PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

With increase in density, the viscosity of petroleum products

Either A or B

Increases

Decreases

Remains same

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Hydrogen percentage (by weight) in crude petroleum may be about

25

5

35

15

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Products drawn from the top to bottom of the crude oil distillation column has progressively increasing

C/H ratio

Molecular weight

All of these

Boiling points

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Carbon percentage (by weight) in crude petroleum may be about

75

85

65

95

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Aniline point is the temperature at which

Equal weight of aniline & the test sample are completely miscible

Equal volume of aniline & the test sample are completely miscible

Equal weight of diesel & the aniline are completely miscible

Aniline vaporises

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With increase in the molecular weight of aromatic present in kerosene, its smoking tendency

Is unpredictable

Remains same

Decreases

Increases

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Sweetening of petroleum product means the removal of

Sulphur & its compounds

Water

Organic impurities

Wax

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In catalytic cracking process, olefins crack __________ times faster than in thermal cracking process.

10

1000-10000

200-300

100

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Main boring diameter for petroleum well is 20-30 cms in diameter, while the depth of the oil well may be about __________ kms.

7.5 to 12.5

1.5 to 4.5

15-20

0.1 to 0.5

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The most important property for a jet fuel is its

Freezing point

Viscosity

Flash point

Calorific value

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