Process Equipment and Plant Design MCQs

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Q371.
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to shell and tube heat exchanger.

a.

Clearance between shell & baffles and between tube & baffles should be minimum to avoid by-passing of the fluid, but it should be enough to permit the removal of tube bundle.

b.

Baffles are supported independently of the tubes by tie rods and positioned by spacers.

c.

Tie rods are fixed at one end in the tube sheet by making blind holes and the minimum number of tie rods is 4 with at least 10 mm diameter.

d.

Bracket supports are used for horizontal shell, while saddle support is used for vertical shell.

Discuss
Answer: (d).Bracket supports are used for horizontal shell, while saddle support is used for vertical shell.
Q372.
Wind load consideration in the design of a support can be neglected, when the vessel is

a.

tall (say 30 metres), but is full of liquid.

b.

tall but empty.

c.

short (< 2 m) and housed indoor.

d.

none of these.

Discuss
Answer: (c).short (< 2 m) and housed indoor.
Q373.
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

Discuss
Answer: (c).>1
Q374.
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

Discuss
Answer: (a).bending
Q375.
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)

Discuss
Answer: (d).all (a), (b) and (c)
Q376.
__________ closure is the weakest enclosure for cylindrical vessels.

a.

Hemispherical

b.

Torispherical

c.

Conical or flat plate

d.

Elliptical

Discuss
Answer: (c).Conical or flat plate
Q377.
Which of the following efficiencies can be greater than 100% ?

a.

Overall plate efficiency.

b.

Murphree plate efficiency.

c.

Point efficiency.

d.

None of these.

Discuss
Answer: (b).Murphree plate efficiency.
Q378.
Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid flow is determined by the

a.

viscosity of the fluid.

b.

density of the fluid.

c.

total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe).

d.

none of these.

Discuss
Answer: (c).total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe).
Q379.
Pressure differential maintained across a continuous rotary vacuum filter is in the range of __________ mm Hg column.

a.

50 to 100

b.

100 to 150

c.

250 to 500

d.

600 to 700

Discuss
Answer: (c).250 to 500
Q380.
Vertical storage vessels are never supported by __________ support.

a.

bracket

b.

saddle

c.

skirt

d.

lug

Discuss
Answer: (b).saddle
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