Width and depth of grooves in the tube sheet holes normally are __________ inch respectively.
A. 8 1 and 64 1
B. 64 1 and 8 1
C. 2 1 and 8
D. 2 1 and 5
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In most of the shell and tube heat exchangers, the tube pitch is generally __________ the tube diameter.
A. Less than
B. 1.25-1.50 times
C. 2.5 times
D. One-fourth of
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Value of Peclet number = 0, is the representative of
A. Laminar flow
B. Complete back mixing
C. Plug flow
D. Eddy diffusivity = 0
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The ideal size of round bubble caps to be used in industrial distillation column having a diameter of 3-6 metres is __________ cms.
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Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of a horizontal tube evaporator.
A. It is unsuitable for concentrating those liquids, which form a scale or deposit salt
B. It is suitable for process, in which the final product is a liquor instead of solid
C. Its usual dimensions are: tube dia = 2-3 cms; evaporator body dia = 1-4 metres and evaporator height = 2.5-4 metres
D. Liquor flows inside the tube, while the steam is outside submerging the tube
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A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of
A. 2
B. 20.8
C. 20.2
D. None of these
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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
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A certain pressure vessel manufacturer avoids doing reinforcements calculations for openings by always providing a reinforcing pad extending upto double the diameter of the opening and of the same material and thickness as that of the shell wall. If area compensation is accepted as a code guideline, his approach leads to safe design
A. Only if the opening is on spherical vessel
B. Only if the opening is on a vertical cylinderical vessel
C. Only if the opening is on a horizontal cylinderical vessel
D. Irrespective of the shape of the vessel
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__________ heat exchanger is also known as 'hair pin type' exchanger,
A. Double pipe
B. Finned
C. Plate type
D. Regenerative
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__________ head is the most economical for cylindrical vessels designed for operating at high pressure (> 15 atm.).
A. Hemispherical
B. Dished
C. Ellipsoidal
D. Conical
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Tube side pressure drop in a 1-2 heat exchanger (for turbulent flow of fluids through the tubes) is about __________ times, that in a 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at the same liquid flow rate.
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Hazards associated with the relief valve leakage for extremely hazardous material storage can be taken care of by providing
A. Rupture diaphragm
B. Dikes
C. Surge chamber
D. None of these
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In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the shortest centre to centre distance between the adjacent tubes is
A. Called tube pitch
B. Called tube clearance
C. Always less than the diameter of the tube
D. None of these
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The ratio of the largest load in a test to the original cross-sectional area of the test specimen is called the __________ stress.
A. Yield point
B. Breaking
C. Ultimate
D. None of these
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Thickness of the frame of a plate and frame filter as compared to that of plates is
A. Less
B. Same
C. More
D. Either A or B
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for couplings and unions would be
A. 60
B. 200
C. 350
D. Negligible
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Longitundinal stress induced in a thin walled cylindrical storage vessel is
A. 2 t pD
B. 4 t pD
C. 3 t pD
D. 6 t pD
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In case of a 'thin' pressure vessel, the ratio of its diameter to wall thickness is
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A pressure vessel is said to be made of 'thick' shell, if the ratio of its diameter to wall thickness is
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Liquid redistribution should be done in a packed tower packed with raschig rings every 6 metres or __________ times the column diameter, whichever is lower.
A. 2.5-3.0
B. 5-7.5
C. 10-12.5
D. 15-20
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