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51.

The ratio of volumes of the mixed reactor to the plug flow reactor (for identical feed composition, flow rate, conversion, and for all positive reaction orders) is always ?

A. 1
B. < 1
C. > 1
D. Equal to the order of reaction
Answer» D. Equal to the order of reaction
52.

The ratio of tube length to shell diameter in case of liquid shell and tube heat exchanger ranges from__________________?

A. 2 to 3
B. 3 to 5
C. 4 to 8
D. 6 to 12
Answer» D. 6 to 12
53.

The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the test specimen is called the _____________ stress?

A. Yield point
B. Breaking
C. Ultimate
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
54.

The ratio of shear stress to shear strain is called ____________________?

A. Bulk modulus
B. Shear modulus
C. Modulus of rigidity
D. Modulus of elasticity
Answer» C. Modulus of rigidity
55.

The ratio of lateral strain to linear strain is termed as the___________________?

A. Poisson’s ratio
B. Bulk modulus
C. Modulus of elasticity
D. Shear modulus
Answer» B. Bulk modulus
56.

The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is termed as the ____________________?

A. Modulus of elasticity
B. Modulus of rigidity
C. Bulk modulus
D. None of these
Answer» B. Modulus of rigidity
57.

The ratio of down take area to cross-sectional area of the tube, for calandria type evaporator ranges from_________________?

A. 0.5 to 1
B. 1 to 1.5
C. 1.5 to 2
D. 2 to 2.5
Answer» B. 1 to 1.5
58.

The ratio for the rate of washing to the final rate of filtration in a washing type of plate and frame filter is____________________?

A. 0.25
B. 0.50
C. 0.75
D. 1.25
Answer» B. 0.50
59.

The practical representative values of HETP for a number of commercial operations lies within a range of ______________ metre?

A. 0.1-0.2
B. 0.2-0.5
C. 0.4-0.9
D. 1.2-1.5
Answer» D. 1.2-1.5
60.

The optimum size ratio for two mixed reactors in series depends on the kinetics of the reaction and the conversion level. For reaction orders more than one, the_________________?

A. Equal sized reactors are the best
B. Smaller reactor should come first
C. Larger reactor should come first
D. None of these
Answer» C. Larger reactor should come first
61.

The operating velocity in the absorption tower is usually 40-50% of the flooding velocity. Packed absorption towers are normally designed for a pressure drop of about _________________ mm of water column per metre height of packing?

A. 1-5
B. 20-40
C. 100-150
D. 1000-1500
Answer» C. 100-150
62.

The operating pressure drop range in a bag filter is about ______________ mm water gauge?

A. 50-150
B. 5-10
C. 500-1500
D. 1500-2500
Answer» B. 5-10
63.

The normal range of velocity of water in pipes is _______________ m/sec?

A. 0.1-0.5
B. 1-2
C. 10-50
D. 15-30
Answer» C. 10-50
64.

The normal range of velocity of steam in pipes is _________________________ m/sec?

A. 0.1-0.5
B. 1-5
C. 10-20
D. 80-100
Answer» E.
65.

The necessary wall thickness for a metallic storage vessel is a function of the ___________________?

A. Ultimate tensile strength (or yield point) of the material and operating temperature
B. Operating pressure and welding/joint efficiency
C. Diameter of the vessel
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
66.

The most common standard size of bubble caps used in industrial operation is___________________?

A. 1″ dia cap with 0.5″ dia riser
B. 6″ dia cap with 4″ dia riser
C. 8″ dia cap with 1″ dia riser
D. 4″ dia cap with 8″ dia riser
Answer» C. 8″ dia cap with 1″ dia riser
67.

The minimum tray spacing in distillation column of diameter less than 3 ft is normally _____________ inches?

A. 6
B. 18
C. 24
D. 34
Answer» B. 18
68.

The minimum shell thickness for tank ≤ 15 metres diameter is limited to _______________ mm, for reasons of elastic stability?

A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
Answer» C. 10
69.

The minimum plate spacing in most of the petroleum refinery distillation columns (of dia > 3 ft) is normally _____________ inches?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 36
Answer» D. 36
70.

The minimum baffle height should be ______________?

A. Equal to the impeller diameter
B. Twice the impeller diameter
C. Twice the tank diameter
D. 3/4 of the tank height
Answer» C. Twice the tank diameter
71.

The maximum liquid gradient over a tray must not exceed__________________?

A. 0.5″ -1.25″
B. 2″-3.5″
C. 5″
D. Half the tray spacing
Answer» B. 2″-3.5″
72.

The longitudinal stress induced in a thin walled cylindrical vessel under internal pressure is_________________?

A. pd/2t
B. pd/4t
C. pd/t
D. pd/8t
Answer» C. pd/t
73.

The LMTD correction factor (FT) is defined as the __________________?

A. Ratio of true temperature difference to the LMTD
B. Ratio of LMTD to the true temperature difference
C. Differenced of true temperature difference and the LMTD
D. Geometric mean of the true temperature difference and the LMTD
Answer» B. Ratio of LMTD to the true temperature difference
74.

The length of straight rectangular weir used on cross-flow trays is generally ________________ the column diameter ?

A. 0.6-0.8 times
B. Equal to
C. Twice
D. 2 ft irrespective of (for column > 3 ft diameter)
Answer» B. Equal to
75.

The ideal size of round bubble caps to be used in industrial distillation column having a diameter of 3-6 metres is ________________ cms?

A. 5
B. 15
C. 7.5
D. 50
Answer» C. 7.5
76.

The function of manholes provided in the shell of a distillation column is to __________________?

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.
Answer» C. Guard against foaming & entrainment by dumping antifoaming agent through it
77.

The force due to wind load acting on a tall vessel depends upon its___________________?

A. Shape
B. Outside diameter
C. Height
D. All A, B. & C.
Answer» E.
78.

The equivalent diameter for pressure drop is _______________ that for heat transfer?

A. Smaller than
B. Greater than
C. Equal to
D. Not related with
Answer» E.
79.

The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through a channel of constant non-circular cross section of area ‘A’ is given by (where, P = perimeter of the channel in contact with the fluid) ?

A. 4 A/P
B. A/P
C. 4 P/A
D. √A
Answer» B. A/P
80.

The ends of a cylindrical vessel can be closed by a head, which can be one of the four shapes. For the same thickness, choose the one which can withstand the highest pressure ?

A. Flat plate
B. Hemispherical
C. Torispherical
D. Ellipsoidal
Answer» E.
81.

The dust collection efficiency of electrostatic precipitator increases with increase in the_________________?

A. Gas flow rate
B. Electrode area
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» C. Both A. & B.
82.

The dust collection efficiency of a cyclone separator_________________?

A. Decreases with increase in gas flow rate
B. Is inversely proportional to the mass of the dust particle
C. Is directly proportional to the radius of the dust particle path
D. None of these
Answer» E.
83.

The distance between the top of the slots and the liquid surface when the static liquid is just ready to flow over the overflow weir is called____________________?

A. Downcomer liquid seal
B. Static submergence
C. Skirt clearance
D. None of these
Answer» C. Skirt clearance
84.

The distance between the centres of a rivet hole to the nearest edge of the plate is called _________________?

A. Pitch
B. Margin
C. Back pitch
D. None of these
Answer» C. Back pitch
85.

The difficulty of liquid distribution in packed towers is accentuated, when the ratio of tower diameter to packing diameter is_________________?

A. < 30
B. < 7
C. > 7 20 < 50
Answer» C. > 7 20 < 50
86.

The diameter of a propeller agitator used in agitation tank ranges from ____________ percent of the tank diameter and its peripheral speed is normally 300 to 500 metres/minute ?

A. 5 to 10
B. 15 to 30
C. 40 to 50
D. 55 to 75
Answer» C. 40 to 50
87.

The design stress, which is more than the damaging stress, is the least unit stress that will render a member unfit for service before the end of its normal life. The design stress factor or factor of safety indicates the margin between design stress and the _______________ stress?

A. Working
B. Damaging
C. Allowable
D. None of these
Answer» C. Allowable
88.

The clearance between two tubes in a shell and tube heat exchanger is known as ‘ligament’, whose minimum value is _____________ the outside diameter of the tube, but in no case it should be less than 4.5 mm?

A. Equal to
B. Half
C. One fourth
D. Three fourth
Answer» D. Three fourth
89.

The circumferential (hoop) stress in a thin walled cylindrical vessel under internal pressure is______________________?

A. pd/2t
B. pd/4t
C. pd/t
D. pd/3t
Answer» B. pd/4t
90.

The buckling tendency of compression members is always in the direction of the _____________________?

A. Least radius of gyration
B. Axis of the load
C. Perpendicular to the axis of the load
D. None of these
Answer» B. Axis of the load
91.

The average velocity in the tubes of a 1-4 heat exchanger is ______________ times that in 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at same liquid flow rate ?

A. 2
B. 1/2
C. 4
D. 1/4
Answer» D. 1/4
92.

The approximate liquid depth in an agitation tank is equal to (where, d = tank diameter)_________________?

A. 0.5 d
B. 0.75 d
C. d
D. 2 d
Answer» D. 2 d
93.

The absorption factor is defined as (where, S1 = slope of the equilibrium curve, S2 = slope of the operating line) ?

A. S1/S2
B. S1.S2
C. S2/S1
D. 1/S1.S2
Answer» B. S1.S2
94.

Seamless pipe is made________________?

A. From rolled strips formed into cylinders and seam-welded
B. By extrusion & casting into static and centrifugal molds
C. By forging a solid round, piercing it by simultaneously rotating & forcing it over a piercer point and further reducing it by rolling gas drawing
D. Both B. and C.
Answer» E.
95.

Scale up problem in design based on the similarity concept takes into account _______________ similarity?

A. Geometrical
B. Kinematic
C. Dynamic
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
96.

Safety valves are provided in chemical equipments to guard against excessive_________________?

A. Temperature
B. Pressure/pressure fluctuation
C. Turbulence
D. Noise
Answer» C. Turbulence
97.

Saddle supports are used for supporting _____________ vessels?

A. Horizontal cylindrical
B. Tall vertical
C. Thick walled vertical
D. Thick spherical
Answer» B. Tall vertical
98.

Rotary driers are most economically designed for the number of heat transfer units (HTU) from _________________?

A. 0.01 to 1
B. 1.5 to 2.5
C. 5 to 10
D. 10 to 20
Answer» C. 5 to 10
99.

Rivets are generally specified by the____________________?

A. Head diameter
B. Shank diameter
C. Overall length
D. None of these
Answer» C. Overall length
100.

Removable connection of tubes to tube sheet is called___________________?

A. Ferrule
B. Socket
C. Nipple
D. Saddle
Answer» B. Socket