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  • Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid flow is determined by the


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  • A. viscosity of the fluid.
  • B. density of the fluid.
  • C. total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe).
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe). 

    • Process Equipment and Plant Design problems

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    • 1. __________ heat exchanger is also known as 'hair pin type' exchanger,

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    • A. Double pipe
    • B. Finned
    • C. Plate type
    • D. Regenerative
      • Discuss
    • 2. 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).
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    • 3. 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
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    • 4. 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
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    • 5. 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
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    • 6. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to shell and tube heat exchanger.

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    • A. Clearance between shell & baffles and between tube & baffles should be minimum to avoid by-passing of the fluid, but it should be enough to permit the removal of tube bundle.
    • B. Baffles are supported independently of the tubes by tie rods and positioned by spacers.
    • C. Tie rods are fixed at one end in the tube sheet by making blind holes and the minimum number of tie rods is 4 with at least 10 mm diameter.
    • D. Bracket supports are used for horizontal shell, while saddle support is used for vertical shell.
      • Discuss
    • 7. Tube height in a calendria type evaporator is normally less than __________ metres.

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    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3.5
    • D. 5.5
      • Discuss
    • 8. A shell may by termed as thin if its thickness to diameter ratio is less than 0.1. The factor which can be neglected in the calculation of membrane stresses is

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    • A. bending
    • B. deformation
    • C. shear
    • D. elongation
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    • 9. Steam economy is defined as the amount of evaporation per unit amount of steam used, while the capacity is the total evaporation obtained per hour. Use of multiple effect in evaporation

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    • A. increases capacity.
    • B. increases economy.
    • C. does not affect the capacity.
    • D. both 'b' & 'c'.
      • Discuss
    • 10. Souders Brown equation given by, , is used for the calculation of the __________ in a continuous distillation column.

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    • A. diameter of the bubble cap column
    • B. diameter of the seive plate column
    • C. tray pressure drop
    • D. residence time in the downcomer for the disengagement of entrained vapour
      • Discuss

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