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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.

For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, ‘h1’ is the convective heat transfer co-efficient at velocity ‘V1’. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the fluid properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is________________?
A 1.26 h1
B 0.794 h1
C 0.574 h1
D 1.741 h1
Correct Answer: 0.794 h1
A graph between _____________ is called Wilson plot?
A (1/U) Vs. (1/v0.8)
B (1/v0.8) Vs. U
C v0.8 Vs . U
D (1/U) Vs. (1/V)
Correct Answer: (1/U) Vs. (1/v0.8)
Walls of a cubical oven are of thickness l, and they are made of material of thermal conductivity k. The temperature inside the oven is 100°C and the inside heat transfer coefficient is „3k/l’. If the wall temperature on the outside is held at 25°C, what is the inside wall temperature in degree centigrade ?
A 35.5
B 43.75
C 81.25
D 48.25
Correct Answer: 81.25
For the same heat load and mass flow rate in the tube side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, one may use multipass on the tube side, because it__________________?
A Decreases the pressure drop
B Decreases the outlet temperature of cooling medium
C Increases the overall heat transfer coefficient
D None of these
Correct Answer: Increases the overall heat transfer coefficient
Vent pipes are provided in a condenser to ________________?
A Remove non-condensable gases
B Purge the condenser
C Facilitate easy cleaning of tubes
D None of these
Correct Answer: Remove non-condensable gases
The advantage of using a 1 – 2 shell and tube heat exchanger over a 1 – 1 shell and tube heat exchanger is_________________?
A Lower tube side pressure drop
B Lower shell side pressure drop
C Higher tube side heat transfer co-efficient
D Higher shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Correct Answer: Higher tube side heat transfer co-efficient
The equation, Nst = (f/2)/[1 + 5 (Npr – 1) √(f/2)], corresponds to ______________ analogy?
A Von-Karman
B Reynolds
C Colburn
D Prandtl
Correct Answer: Prandtl
Open pan evaporators are preferred to be used, when the solution to be concentrated is_________________?
A Scaling
B Highly viscous
C Corrosive
D Salty
Correct Answer: Highly viscous
When warm and cold liquids are mixed, the heat transfer is mainly by_______________?
A Conduction
B Convection
C Radiation
D Both A. & C.
Correct Answer: Convection
At constant temperature, the thermal conductivities of gases _____________ with rise in pressure?
A Decrease
B Increase
C Remain unchanged
D May increase or decrease; depends on the pressure
Correct Answer: Decrease