Poisson’s ratio of a material is the ratio of unit lateral strain to the unit axial elongation within its elastic limit. The value of Poisson’s ratio for structural and pressure vessel steel may be taken as ____________________?

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High pressure fluid in a shell and tube heat exchanger should preferably be routed through the________________?

A. Tubes to avoid the expansion of high pressure shell construction B. Shell side for smaller total pressure drop C. Shell side, if the flow is counter-current and tube side if the flow is co-current D. Shell side for large overall heat transfer co-efficient...

Wind load consideration in the design of a support can be neglected, when the vessel is___________________?

A. Tall (say 30 metres), but is full of liquid B. Tall but empty C. Short (< 2 m) and housed indoor D. None of these...

Pick out the wrong statement?

A. The tensile strength of a brittle material is less than its compressive strength B. The compressive strength of a ductile material is less than its tensile strength C. In a thick cylindrical shell, the hoop stress is maximum at the inner radius D. The value of crushing load is more than that of buckling … Pick out the wrong statement?Read More...

The diameter of a propeller agitator used in agitation tank ranges from ____________ percent of the tank diameter and its peripheral speed is normally 300 to 500 metres/minute ?

A. 5 to 10 B. 15 to 30 C. 40 to 50 D. 55 to 75...

Diameter of bubble caps used in high pressure columns is ______________ as compared to that used in identical vacuum columns?

A. Less B. More C. Same D. Either A. or B.; no generalisation can be made...