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  1. The thickness of segmental baffles (25 -35% cut truncated plates usually) is generally __________ the tube wall thickness.

  2. A.
    equal to
    B.
    twice
    C.
    four times
    D.
    half

  3. The safe height (h) to diameter (d) ratio (i.e., h/d) for liquid/petro fuel storage tank of capacity more than 45 kilolitres is less than

  4. A.
    1
    B.
    2
    C.
    3
    D.
    3.5

  5. For given number of passes, pitch & tube diameter, the maximum number of tubes that can be accommodated in a shell of tripled inside diameter will be __________ times.

  6. A.
    about 9
    B.
    considerably more than 9
    C.
    considerably less than 9
    D.
    about 3

  7. The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is termed as the

  8. A.
    modulus of elasticity
    B.
    modulus of rigidity
    C.
    bulk modulus
    D.
    none of these

  9. __________ head is the most economical for cylindrical vessels designed for operating at high pressure (> 15 atm.).

  10. A.
    Hemispherical
    B.
    Dished
    C.
    Ellipsoidal
    D.
    Conical

  11. Bubble cap plate column is

  12. A.
    a finite stage contactor.
    B.
    used only for distillation, not for absorption.
    C.
    a differential stage contactor.
    D.
    a continuous contactor.

  13. In seive plate column, holes are drilled or punched in sizes ranging from 2.5 to 12 mm (5 mm being widely used). The hole pitch is normally __________ times the hole diameter to give the required hole area.

  14. A.
    0.5 to 1.5
    B.
    2.5 to 4.0
    C.
    5 to 10
    D.
    10 to 15

  15. Pick out the wrong statement.

  16. A.
    Rivetting provides a permanent fastening method.
    B.
    The joint made by overlapping of one plate over the other, and then rivetting the two plates together with two rows of rivets is called 'double rivetted butt joint'.
    C.
    Shank diameter of the rivets should be less than the size of the hole drilled in the plate for rivetting.
    D.
    The efficiency of a rivetted joint is the ratio of the strength of the rivetted joint to the strength of the solid plate.

  17. The force due to wind load acting on a tall vessel depends upon its

  18. A.
    shape.
    B.
    outside diameter.
    C.
    height.
    D.
    all (a), (b) & (c).

  19. Bubble cap diameter used for the distillation column having diameter ranging from 1.5 to 4.5 metres is about __________ mm.

  20. A.
    10
    B.
    50
    C.
    100
    D.
    150