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
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Practical dividing line between a ductile and brittle materials is suggested, when the ultimate elongation is about 5%. Generally, larger the knuckle radius, stronger is the corner torus section of a head. The knuckle radius provided should be less than __________ of the head.
A. 6% of I.D.
B. 3 times the thickness
C. Either A or B, whichever is larger
D. Either A or B, whichever is smaller
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Pressure drop due to pipe fittings can be estimated by the equation, ρ Δ p = 4 f . D L e . 2 gc V 2 , where, Le = equivalent length of straight pipeline which will incur the same frictional loss as the fitting and D = diameter of the fitting. The value of D L e (dimensionless) for 45° elbow and 180° close return bends would be respectively around
A. 5 and 10
B. 45 and 75
C. 180 and 300
D. 300 and 500
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Most of the storage vessels/tanks are made cylindrical, because of the fact that a cylinder
A. Has greater structural strength
B. Is easy to fabricate
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Seamless pipe is made
A. From rolled strips formed into cylinders and seam-welded
B. By extrusion & casting into static and centrifugal molds
C. By forging a solid round, piercing it by simultaneously rotating & forcing it over a piercer point and further reducing it by rolling gas drawing
D. Both B and C
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In a rotary drier, the average retention time of solid is (where Z = length of the drier, metres; ρ = apparent solid density, kg/m3 ; L = flow rate of dry solids, kg/see.m2 drier cross-section; H = hold up of solid.)
A. L Z . H . ρ
B. Z . H . ρ L
C. L H . ρ
D. L . ρ Z . H
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The most common standard size of bubble caps used in industrial operation is
A. 1" dia cap with 0.5" dia riser
B. 6" dia cap with 4" dia riser
C. 8" dia cap with 1" dia riser
D. 4" dia cap with 8" dia riser
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The circumferential (hoop) stress in a thin walled cylinderical vessel under internal pressure is
A. 2 t pd
B. 4 t pd
C. t pd
D. 3 t pd
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The longitudinal stress induced in a thin walled cylinderical vessel under internal pressure is
A. 2 t pd
B. 4 t pd
C. t pd
D. 8 t pd
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In case of design of a shell and tube heat exchanger,
A. Minimum cleaning lane of 6.5 mm is provided, when tubes are on a square pitch
B. Minimum tube sheet thickness (in which tubes are fixed) is equal to the O.D. of the tube upto 15 mm tube diameter; and for > 15 mm tube diameter, tube sheet thickness is smaller than tube diameter
C. O.D. of the tube is 6 to 40 mm while the tube lengths used are 0.5, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6 metres
D. All of the above
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Pick out the wrong statement about routing of fluids in a shell and tube heat exchanger.
A. The corrosive and fouling fluid should be preferably routed through the tubes
B. The viscous fluid should be routed through the shell side
C. Lower flow rate fluid should be routed through the shell side
D. Higher pressure fluid stream should be routed through the shell side
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Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to a shell and tube heat exchanger.
A. The minimum value of baffle spacing is 50 mm
B. The maximum value of baffle spacing is equal to the I.D. of the shell
C. The maximum unsupported tube span is generally about 75 times tube diameter, but is reduced to about 60 times for aluminium, copper & alloys of these
D. Disk and doughnut baffle is the most commonly used baffle
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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
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In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the effect of L/D on inside film heat transfer co-efficient (hi) vanishes after a Reynold number of
A. 1000
B. 3000
C. 5000
D. 10000
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In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the baffles on shell side is primarily provided for
A. Reducing scale deposition
B. Increasing pressure drop
C. Fixing the tubes
D. Creating turbulence
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For laminar flow (NRe < 2100) in steel pipe, the optimum inside pipe diameter is given by
A. Di, opt = 3 Q0.36 .ρ0.18
B. Di, opt = 3.9 Q0.45 .ρ0.23
C. Di, opt = 7.6 Q0.36 .ρ0.9
D. Di, opt = 3 Q0.36 .ρ1.86 .μ0.08
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Typical static submergence for bubble cap plate column operating at atmospheric pressure may be around
A. 2.5"
B. 0.5"
C. 5"
D. 50% of the plate spacing
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Generally, no corrosion allowance in wall thickness of a part is required, if the thickness is more than __________ mm.
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Liquid/petroleum fuel storage tanks are built underground (as in case of petrol pumps), when the storage capacity is less than __________ kilolitres.
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Any shell opening greater than 5 cms for a storage tank must be reinforced for reason of
A. Preventing the local overstressing of the shell around the opening
B. Reduction of discontinuity in shape at the junction
C. Making the joint leak proof
D. None of these
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