Process Equipment and Plant Design The minimum plate spacing in most of the pertroleum refinery distillation columns (of dia > 3 ft) is normally __________ inches. 34 12 18 6 34 12 18 6 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design With increase in the reflux ratio for a fixed production from a continuous binary distillation column, the __________ decreases. Running cost of steam for reboiler Vapour & liquid load both Fixed charges initially Running cost of cooling water for condenser Running cost of steam for reboiler Vapour & liquid load both Fixed charges initially Running cost of cooling water for condenser ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design An underdesigned steam trap will Back up condensate and cause water hammer in steam line None of these Destroy itself of acceleration wear due to rapid recycling Waste steam Back up condensate and cause water hammer in steam line None of these Destroy itself of acceleration wear due to rapid recycling Waste steam ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design To avoid the tearing off the plate of an edge, the margin (i.e., the minimum distance from the centre of the rivet hole to the nearest edge of the plate) should be equal to D 1.5 d 2.5 d 0.5 d D 1.5 d 2.5 d 0.5 d 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 Results in higher shell side pressure drop 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 Creates relatively lower turbulence on the shell side resulting in lower shell side heat transfer co-efficient Results in higher shell side pressure drop 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 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Process Equipment and Plant Design Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid flow is determined by the None of these Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe) Viscosity of the fluid Density of the fluid None of these Total cost considerations (pumping cost plus fixed cost of the pipe) Viscosity of the fluid Density of the fluid ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP