PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Feed for reforming is generally

Vacuum gas oil

Atmospheric gas oil

Naphtha or straight run gasoline

Reduced crude

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Which of the following processes consumes hydrogen?

Propane deasphalting

Visbreaking

None of these

Fluid catalytic cracking

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Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives

Higher octane number gasoline

Higher yield of straight run gasoline

Poorer yield of lube oil

Lower viscosity index lube oil

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Which of the following has the highest gum forming tendency in gosoline?

Paraffins

Aromatics

Naphthenes

Diolefins

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Higher pressure in the reforming reactor

Produces high octane number gasoline

Increases the rate of reaction

None of these

Increases coke formation

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LPG when brought to atmospheric pressure & temperature will be a

Liquid lighter than water

Liquid heavier than water

Gas lighter than air

Gas heavier than air

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Olefins are

Present in substantially good quantity in crude petroleum

Unsaturated cyclic compounds (hydrocarbons)

None of these

Saturated hydrocarbons

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Illuminating characteristics of kerosene is expressed by its

Aniline point

Luminosity number

Aromatic content

Smoke point

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Dearomatisation of kerosene (by liquid sulphur dioxide extraction) is done to

Improve its oxidation stability

Decrease the breathing loss

None of these

Increase its smoke point

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A multigrade lubricating oil means an oil having high

Viscosity index

Viscosity

Aniline point

Flash point

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