PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Refractive index of a petrofuel which is the ratio of velocity of light in air to its velocity in the petrofuel gives an indication if its

Neither A nor B

Both A & B

Aromatics content

Molecular weight

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Percentage of straight run gasoline in a typical crude oil may be around

18

52

38

6

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

The yield of straight run LPG from crude oil is about __________ weight percent.

0.1-0.2

1-1.5

44119

20-25

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Smoke point of a test sample of kerosene is found to be 15 mm. On removal of __________ from it, the smoke point rises to 25 mm.

None of these

Olefins

Aromatics

N-paraffins

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Reforming converts

Naphthenes into paraffin

Olefins into paraffins

Naphthenes into olefins

Naphthenes into aromatics

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Molecular weight of petrol may be about

100-130

350-400

40-60

250-300

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Which of the following has the highest viscosity of all (at a given temperature)?

Naphtha

Light diesel oil

Fuel oil

Petrol

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Which of the following processes is used for the production of petroleum coke?

Visbreaking

Cracking

Reforming

Stabilisation

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

The octane number of aviation gasoline may be

87

79

>100

97

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

In petroleum refining, the process used for conversion of hydrocarbons to aromatics is

Catalytic cracking

Catalytic reforming

Alkylation

Hydrotreating

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

↑