Chemical Engineering Mcqs

Pick out the wrong statement?

(A) The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). Δp

(B) In the equation, T. gc = k. (du/dy)n the value of ‘n’ for pseudoplastic and Dilatant fluid are 1 respectively

(C) Shear stress for Newtonian fluid is proportional to the rate of shear in the direction perpendicular to motion

(D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids

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Pick out the wrong statement ?

(A) Momentum transfer in laminar flow results from velocity gradient

(B) A fluid in equilibrium is not free from shear stress

(C) The viscosity of a non-Newtonian fluid is a function of temperature only

(D) Both

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Heat transfer rate to the stock/charge in the furnace does not depend upon the________________?

(A) Emissivity of the refractory walls

(B) Size of the furnace

(C) Use of waste heat recovery equipments

(D) Thickness of the stock

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Pick out the correct statement?

(A) A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis

(B) In laminar flow, Newton’s law of viscosity does not apply

(C) A free vortex occurs, when fluid rotates as a solid

(D) In turbulent flow, there are neither cross-currents nor eddies

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Fuel used in B.F. stove is______________________?

(A) Pulverised coal

(B) Furnace oil

(C) Blast furnace gas/mixed gas

(D) Coke oven gas

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Reverberatory furnace is used for_____________________?

(A) Roasting/reduction of ores

(B) Annealing steel coil

(C) Heating air

(D) Steel melting

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Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace ?

(A) Coke oven

(B) Blast furnace stoves

(C) Beehive coke oven

(D) High pressure boiler

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Cement Kiln is a___________________?

(A) Rotary Kiln

(B) Tunnel Kiln

(C) Natural draft furnace

(D) Batch furnace

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Which of the following accentuates clinkering troubles on furnace grate burning coal ?

(A) Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportion of iron & sulphur

(B) Low forced draft & fuel bed temperature

(C) Thick firebed and preheated primary air

(D) All

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Heat transfer rate to the charge/stock in a furnace does not depend upon the________________?

(A) Type of fuels viz. solid, liquid or gaseous

(B) Flue gas temperature

(C) Emissivity of refractory walls

(D) Initial temperature of the charged stock

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