Process Equipment and Plant Design The equivalent diameter for fluid flow through a channel of constant non-circular cross section of area 'A' is given by (where, P = perimeter of the channel in contact with the fluid) A/P √A 4 P/A 4 A/P A/P √A 4 P/A 4 A/P ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design In a shell and tube heat exchanger, triangular pitch arrangement as compared to square pitch arrangement Creates relatively lower turbulence on the shell side resulting in lower shell side heat transfer co-efficient Facilitates easier shell side cleaning; hence is more suitable for handling high dirt factor shell side fluid Can accomodate less number of tubes for a given shell diameter Results in higher shell side pressure drop Creates relatively lower turbulence on the shell side resulting in lower shell side heat transfer co-efficient Facilitates easier shell side cleaning; hence is more suitable for handling high dirt factor shell side fluid Can accomodate less number of tubes for a given shell diameter Results in higher shell side pressure drop ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design In a rotary drier, the average retention time of solid is(where Z = length of the drier, metres ρ = apparent solid density, kg/m³ L = flow rate of dry solids, kg/see. m² drier cross-section H = hold up of solid.) H.ρ/L Z.H.ρ/L L/Z.H.ρ Z.H/L.ρ H.ρ/L Z.H.ρ/L L/Z.H.ρ Z.H/L.ρ ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Pick out the wrong statement about the design of seive plate column and the bubble cap column. Weir length for a bubble cap plate is the same as that for the seive plate Weir height in case of a bubble cap plate ranges from 50 to 150 mm and is higher than the seive plate Weir height for a bubble cap plate column is the same as that for a seive plate column The downcomer design and the residence time in the downcomer is almost same for seive plate and bubble cap columns Weir length for a bubble cap plate is the same as that for the seive plate Weir height in case of a bubble cap plate ranges from 50 to 150 mm and is higher than the seive plate Weir height for a bubble cap plate column is the same as that for a seive plate column The downcomer design and the residence time in the downcomer is almost same for seive plate and bubble cap columns ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Of the pressure vessels, with same thickness but different diameters, which one withstands higher pressure? Larger dia long vessel Strength of the vessel is same irrespective of the diameter Larger dia vessel Smaller dia vessel Larger dia long vessel Strength of the vessel is same irrespective of the diameter Larger dia vessel Smaller dia vessel ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Which of the following factors affect the pressure drop in a co-current gas-liquid absorption packed tower? Size, shape, orientation and surface of the packing particles Density and viscosity of fluids Fluid flow rates All of these Size, shape, orientation and surface of the packing particles Density and viscosity of fluids Fluid flow rates All of these ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP