Salt content (measured as sodium chloride) in electrically desalted crude oil comes down to a level of about __________ ptb (pounds per thousand barrel).
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Aniline point test of an oil qualitatively indicates the __________ content of an oil.
A. Paraffin
B. Olefin
C. Aromatic
D. Naphthene
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Char value of Kerosene is the amount of charred oil deposition on the wick obtained after burning it in a standard wick lamp at a standard rate for 24 hours. Char value of a good quality kerosene should be less than __________ mg/kg of kerosene.
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Gasoline yield in catalytic reforming of naphtha may be about __________ percent by weight.
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1 centistoke is equal to __________ Redwood I seconds.
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The main aim of cracking is to produce
A. Gasoline
B. Lube oil
C. Petrolatum
D. Coke
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The characterisation factor of a crude oil is calculated as 12.5. It means that; it is
A. Paraffinic
B. Naphthenic
C. Intermediate
D. None of these
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Which of the following does not require preheating during storage in the storage tank as well as during atomisation through burners?
A. PCM
B. Tar
C. Light diesel oil
D. Low viscosity furnace oil
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Presence of predominantly large quantity of aromatics (polynuclear) is not desirable in aviation fuel, because it has
A. High pour point and low smoke point
B. Low viscosity index
C. High self-ingnition temperature
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is desirable in petrol (gasoline) but undesirable in kerosene?
A. Paraffins
B. Aromatics
C. Mercaptans
D. Naphthenic acid
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Octane number of gasoline produced by two stage fluidised catalytic cracking process is
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Which of the following is a non-regenerative fixed bed catalytic reforming process?
A. Hydroforming
B. Thermofer catalytic reforming
C. Platforming
D. Hyperforming
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In case of liquid petrofuels, momentary combustion is observed at its
A. Flash point
B. Preheating temperature corresponding to viscosity of 25 centistokes
C. Flame temperature
D. Fire point
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Main constituent of natural gas is
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Molecular weight of crude petroleum may be around
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The characterisation factor of crude petroleum oil is around
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With increase in the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbon molecules, the density of petroleum products
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains same
D. Unpredictable from the data
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Petroleum deposits are detected by the.
A. Oil seepage at the surface of the earth
B. Measuremet of density, elasticity and magnetic & electric properties of the rock in the crust of the earth
C. Age & nature of rocks inside the crust of the earth
D. All of the above
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Gum formation in stored gasoline is mainly due to the
A. Alkylation of unsaturates
B. Presence of sulphur
C. Oxidation & polymerisation of unsaturates
D. Higher aromatic content
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Which of the following gasolines (unleaded) has the least octane number?
A. Catalytically cracked gasoline
B. Straight run gasoline
C. Catalytically reformed gasoline
D. Polymer gasoline
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