Laboratory determination of the dif-fusivity of vapor is done by __________ method.
A. Wetted wall column
B. Gilliland's
C. Winkel mann's
D. Wike's
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'Absorption with chemical reaction' is involved in the removal of
A. Carbon dioxide from gaseous stream using alkaline solution
B. Benzol from coke oven gas using solar oil/wash oil
C. Ammonia from coke oven gas using refrigerated water
D. Tar from coke oven gas in primary gas coolers using chilled water
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Most important factor to be considered in the selection of packings for absorbers is the __________ of packing.
A. Size
B. Durability
C. Porosity
D. Cost
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Which of the following employs an accessory known as 'drift eliminator' ?
A. Multiple effect evaporator
B. Mechanical draft cooling tower
C. Rotary dryer
D. Rotating disc contactor
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If f = moles of vapour present per mole of feed, then the slope of feed line is (Mcabe-Thiele method)
A. f 1 − f
B. − f f − 1
C. − f 1
D. − 1 − f f
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The assumption made in Elis method in distillation is that enthalpy concentration lines of vapor and liquid are
A. Parallel
B. Straight
C. Both parallel and straight
D. Neither parallel nor straight
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__________ column is the most suitable for achieving the best performance for mass transfer operations involving liquid with dispersed solids.
A. Watted wall
B. Packed
C. Plate
D. Spray
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In a gas-liquid absorption coloumn, for obtaining the maximum absorption efficiency
A. Liquid stream should be distributed uniformly
B. Gas stream should be distributed uniformly
C. Both gas as well as liquid streams should be distributed uniformly
D. By passing should be completely avoided
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The reflux to a distillation column is 100 moles/hr, when the overhead product rate is 50 moles/hr. The reflux ratio is
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In case of binary distillation, increasing the reflux ratio above optimum does not result in the increase of
A. Area between operating line and 45° diagonal x-y diagram
B. Condenser and reboiler surfaces
C. Tower cross-section
D. None of these
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The ratio of Murphree plate efficiency to point efficiency is always > 1 in a __________ flow model.
A. Plug
B. Perfectly mixed
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Which of the following equipments is not used for gas dispersion?
A. Agitated vessels
B. Bubble cap tray towers
C. Perforated sieve tray towers
D. Spray towers
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The relation, Sc = Pr = 1, is valid, when the mechanism of __________ ansfer is same.
A. Heat and mass
B. Mass and momentum
C. Heat and momentum
D. Heat, momentum and mass
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In case of a desorber (stripper), the
A. Operating line always lies above the equilibrium curve
B. Operating line always lies below the equilibrium curve
C. Temperature remains unaffected
D. Temperature always increases
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In case of an absorber, the operating
A. Line always lies above the equilibrium curve
B. Line always lies below the equilibrium curve
C. Line can be either above or below the equilibrium curve
D. Velocity is more than the loading velocity
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Dew point of an air-water vapor mixture
A. Decreases with decrease in pressure
B. At constant humidity & total pressure is fixed
C. Corresponding to any point on the humidity chart is obtained by projecting a line through this point parallel to the temperature axis and to the saturation curve
D. All of the above
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__________ extractor is used for the concentration of radioactive nuclear waste.
A. Pulsed column
B. Seive plate
C. Mixer-settler
D. Ballman
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Psychrometry deals with the properties of gas-vapor mixture. Humidity can be determined by the measurement of the __________ of a fibre.
A. Electrical resistance
B. Thermal conductivity
C. Strength
D. None of these
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Overall efficiency of the distillation column is
A. The ratio of number of ideal plates to actual plates
B. The ratio of number of actual plates to ideal plates
C. Same as the Murphree efficiency
D. Always more than the point efficiency
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A solid is being dried in the linear drying rate regime from moisture content Xo to XF . The drying rate is zero at X = 0 and the critical moisture content is the same as the initial moisture Xo . The drying time for M = (Ls /ARc ) is (where, L = total mass of dry solid, A = total surface area for drying Rc = Constant maximum drying rate per unit area X = moisture content (in mass of water/mass of dry solids)
A. M (Xo - XF )
B. M (Xo /XF )
C. M ln(Xo /XF )
D. MXo ln(Xo /XF )
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