larger the knuckle radius, stronger is the corner torus section of a head. The knuckle radius provided should be less than __________ of the head.


  • Options
  • A. 6% of I.D.
  • B. 3 times the thickness
  • C. either (a) or (b), whichever is larger
  • D. either (a) or (b), whichever is smaller

  • Correct Answer
  • either (a) or (b), whichever is larger 


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    • 1. Log mean temperature difference in case of multi-pass shell and tube heat exchanger is always

    • Options
    • A. less than arithmetic mean value.
    • B. more than arithmetic mean value.
    • C. more than geometric mean value.
    • D. both(b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 2. Wind load consideration in the design of a support can be neglected, when the vessel is

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    • A. tall (say 30 metres), but is full of liquid.
    • B. tall but empty.
    • C. short (< 2 m) and housed indoor.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Power required for agitation depends upon the

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    • A. height & properties of the liquid.
    • B. agitator type & speed of agitation.
    • C. size of agitator & the tank.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Vertical storage vessels are never supported by __________ support.

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    • A. bracket
    • B. saddle
    • C. skirt
    • D. lug
    • Discuss
    • 5. The distance between the centre of a rivet hole to the nearest edge of the plate is called

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    • A. pitch
    • B. margin
    • C. back pitch
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. The ratio of lateral strain to linear strain is termed as the

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    • A. Poisson's ratio
    • B. bulk modulus
    • C. modulus of elasticity
    • D. shear modulus
    • Discuss
    • 7. Frame thickness in the plate and frame filter press is normally in the range of __________ inches.

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    • A. 0.25 to 4
    • B. 0.25 to 8
    • C. 1 to 5
    • D. 1 to 12
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a shell and tube heat exchanger having square pitch, the shell side equivalent diameter is given by (where, P = pitch, d = outside diameter of the tube)

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D. ?d/4P2
    • Discuss
    • 9. Filtration rate is affected by the

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    • A. pressure drop across the cake & filter medium.
    • B. cake & filter medium resistance.
    • C. area of filtering surface & the viscosity of filtrate.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 10. __________ heat exchanger is also known as 'hair pin type' exchanger,

    • Options
    • A. Double pipe
    • B. Finned
    • C. Plate type
    • D. Regenerative
    • Discuss


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