PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The most important property for a jet fuel is its

Viscosity

Flash point

Calorific value

Freezing point

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The main aim of cracking is to produce

Coke

Petrolatum

Gasoline

Lube oil

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Carbon/hydrogen ratio (by weight) is maximum (out of following) for

Light gas oil

Heavy fuel oil

Kerosene

Gasoline

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Which of the following has the lowest flash point of all?

Petrol

Diesel

Furnace oil

Kerosene

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Tetra-ethyl lead is added in gasoline to

Reduce the pour point

Increase its octane number

Reduce gum formation

Increase its smoke point

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Specific gravity of a petroleum product gives an indication of its

Sulphur content

Ease of atomisation

Degree of refinement

Hydrocarbon content type (aromatic or paraffinic)

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Which is the most ideal feed stock for 'coking' process used for the manufacture of petroleum coke?

Diesel

Vacuum residue

Naphtha

Light gas oil

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Aniline point is the

Neither A nor B

Measure of aromatic content of oil

Both A & B

Characteristic property of diesel & lubricating oils

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Natural gasoline is produced

In oil refineries

None of these

From oil wells

By natural gas stripping

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Which of the following additives improves the cetane number of diesel?

Tetra ethyl lead

Amyl nitrate

Ethyl mercaptan

Napthenic acid

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