Related Mcqs:

1. A cylindrical pressure vessel of volume 6 πm3 has to be designed to withstand a maximum internal pressure of 10 atm. The allowable design stress of the material is 125N/mm2 and corrosion allowance is 2 mm. The thickness of the vessel for a length/diameter ratio of 3 will be close to________________?

   A. 5 mm
   B. 6 mm
   C. 8 mm
   D. 10 mm

2. In the design of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the corrosion allowance ____________________?

   A. Need not be provided for non-pressure parts like tie rods, spacers, baffles, supports etc.
   B. For carbon steel and cast iron pressure parts is 1.5 mm (except for tubes) and for severe
   conditions it is 3 mm
   C. For internal cover and tube sheet is provided on both the sides
   D. All A., B. & C.

3. 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?

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

4. Generally, no corrosion allowance in wall thickness of a part is required, if the thickness is more than ______________ mm?

   A. 10
   B. 20
   C. 30
   D. 5

5. The design stress, which is more than the damaging stress, is the least unit stress that will render a member unfit for service before the end of its normal life. The design stress factor or factor of safety indicates the margin between design stress and the _______________ stress?

   A. Working
   B. Damaging
   C. Allowable
   D. None of these

6. Welded joint efficiency in the design of chemical process equipment is taken as_________________?

   A. 0.55
   B. 0.75
   C. 0.85
   D. 0.95

7. The testing pressure of storage tanks and pressure vessels designed as per Indian standard codes should be about ______________ times the design pressure?

   A. 1.5 to 2
   B. 3 to 4
   C. 4 to 5
   D. > 5

8. For a cylindrical vessel of moderate height, the weld joint efficiency for joints parallel to the cylindrical axis is given as 1.0; while for joints along the girth (circumference) it is given as 0.8. In calculating the shell wall thickness using code formula for an internally pressurised cylindrical vessel, what value of weld joint efficiency should be used ?

   A. 0.8
   B. 0.9
   C. 1.0
   D. (0.8)0.5

9. The necessary wall thickness for a metallic storage vessel is a function of the ___________________?

   A. Ultimate tensile strength (or yield point) of the material and operating temperature
   B. Operating pressure and welding/joint efficiency
   C. Diameter of the vessel
   D. All A., B. and C.

10. Wind load consideration in the design of a support can be neglected, when the vessel is___________________?

    A. Tall (say 30 metres), but is full of liquid
    B. Tall but empty
    C. Short (< 2 m) and housed indoor
    D. None of these