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a. less than 1
b. greater than 1
c. greater than 10
d. greater than 100
a. 0.1
b. 0.01
c. 10
d. 1 x 10-5
3.Diffusivity of a gas varies with temperature and pressure
according to the relation
a. D T1.5 / P2
b. D T / P1.5
c. D T1.5 / P
d. none of the above
a. Hirschfelder-Bird-Spotz equation
b. Gilliland equation
c. Lewis relation
d. WilkeChang equation
a. D T1.75
b. D T0.75
c. D T
d. D T1.5
a. kY = kGP
b. kY YBM = kGPBM
c. kG / P = kY / P2
d. All of these.
a. kl D0.5
b. kl D
c. kl D0.67
d. kl D-1
a. Penetration theory
b. Surface renewal theory
c. Boundary layer theory
d. None of these.
a. Reynolds number
b. Sherwood number
c. Peclet number
d. Schmidt number.
a. total pressure P
b. zero
c. one
d. infinity
a. Peclet number
b. Knudsen number
c. Prandtl number
d. Sherwood number
a. Sc / (Sh.Re)
b. Re / (Sc.Sh)
c. (Re.Sh) / Sc
d. Sh / (Re.Sc)
a. Reynolds analogy
b. Prandtl analogy
c. ChiltonColburn analogy
d. none of these
a. DAB / S
b. (DAB / S)0.5
c. (DAB )0.5
d. (DAB .S)0.5
a. film model
b. penetration model
c. surface renewal model
d. all (a), (b) and (c)
a. t / DAB
b. ( t / DAB)0.5
c. (DAB / t)
d. 2 (DAB / t)0.5
23. For a certain mass transfer process, kl = 1 x 10 -- 3 cm / s
and DAB = 1 x 10 ---5 cm2 /s. The film thickness in cm is then
a. 0.1cm
b. 0.01cm
c. 0.001cm
d. more information will be required for calculation of
film thickness.
a. 1
b. 10
c. 100
d. 1000
a. 0.1
b. 1
c. 10
d. 1000
a. 0.5
b. 2
c. 20
d. 200
a. 0.25 cm2/s
b. 0.5 cm2/s
c. 1 cm2/s
d. 0.125 cm2/s
30. Knudsen diffusion occurs when the ratio of mean free path
to the pore diameter is
a. permeability=solubility x diffusivity
b. permeability=solubility / diffusivity
c. permeability=diffusivity / solubility
d. permeability=diffusivity / (solubility)2
a. a high pressure
b. a high pressure differential
c. both (a) and (b)
d. neither (a) nor (b)
a. gas side
b. liquid side
c. both gas and liquid side
a. 1 / Ky = 1 / ky + m / kx
b. 1 / Ky = m / ky + 1 / kx
c. 1 / Ky = 1 / mky + 1 / kx
d. 1 / Ky = 1 / ky + 1 / mkx
a. monoethanolamine
b. ethylene glycol
c. conc. sulfuric acid
d. calcium chloride
a. mono-and diethanolamines
b. wash oil of molecular weight higher than 300
c. aqueous NaOH solution
d. both (a) and (c)
48. The correct operating line corresponding to minimum
solvent flow rate in a countercurrent absorber
a. OA
b. OB
c. OC
d. none of these
49. For a given gas and liquid flow rates and a specified gas
phase concentration change, the number of plates in a plate
column is N. If the gas and liquid flow rates are doubled, the
number of plates required for the same gas-phase
concentration change will be
a. N/2
b. 2N
c. N
d. between N and 2N
50.Mole fraction, y, is related to the mole ratio, Y, by the
relation
a. y = Y / 1 Y
b. y = Y / 1 + Y
c. y = 1 Y / 1 + Y
d. y = 1 - y /Y (1+Y)
a. mGL
b. mG/L
c. G/mL
d. L/mG
a. (yBM*G/KGa Pt)
b. (yBM* Pt/KGaG)
c. (G /KGaPtyBM*)
d. (yBM* /KGa PtG)
57. For a certain gas absorption process (dilute gas), HtG = 0.3
m, HtL = 0.24 m and L/mG = 1.2. Then HtOG is equal to
a. 0.588 m
b. 0.5 m
c. 0.6 m
d. 0.49 m
Ans : (a)
a. ln (y1 + y2)
b. ln (y1 y2)
c. ln [(y1 - y2) /( y1 + y2)]
d. ln (y1 / y2)
a. 0.368
b. 0.534
c. 0.638
d. 0.771
64. Number of gas phase transfer unit is given as
a. Sc /Pr
b. Re.Pr
c. Sc.Pr
d. Sh.Pr
a. gas
b. liquid
c. both gas and liquid
70. At all humidities other than 0 and 100 per cent, the
percentage humidity is
a. latent heat
b. specific heat
c. sensible heat
d. humid heat
a. gas temperature
b. adiabatic saturation temperature
c. wet bulb temperature
d. none of these
a. 250F
b. 20 0F
c. 15 0F
d. 10 0F
a. 25 0F
b. 20 0F
c. 15 0F
d. 10 0F
a. 1 BTU
b. 10 BTU
c. 100 BTU
d. 1000 BTU
a. air water
b. nitrogen benzene
c. nitrogen toluene
d. air benzene
79.. Dew point of a gas-vapor mixture (for a fixed vapor mole fraction in gas)
a. PA > PS
b. P A < PS
c. P A = PS
a. petroleum refining
b. manufacture of sulfuric acid
c. vegetable oil hydrogenation
d. all (a), (b) and (c)
a. > 1
b. < 1
c. = 1
90. The relative volatility
a. is independent of pressure
b. decreases with increasing pressure
c. increases with increasing pressure
d. increases with increasing pressure and
temperature
a. heat
b. solvent
c. adsorbent
d. none of these
a. ideal solutions
b. real solutions
c. all solutions
d. non-ideal gases
a. = PA PB
b. = PA /PB
c. = PB /PA
d. = 1 /PAPB
a. a maximum
b. a minimum
c. a maximum followed by a minimum
d. a minimum followed by a maximum
a. insoluble liquids
b. a component which is heat sensitive
c. miscible liquids
d. both (a) and (b)
a. PAsat + PBsat
b. xApAsat + xBpBsat
c. xA g ApAsat + xB g BpBsat
d. none of these
99. In azeotropic mixture, the equilibrium vapor composition
at the azeotropic point
(Ans: a)
a. increases
b. decreases
c. may increase or decrease, dependingon the
system
d. remains constant
a. minimum
b. maximum
c. infinite
d. none of the above
a. at total reflux
b. at minimum reflux
c. at an intermediate reflux between the total
and the minimum
d. at the point of intersection of the enriching
section operating line with the equilibrium
curve
a. zero
b. one
c. infinite
d. neither zero nor one, but finite
a. zero
b. one
c. infinity
d. 0.5
117. 100 moles of vapor per hour is leaving the top plate of a
continuous distillation column and overhead product at the
rate of 50 moles/hr is being withdrawn. Then the reflux ration
is
a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 2.0
d. 3.0
118. The distillate flow rate from a distillation column is 100
kmol / hr and the reflux ratio is 2. The flow rate of vapor from
the top plate in kmol /h is
a. 100
b. 200
c. 300
d. 50
a. zero
b. one
c. between zero and one
d. infinity
a. zero
b. one
c. minus one
d. 0.5
125. Ponchon-Savarit method of calculation of number of
theoretical plates of a distillation column is based on
1.25 to 1.5 Rm
b.2 Rm
c.2.5 to 3.5 Rm
d.5 Rm
a. differential distillation
b. flash vaporization
c. molecular distillation
d. multicomponent distillation
a. decrease
b. increase
c. remain constant
d. may increase or decrease, depending on the
state of feed.
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains unaltered
d. may increase or decrease, depending on the
system.
a. molecular distillation
b. differential distillation
c. flash vaporization
d. multicomponent distillation
a. isopropyl ether
b. isooctane
c. phenol
d. n-butyl acetate
a. benzene
b. toluene
c. n-octane
d. none of these
a. y>x
b. y>x
c. y=x
d. y = 2x
a. zero
b. 1
c. 10
d. infinity
a. decreases
b. increases
c. remains unaffected
d. may increase or decrease, depending on the
system.
a. a binary mixture
b. a ternary mixture
c. a pure component
d. none of these
a. a pure component
b. a binary mixture
c. a ternary mixture
d. none of the above
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains unaltered
a. a mixer-settler unit
b. a rotating disc contactor
c. a packed column extractor
d. a centrifugal extractor
146. Podielniak extractor is a special type of
a. RDC
b. packed column extractor
c. centrifugal extractor
d. spray column extractor
a. a multistage extractor
b. a single stage extractor
c. a differential contact extractor
d. None of these
REACTION ENGINEERING
1 1 1
a rA rB rC rD
3 5 7
b rA 3 rB 5 rC 7rD
1
c rA rB 5rC 7 rD
3
1 1 1
d rA rB rC rD
3 5 7
5. The rate expression for the reaction between H2 and Br2 to produce
k H Br2 2
1
rate 1 2
k2
HBr
HBR (H2 + Br2 HBR) is given by
Br2 . The reaction is
(a) stochiometric (b) fundamental (c) elementary (d) non-elementary
dC A
k CA n
6. For a certain gas phase reaction, dt The rate of reaction in terms of
partial pressure may be expressed as
dp A dp A
a kp A n b kRTp A n
dt dt
dp A dp A
c k RT p A
1 n n
d k RT p A
n 1 n
dt dt
k
7. For an elementary reaction 2A 2B
1
dC A
k C A 0.7 C B 0.3
8. Consider the rate expression dt . The overall
order of the reaction is
10. For a first order reaction the plot of ln (CA/CAO ) vs. time
11. For a zero order reaction the plot of fractional conversion vs. time is
(d) an S- shaped curve that does not pass through the origin.
15. For a certain reaction AB, the rate is first order in A at low concentration of A, but
zero order at high concentration of A. The possible rate expression for such a case is
k1 C A 2 k1 C A 2
a rA b rA
1 k 2 CA 1 k 2 C A 2
2
c rA k1 C A d rA
k1 C A
1 k 2 CA 1 k 2 CA
dx C A 0 dx A
a rA CA 0
A x A A b rA
dt A x A dt
A dx A CA 0 dx A
c rA d rA
CA 0 x A dt 1 A x A dt
20. For a certain reaction the following plot is given. Which of the
following rate expressions is correct ?
k1 C A
b rA
a rA k1 C A k 2 1 k 2 CA
k1 C A 2 d rA k1 C A
c rA
1 k 2 CA 1 k 2 CA 2
(D) the reaction rate will decrease by a factor less than two
26. An ideal plug flow reactor should have the following characteristics
27. For efficient heat transfer to and from a jacketed reactor, the reactor
configuration should have
(c) (either () or ()
(a) . s= 0 (b) . s = 1
(a) the bigger reactor comes first and the smaller reactor comes
next
(b) the smaller reactor comes first and the bigger reactor
comes next
(c) either (a) or (b) holds because total volume in both cases is
the same and it is the total reactor volume that matters in
consideration related to conversion.
(a) zero
41. In a recycle reactor the recycle ratio is zero. This means the reactor is
basically a
(a) PFR
(b) CSTR
44. For a zero order reaction volume of a CSTR is equal to the volume of
a PFR for the same conversion level of the reactant. Identify from the
following the case where CSTR volume is equal to PFR volume :
(d) two CSTRs in series; the conversion level in the first reactor
is 50%
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 75% (d) none of the above
48. A certain process employs a recycle reactor and the recycle ratio is
set at a value of one. This suggests volume of fluid returned to the
reactor inlet is equal to
(d) zero
(d) All arrangements shown above will give the same conversion
50. In question no. 49, if the order of the reaction is 0.5, which one of the
arrangements (a) to (d) will give highest conversion ?
51. A first order reaction is being conducted in a battery of N-mixed reactors of equal
volume in series and the following result is known for the ratio of concentration of A
in the stream leaving the N-th reactor in the battery and concentration of A in the
N
C A, N 1
stream entering the first reactor in the battery :
C A,0 1 k What happens
to the behaviour of the battery when N ?
k 1st order
54. Consider a homogeneous reaction of the type A R and
1
k2 2 nd order
also A S . R is the desired product and its
concentration is to be maximized by selection of a proper reactor. Which
reactor system will you choose in order to get the highest R
concentration (under otherwise uniform conditions)?
k 1st order
55. Consider a homogeneous reaction of the type A R
1
k2 2 nd order
and also A S . The plot of instantaneous fractional
yield of R vs. concentration of A is shown in the figure. The
concentration of R in the desired product can be maximized if the
reaction is conducted
(a) a PFR
(b) a CSTR
(c) two CSTRs in series; the exit concentration of A from the first
CSTR will be CAi and and the exit concentration from the second CSTR
will be CAf
(d) one CSTR and one PFR; the exit concentration from the CSTR
will be CAi and the exit concentration from the PFR will be CAf
56. If f (R/A) vs. CA is as shown below, which reactor or reactor combinations will
produce the highest yield of the desired product R ?
(b) only S
(c) a mixture of R and S. R will form and its concentration will rise
to a maximum and then will decrease. S concentration will
increase slowly. In the final product 50% R and 50% S will be
present.
k1 k 1 t k1
a k1 e k1 t b e c 2
e k1 t
d k1t e k 1 t
t t
1
k1 k 2
c k1 k 2
d
k
ln k 1
a k1 k 2 b
ln 1
k
2 k1 k 2 k2 2
d k1 k 2
k
a k1 k 2
k1 k 2 ln 1
b c k1 k 2 12
2 2 k2
61. For the reaction type, A R and A S ,the fractional yield of the
desired product, R, is not influenced by the reactor type ( i. e. the same
fractional yield of R is realized whether the reaction is conducted in a
batch reactor, CSTR or PFR ) . From this information what idea do you
get about the kinetics of the reaction ?
a k1
b k1
c k1 k 2 C A d k1
k1 k 2 C A k 2 CA k1 k 1 2k 2 C A
k1 k1 k1 k 2 C A k1
a b c d
k1 k 2 C A k 2 CA k1 k 1 2k 2 C A
2
r 1 r 2 C r C
64. Consider the reaction A B , A C , A D .
B C A D A
65. For the reaction scheme of question no. (64) what is f , max and for
which concentration of A does it occur ?
(a) 1, 0.5 (b) 0.5, 0.5 (c) 0.5, 1.0 (d) 1.0, 1.0
C R , max
C A ,0
1.0is conducted in a PFR, is equal to
(c) equal to tB
(d) data insufficient, so nothing can be said about the batch
time in the adiabatic reactor
69. If the total enthalpy of products is less than the total enthalpy of the
reactants, the reaction is
(a) endothermic
(b) exothermic
a K 1 b K 1 c K
d K
K K 1 K 1
a Kp K C RT 4 b K p K y Pt 4
4 4
c K y K C Pt d K C K y Pt
RT RT
(a) points A and (B) (b) point B (c) point B and C (d) points A and C
81. For the above reaction, minimum CSTR volume results if the CSTR
operates at temperatures corresponding to
(a) point A (b) point B (c) point C
(a) 1000 (b) 5000 (c) 12806 (d) 18772 (e) 25000
87. If the statement given in question (86) is true for temperatures 373 K
and 383 K, the activation energy of the reaction in Cal/mol is
88. By what factor will the rate constant be increased between 298K and
308 K if the activation energy is 35 000 cal/mol?
(c) Fluid dynamics and reactor design are two entirely different
areas. Reactor design, therefore, does not require any
information about fluid flow patterns, etc. I, therefore, do not
agree with the statement of the question.
91. The exit age distribution function is denoted by E. Now E.dt means
(a) fraction of the molecules within the vessel having age less
than t
(b) fraction of the molecules in the outlet stream having age
between t and t + dt
E dt
92. 0 between the limits of 0 and is equal to
t'
1 E dt ?
93. A typical E curve is shown in figure below. 0
b E dt c E dt
a 0 0 t' d
94. The cumulative age distribution F is defined as
t
a F t 1 E dt b F t E dt
0 0
t t
c F t E dt d F t 1 E dt
0 0
a F dE c E F dt d E dF
dt b E F dt 0 dt
will be
(c) either (a) or (b) depending on reactor volumes and stream flow
rate
101. Which of the following models (for predicting conversion from RTD
data) contains (s) zero adjustable parameters?
(c)Segregation model
n
a uL
b c d DE
DE DE DE uL
DE
105. For an ideal plug flow reactor the dispersion number,
u L , is
(c) a fluid in which the elements of a given age do not mix with other
elements
110. The segregation model will give the highest conversion for reaction
order
111. The complete mixing model will give the highest conversion for
reaction order
(a) more active surface area ( actually taking part in reaction) will be
utilized for reaction
(c) same active surface area will be utilized, but still global reaction
rates in kmol/m3.s may be different
(d) same active surface area will be utilized and global reaction rate will
reach a constant value. There after increase in temperature will have
absolutely no effect on reaction rates.
C Ag
rate
1 1
kg ks
. what is the "intrinsic" order of the reaction ?
C Ag
rate
1 1
kg ks
115. For the rate equation given in question (114), which
of the following is appropriate ?
(b) the reaction is controlled by mass transfer of reactant from the bulk
gas phase to the catalyst surface
(c) both mass transfer and chemical reaction on the surface are
important and they are steps in series
(d) both mass transfer and chemical reaction on the surface are
important and they are steps in parallel
kg
rate 2 k s C Ag k g k g 2 4 k s k g C Ag
2 k s
C Ag
rate
1 1
A ext k g k s A int
where Aext is the external surface area and Aint is the
internal surface area. For this situation , which of the following is incorrect?
k
L
De
(Note : f : Thiele modules ; equal to ; L : half-length of the slab,
length measured in the direction of diffusion ; k : rate constant ; D e :
effective diffusivity)
1 1 1
a 3
b 1 1
f tan h f f f cot h f f 2
3f
c d 3 tanh f cot h f
tanh f f
k
fR
De
Note R is the radius of the catalyst particle
126. For intrinsic reaction order equal to one, the effectiveness factor,
corresponding to large values of Thiele modules,
127. The effectiveness factor (for large values of thick modules) decreases
with increasing reactant concentration at the external catalyst surface
for intrinsic reaction order equal to
128. The effectiveness factor can be significantly greater than one for a
reaction which is
129. For a zero-order reaction the effectiveness factor is equal to one for
thick modules, f ,
131. For the situation in q 130, the Thiele modulus will be defined as f
equal to
k
a L
D e C As b L d L
De
k D e C As c L D e k C As k
132. Under conditions of strong pore diffusion limitation an n-th order
reaction appears to be order of reaction
1 n n 1 n
a n b 1 c d
2 2 2 2
2f 2 2f
a 2n b 2 1 c 2 d
f n 1 f n 1 n 1
135. When internal diffusion limits the overall rate of reaction, the
reaction rate , the reaction rate
d 2 CA dC A 2 k CA
a
k
CA 0 b 1 d
r 0
dz 2 De r dr dr De L
1 d 2 dC A k
c r CA 0
r2 d r d r De
(d) none of the above
145. For the problem in question no. (144), assume that the effective
diffusivity is independent of temperature. Now Thiele modulus at 200 0C
is
n 1
(a) An intrinsically n-th order reaction appears to be 2 th order
reaction
150. Consider question number (149). Suppose the reaction is 2nd order
instead of being first-order. For Thiele modulus equal to 2, the catalyst
effectiveness factor
152. A gaseous reactant diffuses through a gas film and reacts on the
surface of a nonporous spherical catalyst particle. The rate of surface
reaction is k1CAs where CAs is the reactant concentration on the catalyst
surface. The reaction rate constant k1 = 0.93 x 10-4 m/s and the gas-film
mass transfer coefficient kg = 1.53 x 10-4 m/s. If the rate expression in
terms of bulk gas phase concentration CAg is written as k CAg, the value of
k is
153. Consider problem no. (152) suppose the reaction is gas film mass
transfer controlled for a gas phase reactant concentration of 3.2 x 10-2
mol/L. If now the reactant concentration is reduced by a factor of 2
(under otherwise uniform conditions), the reaction
154. For the same characteristic dimension and under otherwise uniform
operating conditions, the effectiveness factor for a spherical catalyst
particle
(d) may be any one of the foregoing depending on the molecularity of the
reaction.
155. Consider a gas-phase exothermic reversible reaction being
conducted in a non-isothermal packed bed reaction. The gas enters the
reactor at 300 0C and a fractional conversion (close to equilibrium
conversion) of 0.40 is achieved at the exit. A young Chemical engineer
suggests that conversion can be markedly increased if the gas is
preheated to 400 0C before it enters the reactor. Do you agree with the
suggestion ? State with fractional conversion vs. temperature profile.
THERMODYNAMICS
C C C
a wi 1 b i 1 c x i 1
i 1 i 1 i 1
9. For solids and liquid (far away from critical point) which of the
following approximation are true.
v
0
P
(a) h u (b) CP Cv (c) (d) all of the above
11. Natural gas containing CH4 (77%), CO2 (4%), C2H6 (5%) and rest
N2 is compressed to a pressure of 2 atm. What is the partial pressure
(atm) of CH4?
13. Instead of natural gas, air (also assume ideal) is stored at same
bullet under identical conditions. What would be the molar density of
air? Average mol wt of natural gas = 19.50 kg/kmol and that of air =
28.8 kg/kmol.
14. An adiabatic steady state turbine is the source for a small electric
generator. Steam the motive fluid, enters at 600C and 10 bar. Steam
is exhausted from the turbine 1 atm pressure and 400C. Estimate
the work done by turbine (kJ/kg steam) .
(a) 401.7 (b) 401.7 (c) 632.2 (d) 632.2
16. An ideal gas at 35 bar and 600K leaks through a valve to an exit
pressure of 7 bar. What would be the exit temperature?
19. What would be the entropy change (J/mol.K) due to the above
filling process?
20i)
u C v dT is true for
33. The latent heat of vaporization of CO2 at -40F and 145.8 psia is
137.8 Btu / lbm. The specific volume of saturated vapor produced by
vaporization is 0.6113 ft3/lbm. The enthalpy of saturated CO2 vapor
at 145.8 psia is 137.8 Btu/lbm. What is its internal energy?
39. For the above heat exchanger problem , the heat supplied to
the gas is equal to the increase in
46. For pure liquid methanol, how many state variables are
required to completely define the system
51. In the P-T diagram at triple point which of the following lines has
the highest slope?
52. At the triple point of iodine (112.9C and 11.57 kPa) the heat
of fusion is 15.38 kJ/mol while the heat of sublimation is 59.8
kJ/mol. What is the latent heat of vaporization (kJ/mol)?
(a) Ideal gas (b) van der Waal (c) Peng Robinson. (d)
None of the above.
(a) ratio for pressure of a real gas to its vapour pressure at the same
temperature
(b) ratio of pressure of a real gas its critical pressure
(c) ratio of molar volume of real gas to that of an ideal gas at
the same temperature and pressure
61. At the critical point which of the following criteria is not valid?
(a) TL = Tv (b) gL = gv (c) sL = sv (d) none of the
above
63. Critical compressibility factor for permanent gases (N2, O2, etc) is
approximately equal to
(a) < 0.42 (b) 0.42 (c) > 0.42 (d) Need
additional data.
68. The P-v isotherm of a real gas goes through an inflexion at the
2 P
a P 0 b 2 0
v T v T (c) gliquid = gvapour
(d) all of the above
70. Van-der Waals equation of state improved over the ideal gas
equation of state with the following assumptions
71. The ideal gas equation of state can predict the transition
from the liquid state to vapor state of a substance
76. Z(Tr = 1.20, Pr = 2.0) for N2 = 0.6. What would be the value
of Z(Tr = 1.20, Pr = 2.0) O2?
(a) < 2258 (b) > 2258 (c) =2258 (d) cannot be
predicted.
(a) 600C (b) 212C (c) 350C (d) can not be predicted.
95. For an ideal gas, Joule Thompson expansion would always result
a. kg/m2
b. kg.m/s2
c. kg/m.s2
d. kg.m2/s
3.Pressure is a
a. vector
b. scalar
c. tensor
d. none of these
2 4
cm cm
50 50
cm cm
a. pressure difference
b. absolute pressure
c. both (a) and (b)
a. Potential flow
b. Laminar flow
c. Turbulent flow
d. Couette flow
a. Zero
b. equal to free stream velocity
c. between zero and free stream velocity
a. Bingham Plastic
b. Pseudoplastic
c. Dilatant fluid
d. Newtonian liquid
a. g/cm.s2
b. g.cm/s
c. g.cm2/s
d. g/cm.s
a. N.S
b. Pa. S
c. N. Pa
d. N.Pa/s
13.Viscosity of a gas
14.Viscosity of a liquid
a. m/s
b. m/s2
c. m2 /s
d. kg.m/s
a. proportional to x 0.5
b. proportional to x 0.8
c. proportional to x
d. proportional to x 1.5
a. critical layer
b. stagnant zone
c. viscous sub layer
d. thin film zone
a. Q/A = constant
b. Q. = constant
c. Q. /A = constant
d. all (a), (b) and (c)
a. kg/s
b. kg/ m3. s
c. kg/m.s
d. kg/ m2. s
a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 1.5
d. 2.0
a. f = 24/ Re
b. f = 18.5/ Re
c. f = 16/ Re
d. none of the above
a. [ / w]=[r /R ]
b. [ / w]=[R/r ]
c. [ / w]=1-[r /R ]2
d. [ / w]=[r /R ]2
a. - ps = 2fLu2 / gcD
b. - ps = 2L u2 / fgcD
c. - ps = 2fL u2/ gcD
d. - ps = 2fD u2/ gcL
a. 2100
b. >4000
c. 0
d. infinity
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4
a. infinity
b. zero
c. between zero and one
d. none of the above
37.Consider turbulent flow of a fluid in a smooth pipe. At the
centre line the turbulence is
a. isotropic
b. anisotropic
a. u + = 5 ln y+ - 3.05
b. u + = 2.457 ln y + + 5.67
c. u + = y +
d. u + . y + = 1
a. Reynolds
b. Nikuradse
c. Von Karman
d. Prandtl
a. 16/ NRe,p
b. 8/ NRe,p
c. 24/ NRe,p
d. 32/ NRe,p
42.In potential flow, wall drag is
a. infinite
b. zero
c. finite and non-zero
d. none of the foregoing.
a. pressure is zero
b. both pressure and velocity is zero
c. velocity is zero
d. neither pressure non velocity is zero.
a. 1 : 2
b. 2 : 1
c. 4 : 1
d. 1 : 4
a. particle dia, dp
b. dp0.5
c. dp2
d. dp1.14
a. increases
b. remains unaffected
c. decreases
a. 100 m m
b. 10 m m
c. 0.1m m
d. none of the foregoing
a. constant
b. directly proportional to the particle
c. Reynolds number inversely proportional to the
particle Reynolds number.
d. Inversely proportional to the 0.6 power of the
particle Reynolds number.
52.A fluidized bed is formed when
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains unaltered.
a. du/dz > 0
b. du/dz < 0
a. 0.01- 0.1
b. 0.1-2
c. 2-10
d. 10-100
57.Consider a convergent divergent nozzle; a compressible
fluid flows through the nozzle. The process-taking place in the
divergent section may be described as an isentropic
expansion. For this case, the stagnation temperature
a. is constant
b. changes linearly in the direction of flow
c. is maximum at the throat
d. is minimum at the throat
a. is sonic
b. is definitely subsonic
c. is definitely supersonic
d. may be subsonic or supersonic, depending on
the pressure in the downstream side.
a. gate valve
b. globe valve
c. check valve
d. any of the above
61.Safety valve is basically
a. a gate valve
b. a globe valve
c. a check valve
d. none of the foregoing
a. decrease
b. increase
c. remain unaffected
a. zero
b. much larger than the vapour pressure of the
liquid
c. much smaller than the vapour pressure of the liquid
d. equal to the vapour pressure of the liquid.
a. kg/ m2
b. N/ m2
c. J/ m
d. J/kg
a. 10 atm
b. 50 atm
c. 200 atm
d. 500 atm
a. 10 to 20%
b. 40 to 50%
c. 90 to 100%
a. decreases
b. remain practically constant
c. increases
d. may decrease or increase, depending on the size of
the pump.
a. gear pump
b. vane pump
c. screw pump
d. all of the foregoing
a. as in Newtonian liquids
b. 1/3
c. 2/5
d. 3/5
A B D
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
HEAT TRANSFER
T k 2T
C p z 2
2.The equation is known as
(b) W/ m. K
(c) W/K
(d) W/ m2.
4. Flow is proportional to
(a) potential X resistance
(b) potential/conductance
(c) potential X conductance
(d) none of the above
(a) 5.
(b) m/s2
(c) m2/s2
(d) m2/s
q k d (C p T )
A C p dz
13.Fouriers law of heat conduction ; This equation is
very similar to
(d o d i )
d
ln o
(c)
di
d i d o
2
(d)
19.A steel pipe having an outside diameter of 1.32 inch and an inside
diameter of 1.049 inch is used to transport a hot fluid. Heat transfer
occurs radially outwards. The area for heat transfer per unit length of the
pipe is
(a) 0.739 in2
(b) 1.038 in2
(c) 1.179 in2
(d) 2.41 in2
20.Thermal conductivity of a solid varies with temperature according to
the relation K = a + bT. Between 30oC and 60oC mean thermal
conductivity of the solid is equal to
(a) a + 30 b
(b) a + 45 b
(c) a + 60b
(d) a + 90 b
21.Consider a composite wall consisting of three layers of insulation of
length L1, L2 and L3, and thermal conductivities k 1, k2 and k3
respectively. The insulating layers are placed in sequence 1, 2 and 3 and
a certain rate of heat transfer results. If the order in now reversed to 3, 2,
1, rate of heat transfer through the wall under otherwise uniform
conditions.
(a) will decrease
(b) will increase
(c) will remain unchanged
(d) cannot be predicted, more information required
(b) minimum
(c) zero
(d) none of the above
ha
ki
b)
2
ki
c)
ha
ki
ha
d)
45.A small metal ball at 30oC is placed in a hot liquid (taken in a vessel)
at 150oC. The liquid is stirred slowly and liquid volume is much larger
compared to the ball volume. Without any other numerical data what can
you say about the Biot number ?
(a) Biot number will be large
(b) Biot number will be small
(c) Nothing can be said about the Biot number ; data required for
even crude prediction.
49.For heat transfer in tube flow Graetz number and Fourier number are
related by equation
(a) NGZ. NFO = JH
(b) NGZ . NFO =
(c) NGZ .NFO = NRe
(d) NGZ .NFO =
53. In fin-tube heat exchanger; fins are provided on the tubes to increase
heat transfer area. Now large fin effectiveness results from
56.In order to get large fin effectiveness, fins are so designed that
tanh N
57.Fin effectiveness is defined by equation ; N . Now for a fin to
operate at above 90 % efficiency, conditions should be so arranged that
(a) N 0.58
(b) N 1.31
(c) N 10.87
(d) none of these are satisfied
58.In a fin-tube heat exchanger, fins are placed on the side having
(a) maximum heat conductance
(b) minimum thermal resistance
(c) minimum heat conductance
(d) either (a) or (b)
a. a remote loop
b. an open loop,
c. a closed loop
d. an internal loop
2. An ON-OFF control system can not solve critical process control problems because it
has:
3. A proportional controller has a proportional band of 380% . The gain will be?
a. 7.60
b. 0.263
c. 3.80
d. 0.132
4. The rate of integral setting on a controller are often graduated in repeats per minute,
which other term is used?
6. In on-off control, the value of the controler output depends only upon:
7. A process load change will cause a pure proportional control system to have:
a. offset
b. dead zone
c. no noticable effect
d. continuous cyclic action
a. A minimum offset
b. high reset
c. low sensitivity
d. narrow proportional band
17. The main purpose for reset action in a control loop is to:
18. Automatic controllers operate on the difference between set point and measurement,
which is called:
a. feedback
b. bais
c. error
d. offset
19. All control systems that fit into the usual pattern are:
a. non self-regulating
b. closed loop
c. on / off
d. open-loop
21. A proportional controller will have an offset difference between set point and control
point:
22. If it were possible for a proportional controller to have true 0 % proportional band,
the controller gain would have to be:
a. 0
b. unity
c. 100
d. infinite
23. If the proportional band of the controller is adjusted to minimum possible value, the
control action is likely to be:
a. on/off
b. with maximum off/set
c. excelent
d. inoperative
a. linear
b. nonlinear
c. linear for the purpose of initial consideration but with the full knowledge
that this may not be the case.
d. nonlinear for the purpose of analysis with the exception that the system may
prove to be linear
26. The most common combination of control modes found in the typical process plant
is:
a. integral units
b. gain units
c. percentage
d. minutes or repeats/min
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
29. If the closed loop control system has too much gain it will cycle. The only loop
component that has a conveniently adjustable gain is the:
a. valve operator
b. measuring transmitter
c. process
d. controller
a. a step
b. a sinewave
c. a ramp
d. a spike
a. overdamped
b. critically damped
c. underdamped
d. highly fluctuating
a. for which the output response is bounded for all bounded input
b. which exhibits an unbounded reponse to a bounded input
c. which satisfies the conditions of a dynamic system
d. which can be easily controlled
a. 2
b. 3
c. 0
d. infinte
36. The lapse time between the moment of the step change is made and the moment the
recorder first begins to reflect that change is called :
a. process rate
b. integral time
c. dead time
d. error
MECHANICAL OPERATIONS