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Category: Petroleum Refinery Engineering
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
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.
Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation column in oil refinery is in the range of about ________________ mm Hg absolute?
A. 1 to 5
B. 30 to 80
C. 250 to 350
D. 450 to 500
Tanks used for the storage of petroleum products (which are inflammable) should be painted with a ______________ paint?
A. Black
B. White
C. Red
D. Yellow
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