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GATE-CH-1000-1-design-1mark

1000-1-design

The type of tray which gives greatest flexibility in distillation columns is:

GATE-CH-1992-10-c-design-2mark

1992-10-c-design

In the layout plan for a vacuum distillation unit, operating at 60 mm Hg, supported by a barometric condenser, the appropriate place for the location of vacuum drum for collecting the distillate will be

GATE-CH-1995-2-j-design-2mark

1995-2-j-design

Use of Raschig rings in place of crushed stones as packing in packed beds (other things being same)

GATE-CH-1996-1-12-design-1mark

1996-1-12-design

The reason for preferring packed towers over plate towers in distillation practice is that the packed tower operation gives

GATE-CH-1997-1-28-design-1mark

1997-1-28-design

Two iron pipes of the same nominal diameter but different schedule numbers will have


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GATE-CH-1997-1-30-design-1mark

1997-1-30-design

In distillation columns, the number of bubble caps per tray primarily depends on the

GATE-CH-1998-1-13-design-1mark

1998-1-13-design

The advantage of using a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger over a 1-1 shell and tube heat exchanger is

GATE-CH-1999-1-31-design-1mark

1999-1-31-design

In a heat exchanger, floating head is provided to

GATE-CH-2002-1-12-design-1mark

2002-1-12-design

If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube exchanger increases, then the Reynolds number of the shell side fluid

GATE-CH-2003-27-design-1mark

2003-27-design

The variables required to be known in correlations used for estimating the horse power of gas compressor and hence its cost are

P. inlet pressure Q. compressor RPM
R. delivery pressure    S. volumetric flow rate at inlet


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GATE-CH-2003-84-design-2mark

2003-84-design

In distillation column sizing calculations by short cut methods, match the following:

P. Underwood's equation 1. Number of real trays
Q. Fenske's equation 2. Column diameter
R. Gilliland's equation 3. Minimum number of ideal trays
S. Vapor velocity at flooding    4. Actual number of ideal trays
5. Minimum reflux ratio
6. Tray efficiency

GATE-CH-2005-15-design-1mark

2005-15-design

Baffles are used in heat exchangers in order to

GATE-CH-2009-47-design-2mark

2009-47-design

Match the equipment in Group I to the internals in Group II.

GROUP I GROUP II
P. Centrifugal pump 1. Baffle
Q. Distillation column    2. Impeller
R. Heat exchanger 3. Tray
4. Volute

GATE-CH-2010-25-design-1mark

2010-25-design

The flooding velocity in a plate column, operating at 1 atm pressure, is 3 m/s. If the column is operated at 2 atm pressure, under otherwise identical conditions, the flooding velocity will be

GATE-CH-2010-6-design-1mark

2010-6-design

Which ONE of the following statements about baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger is FALSE? Baffles


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GATE-CH-2011-24-design-1mark

2011-24-design

Two systems are available for compressing 6 m3/h of ambient air to 10 bar. The first one uses a single stage compressor (\(K_1\)) and the second one uses a multistage compressor with inter-stage cooling (\(K_2\)). Which ONE of the following statements is INCORRECT?

GATE-CH-2005-75-design-2mark

2005-75-design

What is the actual power required to drive a reciprocating air compressor which has to compress 34 m3 of air per minute from \(1.013\times 10^5\) N/m2 to \(4.052\times 10^5\) N/m2? Assume that \(PV^{1.25}\) is constant, where \(P\) is the pressure and \(V\) is the volume, and the efficiency of the compressor is 85%.

GATE-CH-2005-76-design-2mark

2005-76-design

A separation column for vapor-liquid processes 200 kmol/h of vapor. The flooding velocity is 3 m/s. If the column operates at 85% of flooding velocity and the downcomer area is 10% of the total cross sectional area, what is the diameter of the column? Average density of vapor = 2 kg/m3 and its molecular weight = 44.

GATE-CH-2006-65-design-2mark

2006-65-design

A saturated vapor is fed to a distillation column at 180 kmol/h. Both the rectifying and stripping sections of the column operate at 60% of their respective flooding velocities. The flooding velocity of the rectifying section is twice that of the stripping section. The assumptions of constant molar overflow and constant molar vapor density throughout the column are valid. If the boil-up rate is 60 kmol/h, then the relationship between the diameters of the rectifying section (\(d_r\)) and the stripping section (\(d_s\)) is

GATE-CH-2007-46-design-2mark

2007-46-design

The following list of options P, Q, R and S are some of the important considerations in the design of a shell and tube heat exchanger.

  1. square pitch permits the use of more tubes in a given shell diameter
  2. the tube side clearance should not be less than one fourth of the tube diameter
  3. baffle spacing is not greater than the diameter of the shell or less than one-fifth of the shell diameter
  4. The pressure drop on the tube side is less than 10 psi.

Pick out the correct combination of TRUE statements from the following:


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GATE-CH-2007-66-design-2mark

2007-66-design

In a double pipe heat exchanger the ID and OD of the inner pipe are 4 cm and 5 cm respectively. The ID of the outer pipe is 10 cm with a wall thickness of 1 cm. Then, the equivalent diameters (in cm) of the annulus for heat transfer and pressure drop respectively are

GATE-CH-2008-67-design-2mark

2008-67-design

In a shell and tube heat exchanger, if the shell length is \(L_S\), the baffle spacing is \(L_B\) and the thickness of the baffle is \(t_b\), the number of baffles on the shell side, \(N_B\), is

GATE-CH-2012-45-design-2mark

2012-45-design

In a 1-1 pass floating head type shell and tube heat exchanger, the tubes (od = 25 mm; id = 21 mm) are arranged in a square pitch. The tube pitch is 32 mm. The thermal conductivity of the shell side fluid is 0.19 W/m.K, and the Nusselt number is 200. The shell-side heat transfer coefficient (in W/m2.K), rounded off to the nearest integer, is __________

GATE-CH-2001-19-design-5mark

2001-19-design

A packed gas liquid contactor employs ceramic Intalox saddles (38 mm). The gas flow rate, \(G\) = 1.5 kg/s and gas density, \(\rho_G\) = 1.5 kg/m\(^3\). The liquid flow rate, \(L\) = 30 kg/s and liquid density, \(\rho_L\) = 1000 kg/m\(^3\). The column is to be designed for a pressure drop of 42 mm . Norton's correlation for this pressure drop is \[K = \frac{13.1 G_w^2 F_p(\mu_L/\rho_L)^{0.1}}{\rho_G(\rho_L-\rho_G)}\] where \(K\) = flow coefficient, \(\mu_L\) = liquid viscosity = 10\(^{-3}\) N.s/m\(^2\), \(G_w\) = gas flow rate per unit cross sectional area, kg/m\(^2\).s, \(F_p\) = packing factor = 170 m\(^{-1}\). \(K\) is given by the equation: \(K=0.62-0.5(m-0.5)\) for \(0.5\le m \le 1.0\) where \[m = \frac{L}{G}\sqrt{\frac{\rho_G}{\rho_L}}\] What is the diameter of the contactor (in m)?


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