Intro Final

Cascade control is best described as what?

A term used to describe how one control loop controls or overrides the instructions of another control loop in order to achieve the desired set point

The primary difference between a kettle reboiler and a thermosyphon reboiler is what?

A vapor disengaging cavity

The contamination of air especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhaust or smoke.

Air pollution

Ethylene glycol is commonly used as?

Antifreeze

Order of work in which all ingredients are added to the process up front is called what?

Batch process

This process utilizes refinery naphtha to produce high-octane reformate.

Catalytic reforming

A centrifugal pump sounding like marbles being blended in a high-speed mixer is probably.....

Cavitating

This type of valve is designed to control flow direction and prevent back flow.

Check valve

Process technicians ______________, organize, and _________________ data during routine operations.

Collect & analyze

What is used to move gases from one place to another?

Compressor

The term ____________ is appropriate for this process because during vaporization, the molecules literally split; they are then sent to a fractionation tower for further processing.

Cracking

RCRA secondary goal is to conserve our natural resources, this goal is completed by regulating all aspects of hazardous waste management. This concept is referred to as what?

Cradle to Grave

Shipment of hazardous materials are regulated by who?

DOT

During what process is a mixture heated until it is vaporized; then the vapor in condensed on the trays or at various stages of the column where it is drawn off and collected in a variety of overhead, side stream and bottom receivers.

Distillation

A DCS stands for ______________ and is best described as what?

Distributive Control System/ A modern control system that combines microprocessor features with software-configurable controllers.

What is the primary agency charged with enforcing toxic substance control?

EPA

What does EPA stand for?

Environmental Protection Agency

Flow indicator

FI

Air to open

Fails in the closed position if the air system goes down

Air to close

Fails in the open position if the air system goes down

Catalyst is a chemical that can increase or decrease a reaction rate by becoming part of the product. True or False?

False

This type of valve is the most common used for throttling service.

Globe valve

A device used to transfer heat energy from a hotter fluid to a cooler fluid is called a what?

Heat Exchanger

Thermal cracking uses ______ and ______ to separate mixtures.

Heat and pressure

Crude oil is a mixture of what?

Hydrocarbons

A process used by industry to sweeten or remove the sulfur is called what?

Hydrodesulfurization

The basic components of an electrical motor includes all of the following except:

Impeller and volute

What is the Community Right-to-Know principle?

It holds that the community should be aware of the chemicals manufactured or used by local chemical plants and business.

Level gauge

LG

What protects moving parts of equipment by placing a thin film of protection between surfaces that come in contact with each other?

Lubrication system

Federal agency created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act: composed of three divisions.

OSHA

Process technicians use hydraulic systems to do what?

Open or close valves

What is the government process safety management standard designed to prevent the catastrophic release of toxic, hazardous, or flammable materials that could lead to a fire explosion or asphyxiation?

PSM

A pump designed to displace liquid with each stroke or rotation of the moving element is called what?

Positive displacement pump

What is used to move liquids from one place to another?

Pump

Cradle to Grave is part of what act?

RCRA

A cooling tower is a simple device used by industry to do what?

Remove heat from water

Distillation is best described as what?

Separating the components in a mixture by differences in volatilities (boiling point).

Some crude mixtures have higher concentrations of sulfur then others: these mixtures are referred to as?

Sour feed

Fluid catalytic cracking units take gas oil and.....

Split it into smaller, more useful molecules

Temperature element

TE

Describe what happens when a controller is placed in manual mode.

The control valve locks at a specific output

Range is best defined as what?

The portion of the process controlled by the controller

The primary function of a turbine is?

To drive rotating equipment

The chemical processing industry uses fire heaters for what?

To heat up large quantities of crude oil or hydrocarbon feedstock

What is the purpose of the RCRA?

To protect human health and the environment

Air permits must be obtained for any project which has the possibility of emitting pollutions into the air. True or False?

True

Steam traps are used to eliminate condensate from industrial steam system. True or False (2)

True (2)

Heat exchangers transfer energy, in the form of heat, between two fluids without the fluids coming into physical contact with each other. True or False? (3)

True (3)

The contamination of water especially by industrial waste is called what?

Water pollution

What is a flow chart?

A picture of the activities that take place in a process.

What is a pareto chart?

A simple bar graph with classifications along the horizontal and vertical axis.

Electric line

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The three primary parts of a gas turbine system are what?

1.) An axial compressor 2.) A combustion chamber 3.) Gas turbine

Name three safety incidents that have changed the chemical processing industry.

1.) Bhopal 2.) Alaska 3.) Texas City

A pump may use the following drivers in order to operate:

1.) Gas turbine 2.) Steam turbine 3.) Electric motor

What are the three sides of the fire triangle?

1.) Heat 2.)Fuel 3.) Oxygen

Centrifugal pumps can be classified as what?

1.) Horizontally/ Vertical mounted 2.) Single/ Multiple stage

What are the three permits found at every plant?

1.) Hot work 2.) Cold work 3.) Entry

How do hazardous chemicals enter the body?

1.) Inhalation 2.) Absorption 3.) Ingestion 4.) Injection

List the five variables controlled in a distillation system.

1.) Pressure 2.) Temperature 3.) Level 4.) Flow 5.) Analytical

Hot work is defined as any maintenance procedure that ....

1.) Produces a spark 2.) Requires welding and cutting

A lubrication system provides a constant source of clean oil to what?

1.) Pumps and compressor bearings 2.) Gearboxes 3.) Steam turbines 4.) Rotating or moving equipment

A scrubber system is designed to do what?

1.) Remove chemicals and solids from process gases 2.) Protect and enhance environmental quality.

Most experts agree that the world's total endowment of oil is what?

1.2 trillion barrels

When was the first oil refinery built by W. Abbott and W. Barnsdall?

1860

Water boils at _____ Fahrenheit and _____ Celsius.

212/100

Water freezes at ______ Fahrenheit and _______ Celsius.

32/0

600 psig steam is equate to a temperature of what?

489F

Smoking flares in excess for more then ___ minutes should be reported.

5

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

A Pump moves liquid and a compressor moves gas

A transmitter is best described as what?

A device designed to convert a measurement into a signal

A cause and effect diagram is sometimes referred to as what?

A fishbone diagram