PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Which of the following constituents present in petroleum is responsible for ash formation?

Sulphur compounds

Organometallic compounds

Oxygen compounds

Nitrogen compounds

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Sour crude means the __________ bearing crude.

Asphalt

Wax

Sulphur compounds

Nitrogen compounds

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Cetane number of high speed diesel must be?

30

95

45

75

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Which of the following has the highest gum forming tendency in gosoline?

Paraffins

Naphthenes

Aromatics

Diolefins

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Highest quality bitumen is produced from the __________ crude oil.

Naphthenic

Paraffinic

Mixed

Intermediate

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Which of the following fractions of petroleum contains maximum sulphur?

Diesel

Atmospheric residue

Naphtha

Gasoline

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Liquefied petroleum Gas (LPG) used for the household cooking comprises mainly of

Propane & butane

Butane & ethane

Methane & ethane

Methane & carbon monoxide

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Petroleum

Does not contain asphalt

Is optically active

Constitutes mainly of olefins

Does not contain aromatics

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Raw Kerosene has a smoke point of 15 mm. After it is subjected to dearomatisation by liquid SO₂ extraction (Edeleanu process), its smoke point may become __________ mm.

10

100

25

5

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Performance number of a liquid fuel is related to its

Knocking tendency

Sulphur content

Spontaneous ignition temperature

Wax content

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