Chemical Engineering Mcqs

The unit of velocity head is_________________?

• (A)  ft-lb/sec
• (B)  ft-lb/ft3
• (C)  ft-lbf/lb
• (D)  ft-lbf/sec

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The capacity of a centrifugal pump Can be increased by increasing the_________________?

• (A)  Impeller diameter or speed
• (B)  Number of pumps and joining them in series
• (C)  Number of pumps and joining them in parallel
• (D)  All

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Curve III in the bellow diagram represents a/an________________?

• (A)  Dilatent fluid
• (B)  Pseudo plastic fluid
• (C)  Ideal plastic
• (D)  None of these

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Umf is the minimum fluidisation velocity for a bed of particles. An increase in the superficial gas velocity from 2 Umf to 2.5 Umf results in (all velocities are smaller than the entrainment velocity of the particles) no change in the_______________?

• (A)  Drag on particles
• (B)  Drag on column walls
• (C)  Bed height
• (D)  Bed voidage

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What is the unit of kinematic viscosity in SI unit ?

• (A)  M2/sec
• (B)  N/m2. sec
• (C)  Kg. sec/m
• (D)  None of these

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A rectangular surface 3′ × 4′, has the lower 3 edge horizontal and 6′ below a free oil surface (sp. gr. 0.8). The surface inclination is 300 with the horizontal. The force on one side of the surface is (where, y = specific weight of water) ?

• (A)  39.6y
• (B)  48y
• (C)  49.2y
• (D)  58y

Answer

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A centrifugal pump has the following specifications: Power = 4 H.P.; Speed = 800 rpm Head = 8 metres Flow = 1000 litres/minutes. If its speed is halved, the power consumed now will be _____________ hp?

• (A)  0.5
• (B)  2
• (C)  4
• (D)  1

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Power number is the ratio of____________________?

• (A)  Drag stress to inertial stress
• (B)  Inertial stress to drag stress
• (C)  Inertial stress to gravitational stress
• (D)  Gravitational stress to drag stress

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A hydraulic press has a ram of 10 cms in diameter and a plunger of 1 cm in diameter. The force required on the plunger to raise a weight of 10 tons on the ram is _____________ kg?

• (A)  10
• (B)  100
• (C)  1000
• (D)  10000

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Mach number is defined as the ratio of the local flow velocity to the sonic velocity in the fluid. For what value of Mach number, the gases are considered incompressible ?

• (A)  < 0.3
• (B)  > 3
• (C)  50
• (D)  1

Answer

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