Which tube arrangement in a heat exchanger would facilitate highest heat transfer rate?
A. Triangular pitch
B. Square pitch
C. Diagonal square pitch
D. Heat transfer rate is independent of tube arrangement
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In the downcomer of a distillation column, the minimum recommended residence time is about __________ seconds.
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In which of the following evaporators, steam is fed inside the tube while the liquor is outside the tube?
A. Long tube vertical evaporator
B. Short tube vertical evaporator
C. Horizontal tube evaporator
D. None of these
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Lessing ring is formed by the addition of a partition across the centre of a raschig ring, which results in an area increase of about __________ percent.
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The ratio for the rate of washing to the final rate of filtration in a washing type of plate and frame filter is
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Poisson's ratio of a material is the ratio of unit lateral strain to the unit axial elongation within its elastic limit. The value of Poisson's ratio for structural and pressure vessel steel may be taken as
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Of the pressure vessels, with same thickness but different diameters, which one withstands higher pressure?
A. Larger dia vessel
B. Smaller dia vessel
C. Larger dia long vessel
D. Strength of the vessel is same irrespective of the diameter
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Steam is preferred to be used as a heating medium in heat exchangers, because of its
A. Low cost
B. High latent heat
C. Non-corrosive condensate
D. High film co-efficient
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Tube wall thickness depends on the cor-rosiveness of the fluids and their operating pressure & temperature and is specified by Birmingham wire gauge (B.W.G)-a number which varies from 8 to 18 with the numbers 14 and 16 being more commonly used. Outside diameter of tubes varies from about 15 to 50 mm; however a tube of less than __________ mm outside diameter is generally not recommended for fouling fluids.
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The wall thickness for a large high pressure pipeline is determined by the consideration of the
A. Axial tensile stress in the pipe
B. Forces exerted by static and dynamic action at bends
C. Circumferential pipewall tension
D. Temperature stresses
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__________ of water makes it a widely used coolant in heat exchangers.
A. Low corrosiveness
B. Low dirt factor
C. High specific heat
D. Low viscosity
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Maximum plate efficiency is achieved in case of __________ flow.
A. Split
B. Cross
C. Cascade
D. Reverse
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Safety valves are provided in heat exchangers for removal of non-conden-sables
B. Liquid metals and dowtherm are used for very high temperature heating
C. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, high pressure fluid is generally routed through the tube
D. A loop seal or U-seal is provided in a vertical condenser sub-cooler to prevent quick draining of the condensate
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In a shell and tube heat exchanger, triangular pitch arrangement as compared to square pitch arrangement
A. Results in higher shell side pressure drop
B. Can accomodate less number of tubes for a given shell diameter
C. Facilitates easier shell side cleaning; hence is more suitable for handling high dirt factor shell side fluid
D. Creates relatively lower turbulence on the shell side resulting in lower shell side heat transfer co-efficient
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What is the value of 'q' for saturated liquid feed to a distillation column?
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High pressure fluid in a shell and tube heat exchanger should preferably be routed through the
A. Tubes to avoid the expansion of high pressure shell construction
B. Shell side for smaller total pressure drop
C. Shell side, if the flow is counter-current and tube side if the flow is co-current
D. Shell side for large overall heat transfer co-efficient
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Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is
A. 8 : 1 to 12 : 1 for both liquid-liquid and gas-gas heat exchangers
B. 4 : 1 to 8 : 1 for liquid-liquid exchanger
C. < 4 : 1 for gas-gas exchangers
D. Both B & C
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Which of the following factors determine the amount of entrainment in a distillation column?
A. Plate spacing
B. Depth of liquid above the bubble cap slots
C. Vapour velocity in the volume between the plates
D. All of the above
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A 'rupture disc' is provided in chemical equipments as an accessory meant for
A. Relieving excess pressure
B. Creating turbulence
C. Enhancing mixing rate
D. Avoiding vortex formation
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Corrosion allowance in the design of pressure vessel/chemical equipment is not necessary, if
A. Plain carbon steel and cast iron parts are used
B. Wall thickness is > 30 mm
C. Material of construction is high alloy steel
D. Both B & C
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