Chemical Engineering MCQs

Correct viscosity of furnace oil at the burner tip for proper atomisation is about 25 centistokes. To reduce the viscosity of high viscosity furnace oil (250 centistokes) to the correct atomisation viscosity (i.e. 25 cst), it should be preheated to about____°C.

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70
85
105
145
✅ The correct answer is option C.

A certain thickness of the coal, if stored unscientifically on soft (katcha) ground having no metallic/concrete flooring gets sunked into the ground, which is termed as the ‘carpet loss’. The carpet loss may be of the order of __________ cms.

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1 to 2
3 to 4
5 to 15
20 to 40
✅ The correct answer is option C.

Fussain

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Is friable, charcoal like substance
Has highest fixed carbon and lowest volatile matter content of all the four banded components of coal
Is non-coking, but when blended with highly coking coal, controls its swelling and produces high strength coke on carbonisation
All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.