Cox chart, which is useful in the design of distillation column
particularly for petroleum hydrocarbons, is a plot of (where, P = vapor
pressure, T = temperature).
(A) log P vs. T
(B) log P vs. log T
(C) T vs. P
(D) P vs. log T
Description : Cox chart is useful in the design of (A) Distillation column (B) Evaporator (C) Dryer (D) Crystallise
Last Answer : (A) Distillation column
Description : In an operating distillation column, the (A) Vapors and liquids are at their dew point and bubble point respectively (B) Driving force for the liquid flow is its specific weight (C) Driving force for ... bottom to the top of the column (D) Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column
Last Answer : (C) Driving force for the vapor flow is the pressure drop, as the pressure decreases gradually from the bottom to the top of the column
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) LPG is also used as fuel for automobiles & small furnaces and for cutting & welding of metals (B) The minimum temperature, at which a petroleum oil vapor catches ... about 30-50 Nm3 of gas (D) Maximum yield of naphthalene is obtained on distillation of crude oil
Last Answer : (B) The minimum temperature, at which a petroleum oil vapor catches fire and continues to burn, is called its flash point
Description : A plot of pressure vs. temperature for a given substance showing the various phases possible for that particular substance. a. Phase diagram b. P-T diagram c. Wein Diagram d. Histogram
Last Answer : Phase diagram
Description : Mollier chart is a __________ plot. (A) Pressure vs. enthalpy (B) Pressure vs. volume (C) Enthalpy vs. entropy (D) Temperature vs. entropy
Last Answer : (C) Enthalpy vs. entropy
Description : When petroleum is refined it is subject to a number of processes including cracking. During the cracking process w) lighter hydrocarbons are combined to form heavier ones x) heavy hydrocarbons ... lighter hydrocarbons are separated by distillation z) oxygen is used to burn the heavier hydrocarbons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEAVY HYDROCARBONS ARE BROKEN UP INTO LIGHTER ONES
Description : As the reflux ratio in a distillation column is increased from the minimum, the (A) Slope of the operating line in stripping section decreases (B) Number of plates decreases very slowly first ... decreases and then increases (D) Liquid flow increases while the vapor flow decreases for a system
Last Answer : (C) Total cost first decreases and then increases
Description : Tray spacing in a distillation column of dia 10-12 ft. used in petroleum refinery may be around __________ inches. (A) 5 (B) 30 (C) 60 (D) 100
Last Answer : (B) 30
Description : Bode diagram is a plot of (A) log (AR) vs. log (f) and (φ) vs. log (f) (B) log (AR) vs. f and log φ vs. f (C) AR vs. log (f) and φ vs. log (f) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) log (AR) vs. log (f) and (φ) vs. log (f)
Description : Following the six-tenth factor rule, if a log-log plot of capacity of the equipment vs. cost of the equipment is made, then a straight line is obtained, whose slope is equal to (A) 0.1 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.2 (D) 0.8
Last Answer : (B) 0.6
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The controlling resistance in case of heating of air by condensing steam is in the air film (B) The log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for ... a pure fluid at a given pressure from liquid to vapor or vice-versa occurs at saturation temperature
Last Answer : (C) In case of a 1 - 2 shell and tube heat exchanger, the LMTD correction factor value increases sharply, when a temperature cross occurs
Description : Dew point of an air-water vapor mixture (A) Decreases with decrease in pressure (B) At constant humidity & total pressure is fixed (C) Corresponding to any point on the humidity chart is obtained by projecting a ... to the temperature axis and to the saturation curve (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) A horizontal line on the humidity chart indicates the temperature changes at constant molal humidity (B) When water is cooled from 80 to 70°C by exposure ... & air cannot be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure
Last Answer : (D) Relative saturation of unsaturated mixture of water vapor & air cannot be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure
Description : If x gram of gas is adsobed by m gram of adsorbent at pressure P the plot of log `(x)/(m)` versus log P is linear .the slope of the plot is : (n and k
Last Answer : If x gram of gas is adsobed by m gram of adsorbent at pressure P the plot of log `(x)/(m)` versus log P is linear ... 2 k` B. log k C. n D. `(1)/(n)`
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Constant pressure distillation cannot separate an Azeotropic mixture (B) Relative volatility of a binary mixture changes appreciably with the minor change in ... unity (D) Flash distillation is practised on wide spread scale in petroleum refinery
Last Answer : (B) Relative volatility of a binary mixture changes appreciably with the minor change in temperature
Description : . __________ chart is known as transient heat conduction chart. (A) Dirhing's (B) Heisler's (C) Mollier's (D) Cox
Last Answer : (A) Dirhing's
Description : Which one shows the diagrammatic heat balance in a furnace? (A) Sankey diagram (B) Cox chart (C) Ostwald chart (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Sankey diagram
Description : In a heating process, a heat flow diagram in which the quantities of heat in the various items of a heat balance are represented by the width of a band is called the (A) Ostwald chart (B) Cox chart (C) Sankey diagram (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Sankey diagram
Description : In the plot of Z(compressibility factor) vs P, Z attains a value of unity at a certain pressure. What does this signify?
Last Answer : Ans. It implies that at this value of pressure attractive and repulsive forces balance each other. Below this pressure attraction dominates and Z < 1. Above this pressure repulsion dominates and Z > 1.
Description : In distillation column design, the McCabe-Thiele procedure is inadequate and a Ponchan-Savarit procedure is needed, when (A) Saturated feed is not used (B) An azeotrope forms (C) The latent ... vaporisation of the more and less volatile components are greatly different (D) A total condenser is used
Last Answer : (D) A total condenser is used
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In solvent extraction, the distribution co-efficient should be as large as possible for solvent economy (B) With increase in pressure, the solubility of ... in distillation column (D) The capacity of a distillation column is maximum at total reflux
Last Answer : (D) The capacity of a distillation column is maximum at total reflux
Description : For the reaction `2CI F_(3)(g) harr CI_(2)(g) +3F_(2)(g) log K_(eq) vs (1)/(T)` (where temperature is in K) curve is obtained as given. Which of the f
Last Answer : For the reaction `2CI F_(3)(g) harr CI_(2)(g) +3F_(2)(g) log K_(eq) vs (1)/(T)` ( ... catalyst at equilibrium D. Removal of `F_(2)(g)` at equilibrium
Description : Out of two equilibrium curves, first one lies above the diagonal and the second lies below the diagonal in the x-y plot. It means that separation by distillation is (A) Not possible in the second ... (C) More readily done in the second case compared to first one (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) More readily done in the second case compared to first one
Description : Adsorption of a gas on a surface follows Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Plot of `"log " (x)/(m)` versus log P gives a straight line with slope equal
Last Answer : Adsorption of a gas on a surface follows Freundlich adsorption isotherm. Plot of `"log " (x ... of pressure. D. Adsorption is independent of pressure.
Description : For a linear plot of log(x/m) versus log p in a Freundlich adsorption isotherm, which of the following statements is correct ? (k and n are constants)
Last Answer : For a linear plot of log(x/m) versus log p in a Freundlich adsorption isotherm, which of the following ... Both k and 1/n appear in the slope term.
Description : Sooty and sulphurous smog formed due to combustion of fossil fuels particularly in winter, continues throughout the day and night. When the moist atmospheric air's water vapor condenses on the solid particles of smoke thereby ... B) Irritation in eyes (C) Respiratory trouble (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Waxes present in petroleum products (A) Can be separated out by distillation (B) Are not soluble in them (C) Crystallise out at low temperature (D) Decrease their viscosity
Last Answer : (C) Crystallise out at low temperature
Description : Dowtherm is a (A) High temperature heating medium (a petroleum product) (B) Product of coal tar distillation (C) Very heat sensitive material (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option A
Description : The major limitation of metallic recuperated is ------- a) Limitation of handling COx, NOx etc. b) Limitation of reduced life for handling temperature more than 1000 oC c) Manufacturing difficulty of the required design d) None of the above
Last Answer : Limitation of reduced life for handling temperature more than 1000 oC
Description : In petroleum refining, the process used for conversion of hydrocarbons to aromatics is (A) Catalytic cracking (B) Catalytic reforming (C) Hydrotreating (D) Alkylation
Last Answer : (B) Catalytic reforming
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Higher specific gravity of petroleum products means higher C/H ratio (B) Aromatics have lower specific gravity than corresponding paraffins (C) Hydrocarbons of low ... of high specific gravity (e.g., aromatics) possess the maximum thermal energy per unit weight
Last Answer : (B) Aromatics have lower specific gravity than corresponding paraffins
Description : Olefins are (A) Saturated hydrocarbons (B) Unsaturated cyclic compounds (hydrocarbons) (C) Present in substantially good quantity in crude petroleum (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A reasonably general expression for vapour-liquid phase equilibrium at low to moderate pressure is φi yi P = Yi xifi° where, Φ is a vapor fugacity component, Yiis the liquid activity co- ... and liquid composition xi only (D) Temperature, pressure, liquid composition xi and vapour composition yi
Last Answer : (C) Temperature, pressure and liquid composition xi only
Description : The assumption made in Elis method in distillation is that enthalpy concentration lines of vapor and liquid are (A) Parallel (B) Straight (C) Both parallel and straight (D) Neither parallel nor straight
Last Answer : (C) Both parallel and straight
Description : Bottom product of atmospheric pressure crude oil distillation column is termed as (A) Reduced crude (B) Heavy ends (C) Asphalt (D) Residuum
Last Answer : (A) Reduced crude
Description : If a1 and a2 are the relative volatilities when the pressure in the distillation column is 1 and 2 atm respectively. Pick out the correct statement. (A) a1 = a2 (B) a1 = 2a2 (C) a1 = 0.5 a2 (D) None of these
Description : Inside the distillation column, the (A) Driving force for the vapour flow is the pressure drop (B) Liquids are not always at their bubble points (C) Pressure increases gradually from bottom to the top of the column (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Driving force for the vapour flow is the pressure drop
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Critical moisture content is not a property of the material itself (B) A sharp increase in pressure drop gives an indication of the flooding in a ... unity (D) Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum
Last Answer : (D) Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum
Description : Priming in a distillation column (A) Results from very low gas velocity (B) Is desirable from point efficiency consideration (C) Is characterised by the presence of foam throughout the space between trays (D) Reduces the overall pressure drop
Last Answer : (C) Is characterised by the presence of foam throughout the space between trays
Description : . For the same feed, feed quality and separation (in a distillation column), with the increase of total pressure, the number of ideal plates will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain same (D) Data insufficient, can't be predicted
Last Answer : (A) Increase
Description : Back-trapping in a distillation column (A) Increases tray efficiency (B) Decreases tray efficiency (C) Reduces pressure drop (D) Is desirable, as it provides improved vapour-liquid contact
Last Answer : (B) Decreases tray efficiency
Description : Flooding in a distillation column is detected by a sharp (A) Increase in Murphree plate efficiency (B) Decrease in pressure drop (C) Decrease in liquid hold up in the column (D) Increase in pressure drop
Last Answer : (D) Increase in pressure drop
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Different solids have different equilibrium moisture curves (B) Total condenser or reboiler is considered equivalent to one theoretical plate in McCabe-Thiele method of ... (D) Even a forced draft cooling tower cannot cool water below the wet bulb temperature
Last Answer : (C) Heat removal load on cooler remains constant, even with increase of the reflux ratio in a distillation column
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) With decrease in feed temperature, the number of plates required for binary distillation decreases for a given L/V' ratio (B) The extraction per unit ... and its crosssection is wider at the bottom (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Last Answer : (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Description : Heat flux increases with temperature drop beyond the Leiden frost point in the plot of heat flux vs. temperature drop for a boiling liquid, because (A) Convection becomes important (B) Conduction becomes important (C) Radiation becomes important (D) Sub-cooled boiling occurs
Last Answer : (C) Radiation becomes important
Description : Mollier diagram is a plot of (A) Temperature vs. enthalpy (B) Temperature vs. enthalpy (C) Entropy vs. enthalpy (D) Temperature vs. internal energy
Last Answer : (C) Entropy vs. enthalpy
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A refrigeration cycle violates the second law of thermodynamics (B) Refrigeration cycle is normally represented by a temperature vs. entropy plot (C) In a refrigerator, ... (D) One ton of refrigeration is equivalent to the rate of heat absorption equal to 3.53 kW
Last Answer : (A) A refrigeration cycle violates the second law of thermodynamics
Description : When during fractional distillation hydrocarbons are separated according to their?
Last Answer : Fractional distillation separates substances according to theirboiling point.
Description : When acetone is added in a two layer mixture of methyl isobutyl ketone and water at 30°C, the acetone distributes between the two layers and the composition of the layer follows two solubility curves. For this system ... at the concentration of the plait point (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Description : Duhring's plot' is of use in (A) Extractive distillation (B) Evaporation
Last Answer : (B) Evaporation