Inside the distillation columns, the
A. Highest temperatures is near the feed plate
B. Driving force for the liquid flow is its weight
C. Vapors are not always at their dew points
D. All of the above
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If moisture content of solid on dry basis is X, then the same on wet basis is
A. X + 1 X
B. X − 1 X
C. X X + 1
D. X X − 1
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According to Poiseuille's law, the permeability for gas flow through a capillary is proportional to (where, μ = gas viscosity)
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Air initially at 101. 3 kPa and 40°C and with a relative humidity of 50%, is cooled at constant pressure to 30°C. The cooled air has a
A. Higher dew point
B. Higher absolute (specific) humidity
C. Higher relative humidity
D. Higher wet bulb temperature
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An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column. High pressure steam is available as a source of heat. For a given reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are being explored; (i) a reboiler is used and (ii) no reboiler is used but steam is fed directly to the bottom of the column. As compared to option (i), in option (ii)
A. Less number of trays are required
B. Composition of the residue remains unchanged
C. More number of trays are required but the residue composition remains unchanged
D. More number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute in methanol
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The boiling points of pure components of a binary system __________ with increase in total pressure of the system.
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains unchanged
D. May increase or decrease, depends on the system
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Humid volume is the total volume in m3 of 1 kg of
A. Vapour laden gas at 1 atm. and room temperature
B. Gas plus its accompanying vapour at 1 atm. and room temperature
C. Gas plus its accompanying vapour at 1 atm. and gas temperature
D. Vapour laden gas at 1 atm. and gas temperature
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The cooling effect in a cooling tower can not be increased by
A. Increasing the air velocity over the wet surfaces
B. Reducing the humidity of entering air
C. Lowering the barometric pressure
D. None of these
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The most efficient cooling tower out of the following is
A. Induced draft
B. Forced draft
C. Natural draft
D. Atmospheric
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Weight of 1 m3 of humid air as compared to 1 m3 of dry air, under the same conditions, is
A. Less
B. More
C. Same
D. Unpredictable
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For continuous drying of grannular or crystalline material, the dryer used is the __________ dryer.
A. Tunnel
B. Tray
C. Rotary
D. None of these
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Which of the following is the most suitable for extraction in a system having very low density difference?
A. Mixer-settler extractor
B. Centrifugal extractor
C. Pulsed extractor
D. Packed extraction tower
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. Diffusivity decreases with increase in temperature
B. Diffusivity increases with increase in molecular weight
C. Diffusivity increases with the size of the individual molecule
D. None of these
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Which of the following processes is followed by unsaturated air (with dry bulb temperature 12°C and relative humidity 47%) passing through water spray washer (temperature of water being constant at 40°C?
A. Humidification only
B. Heating only
C. Both heating and humidification
D. Evaporative cooling
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An air-water vapour mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 60°C and a dew point temperature of 40°C. The total pressure is 101.3 kPa and the vapour pressure of water at 40°C and 60°C are 7.30 kPa and 19.91 kPa respectively.The humidity of air sample expressed as kg of water vapour/kg of dry air is
A. 0.048
B. 0.079
C. 0.122
D. 0.152
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A mixture of 10% C6 H6 vapour in air at 25°C and 750 mm Hg has a dew point of 20°C. Its dew point at 30°C and 700 mm Hg will be around __________ °C.
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For a binary mixture with low relative volatility,
A. Use steam distillation
B. Use molecular distillation
C. Use high pressure distillation
D. An azeotrope may be formed during distillation
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In continuous distillation, the internal reflux ratio (Ri ) and the external reflux ratio (Re ) are related as
A. R i = 1 − R e R e
B. R i = R e 1 − R e
C. R i = R e
D. R i = 1 + R e R e
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At a fixed total pressure, humidity depends only on the
A. Partial pressure of vapour in the mixture
B. Heat capacity of the vapour
C. Density of the vapour
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not fixed by the process requirements, in the design of absorbers?
A. Flow rate of the entering gas
B. Composition of the entering liquid
C. Terminal concentrations of gas stream
D. None of these
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