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Chemical Engineering · Q175

Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 175

Q175

Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the

A.
Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments
Answer
B.
Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
C.
Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channeling/flooding
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
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