Process Equipment and Plant Design

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________________?

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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

A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of_________________?

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A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of_________________?

A. 2
B. 20.8
C. 20.2
D. None of these

In a rotary drier, the average retention time of solid is (where Z = length of the drier, metres ρ = apparent solid density, kg/m3 L = flow rate of dry solids, kg/see. m2 drier crosssection H = hold up of solid.) ?

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In a rotary drier, the average retention time of solid is (where Z = length of the drier, metres ρ = apparent solid density, kg/m3 L = flow rate of dry solids, kg/see. m2 drier crosssection H = hold up of solid.) ?

A. Z.H.ρ/L
B. L/Z.H.ρ
C. H.ρ/L
D. Z.H/ρL

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 ____________________?

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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