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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.

Optimum reflux ratio in a continuous distillation column is determined by the__________________?
A Maximum permissible vapour velocity
B Flooding limit of the column
C Total cost consideration (fixed cost of the column plus the cooling water & steam cost)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Total cost consideration (fixed cost of the column plus the cooling water & steam cost)
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 crosssection H = hold up of solid.) ?
A Z.H.ρ/L
B L/Z.H.ρ
C H.ρ/L
D Z.H/ρL
Correct Answer: Z.H.ρ/L
Lug support is meant for supporting _______________ vessels?
A Large horizontal cylindrical
B Tall but empty
C Small
D Thick walled tall
Correct Answer: Small
The approximate liquid depth in an agitation tank is equal to (where, d = tank diameter)_________________?
A 0.5 d
B 0.75 d
C d
D 2 d
Correct Answer: d
Poisson’s ratio of a material is the ratio of unit lateral strain to the unit axial elongation within its elastic limit. The value of Poisson’s ratio for structural and pressure vessel steel may be taken as ____________________?
A 0.01
B 0.3
C 0.75
D 0.95
Correct Answer: 0.3
Steam is preferred to be used as a heating medium in heat exchangers, because of its_________________?
A Low cost
B High latent heat
C Non-corrosive condensate
D High film co-efficient
Correct Answer: High latent heat
Diameter of rivet hole (d, mm) and the plate thickness (t, mm) are related by Unwin’s formula as___________________?
A d = 1.1 t
B d = 1.6 √t
C d = 1.5 t
D d = 3 √t
Correct Answer: d = 1.6 √t
The thermal stress in a metallic bar does not depend upon the_____________________?
A Changes in temperature
B Cross-sectional area
C Both A. and B.
D Neither A. nor B.
Correct Answer: Cross-sectional area
A perforated plate has holes of diameter dn arranged in a pitch ph. Each hole has a tube of I.D. dt passing through it. The ligament efficiency is given by_______________?
A (ph – dh)/ph
B (ph – dh . dt/2)/ph
C (ph – dt)/ph
D (ph – dh)/dh
Correct Answer: (ph – dt)/ph
The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is termed as the ____________________?
A Modulus of elasticity
B Modulus of rigidity
C Bulk modulus
D None of these
Correct Answer: Modulus of elasticity