PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Hydrogen content in petroleum products varies from 12 to 15% (by weight). As a result the difference between gross and net heating value of petroleum fuels varies in the range of __________ kcal/kg.

1000-1500

600-750

250-350

2000-2500

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Petrolatum is

None of these

Petroleum coke

Same as petroleum ether

A mixture of microcrystalline wax in viscous hydrocarbon liquids

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Iso-octane is used as a reference substance in the definition of octane number and it is assigned an octane number value of 100. Iso-octance is chemically known as

α-methyl naphthalene

Tetra methyl ethylene

2-2-4 tri methyl pentane

1, 3 butadiene

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Butadiene is a/an

Aromatic

Olefin

Di-olefin

Naphthene

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The coking process normally mostly used in Indian oil refineries is the __________ coking process.

Delayed

Fluid

Contact

Flexi

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Road grade bitumen is produced from vacuum residue by its

Steam reforming

Aeration

Pyrolysis

Hydrogenation

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The proper arrangement of the petroleum fractions in order of their boiling points is

Petrol > diesel > LPG > lubricating oil

Lubricating oil > petrol > diesel > LPG

Lubricating oil > diesel > petrol > LPG

Petrol > lubricating oil > diesel > LPG

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Pyrolysis of kerosene or natural gasoline is done to produce mainly the

Lighter paraffins

Diesel

Stabilised gasoline

Olefins and aromatics

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The main reaction in reforming is the

Hydrogenation of naphthenes

Dehydrogenation of naphthenes

Saturation of olefins

Hydrocracking of paraffins

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The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a

Blending component for petrol

None of these

Blending component for kerosene

Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit

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