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Process Equipment and Plant Design

The average velocity in the tubes of a 1-4 heat exchanger is ______________ times that in 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at same liquid flow rate ?

Process Equipment and Plant Design /
The average velocity in the tubes of a 1-4 heat exchanger is ______________ times that in 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at same liquid flow rate ?

A. 2
B. 1/2
C. 4
D. 1/4

The average velocity in the tubes of a 1-4 heat exchanger is ______________ times that in 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at same liquid flow rate ? Read More »

Process Equipment and Plant Design

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________________?

Process Equipment and Plant Design /
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

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________________? Read More »

Process Equipment and Plant Design

Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is________________?

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Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is________________?

A. 8 : 1 to 12 : 1 for both liquid-liquid and gas-gas heat exchangers
B. 4 : 1 to 8 : 1 for liquid-liquid exchanger
C. < 4 : 1 for gas-gas exchangers
D. Both B. & C.

Ratio of tube length to shell diameter for a shell and tube heat exchanger is________________? Read More »

Process Equipment and Plant Design

Liquid gradient over a tray can be minimised by________________?

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Liquid gradient over a tray can be minimised by________________?

A. Providing a higher skirt clearance or a higher weir
B. Decreasing the number of rows of caps through which the liquid flows or by decreasing the
velocity of liquid flow past the caps or by reducing the distance along the tray through which
the liquid must flow
C. Using split flow, radial flow or cascade flow for column diameter large than 4 ft
D. All A., B. and C.

Liquid gradient over a tray can be minimised by________________? Read More »

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In a multiple effect evaporator system having ‘n’ effects, the amount of water evaporated per unit surface area in approximately equal to _____________ times that in a single effect?

Process Equipment and Plant Design /
In a multiple effect evaporator system having ‘n’ effects, the amount of water evaporated per unit surface area in approximately equal to _____________ times that in a single effect?

A. nth
B. (1/n)th
C. 0.5 nth
D. 1.5 nth

In a multiple effect evaporator system having ‘n’ effects, the amount of water evaporated per unit surface area in approximately equal to _____________ times that in a single effect? Read More »

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Tubes are fixed to the tube sheet (a thick circular metallic plate) by the method of tube rolling and brazing (non-removable) or ferrule connection (removable). Thickness of the tube, sheet is normally ____________ the outside diameter of the tube but in no case it should be less than 22 mm (7/8″)?

Process Equipment and Plant Design /
Tubes are fixed to the tube sheet (a thick circular metallic plate) by the method of tube rolling and brazing (non-removable) or ferrule connection (removable). Thickness of the tube, sheet is normally ____________ the outside diameter of the tube but in no case it should be less than 22 mm (7/8″)?

A. Half
B. Three fourth
C. Equal to
D. 1.5 times

Tubes are fixed to the tube sheet (a thick circular metallic plate) by the method of tube rolling and brazing (non-removable) or ferrule connection (removable). Thickness of the tube, sheet is normally ____________ the outside diameter of the tube but in no case it should be less than 22 mm (7/8″)? Read More »

Process Equipment and Plant Design