The capacity of double-effect evaporator is less than half of the capacity of two single effects, each of which is operating over same terminal temperature difference, when the
A. Solution has an elevation of boiling point
B. Evaporators operate under vacuum
C. Evaporators opreate at atmospheric pressure
D. None of these
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Choose the most important factor on which the heat conducted through a wall in a unit time will depend on?
A. Thickness of the wall
B. Area of the wall perpendicular to heat flow
C. Material of the wall
D. Temperature difference between the two surfaces of the wall
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The actual temperature drop across the heating surface in an evaporator depends on the
A. Feed
B. Depth of liquid over heating surface
C. Pressure difference between steam chest and vapour space
D. All of the above
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Kg of liquid evaporated per hour in an evaporator is defined as its
A. Capacity
B. Economy
C. Steam load
D. None of these
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Mechanical recompression evaporation is used in the production of
A. Alcohol
B. Distilled water
C. Salt
D. Fruits jam
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Reason for operating an evaporator in multiple effect is to secure
A. Increased steam economy
B. Decreased steam consumption
C. Both A and B
D. Increased capacity
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In the equation Q = UAΔt; Δt is
A. Geometric mean temperature difference
B. Arithmetic mean temperature difference
C. Logarithmic mean temperature difference
D. The difference of average bulk temperatures of hot and cold fluids
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If Prandtl number is greater than the Schmidt number, then the
A. Thermal boundary layer lies inside the concentration boundary layer
B. Concentration boundary layer lies inside the thermal boundary layer
C. Thermal & concentration boundary layers are of equal thickness
D. Hydrodynamic(i.e., momentum)boundary layer is thicker than the other two
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Economy of a multiple effect evaporator is not influenced by the boiling point elevation
B. Two identical cubes of iron and copper will have the same heat content under the same conditions of temperature
C. Double pipe heat exchangers are mostly used in the field of refrigeration
D. Finned tube heat exchangers are suitable for heating air by steam
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Grashoff number, which is defined as g.β(Ts - T∞ ) ρ2 .L3 /μ2 , is proportional to the ratio of buoyancy force to __________ force.
A. Viscous
B. Elastic
C. Inertial
D. None of these
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For __________ Prandtl number values, the heat conduction will be negligible in the buffer zone.
A. Extremely low
B. Low
C. High
D. No
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__________ paint has the minimum absorption co-efficient.
A. Black
B. White lead
C. Grey
D. Light cream
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In case of evaporators, liquid entrainment results primarily due to
A. High vacuum in the evaporator
B. High evaporation rate
C. Foaming of the solution
D. High heat transfer rate
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In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the shell side fluid velocity can not be changed by changing the
A. Tube layout
B. Tube diameter
C. Tube pitch
D. No. of baffles
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Indirect contact heat exchangers are preferred over direct contact heat exchangers, because
A. Heat transfer co-efficient are high
B. There is no risk of contamination
C. There is no mist formation
D. Cost of equipment is lower
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A measure of the extent to which viscous heating is important relative to the heat flow resulting from the impressed temperature difference is represented by the __________ number.
A. Condensation
B. Grashoff
C. Stantan
D. Brinkman
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Nucleate boiling is promoted
A. On polished surfaces
B. On rough surfaces
C. In the absence of agitation
D. None of these
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Black liquor generated during paper manufacture is concentrated in a
A. Single effect evaporator
B. Single effect evaporator followed by a crystalliser
C. Multiple effect evaporator
D. Multiple effect evaporators followed by a crystalliser
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If the baffle spacing in a shell and tube heat exchanger increases, then the Reynolds number of the shell side fluid
A. Remains unchanged
B. Increases
C. Increases or decreases depending on number of shell passes
D. Decreases
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A body cools down from 75°C to 70°C in 10 minutes. It will cool down from 70°C to 65°C in __________ minutes.
A. 10
B. > 10
C. < 10
D. Either B or C, depends on the mass of the body
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