A. Reforming
B. Pyrolysis
C. Alkylation
D. Hydrocracking
Petroleum Refinery Engineering
Specific gravity of a petroleum product gives an indication of its _________________?
A. Degree of refinement
B. Hydrocarbon content type (aromatic or paraffinic)
C. Ease of atomisation
D. Sulphur content
Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives___________________?
A. Higher yield of straight run gasoline
B. Higher octane number gasoline
C. Lower viscosity index lube oil
D. Poorer yield of lube oil
Which of the following is used as a solvent in deasphalting of petroleum products ?
A. Furfural
B. Propane
C. Methyl ethyl ketone
D. Liquid sulphur dioxide
Crude oils containing more than ____________ kg of total salts (expressed in terms of NaCl) per thousand barrel is called a ‘salty crude’ ?
A. 1
B. 5
C. 15
D. 25
A petroleum well is called ‘dry’, if it contains ____________________?
A. Very little oil
B. No natural gas
C. Only natural gas
D. All A., B. and C.
The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a_____________________?
A. Blending component for kerosene
B. Blending component for petrol
C. Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit
D. None of these
Pick out the wrong statement?
A. Aromatics have higher specific gravity than paraffins
B. Gross calorific value (GCV) of petrofuels is equal to (12400 – 2100 ρ2) where, ρ is the specific gravity of the fuel at 15.5°C
C. Heavier petrofuels have higher GCV on weight basis (i.e., Kcal/kg) but lower GCV on volume basis (i.e., Kcal/litre)
D. Higher specific gravity of petrofuels means higher C/H ratio
Which of the following is used as a catalyst in fluidised bed catalytic cracking ?
A. Silica-magnesia
B. Silica-alumina
C. Bentonite clays
D. All A., B. and C.
Absolute vapor pressure of petrofuels is found by Reid bomb which is heated in water bath to 100°F. In Reid apparatus, the ratio of the volume of air chamber to that of the liquid fuel chamber is________________?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
