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Which tube arrangement in a heat exchanger would facilitate highest heat transfer rate?

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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?

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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?

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Steam is preferred to be used as a heating medium in heat exchangers, because of its

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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

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__________ of water makes it a widely used coolant in heat exchangers.

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Maximum plate efficiency is achieved in case of __________ flow.

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Pick out the wrong statement.

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In a shell and tube heat exchanger, triangular pitch arrangement as compared to square pitch arrangement

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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

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Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is

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Which of the following factors determine the amount of entrainment in a distillation column?

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A 'rupture disc' is provided in chemical equipments as an accessory meant for

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Corrosion allowance in the design of pressure vessel/chemical equipment is not necessary, if

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