Design of Pressure Vessels - Mechanical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

1)   Internal pressure of 2.5 Mpa acts on a pressure vessel of thickness 15 mm and internal diameter of 1500 mm. What is the stress induced in longitudinal direction?

a. 36.63 N/mm2
b. 59.13 N/mm2
c. 65.62 N/mm2
d. 131.25 N/mm2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 65.62 N/mm2

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2)   Which type of formed threads are used for vertical pressure vessels in the pressure range of 0.1 N/mm2 to 1.5 N/mm2?

a. Plain formed head
b. Torispherical dished head
c. Semi-elliptical dished head
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Torispherical dished head

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3)   Design pressure for unfired pressure vessels is 1.05 times of _______

a. minimum working pressure
b. maximum working pressure
c. hydrostatic test pressure
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: maximum working pressure

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4)   Class 3 pressure vessels having welded joints are __________

a. fully radio-graphed
b. partially radio-graphed
c. spot radio-graphed
d. not radio-graphed
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: not radio-graphed

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5)   Which type of welded joints are not included in class 3 pressure vessels?

a. Double welded butt joint with full penetration
b. Single welded but joint with back strip
c. Single full fillet lap joints
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Single full fillet lap joints

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6)   In unfired pressure vessels, category A consists of _________

a. joints connecting flanges and flat heads
b. welded joints connecting nozzles with main shell
c. circumferential welded joints joints
d. longitudinal welded joints
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: longitudinal welded joints

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7)   Which of the following is not an unfired pressure vessel?

a. Heat exchanger
b. Storage vessels
c. Steam boilers
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Steam boilers

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8)   What is the weld joint efficiency if pressure vessel is fabricated with single full fillet lap joint?

a. 1.0
b. 0.55
c. 0.65
d. 0.85
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.55

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9)   A cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to an internal pressure of 3 Mpa on internal diameter of 1000 mm. The vessel is fabricated with single weld butt joint with back strip and is not radio-graphed. What is the thickness of flat head, if head made of alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength of 400 N/mm2 ? (corrosion allowance = 2)

a. 110 mm
b. 120 mm
c. 150.23 mm
d. 152.13 mm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 110 mm

Explanation:
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10)   A cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to operating pressure of 0.55 Mpa and corrosion allowance of 2. What is the thickness of pressure vessel shell if its internal diameter is 2000 mm? (σall = 120 N/mm2 & ηl = 0.75)

a. 6.5 mm
b. 7 mm
c. 9 mm
d. 9.5 mm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 9 mm

Explanation:
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