Process Equipment and Plant Design MCQs

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Q111.
Pick out the wrong statement.

a.

Safety valves are provided in heat exchangers for removal of non-conden-sables.

b.

Liquid metals and dowtherm are used for very high temperature heating.

c.

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, high pressure fluid is generally routed through the tube.

d.

A loop seal or U-seal is provided in a vertical condenser sub-cooler to prevent quick draining of the condensate.

Discuss
Answer: (a).Safety valves are provided in heat exchangers for removal of non-conden-sables.
Q112.
With increase in gas flow rate to fabric surface area ratio (Nm³/hr/m² fabric surface area), the size & the cost of a bag filter

a.

increases

b.

decreases

c.

remain unaffected

d.

none of these

Discuss
Answer: (b).decreases
Q113.
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.

Discuss
Answer: (a).central dished section and corner torus section.
Q114.
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.

Discuss
Answer: (b).faulty operating procedures.
Q115.
For identical operating conditions, the pressure drop over __________ tray is the highest out of the following.

a.

sieve

b.

valve

c.

counterflow

d.

bubble cap

Discuss
Answer: (d).bubble cap
Q116.
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

Discuss
Answer: (c).(pₕ - dₜ)/pₕ
Q117.
__________ is the determining factor for the number of bubble caps to be used per tray.

a.

Permissible slot velocity

b.

Tray diameter

c.

Liquid load

d.

Vapor load

Discuss
Answer: (a).Permissible slot velocity
Q118.
Pick out the wrong statement about distillation operation

a.

Distillation under vacuum is a substitute for steam distillation.

b.

In differential (simple) distillation, the vapour is removed as soon as it is formed without appreciable condensation.

c.

In flash (equilibrium) distillation, a definite fraction of liquid is vaporised in such a way that the evolved vapour & residual liquids are in equilibrium with each other.

d.

Flash distillation, differential distillation & steam distillation are all continuous distillation processes.

Discuss
Answer: (d).Flash distillation, differential distillation & steam distillation are all continuous distillation processes.
Q119.
Tube wall thickness depends on the cor-rosiveness of the fluids and their operating pressure & temperature and is specified by Birmingham wire gauge (B.W.G)-a number which varies from 8 to 18 with the numbers 14 and 16 being more commonly used. Outside diameter of tubes varies from about 15 to 50 mm; however a tube of less than __________ mm outside diameter is generally not recommended for fouling fluids.

a.

16

b.

19

c.

28

d.

38

Discuss
Answer: (b).19
Q120.
Angled baffles are preferred in the agitation tank to control the swirling action; if the viscosity of the liquid to be mixed is about 200 poise. However, the baffle may be completely eliminated for mixing liquids having viscoisty above __________ poise.

a.

300

b.

600

c.

1000

d.

1500

Discuss
Answer: (b).600
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