Process Equipment and Plant Design MCQs

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Q441.
A shareholder has __________ say in the affairs of company management compared to a debenture holder.

a.

more

b.

less

c.

same

d.

no

Discuss
Answer: (a).more
Q442.
Which of the following is not a component of the working capital for a chemical process plant ?

a.

Product inventory.

b.

In-process inventory.

c.

Minimum cash reserve.

d.

Storage facilities.

Discuss
Answer: (d).Storage facilities.
Q443.
A reactor having a salvage value of Rs. 10000 is estimated to have a service life of 10 years. The annual interest rate is 10%. The original cost of the reactor was Rs. 80000. The book value of the reactor after 5 years using sinking fund depreciation method will be Rs.

a.

40096

b.

43196

c.

53196

d.

60196

Discuss
Answer: (d).60196
Q444.
Relative cost of chemical process plants in India is about __________ percent more than the similar plants in U.S.A.

a.

15

b.

35

c.

55

d.

75

Discuss
Answer: (b).35
Q445.
Liquid gradient over the tray results due to the

a.

resistance offered to flow of liquids by caps & risers and the flow of gas.

b.

low gas velocity.

c.

large plate spacing.

d.

large reflux ratio.

Discuss
Answer: (a).resistance offered to flow of liquids by caps & risers and the flow of gas.
Q446.
The centre to centre distance between two consecutive baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger is called the baffle pitch or baffle spacing, which is more than 1/5th the I.D. of the shell. Which of the following is not a function of the baffles ?

a.

To increase the residence time of shell side fluid.

b.

To provide support to the tube bundle.

c.

To reduce the induced vibration in the tubes.

d.

To increase the tube side heat transfer co-efficient by inducing turbulence.

Discuss
Answer: (d).To increase the tube side heat transfer co-efficient by inducing turbulence.
Q447.
Bubble cap plate column is

a.

a finite stage contactor.

b.

used only for distillation, not for absorption.

c.

a differential stage contactor.

d.

a continuous contactor.

Discuss
Answer: (a).a finite stage contactor.
Q448.
In seive plate column, holes are drilled or punched in sizes ranging from 2.5 to 12 mm (5 mm being widely used). The hole pitch is normally __________ times the hole diameter to give the required hole area.

a.

0.5 to 1.5

b.

2.5 to 4.0

c.

5 to 10

d.

10 to 15

Discuss
Answer: (b).2.5 to 4.0
Q449.
Pick out the wrong statement.

a.

Rivetting provides a permanent fastening method.

b.

The joint made by overlapping of one plate over the other, and then rivetting the two plates together with two rows of rivets is called 'double rivetted butt joint'.

c.

Shank diameter of the rivets should be less than the size of the hole drilled in the plate for rivetting.

d.

The efficiency of a rivetted joint is the ratio of the strength of the rivetted joint to the strength of the solid plate.

Discuss
Answer: (b).The joint made by overlapping of one plate over the other, and then rivetting the two plates together with two rows of rivets is called 'double rivetted butt joint'.
Q450.
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).

Discuss
Answer: (d).all (a), (b) & (c).
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