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  1. In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum shell thickness for carbon steel (inclusive of corrosion allowance) depends on shell diameter and is in the range of __________ mm.

  2. A.
    3-5
    B.
    5-11
    C.
    8-15
    D.
    12-18

  3. The stress developed in a material without any permanent set is called the

  4. A.
    ultimate stress
    B.
    yield stress
    C.
    elastic limit
    D.
    breaking stress

  5. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the 'tube pitch' is defined as the

  6. A.
    O.D. of the tube for square pitch.
    B.
    shortest distance between two adj acent tube holes.
    C.
    shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes.
    D.
    none of these.

  7. 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 ?

  8. 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.

  9. Overall distillation column efficiency for most of the refinery columns can be given by (for μ = 0.07 - 1.4 cp and relative volatility < 4) (where η = overall column efficiency, % μ = molal average viscosity of feed at average column temperature and pressure, cp Δp = pressure drop per tray, psi)

  10. A.
    η = 17 - 61.1 log μ
    B.
    C.
    η = 1.66 - 0.25 log μ
    D.
    η = 0.25 log μ - 1.67

  11. The value of fouling factor depends upon the

  12. A.
    characteristic of process fluid.
    B.
    velocity of process fluid containing suspended solids.
    C.
    suspended solids in the fluid.
    D.
    all (a), (b) and (c).

  13. In case of bubble cap distillation column of diameter greater than 1.2 metres, the cap diameter is roughly about __________ cms.

  14. A.
    10
    B.
    20
    C.
    30
    D.
    35

  15. 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.

  16. A.
    2
    B.
    1/2
    C.
    4
    D.
    8

  17. To keep the power input constant for a stirred vessel operating under fully developed turbulent flow conditions (constant power number), if the impeller diameter is increased by 20%, the impeller speed should be decreased by a factor of

  18. A.
    (1.2)3/2
    B.
    (1.2)3/5
    C.
    (1.2)2/3
    D.
    (1.2)5/3

  19. In a heat exchanger, shell side fluid velocity can be changed by changing the tube

  20. A.
    layout
    B.
    pitch
    C.
    both (a) & (b)
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b)