If the overall efficiency and Murphree plate efficiency are equal, then both the equilibrium and operating lines are
A. Straight
B. Parallel
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Schimdt number and Lewis number for pure air at atmospheric conditions are respectively
A. < 1 and ≈ 1
B. 1 and 0
C. >1 and ≈ 1
D. 0 and ≈ 1
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In case of absorption with exothermic reaction, for fluids having
A. Pr = Sc; percentage change in heat and mass transfer flux will be the same for a given change in the degree of turbulence
B. Pr = Sc = 1; total mass, momentum and thermal diffusivity will be the same
C. Both A & B
D. Pr = Sc ; there won
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. In case of liquid-liquid extraction, no separation is possible, if the selectivity of the solvent used is unity
B. With increase in temperature, the selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction decreases
C. The selectivity of solvent used in solvent extraction is unity at the plait point
D. All of the above
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If a1 and a2 are the relative volatilities when the pressure in the distillation column is 1 and 2 atm respectively. Pick out the correct statement.
A. a1 = a2
B. a1 = 2a2
C. a1 = 0.5a2
D. None of these
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A packed tower compared to a plate tower for a particular mass transfer operation
A. Incurs smaller pressure drop
B. Allows installation of cooling coils
C. Is less costly when built in large sizes/diameters
D. Is more suitable, if suspended solids are present in fluid streams
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An ideal tower packing should not
A. Have low weight per unit volume
B. Have large surface area per unit volume
C. Have large free cross-section
D. Hold up large amount of liquid in the packing
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Drying of refractory is normally carried out in a __________ dryer.
A. Open pan
B. Tray
C. Rotary vacuum
D. Truck/tunnel
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The Knudsen diffusivity is dependent on the
A. Molecular velocity only
B. Pore radius of the catalyst only
C. Molecular mean free path only
D. Molecular velocity and por radius of the catalyst
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Separation of the isotopes of helium for scientific investigations is done by
A. Reverse osmosis
B. Thermal diffusion
C. Leaching
D. Solvent extraction
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Which of the following quantities need not be fixed before starting the design of a co-current absorber?
A. Heat gain or loss
B. Flow rate of entering liquid
C. Flow rate of gas
D. None of these
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. The Reynolds analogy for mass transfer is given by Lewis relation and is applicable, when Schmidt number is one
B. Sherwood number for flow in pipes can be expressed as the ratio of the concentration gradient at wall to the overall concentration difference
C. According to film theory for equimolar counter diffusion, the mass transfer coefficient is given by
D AB (b)P - 3, Q - 2
D. The z-component of the total mass flux of a component A in binary mixture of A and B is given by - Dab'.dCA /dz
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In azeotropic mixture, the equilibrium vapour composition is
A. More than liquid composition
B. Less than liquid composition
C. Same as liquid composition
D. Independent of pressure
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When acetone is added in a two layer mixture of methyl isobutyl ketone and water at 30°C, the acetone distributes between the two layers and the composition of the layer follows two solubility curves. For this system,
A. As the acetone concentration increases, the solubility curves approach each other
B. Both the phases become identical at a particular common point on both the solubility curves called the plait point
C. The distribution curve which is a plot between x (acetone concentration in one phase) and y (acetone concentration in other phase) is analogous to x - y curve used in distillation and absorption terminates on the x = y diagonal at the concentration of the plait point
D. All of the above
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Nitrobenzene (boiling point = 210.6°C) is steam distilled at 1 atm pressure.Nitrobenzene will distill off __________ °C.
A. At < 100
B. At > 210.6
C. Between 100 and 210
D. None of these
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Which of the following has the same dimension as mass diffusivity?
A. Momentum flux
B. Kinematic viscosity
C. Thermal diffusivity
D. Both A & B
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Priming in a distillation column
A. Results from very low gas velocity
B. Is desirable from point efficiency consideration
C. Is characterised by the presence of foam throughout the space between trays
D. Reduces the overall pressure drop
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In case of unsaturated air
A. Dew point < wet bulb temperature
B. Wet bulb temperature < dry bulb temperature
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Water entrained by circulating air in cooling towers is termed as
A. Drift
B. Blow down
C. Vapor load
D. None of these
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In saturated gas, the
A. Vapour is in equilibrium with the liquid at the gas temperature
B. Vapour is in equilibrium with the liquid at the room temperature
C. Partial pressure of vapour equals the vapour pressure of the liquid at room temperature
D. None of these
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