A. Low viscosity liquids (< 200 poise)
B. High viscosity liquids (> 600 poise)
C. Large diameter tanks
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Angled baffles are preferred in the agitation tank to control the swirling action; if the viscosity of the liquid to be mixed is about 200 poise. However, the baffle may be completely eliminated for mixing liquids having viscosity above ____________________ poise?
A. 300
B. 600
C. 1000
D. 1500 - Baffles are provided in a shell and tube heat exchanger to increase the turbulence and velocity of the shell side fluid. Which of the following shaped baffles does not fall in the category of transverse baffle ?
A. Segmental baffle
B. Flat plate extending across the wall
C. Disk type baffle
D. Helical type baffle - The centre to centre distance between two consecutive baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger is called the baffle pitch or baffle spacing, which is more than 1/5th the I.D. of the shell. Which of the following is not a function of the baffles ?
A. To increase the residence time of shell side fluid
B. To provide support to the tube bundle
C. To reduce the induced vibration in the tubes
D. To increase the tube side heat transfer co-efficient by inducing turbulence - The thickness of segmental baffles (25 -35% cut truncated plates usually) is generally _____________ the tube wall thickness?
A. Equal to
B. Twice
C. Four times
D. Half - In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, the baffles on shell side is primarily provided for______________?
A. Reducing scale deposition
B. Increasing pressure drop
C. Fixing the tubes
D. Creating turbulence - 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 ____________________?
A. 0.01
B. 0.3
C. 0.75
D. 0.95 - In case of a continuous distillation column, increase in reflux ratio may result in the______________?
A. Lower fixed charges for the column
B. Greater cost for the reboiler heat supply
C. Greater cost for the condenser coolant
D. All A., B. and C. - Excessive liquid gradient on a tray may result in the______________________?
A. Maldistribution of gas
B. Back trapping
C. Gas blowing beneath cap skit
D. All A., B. and C. - Typical static submergence for bubble cap plate column operating at atmospheric pressure may be around _________________?
A. 2.5″
B. 0.5″
C. 5″
D. 50% of the plate spacing - A shell may by termed as thin if its thickness to diameter ratio is less than 0.1. The factor which can be neglected in the calculation of membrane stresses is________________?
A. Bending
B. Deformation
C. Shear
D. Elongation
