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  • Question
  • Which of the following additives improves the cetane number of diesel?


  • Options
  • A. Amyl nitrate
  • B. Ethyl mercaptan
  • C. Napthenic acid
  • D. Tetra ethyl lead

  • Correct Answer
  • Ethyl mercaptan 


  • Petroleum Refinery Engineering problems


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    • 1. Choose the correct statement.

    • Options
    • A. Coking tendency increases with increasing molecular weight.
    • B. Coking tendency decreases with increasing molecular weight.
    • C. Higher pressure enhances coke formation.
    • D. Coking is an exothermic reaction.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Crude oils containing more than __________ kg of total salts (expressed in terms of NaCl) per thousand barrel is called a 'salty crude'.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 5
    • C. 15
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 3. Aniline point of the diesel is a measure of its __________ content.

    • Options
    • A. aromatic
    • B. paraffin
    • C. olefin
    • D. naphthene
    • Discuss
    • 4. The condesate obtained on compression of wet natural gas is termed as

    • Options
    • A. liquefied natural gasoline
    • B. natural gasoline
    • C. liquid natural gas
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following contains maximum sulphur?

    • Options
    • A. Diesel
    • B. Petrol
    • C. Kerosene
    • D. Fuel oil
    • Discuss
    • 6. Hydrogen content in petroleum products varies from 12 to 15% (by weight). As a result the difference between gross and net heating value of petroleum fuels varies in the range of __________ kcal/kg.

    • Options
    • A. 600-750
    • B. 250-350
    • C. 1000-1500
    • D. 2000-2500
    • Discuss
    • 7. Octane numbers of motor gasoline used in India and America are respectively

    • Options
    • A. 87 & 94
    • B. 94 && 87
    • C. 94 && 100
    • D. 83 && 100
    • Discuss
    • 8. Research octane number refers to the

    • Options
    • A. low octane number motor fuels.
    • B. high octane number motor fuels.
    • C. high octane number aviation fuels.
    • D. unleaded motor fuels.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Natural gasoline is produced

    • Options
    • A. from oil wells
    • B. in oil refineries
    • C. by natural gas stripping
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Naphtha yield in straight run distillation of crude oil may be about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 6
    • C. 12
    • D. 18
    • Discuss


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