Description : Small dia distillation column can be a (A) Packed column (B) Sieve tray (C) Bubble cap (D) Any of these
Last Answer : (A) Packed column
Description : Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation column in oil refinery is in the range of about __________ mm Hg absolute. (A) 1 to 5 (B) 30 to 80
Last Answer : (B) 30 to 80
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 : 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 : Weeping in a distillation column (A) Increases tray efficiency (B) Provides large interfacial surface for mass transfer (C) Results due to very high gas velocity (D) Results due to very low gas velocity
Last Answer : (D) Results due to very low gas velocity
Description : Tower diameter may be decreased by (A) Using higher reflux ratio (B) Use of increased tray spacing (C) Increasing the liquid flow rate (D) Increasing the vapour flow rate
Last Answer : (B) Use of increased tray spacing
Description : 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
Last Answer : (A) log P vs. T
Description : Reynolds number for flow of water at room temperature through 2 cm dia pipe at an average velocity of 5 cm/sec is around (A) 2000 (B) 10 (C) 100 (D) 1000 Answer:
Last Answer : (D) 1000
Description : Initial pressure of oxygen introduced into the 'bomb' of the bomb calorimeter for determination of calorific value of coal/fuel oil may be around __________ atm. (A) 3-5 (B) 25-30 (C) 60-65 (D) 95-100
Last Answer : (B) 25-30
Description : Main boring diameter for petroleum well is 20-30 cms in diameter, while the depth of the oil well may be about __________ kms. (A) 0.1 to 0.5 (B) 1.5 to 4.5 (C) 7.5 to 12.5 (D) 15-20
Last Answer : (B) 1.5 to 4.5
Description : centre to centre spacing of pile should not be more than __where d is the dia of pile shaft
Last Answer : 4d
Description : In a refinery petroleum crude is fractionated into gas fraction, light ends, intermediate distillates, heavy distillates, residues and by products. The group of products including gas oil, diesel oil and ... the fraction (A) Heavy distillates (B) Intermediate distillates (C) Light ends (D) Residues
Last Answer : (A) Heavy distillates
Description : The main pollutant in waste water discharged from a petroleum refinery is oil (both in free and emulsified form). Free oil is removed by (A) Biological oxygen pond (B) Aerated lagoons (C) Trickling filters (D) Gravity separator having oil skimming devices
Last Answer : (D) Gravity separator having oil skimming devices
Description : Irradiation of water by ultraviolet light of suitable wavelength iscommonly used for disinfection of water in (A) Food industry (B) Municipal sewage treatment (C) Petroleum refinery (D) Iron & steel plant
Last Answer : (A) Food industry
Description : Which of the following plants does not emit appreciable amount of SO2 in atmosphere? (A) Thermal power plant (B) Petroleum refinery (C) Nitric acid plant (D) Sulphuric acid plant
Last Answer : (C) Nitric acid plant
Description : Moist climate is the most favourable factor in the site selection far a (A) Steel plant (B) Textile factory (C) Petroleum refinery (D) Coke oven battery
Last Answer : (B) Textile factory
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 : Hydrogenation of oil is carried out in a/an __________ in Vanaspati manufacturing plant. (A) Agitated vessel (B) Sieve tray column (C) Bubble cap column (D) Packed tower
Last Answer : (A) Agitated vessel
Description : . __________ column is preferred to be used, when a high liquid hold up is required in a reactor for gas-liquid reaction. (A) Packed (B) Bubble (C) Spray (D) Tray
Last Answer : (B) Bubble
Description : __________ column is used in gas absorption process. (A) Wetted wall (B) Sieve/perforated tray (C) Bubble cap (D) Packed
Last Answer : (D) Packed
Description : When a high liquid hold up is required in a reactor for gas liquid reaction, use __________ column. (A) Packed (B) Spray (C) Tray (D) Bubble
Last Answer : (D) Bubble
Description : 1. Which country has the briefest Constitution in the world? 2. Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? 3. In which policy India opted for Mixed Economy'? 4. In which state ... was given in which year? 20. During which reign was the East India Company founded in London?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. USA 2. Gasoline 3. Industrial Policy of 1948 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Firdausi 6. 3½ ft 7. Hargobind Khurana 8. B. R. Ambedkar 9. NH 7 10. Punjab and Sind 11. Neutron 12. Junko Tabei 13. ... 16. Dr. F G. Banting 17. About 3 years since Dec 9, 1946 18. Wrought iron 19. 1991 20. Akbar
Description : __________ chloride present in crude petroleum as impurity is the most prolific producer of HCl during distillation. (A) Magnesium (B) Potassium (C) Calcium (D) Sodium
Last Answer : (A) Magnesium
Description : In extractive distillation, solvent is (A) Added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture (B) Of high volatility (C) Present in overhead stream (D) Of high viscosity to give high tray efficiency
Last Answer : (A) Added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture
Description : Entrainer used in Azeotropic distillation should (A) Form a low boiling azeotrope with one of the constituents of the mixture (B) Form a new azeotrope of low relative volatility with one of the ... (C) Have high latent heat of vaporisation (D) Have high viscosity to provide high tray efficiency
Last Answer : (A) Form a low boiling azeotrope with one of the constituents of the mixture
Description : In distillation columns, the number of bubble caps per tray primarily depends upon the (A) Allowable liquid velocity (B) Allowable gas velocity (C) Allowable gas and liquid velocities
Last Answer : (C) Allowable gas and liquid velocities
Description : Design calculation for multiple component distillation is done by (A) Ponchon-Savarit method (B) McCabe-Thiele method (C) Enthalpy concentration method (D) Tray to tray calculations
Last Answer : (D) Tray to tray calculations
Description : Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Gasoline'
Description : Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which one of the following petroleum refinery products has the lowest boiling point? (1) Kerosene (2) Gasoline (3) Diesel (4) Lubricating oil
Last Answer : (4) Lubricating oil Explanation: Lubricating oil is the most commonly used lubricant because of its wide range of possible applications. The two basic categories of lube oil are mineral and synthetic.
Description : Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point?
Last Answer : Gasoline
Description : Pulverised coal passing through 200 mesh screen has a diameter of 0.074 mm (74 micron). The same passing through 50 mesh screen will have a dia of __________ mm. (A) 0.007 (B) 0.30 (C) 50 (D) 0.014
Last Answer : (B) 0.30
Description : The reflux to a distillation column is 100 moles/hr, when the overhead product rate is 50 moles/hr. The reflux ratio is (A) 2 (B) 0.5 (C) 50 (D) 150
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : Smoke point of a good burning kerosene may be around __________ mm. (A) 0-5 (B) 20-25 (C) 60-75 (D) 100-120
Last Answer : (B) 20-25
Description : According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number of plates required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar binary mixture of components A and B into an overhead fraction containing 99 mol% A and a ... in the column. (A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 28
Last Answer : (C) 12
Description : Shatter index of metallurgical coke on 2 inches and 0.5 inch screen should be respectively around __________ percent. (A) 80 and 97 (B) 95 and 100 (C) 40 and 70 (D) 25 and 97
Last Answer : (A) 80 and 97
Description : Which of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Minimum cross sectional area of longitudinal reinforcement in a column is 0.8% (B) Spacing of longitudinal bars measured along the periphery of ... (D) The number of longitudinal bars provided in a circular column should not be less than four
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Choose the set of pressure intensities that are equivalent. (A) 4.33 psi, 10 ft. of water, 8.83 inches of Hg (B) 4.33 psi, 10 ft. of water, 20.7 inches of Hg (C) 10 psi, 19.7 ft. of water, 23.3 inches of Hg (D) 10 psi, 19.7 ft. of water, 5.3 inches of Hg
Last Answer : (A) 4.33 psi, 10 ft. of water, 8.83 inches of Hg
Description : In McCabe-Thiele method of theoretical plate calculation for a distillation column, the operating lines of stripping and rectifying sections coincide with the diagonal at __________ reflux. (A) Total (B) Minimum (C) Operating (D) Maximum permissible
Last Answer : (A) Total
Description : Packed column distillation is limited to the column __________ metres. (A) Height < 6 (B) Diameter < 0.6 (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Plate efficiency in a distillation column is reduced due to the __________ of liquid. (A) Entrainment (B) Foaming (C) Weeping & dumping (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Diameter of raschig rings used in packed tower in industry is normally around __________ inches. (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 18
Description : An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column. High pressure steam is available as a source of heat. For a given reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are ... (D) More number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute in methano
Last Answer : (A) Less number of trays are required
Description : Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation tower of the crude distillation plant is about __________ mm Hg (absolute). (A) 5-10 (B) 30-80 (C) 150-250 (D) 350-400
Last Answer : (B) 30-80
Description : Yield of pitch from distillation of high temperature tar is around __________ percent. (A) 10 (B) 25 (C) 65 (D) 90
Last Answer : (C) 65
Description : The main reinforcement of a R.C. slab consists of 10 mm bars at 100 mm spacing; if it is desired to replace the 10 mm bars by 12 mm bars, then the spacing of 12mm bars should be (a) 120 mm (b) 140 mm (c ) 144 mm (d) 160mm
Last Answer : (c ) 144 mm
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 : Large scale usage of flash distillation is practised in (A) Soap manufacturing (B) Ammonia synthesis plant (C) Polymerisation industry (D) Petroleum refining
Last Answer : (D) Petroleum refining