A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 15
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - The diameter of a propeller agitator used in agitation tank ranges from ____________ percent of the tank diameter and its peripheral speed is normally 300 to 500 metres/minute ?
A. 5 to 10
B. 15 to 30
C. 40 to 50
D. 55 to 75 - For a cylindrical shell, (subject to the thickness of uppermost course being more than the minimum for dia of the tank in question), the thickness of the courses of shell_________________?
A. Decreases upwards
B. Increases upwards
C. Remains same throughout
D. May decrease or increase upwards depending upon whether vacuum or positive pressure
would be maintained inside the shell - Elastic failure of a material occurs, when the tensile stress equals yield strength, yield point or the elastic limit. Also, the elastic failure occurs according to maximum strain theory, when the maximum tensile strain equals (where, ζ = yield strength and E = modulus of elasticity) ?
A. E
B. ζ
C. ζ/E
D. E/ζ - Minimum recommended baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger is about (where, D = shell diameter) ?
A. 0.2 D
B. 0.5 D
C. 0.66 D
D. 0.80 D - In a shell and tube heat exchanger having square pitch, the shell side equivalent diameter is given by (where, P = pitch, d = outside diameter of the tube) ?
A. 4(P2 – πd2/4)/πd
B. (P2 – rd2/4)/rd
C. 4P2/πd
D. πd/4P2 - In case of bubble cap distillation column of diameter greater than 1.2 metres, the cap diameter is roughly about _______________ cms?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 35 - Multiple blade paddle agitator is used for mixing high viscosity liquids/paste in which the paddle diameter is commonly 0.8 times the tank diameter. However, the width of the blade is in the range of ______________ times the paddle diameter?
A. 0.1 to 0.25
B. 0.3 to 0.5
C. 0.5 to 0.6
D. 0.65 to 0.80 - In a shell and tube heat exchanger for a given heat transfer surface area, smaller diameter tubes are favoured as compared to larger diameter ones; because the smaller diameter tubes ______________?
A. Are easier to clean
B. Are less prone to fouling
C. Can be fitted into a smaller shell diameter hence the cost of the heat exchanger would be less
D. None of these - Minimum tube pitch recommended for shell and tube heat exchangers is about _______________ times the outside diameter of the tube?
A. 1.25
B. 1.75
C. 2.5
D. 3.5
