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In a steam engine, superheated steam from the boiler is fed into the steam chest at a pressure of
A 10 atmospheres
B 20 atmospheres
C 30 atmospheres
D 40 atmospheres
The type of liquor circulation system to be ' employed in evaporators (viz. natural or forced circulation) is determined mainly by the __________ of the liquid.
A Viscosity
B Density
C Thermal conductivity
D Corrosive nature
Black liquor is converted into white liquor by
A Evaporation and burning the concentrate followed by causticisation of products
B Multi-effect evaporation only
C Selective liquid extraction
D Extractive distillation
In the Kraft process of sulphate paper pulp manufacture, the black liquor and the white liquor storage tank is made of
A Concrete
B Wood
C Steel
D Porcelain
An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column. High pressure steam is available as a source of heat. For a given reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are being explored; (i) a reboiler is used and (ii) no reboiler is used but steam is fed directly to the bottom of the column. As compared to option (i), in option (ii)
A Less number of trays are required
B Composition of the residue remains unchanged
C More number of trays are required but the residue composition remains unchanged
D More number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute in methanol
Minimum tube pitch recommended for shell and tube heat exchangers is about __________ times the outside diameter of the tube.
A 1.25
B 1.75
C 2.5
D 3.5
Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is
A Finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside
B Finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside
C Shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side
D Shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes
A uniformly loaded D.C. distributor is fed at both ends with equal voltages. As compared to a similar distributor fed at one end only, the drop at the middle point is
A One-fourth
B One-third
C One-half
D Twice
It is not preferable to use superheated steam in evaporators, because of its very
A High temperature
B High pressure
C Low film co-efficient
D None of these
A steam turbine, in which a part of the steam after partial expansion, is used for process heating and the remaining steam is further expanded for power generation, is known as
A Back pressure turbine
B Pass out turbine
C Low pressure turbine
D Impulse turbine

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