PT101 Midterm

Name 6 products derived from crude oil:

Asphalt, Lubricant oils, Gasoline, Kerosene, Butane, Propane

Catalytic cracking uses _________ to separate mixtures

Catalysts and Heat

The primary purpose of a cooling tower is to:

Cool water

The lifeblood of modern society

Crude oil/Petroleum products

What happens to a process technician who has experienced hearing loss due to industrial noise>

They will never recover

What is the purpose of RCRA?

To protect human health and the environment

Valve designed to prevent reverse flow?

Check valve

A system is best described as a:

Collection of equipment designed to perform a specific function

Select the primary method a cooling tower uses to transfer heat:

Evaporation

A _______ is designed to start/stop, direct, or throttle the flow of fluids?

Valve

HAZCOM is frequently referred to as the ___________ Act

Workers' Right to Know

Process technology is best described as:

Study and application of the scientific principles associated with the operation and maintenance of the CPI

Safety awareness is __________

Taught from the moment you step into the plant

What are the basic principles of accident prevention?

- A safe working environment - Safe work practices - Effective management

Respirators come into two basic designs:

- Air Purifying - Air Supplying

The basic furnace designs include:

- Cabin - Box - Cylindrical

List three permits found at every plant:

- Cold work - Hot work - Lock out/Tag out - Confined space

Describe three purposes of seals in rotary equipment:

- Prevent leakage between internal components in rotating equipment - Minimize leakage into and out of rotating equipment - Keep dirt, water, and chemicals out of the lubricant - Keep the lubricant in the chambers where the bearings are located

Process instrumentation is best described as the study of:

- The structure, components, and science of control loops - Symbols and diagrams, process flow diagrams, and drawing piping and instrument drawings - The instruments and instrument systems used in the chemical processing industry

What emergency signals should you know before entering a chemical plant or refinery for the first time?

- Vapor release - Fire/Explosion - Evacuation

The 5 elements of a control loop in order:

1. Primary element/sensor 2. Transmitter 3. Controller 4. Transducer 5. Final control element

Smoking flares in excess of _________ should be reported. Failure to report results in severe penalties.

5 minutes

Distillation

A process that separates the components in a mixture based on their boiling point

What is the primary difference between a pump and a compressor?

A pump is designed to move liquid while a compressor is designed to move gases

The primary difference between a kettle reboiler and other heat exchangers is:

A vapor disengaging cavity

OSHA and the EPA believe that the key to preventing catastrophic emergencies in the CPI is:

Adequate employee training

What safety device is designed to evenly distribute forces of an accidental fall to the strongest muscles in the body, protect vital organs, and limit the possibility of a serious fall?

Full-body Harness

Valve designed for open/closed or start/stop service?

Gate valve

Valve designed for manual throttling service?

Globe valve

Heat energy is transferred from areas of:

Hot to cold

Crude oil is a mixture of what?

Hydrocarbons

Steam Generators, commonly called boilers, are used by industrial manufacturers to:

Produce steam

Heat exchangers are used for everything but:

Removing impurities from cold water

________ and ________ valves are designed to protect systems from over-pressuring

Safety and Relief

What occurs when you enter a plant for the first time?

Sign in, watch safety tape, wait for escort

The RCRA is also known as________?

cradle to grave

Describe the purpose of bearings in rotary equipment:

- Bearings are designed to enhance low friction, low wear rotary movement. They also stabilize the shaft in its position - Radial or journal bearings are designed to reduce up and down movement or movement perpendicular to the shaft - Thrust or axial bearings are designed to keep the shaft from moving along its length or axis

The primary methods of heat transfer include:

- Conduction - Convection - Radiant

List two processes furnaces support:

- Distillation systems - Reactors systems

List the types of problems a fired heater typically encounters:

- Flame impingement - Coke build up - Hot spots - Flame out - Control valve failure - Feed pump failure

Furnace draft comes in four designs:

- Forced - Induced - Balanced - Natural

The primary purposes of a heat exchanger is:

- Heat or cool a substance - Transfer heat energy between two fluid streams - Convert hot vapor to liquid or preheat liquid

What are the three sides of the fire triangle?

- Heat/Ignition - Oxygen - Fuel

How do hazardous chemicals enter the body?

- Inhalation - Absorption - Ingestion - Injection