McCabe-Thiele method
A. Uses molal units for material and energy balance
B. Uses weight fractions to express liquid and vapour composition
C. Can use any type of units
D. Is more accurate than Ponchan-Savarit method
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For achieving rapid drying rate in a spray dryer, the diameter of the particles in the feed should be in the range of __________ microns (1 mm = 1000 microns).
A. 1-5
B. 10-60
C. 200-300
D. > 500
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Molecular distillation is
A. High temperature distillation
B. For heat-sensitive materials
C. Very low pressure distillation
D. Both B and C
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. When the concentration difference for the mass transfer becomes zero at the bottom of the gas absorption tower, then the upper end of the operating line touches the equilibrium curve
B. The average distance between the operating line and equilibrium line is large, when the liquid-gas ratio is also large in case of a counter current gas absorption tower
C. The operating line lies above the equilibrium curve in case of a gas desorber
D. With decrease in the liquid flow rate for a fixed gas flow rate, the slope of the operating line decreases, in case of gas absorption process
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Molecular seives are porous
A. Alumina
B. Silica
C. Synthetic zeolites crystals/metal alumino-silicates
D. None of these
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Air at a particular humidity is heated in a furnace. The new dew point
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Depends on the extent of heating
D. Remain unchanged
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The vapour pressure exerted by the moisture contained in a wet solid depends upon the
A. Nature of the moisture
B. Temperature
C. Nature of the solid
D. All of the above
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With increase in gas rate, the number of transfer units, NtoG, for a fixed degree of absorption by a fixed amount of solvent
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Decreases linearly
D. Remains unaffected
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During bottling of cold drinks (e.g. Pepsi), the main resistance to mass transfer for the absorption of carbon dioxide in water lies in the
A. Gas film
B. Liquid film
C. Liquid-gas interface
D. None of these
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1 kg of a saturated aqueous solution of a highly soluble component A at 60°C is cooled to 25°C. The solubility limits of A are (0.6 kgA/kg water) at 60°C and (0.2 kgA/kg water) at 25°C. The amount in kg of the crystals formed is
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Decoction refers to the use of solvent
A. At ambient temperature
B. At its boiling point
C. In its vapor form
D. None of these
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Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be
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If the solubilities of different components (in a liquid-liquid extraction system) increase with rise in temperature, then the temperature above which they dissolve completely is known as the critical solution temperature (CST or consolute temperature). If solubilities increase with decrease in temperature, then CST is the temperature below which they dissolve completely. If a binary system has no critical solution temperature, it implies that
A. The system comprises of partially mis-cible liquids
B. The system comprises of miscible liquids
C. The system comprises of an azeotrope
D. On heating, a vapor phase will appear ; while on cooling, a solid phase will appear
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The slope of the operating line for a single component co-current absorber when plotted in terms of mole ratio units is
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Can the efficiency of a plate in the distillation tower be greater than 100%?
A. Yes
B. Normally not; but is possible if infinite number of plates are put
C. Never
D. Yes ; if the reflux ratio is maximum
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For the same process conditions, the reflux ratio of an unlagged distillation column
A. Decreases in winter
B. Increases in winter
C. Increases in summer
D. None of these
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The equipment frequently used for adiabatic humidification-cooling operation with recirculating liquid is
A. Natural draft cooling tower
B. Induced draft cooling tower
C. Spray chamber
D. None of these
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Pick out the wrong statement
A. A horizontal line on the humidity chart indicates the temperature changes at constant molal humidity
B. When water is cooled from 80 to 70°C by exposure to the air with a wet bulb temperature of 60°C, then both the approach & the range would be 10°C
C. For unsaturated air-water vapor mixture at atmospheric conditions, the wet bulb temperature & adiabatic cooling lines are the same
D. Relative saturation of unsaturated mixture of water vapor & air can not be increased by either reducing the mixture temperature or by increasing the total pressure
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Packed towers are preferred for vacuum operation, because the pressure drop through the packing is less and they (packings) also lessen the possibility of tower wall collapse
B. Packed towers are preferred over plate towers for handling corrosive and foamy liquids
C. Diameter of randomly packed tower is normally more than 1.2 metres
D. Due to uneven supply and improper distribution of liquid, problem of channeling, loading & flooding is generally encountered in packed towers
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Water-ethyl alcohal solution can be concentrated (in respect of alcohal concentration) by __________ distillation.
A. Atmospheric
B. Vacuum
C. High pressure
D. None of these
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