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Which of the following is an example of pseudo plastic fluid?

a. apple sauce c. tap water
b. rubber latex d. sewage sludge

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A. apple sauce

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What controllers are frequently installed not because all modes of control are required but more of their versatility in systems which respond rather sluggishly?

a. PI Control c. PD Control
b. Integral Control d. PID control

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B. Integral Control

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What is the simplest type of control commonly expressed as having on/off position action?

a. Integral c. Bang-Bang
b. Manual d. Input-Output

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C. Bang-Bang

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In feedback control system for temperature control, a thermocouple measures the temperature and the output is fed to a controller. What results when one of the components known as a comparator compares a measured temperature value with desired value or set point?

a. Deviation c. Oscillation
b. Error d. Feedback

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B. Error

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In the gasification of coal to produce substitute natural gas, at what reaction zone is methane produced when some of the carbon is hydrogenated?

a. Distillation Zone c. Combustion Zone
b. Gasification d. Pyrolysis

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B. Gasification

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A scientist who used zeolites for water softening process.

a. Robert Gans c. Axel Cronstedt
b. Bob Guccione d. Joseph Culligan

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a. Robert Gans

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This type of flow-measuring device is typically used for highly corrosive fluids.

a. Rotameter c. Orifice meter
b. Coriolis flowmeter d. Magmeter

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b. magmeter

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What is the minimum temperature at which a vapor above a liquid will continue to burn once ignited?

a. Explosive limit c. Flammability limit
b. Fire point d. Flash point

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B. Fire Point

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The work done in a free expansion process is

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Zero

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In plant design, what is a protective response which is initiated upon detection of a process hazard?

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Interlock

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A disturbance which is externally applied to the system.

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Perturbations

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Which among the following is not an exothermic process?

a. Methanol synthesis c. Oxidation of sulfur
b. Catalytic cracking d. Ammonia synthesis

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Catalytic cracking

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It is most efficient process for hydrogen gas production which emits less amount of carbon.

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Steam Reforming

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Oil shale is an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock also known as

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Kerogen

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Actual work delivered divided by theoretical work?

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Turbine Efficiency

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What happen to the particle when grinding limit is reached?

a. dust explosion c. change in shape
b. no change in particle size
d. it becomes powder

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no change in particle size

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Other name for Yamatake system

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azbil

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For a zero-order reaction, the ratio of the volume of a backmix reactor to the volume of a plugflow reactor, for the same reactant conversion and conditions, is:

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1

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A product of alumina and silica at high temperature.

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kaolinite

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A substance which can be readily converted into dye or other colored compound.

a. anlagen c. goitrogen
b. acrogen d. chromogen

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Chromogen

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Skirt supports are most suitable for:

a. Thick-walled vertical vessels c. Horizontal vessels
b. Thin spherical vessels d. Tall vertical vessels

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Tall Vertical Vessels

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A valve that controls flow by means of a disk or wedge-shaped dam sliding at right angles to the direction of flow and seating tightly in the valve body is a

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gate valve

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The friction factor for flow through a pipe with relative roughness of 0.004 at a Reynold’s No. of 80,000 is approximately equal to

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0.03

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The equation that relates friction factor and Reynold’s No., f=64/Reynold’s No. holds for

a. smooth pipes
b. laminar and turbulent flow
c. turbulent flow only
d. laminar flow only

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d. laminar flow only

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The enrichment of the vapor steam as it passes through the column in contact with the reflux during distillation is called
rectification
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The maximum number of plates for a given distillation system is obtained at
minimum reflux
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For a cylinder where steady-state radial heat transfer takes place a. the heat flux is constant b. maximum heat transfer rate occurs at the surface c. the heat transfer is constant d. the temperature is uniform throughout the cylinder
c. the heat transfer is constant
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Crystallization occurs in a solution that is
supersaturated
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Mass transfer in a flowing fluid may be correlated by a. Sherwood, Nusselt and Reynold's No b. Peclet, Reynold's and Schimdt No c. Sherwood, Reynold's and Schimdt No d. Prandtl, Schimdt and Reynold's No
c. Sherwood, Reynold's and Schimdt No
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A device for increasing the velocity of a fluid in steady flow is a
nozzle
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Which one among the following materials has the best insulating property? window glass wood air concrete
wood
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Oil flows under laminar conditions inside a steam heated copper pipe. The overall heat transfer coefficient is approximately
equal to the heat transfer coefficient of the steam
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On one side of a heat exchanger where either a condensing vapor or a boiling liquid is present, the temperature may be assumed to be constant. In determining the logarithmic mean temperature difference the direction of flow will have
significant effect
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A plate holding a pool of liquid from which rises a vapor whose average composition is in equilibrium with a liquid whose composition is the average of that of the liquid leaving the plate is called a. separation plate b. theoretical plate c. transition plate d. bubble plate
d. bubble plate
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Reactions whereby reactants proceed along several paths and give different products are a. polymeric reactions b. reversible reactions c. parallel reactions d. consecutive reactions
parallel reactions
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For mass transfer to take place, there must be a a. phase change b. reaction component c. concentration gradient d. momentum gradient
concentration gradient
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A carnot cycle consists of
two isothermal and two adiabatic process
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This is also known as the volume fraction of the voids in packed beds.
porosity
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Coolers and boilers are ordinarily operated at ________ condition.
isobaric
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For an isolated system, maximum entropy will occur at a. half-life b. critical condition c. equilibrium d. start of the process
equilibrium
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A measure of the ratio of the drag force acting on a unit area of the impeller & the inertial stress.
power number
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Which of the following can be adjusted by human operator in a closed feedback control loop? set point controller output process variable load variable
set point
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The thermocouple is based on the Seebeck effect which states that a/an _____ is generated when opposite junction of certain dissimilar pairs of wires are exposed to different temperatures. current temperature emf resistance
emf
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Dead time is a function of distance and a. momentum b. acceleration c. time d. velocity
velocity
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The parameter which completely describes the behavior of the response to a disturbance of a second order system is the
damping coefficient
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According to the first law of thermodynamics
Energy is neither lost nor gained in any energy transformation.
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The ratio of work performed by a system and the heat it absorbed from a reservoir is referred to
carnot efficiency
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Maximum work can be obtained from a system when the change taking place in it is
reversible
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Throttling process is
constant enthalpy process
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Work is a a. property of the system b. path function c. state function d. state description of a system
path function
51
Neoprene is a
synthetic rubber
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Silicone is a. thermoplastic b. a monomer c. an inorganic polymer d. thermosetting plastic
an inorganic polymer
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Plasticizers are added to paints to
give elasticity and prevent cracking of the film
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Varnish does not contain
pigment
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Rancidity of oil can be reduced by
hydrogenation
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Molasses is a by product of raw sugar from the ______ process
evaporation
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Polyethylene is an example of _____________ polymerization
addition
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Principal chemical conversion in the production of resin from monomer.
alkylation
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Carbon black is added to rubber compounding as
activator
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Sulfur is undesirable in petroleum because
it causes engine knocking
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In the Philippines, sulfur for sulfuric acid manufacturing is sourced from _______ industry. a. paper b. cement c. petroleum d. detergents
Paper
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``` Professional Regulations Commission was created under P.D. No. 223 P.D. No. 233 P.D. No. 232 P.D. No. 826 ```
P.D. No. 223
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Hydrogen sulfide is removed from water by contacting the solution with warm air. The operation is Distillation Leaching Absorption Stripping
Stripping
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What are the two contacting phase in leaching? a. extract phase and raffinate phase b. solvent phase and solute phase c. feed phase and solvent phase d. overflow and underflow
overflow and underflow
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``` which of the following produces maximum pressure difference for transportation of gases? vacuum pumps blowers fans compressors ```
compressors
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The most economical valve for use with large diameter pipes.
butterfly valve
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To increase the life of an incandescent lamp is
filled with argon gas
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Trace metal that causes the Minamata disease.
Hg (Mercury)
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A criteria pollutant responsible for the reddish brown color of smog.
NO2
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It refers to waste or scrap glass, usually ground
Cullet
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From what mineral is radium obtained?
Pitch blend
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An apparatus used to measure atmospheric pressure.
barometer
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____ is normally used to determine the quality of combustion gases
Orsat Analysis
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Hydrogen in fuel which needs oxygen from air for its combustion is known as
Net Hydrogen
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Refers to the outgoing stream of noncombustible matter (ash), which separates from the materials that can be gasified.
Refuse
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Which of the following is true if the resulting combustible lost in refuse is coked coal? A. has lost only its moisture B. has lost both moisture and VCM content C. has FC and VCM as its main constituent D. the FC/VCM in green coal is equal to FC/VCM in refuse
B. has lost both moisture and VCM content
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A gas which contains saturated paraffin hydrocarbons.
Natural Gas
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Combined water is equal to
oxygen in the fuel
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Burning coke in a limited supply of oxygen can result in the formation of
CO
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When water in the products of combustion is in the vapor state, the heating value is
lower heating value
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It refers to the internal heat from the earth
geothermal
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It is usually applied to cooling below ambient temperature.
refrigeration
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Carbonate, or temporary hardness, is caused by bicarbonates of
calcium and magnesium
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It is the term applied to processes which remove or reduce the hardness of water.
softening
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It is a linear polymer which may reversible softened by heat and solidified by cooling.
thermoplastics
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The statement where electrons are added to orbitals of equal energy, a single electron will enter each orbital before a second one enters any one orbital, with the spins remaining parallel if possible.
Hunds rule
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A relation stating that when two relations are added to give a third reaction, the corresponding enthalpies of reaction must also be added.
Hess's law
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The amount the system output response proceeds beyond the desired response
overshoot
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if the pressure recovery experienced by the liquid is enough to raise the pressure above the vapor pressure of the liquid , then the vapor bubbles start collapsing or imploding. the implosion is called
cavitation
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Third aspect in plant design
environment
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A device used for the classification of particles in size ranges below 10 micrometer.
centrifuge
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It is an alloy containing copper and zinc
Brass
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A type of screening equipment operated with a shaking motion, a long stroke at low frequency
reciprocating screens
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Which of the following filter media can be trapped particles of size 0.005 micrometer?
membranes
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An equipment used to separate liquids where there is a sufficient differences in density between the liquids for the droplets to settle readily
decanters
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A pipe has 2 inch inlet and has a 4 inch outlet, the mass flow ratio of the inlet is___ to that of the outlet.
equal
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Point velocities can be measured using
pitot tube
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``` Which of the following has the highest thermal conductivity? A. mercury B. gasoline C. water D. alcohol ```
A. Mercury
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What happens to the thermal conductivity of diatomic gases if the temperature is increase?
it will also increase
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The boiling point of a given solution is a linear function of a boiling point of pure water at the same pressure
Duhring's rule

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