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301.

An increase in the liquid resistance to interphase mass transfer and a resultant reduction in plate efficiency is caused by______________?

A. An increase in liquid viscosity
B. An increase in relative volatility for rectification columns
C. Decrease in gas solubility for absorbers
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
302.

An adequate clearance between the tray and the shell wall of a distillation column is provided to_____________________?

A. Drain the liquid from the tray when the unit is not in operation
B. Allow for thermal expansion and facilitate installation
C. Avoid back-trapping
D. None of these
Answer» C. Avoid back-trapping
303.

Accidents in chemical plants are mostly due to___________________?

A. Inadequate equipment design
B. Faulty operating procedures
C. Improper layout of the equipments
D. Failure of equipments
Answer» C. Improper layout of the equipments
304.

A/an _______________ is used for changing the direction of a pipeline?

A. Elbow
B. Union
C. Flange
D. Disc compensator
Answer» B. Union
305.

A stuffing box is used for____________________?

A. Absorbing the contraction/expansion of pipeline due to temperature changes
B. Prevention of fluid leakage around moving parts
C. Facilitating smooth opening and closing of a valve
D. Reducing the resistance of fluid flow
Answer» C. Facilitating smooth opening and closing of a valve
306.

A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of_________________?

A. 2
B. 20.8
C. 20.2
D. None of these
Answer» C. 20.2
307.

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________________?

A. Bending
B. Deformation
C. Shear
D. Elongation
Answer» B. Deformation
308.

A ‘rupture disc’ is provided in chemical equipments as an accessory meant for ___________________?

A. Relieving excess pressure
B. Creating turbulence
C. Enhancing mixing rate
D. Avoiding vortex formation
Answer» B. Creating turbulence
309.

A riveted joint does not fail by _____________________ of rivets?

A. Tearing
B. Shearing
C. Tearing of the plate across a row
D. None of these
Answer» E.
310.

A pressure vessel is said to be made of ‘thick’ shell, if the ratio of its diameter to wall thickness is_______________?

A. < 10
B. > 10
C. > 20
D. < 20
Answer» C. > 20
311.

A pipe is generally made of circular cross-section, because a circular cross-section has the____________________?

A. Higher structural strength
B. Lowest surface area requirement for a given volume
C. Both A. & B.
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
312.

A perforated plate has holes of diameter dn arranged in a pitch ph. Each hole has a tube of I.D. dt passing through it. The ligament efficiency is given by_______________?

A. (ph – dh)/ph
B. (ph – dh . dt/2)/ph
C. (ph – dt)/ph
D. (ph – dh)/dh
Answer» D. (ph – dh)/dh
313.

A minimum clearance of about _______________ mm is maintained between the distillation column wall and the bubble cap?

A. 19
B. 38
C. 67
D. 95
Answer» C. 67
314.

A high vapour velocity is required for high plate efficiency in a sieve plate column. The satisfactory value of operating vapor velocity for design purpose in sieve plate column is about _______________ percent of the flooding velocity?

A. 45
B. 60
C. 80
D. 95
Answer» D. 95
315.

A head comprises of straight flange section, corner torus, section and central dished section. Crown radius and knuckle radius in a head is related respectively to the__________________?

A. Central dished section and corner torus section
B. Corner torus section and central dished section
C. Central dished section and straight flange section
D. Straight flange section and corner torus section
Answer» B. Corner torus section and central dished section
316.

A forced circulation long tube vertical evaporator as compared to the natural circulation evaporator__________________?

A. Is economical in operation
B. Employs high velocity, high heat transfer rate and less heating surface requirement
C. Employs a centrifugal pump placed between external downtake from vapor drum and inlet to tube bundle
D. Both B. & C.
Answer» E.
317.

A cylindrical storage tank can have a self supported conical roof ?

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
Answer» B. If its diameter is more than 50 meters
318.

A cylindrical pressure vessel of volume 6 πm3 has to be designed to withstand a maximum internal pressure of 10 atm. The allowable design stress of the material is 125N/mm2 and corrosion allowance is 2 mm. The thickness of the vessel for a length/diameter ratio of 3 will be close to________________?

A. 5 mm
B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 10 mm
Answer» E.
319.

“A claming section” before the liquid flows into the downcomer is provided to__________________?

A. Permit release of entrained vapour in the liquid
B. Reduce the discharge fluctuation
C. Ensure better vapour-liquid contact
D. Cool the liquid before it flows down
Answer» B. Reduce the discharge fluctuation
320.

A certain pressure vessel manufacturer avoids doing reinforcements calculations for openings by always providing a reinforcing pad extending upto double the diameter of the opening and of the same material and thickness as that of the shell wall. If area compensation is accepted as a code guideline, his approach leads to safe design____________________?

A. Only if the opening is on spherical vessel
B. Only if the opening is on a vertical cylindrical vessel
C. Only if the opening is on a horizontal cylindrical vessel
D. Irrespective of the shape of the vessel
Answer» E.
321.

A binary liquid Azeotropic mixture has boiling point lower than either of the components, when it shows _____________ deviation from Raoult’s Law?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. No
D. None of these
Answer» B. Negative
322.

A binary liquid Azeotropic mixture has boiling point higher than either of the components, when it shows ______________ deviation from Raoult’s Law?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. No
D. None of these
Answer» C. No
323.

25 per cent cut segmental baffle means that the baffle__________________?

A. Height is 75% of the I.D. of the shell
B. Height is 25% of the I.D. of the shell
C. Spacing is 75% of its height
D. Width is 25% of its height
Answer» B. Height is 25% of the I.D. of the shell
324.

1.2 to 3.8 cms is the value of the ______________________?

A. Downcomer liquid seal in case of a balanced tray design
B. Static submergence in case of a bubble cap tray for column operating under pressure (≥ 1 atm)
C. Skirt clearance for bubble caps
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.