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Process Equipment Design (PED) important questionsMost repeated in SPPU papers

These 12 questions appeared in more than one SPPU Process Equipment Design paper we have: 3 papers, from May 2024 to May 2025. The most-asked come first. Each one links to the papers it was asked in.

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Repeated questions

Endsem questions (12)

  1. 3×asked

    List the different types of valves used on pipe line. Explain any two types of valves with neat sketch. 2

    May 2025 ·Nov 2024 ·May 2024

  2. 2×asked

    A long thick steel tube of inner diameter 150 mm is subjected to an internal pressure of 20 N/mm 2 . The allowable compressive and tensile stresses for the tube are 160 N/mm 2 and 100 N/mm 2 respectively. Determine the outer diameter of the using: i) Maximum principal stress theory ii) Maximum shear stress theory Derive the expression you use.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  3. 2×asked

    Describe with neat sketches, principal, construction and working of LVDT.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  4. 2×asked

    Discuss with neat labeled sketch, any type of flow meter used to measure flow of highly corrosive liquids involving measurement of erosive slurries.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  5. 2×asked

    Explain design of thick cylinders subjected to internal pressure based on maximum principal stress theory and derive the equation to find thickness of cylinder wall.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  6. 2×asked

    Explain shell and tube type of heat exchanger with neat labeled sketch.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  7. 2×asked

    Explain the pump selection procedure for pump used in process industry.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  8. 2×asked

    Explain the purpose of pre-stressing of cylinders. Explain any one method in detail with neat labeled sketch.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  9. 2×asked

    Explain the three types of floating roofs used in floating roof type tank with sketches.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  10. 2×asked

    List NDT methods used for surface defects. Discuss any two methods used for detection of surface defects.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  11. 2×asked

    List the different pressure measuring instruments and explain principal, construction and working of Bourdon tube with neat labeled sketch.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

  12. 2×asked

    What is purpose of using protective coating on metal? Write note on metallic coating and inorganic coating.

    May 2025 ·May 2024

Questions count as repeated when their wording matches closely across papers. Numericals that depend on a figure are left out, since the figure changes from paper to paper.