Process Equipment and Plant Design MCQs

The operating velocity in the absorption tower is usually 40-50% of the flooding velocity. Packed absorption towers are normally designed for a pressure drop of about __________ mm of water column per metre height of packing.

__________ heat exchanger is also known as 'hair pin type' exchanger,

The circumferential (hoop) stress in a thin walled cylinderical vessel under internal pressure is

A pressure vessel is said to be made of 'thick' shell, if the ratio of its diameter to wall thickness is

The average velocity in the tubes of a 1-4 heat exchanger is __________ times that in 1-1 heat exchanger having the same size & number of tubes and operated at same liquid flow rate.

The approximate liquid depth in an agitation tank is equal to (where, d = tank diameter)

A stuffing box is used for

Large process vessels operating under extreme temperature and pressure conditions are normally clad/ lined with materials like stainless steel, aluminium, nickel & its alloys, copper & its alloys and titanium. The cladding thickness is generally about __________ percent of the total thickness.

Which of the following material is seldom used for pressure vessel construction?