1000+ Process Equipment and Plant Design Quiz Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

Which of the following types of reactors is the safest from operation point of view?

(A) a liquid phase catalytic reactor

(B) a liquid phase reactor

(C) a vapor phase reactor

(D) pot type reactor

Question: 2

Column support for the roof of cylindrical storage tank must be provided for

(A) small diameter tanks

(B) small diameter tall tanks

(C) all tanks irrespective of their heights and diameters

(D) large diameter tanks

Question: 3

Spherical shaped pressure vessel is considered to be the most ideal, because it can

(A) be supported very easily

(B) be designed without wind load consideration

(C) be fabricated very easily

(D) withstand higher pressure for a given metallic shell thickness

Question: 4

Which of the following is used to set the diameter of the distillation column?

(A) length of straight rectangular weir o cross flow tray

(B) allowable vapour velocity

(C) static submergence

(D) number of theoretical plates

Question: 5

Back trapping in a distillation column results due to

(A) low reflux ratio

(B) excessive liquid gradient over the tray

(C) low gas velocity

(D) high gas velocity