Process Equipment and Plant Design MCQs

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Q121.
Fixed capital investment of a chemical plant is the total amount of money needed to supply the necessary plant and manufacturing facilities plus the working capital for operation of the facilities. Which of the following components of fixed capital investment requires minimum percentage of it ?

a.

Electrical installation cost.

b.

Equipment installation cost.

c.

Cost for piping.

d.

Equipment insulation cost.

Discuss
Answer: (d).Equipment insulation cost.
Q122.
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

Discuss
Answer: (a).50-150
Q123.
In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum shell thickness for carbon steel (inclusive of corrosion allowance) depends on shell diameter and is in the range of __________ mm.

a.

3-5

b.

5-11

c.

8-15

d.

12-18

Discuss
Answer: (b).5-11
Q124.
The stress developed in a material without any permanent set is called the

a.

ultimate stress

b.

yield stress

c.

elastic limit

d.

breaking stress

Discuss
Answer: (c).elastic limit
Q125.
In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the 'tube pitch' is defined as the

a.

O.D. of the tube for square pitch.

b.

shortest distance between two adj acent tube holes.

c.

shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes.

d.

none of these.

Discuss
Answer: (c).shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes.
Q126.
Which of the following is not a valid assumption in continuous binary distillation for calculating the number of equilibrium stages by Mc-Cabe-Thiele's method ?

a.

Sensible heat changes for vapour & liquid are negligibly small.

b.

Reflux is not a saturated liquid.

c.

Molar latent heat of the two components are equal.

d.

Heat of mixing of normal liquid is assumed to be zero.

Discuss
Answer: (b).Reflux is not a saturated liquid.
Q127.
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of the bubble cap tray of a distillation column to give stable operation and even vapour distribution.

a.

The pressure drop due to the caps & slots and the static submergence should be as high as practicable for reasonable operation.

b.

Tendency towards stable operation is increased by increasing the skirt clearance of the caps, lowering the rate of liquid flow per unit plate width or increasing the spacing between the caps.

c.

The dimensionless ratio of liquid gradient to pressure drop head caused by the bubble cap assembly should be less than 0.4.

d.

none of these.

Discuss
Answer: (d).none of these.
Q128.
Speed of the drum of the rotary vacuum filter normally ranges from __________ rpm.

a.

0.1 to 2

b.

5 to 7

c.

3 to 8

d.

8 to 15

Discuss
Answer: (a).0.1 to 2
Q129.
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.

Discuss
Answer: (b).prevention of fluid leakage around moving parts.
Q130.
Pressure drop (ฮ”p) and the superficial gas mass velocity (G) in case of packed absorption tower operating in the preloading range are related as

a.

ฮ”p = G

b.

ฮ”p = G^0.5

c.

ฮ”p = G²

d.

ฮ”p = 1 / G^0.6

Discuss
Answer: (c).ฮ”p = G²
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