PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

An upper limit of oil content is limited to about __________ percent for achieving efficient and satisfactory level of wax sweating.

15

60

40

5

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Petroleum deposits are detected by the.

All of these

Measuremet of density, elasticity and magnetic & electric properties of the rock in the crust of the earth

Age & nature of rocks inside the crust of the earth

Oil seepage at the surface of the earth

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Reforming

All of these

Improves the quality & yield of gasoline

Does not much affect the molecular weight of the feed

Uses naphtha as feedstock

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Which of the following has the highest octane number?

I-paraffins

Olefins

Naphthenes

Aromatics

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Olefins are

Present in substantially good quantity in crude petroleum

Saturated hydrocarbons

Unsaturated cyclic compounds (hydrocarbons)

None of these

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

Cracking

Visbreaking

Stabilisation

Reforming

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Hydrogen percentage (by weight) in crude petroleum may be about

35

15

25

5

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The main reaction in reforming is the

Dehydrogenation of naphthenes

Hydrogenation of naphthenes

Saturation of olefins

Hydrocracking of paraffins

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Which of the following is not an important property of fuel oil/furnace oil?

Sulphur content

Aniline point

Flash point

Viscosity

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Which is the most undesirable component in kerosene?

Aromatics

Naphthenes

I-paraffins

N-paraffins

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