PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Which of the following contains maximum sulphur?

Kerosene

Fuel oil

Petrol

Diesel

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Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher __________ compared to the dry natural gas.

Calorific value

Quantity of propane

Quantity of butane

Unsaturated hydrocarbon content

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Sulphur content in lighter and heavier petroleum products is generally determined respectively by

Lamp method and bomb method

Bomb method and quartz tube method

Quartz tube method and lamp method

Bomb method and lamp method

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Removal of light fractions from crude oil is called its

Visbreaking

Sweetening

Stabilisation

Dehydration

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The conductivity of crude oil-water mixture depends on the

All of these

PH value

Water percentage

Temperature

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Specific gravity of a petroleum product gives an indication of its

Degree of refinement

Hydrocarbon content type (aromatic or paraffinic)

Sulphur content

Ease of atomisation

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Aromatics are desired constituents of

Lubricating oil

Petrol

Kerosene

Diesel

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CnH2n is the general formula for

Naphthenes

Neither A nor B

Olefins

Both A & B

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Crude petroleum oil is a __________ fuel.

Fossil

Both A & B

Primary

Secondary

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Raw Kerosene has a smoke point of 15 mm. After it is subjected to dearomatisation by liquid SO₂ extraction (Edeleanu process), its smoke point may become __________ mm.

100

10

5

25

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