Vessels, Agitated Vessels and Scraped Surface Heat Exchangers

This quiz contains multiple-choice problems on the design and operations of agitated vessels and scraped surface heat exchangers, transient heating and cooling, jacketed vessels, and internal coils.

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For exothermic reactions, which setup is best suited for an agitated vessel?

Full conventional jacket Dimpled jacket Full helical coils Half-pipe jacket

Which of the following jackets is best suited for agitated vessels?

Full conventional jacket

Dimpled jacket

Coiled jacket

Half-pipe jacket

Which of the following is not a type of jacket?

Full conventional jacket

Dimpled jacket

Coiled jacket

Half-pipe jacket

Which of the following is not a factor for the jacketed vessel’s low heat transfer rate?

Thick wall

Low surface area

Quality of material

Surface not in contact with vessel

Which of the following jackets is least preferred?

Full conventional jacket

Dimpled jacket

Coiled jacket

Half-pipe jacket

Which jacket is used to provide better mechanical strength?

Full conventional jacket

Dimpled jacket

Coiled jacket

Half-pipe jacket

Which internal coil is most frequently used?

Full helical coils

Singlet coil

Ringlet coil

Semi helical coil

Why are full helical coils so common in industries?

Provides large surface area

Mechanically stable

Very cheap to install

Handles highly corrosive substances

Ringlet coils have a disadvantage. What is it?

Provides less surface area

Mechanically unstable

Very expensive to install

Leaves unmixed areas

When a highly corrosive and reactive substance is used in operation, we prefer to use

Full helical coils

Full conventional jacket

Ringlet coil

Semi helical coil

For the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, we prefer to use __ when minimising contamination.

Full helical coils

Full conventional jacket

Ringlet coil

Semi helical coil

A jacket has a lower heat transfer rate and coefficient than a coil. True or false?

True

False

A conventional jacket is usually fitted with baffles. True or false?

True

False

Why are agitated vessels usually used in batch manufacture?

They are necessary to calculate batch cooling and heating times

Because batch processes occur in vessels

It avoids harmful reactions

It supports endothermic reactions

Heat transfer in agitated vessels can be carried out by

Jackets and plates

Plates and coils

Jackets and internal coils

Semi coils and internal coils

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Vessels, Agitated Vessels and Scraped Surface Heat Exchangers
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
Ivan