Process Equipment and Plant Design problems
- 1. The function of manholes provided in the shell of a distillation column is to
Options- A. keep a check on the liquid gradient over the plate by direct visual observation.
- B. give access to the individual trays for cleaning, maintenance and installation.
- C. guard against foaming & entrainment by dumping antifoaming agent through it.
- D. all (a), (b) and (c). Discuss
Correct Answer: give access to the individual trays for cleaning, maintenance and installation.
- 2. For high pressure process equipments/vessels, the connected nozzle should be
Options- A. welded
- B. screwed
- C. flanged
- D. brazed Discuss
Correct Answer: flanged
- 3. The ideal size of round bubble caps to be used in industrial distillation column having a diameter of 3-6 metres is __________ cms.
Options- A. 5
- B. 15
- C. 7.5
- D. 50 Discuss
Correct Answer: 15
- 4. Vapor velocity in a distillation column for non-foaming mixture is in the range of __________ times the flooding velocity.
Options- A. 0.1 to 0.3
- B. 0.6 to 0.7
- C. 0.85 to 0.95
- D. 1.5 to 2 Discuss
Correct Answer: 0.6 to 0.7
- 5. Maximum size of the raschig rings used in a packed tower is about __________ of the coloumn diameter.
Options- A. 1/10th
- B. 1/20th
- C. 1/30th
- D. 1/50th Discuss
Correct Answer: 1/30th
- 6. The minimum plate spacing in most of the pertroleum refinery distillation columns (of dia > 3 ft) is normally __________ inches.
Options- A. 6
- B. 12
- C. 18
- D. 34 Discuss
Correct Answer: 18
- 7. In inclined long tube vertical evaporators, the tubes are inclined at an angle of
Options- A. 15°
- B. 90°
- C. 45°
- D. 60° Discuss
Correct Answer: 45°
- 8. A cylindrical storage tank can have a self supported conical roof,
Options- A. if its diameter is less than 15-20metres.
- B. if its diameter is more than 50 meters.
- C. if the thickness of the roof is more than that of the cylindrical shell.
- D. irrespective of its diameter. Discuss
Correct Answer: if its diameter is less than 15-20metres.
- 9. Lap joints are preferred for plates having thickness __________ mm.
Options- A. < 12.5
- B. > 3
- C. > 5
- D. 5-10 Discuss
Correct Answer: > 3
- 10. Joint efficiency (J) for a seamless pipe is
Options- A. 1
- B. 0.85
- C. 1.2
- D. < 0.5 Discuss
Correct Answer: 1
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