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Chemical Engineering Mcqs 9594 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Chemical Engineering MCQs designed for job test and interview preparation, particularly for fresh graduates, students, and candidates appearing in competitive exams. These multiple-choice questions cover important topics such as the fundamentals of chemical engineering, chemical processes, chemical reactions, process control, and instrumentation, along with other key concepts in the field.

Where does the maximum stress occur in case of laminar flow of incompressible fluid in a closed conduit of diameter ‘d’ ?
A At the centre
B At d/4 from the wall
C At the wall
D At d/8 from the wall
Correct Answer: At the wall
Mass velocity in case of steady flow and through a constant cross-section conduit is independent of the _________________?
A Temperature
B Pressure
C Both A. & B.
D Neither A. nor B.
Correct Answer: Both A. & B.
The equivalent diameter for flow through a rectangular duct of width B and height H is___________________?
A HB/2 (H + B)
B HB/(H + B)
C 2HB/(H + B)
D 4HB/(H + B)
Correct Answer: HB/(H + B)
A Rotameter works on the principle of _______________ pressure drop?
A Constant
B Variable
C Both A. & B.
D Neither A. nor B.
Correct Answer: Constant
The energy equation, E + (p/ρ) + (V2/2g) + gZ = constant (E = internal energy/mass), is applicable to___________________?
A Perfect gases only
B Isothermal flow of gases
C Adiabatic unsteady flow of gases
D All compressible fluids
Correct Answer: All compressible fluids
The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers will merge, when ____________________?
A Prandtl number is one
B Schmidt number tends to infinity
C Nusselt number tends to infinity
D Archimedes number is greater than 10000
Correct Answer: Prandtl number is one
The velocity profile exhibited by laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is such that the velocity distribution w.r.t. radius of the circular pipe is a/an ______________ with the apex at the centre line of the pipe?
A Hyperbola
B Parabola
C Semi-circle
D Semi-ellipse
Correct Answer: Parabola
A centrifugal pump is called a turbine pump, if it is having a_________________?
A Turbine type impeller
B Vaned diffusion casing
C Rotating vaned volute
D None of these
Correct Answer: Vaned diffusion casing
In centrifugal pump operation, the cavitation can be eliminated by maintaining suction pressure ______________ the vapor pressure of the liquid at the suction temperature?
A Lower than
B Higher than
C Equal to
D None of these
Correct Answer: Higher than
A mercury (specific gravity = 13.6) manometer connected across an orificemeter fitted in a pipe shows a manometer reading of 2 cms. If the manometer liquid is changed to carbon tetrachloride (specific gravity = 1.6), then for the same flow rate of water the new manometer reading will be _______________ cms?
A 17
B 42
C 84
D 1.8
Correct Answer: 17