The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2 .s) for absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are, KL = 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3. Which of the following resistance (s) is (are) controlling?
A. Liquid side
B. Gas side
C. Interfacial
D. Both liquid and gas side
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As the reflux ratio in a distillation coloumn is increased from the minimum, the
A. Slope of the operating line in stripping section decreases
B. Number of plates decreases very slowly first and then more and more rapidly
C. Total cost first decreases and then increases
D. Liquid flow increases while the vapor flow decreases for a system
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As the reflux ratio, in a continuous counter-current extraction is increased, the number of stages
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unchanged
D. Can either increase or decrease, depends on the system
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If the path of liquid across the plate is very long as in case of large diameter tower, Murphree efficiency can be __________ percent.
A. 100
B. > 100
C. < 100
D. None of these
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A binary mixture of benzene and cyclohexane is separated by
A. Flash vaporisation
B. Extractive distillation
C. Solvent extraction
D. Ordinary distillation
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The relative saturation of an unsaturated mixture of gas and vapor is independent of the
A. Nature of the vapor
B. Temperature of the mixture
C. Composition of the mixture
D. None of these
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H2 S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of the transfer unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient on the gas side is 0.4 m. The equilibrium data is given by, y = 1.5x. The bulk concentration of H2 S has to be reduced from 0.05 to 0.001 mole fraction in the gas side. The height of the tower (in metres) corresponding to an operating line given by, y = 5x + 0.001 is
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Which of the following plays an important role in problems of simultaneous heat and mass transfer?
A. Lewis number
B. Schmidt number
C. Prandtl number
D. Sherwood number
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In most of the vacuum crystalliser, vacuum is generally produced by means of a
A. Suction pump
B. Compressed air jet
C. Steam jet ejector with a barometric condenser
D. None of these
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A minimum boiling azeotrope is exemplified by
A. Toluene-benzene
B. Acetone-carbon disulphide
C. Water-isobutyl alcohol
D. None of these
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Which of the following parameters remains constant during chemical dehumidification?
A. Dry bulb temperature
B. Partial pressure of vapour
C. Wet bulb temperature
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not a continuous drier?
A. Drum drier
B. Spray drier
C. Tunnel drier
D. Tray drier
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As the reflux ratio increases, the slope of the operating line for rectifying section
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Data insufficient, cannot be predicted
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Heat in BTU necessary to increase the temperature of 1 lb of gas and its accompanying vapour by 1°F is called the
A. Latent heat
B. Humid heat
C. Specific heat
D. Sensible heat
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When a multistage tray tower uses a minimum reflux ratio, it implies
A. Infinite trays and maximum reboiler heat load
B. Infinite trays and minimum reboiler heat load
C. Minimum trays and minimum reboiler heat load
D. Minimum trays and maximum reboiler heat load
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In case of liquid-liquid binary diffusion, diffusivity of one constituent into another is not dependent on the
A. Temperature and pressure
B. Concentration
C. Nature of the constituents
D. None of these
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Which of the following operations does not involve leaching?
A. Dissolving gold from ores
B. Dissolving pharmaceutical products from bark or roots
C. Dissolving sugar from the cells of the beet
D. Removing nicotine from its water solution by kerosene
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Penetration theory relates the average mass transfer co-efficient (K) with diffusivity (D) as
A. K ∝ D
B. C. K ∝ D1.5
D. K ∝ D2
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Which of the following is the most commonly used leaching solvent in vegetable oil industry?
A. Phenol
B. Hexane
C. Furfurol
D. Liquid SO2
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Low viscosity absorbent is preferred for reasons of
A. Rapid absorption rates and good heat transfer characteristics
B. Improved flooding characteristics
C. Low pressure drop on pumping
D. All of the above
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