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51.

Water entrained by circulating air in cooling towers is termed as____________________?

A. Drift
B. Blow down
C. Vapor load
D. None of these
Answer» B. Blow down
52.

Water entrained by circulating air in cooling towers is termed as________________?

A. Drift
B. Blow down
C. Vapor load
D. None of these
Answer» B. Blow down
53.

Very tall packed towers are divided into series of beds to___________________?

A. Reduce the overall pressure drop
B. Avoid channelling
C. Reduce liquid hold-up
D. Avoid flooding
Answer» C. Reduce liquid hold-up
54.

Use of raschig rings in place of crushed stones as packing in packed beds (other things being same) ?

A. Increases pressure drop, increases surface area
B. Increases pressure drop, decreases surface area
C. Decreases pressure drop, increases surface area
D. Decreases pressure drop, decreases surface area
Answer» D. Decreases pressure drop, decreases surface area
55.

Use of packed towers for distillation is generally limited to the____________________?

A. Small sizes
B. Multi-component distillation
C. High pressure operation
D. Vacuum distillation
Answer» B. Multi-component distillation
56.

Use of packed towers for distillation is generally limited to the__________________?

A. Small sizes
B. Multi-component distillation
C. High pressure operation
D. Vacuum distillation
Answer» B. Multi-component distillation
57.

Use of natural draft cooling tower is practised, when the air has low ?

A. Humidity
B. Temperature
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
58.

Unsaturated air (with dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures being 45°C and 25°C respectively) is passed through a water spray chamber maintained at 23°C. The air will be cooled and _________________?

A. Humidified with wet bulb temperature decreasing
B. Humidified at constant wet bulb temperature
C. Dehumidified
D. None of these
Answer» B. Humidified at constant wet bulb temperature
59.

Unsaturated air (with dry bulb temperature and dew point being 35°C and 18°C respectively) is passed through a water spray chamber maintained at 15°C. The air will be cooled_________________?

A. And humidified
B. And dehumidified with increase in wet bulb temperature
C. At the same relative humidity
D. And dehumidified with decrease in wet bulb temperature
Answer» E.
60.

Unsaturated air (with dry and wet bulb temperatures being 35 and 25°C respectively) is passed through water spray chamber maintained at 35°C. The air will be__________________?

A. Cooled
B. Humidified
C. Both A. & B.
D. Dehumidified
Answer» C. Both A. & B.
61.

Unit operation involved in the prilling of urea is_____________________?

A. Evaporation
B. Drying
C. Crystallisation
D. Both B. and C.
Answer» E.
62.

Unit of molal diffusivity is____________________?

A. cm2/sec gm . mole
B. gm moles/cm2 . sec
C. gm moles/cm. sec
D. gm moles/cm2. sec
Answer» D. gm moles/cm2. sec
63.

Under conditions of flooding in packed tower, the gas pressure drop___________________?

A. Decreases rapidly
B. Increases rapidly
C. Remain constant
D. Is maximum
Answer» E.
64.

Tray spacing in a distillation column of dia 10-12 ft. used in petroleum refinery may be around _____________ inches?

A. 5
B. 30
C. 60
D. 100
Answer» C. 60
65.

Tower diameter may be decreased by__________________?

A. Using higher reflux ratio
B. Use of increased tray spacing
C. Increasing the liquid flow rate
D. Increasing the vapour flow rate
Answer» C. Increasing the liquid flow rate
66.

Total reflux in a distillation operation requires minimum____________________?

A. Reboiler load
B. Number of plates
C. Condenser load
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» C. Condenser load
67.

To remove all the moisture from a wet solid it requires exposure to _____________ air?

A. Perfectly dry
B. Highly humid
C. High temperature
D. None of these
Answer» B. Highly humid
68.

To increase the absorption factor, (where, G = gas flow rate, S = solvent flow rate) ____________________?

A. Increase both ‘G’ and ‘S’
B. Decrease both ‘G’ and ‘S’
C. Increase ‘S’ and decrease ‘G’
D. Increase ‘G’ and decrease ‘S’
Answer» D. Increase ‘G’ and decrease ‘S’
69.

To get high tray efficiency___________________?

A. Interfacial surface between liquid and gas phase should be large
B. Time of contact between the two phases should be less
C. Gas velocity should be very low
D. Liquid entrainment should be severe
Answer» B. Time of contact between the two phases should be less
70.

Though, theoretically the adsorption & desorption isotherms is expected to coincide but sometimes at least a part of the isotherms does not coincide and this phenomenon is known as adsorption hysteresis. In such cases, the desorption equilibrium pressure is ______________ that obtained for adsorption?

A. Lower than
B. Higher than
C. Same as
D. Either same or higher than
Answer» B. Higher than
71.

The wetted wall tower is used to determine_________________________?

A. Individual mass transfer co-efficient (M.T.C.) in gaseous system
B. M.T.C. of individual components in a liquid-liquid system
C. M.T.C. of liquid in liquid-gas system
D. The overall M.T.C. of the system
Answer» B. M.T.C. of individual components in a liquid-liquid system
72.

The wet and ‘dry bulb temperature for a vapour-gas mixture are 25°C and 30°C respectively. If the mixture is heated to 45°C at constant pressure, the wet bulb temperature will be ______________ °C ?

A. 25
B. > 25
C. < 25
D. – 25
Answer» C. < 25
73.

The wet and ‘dry bulb temperature for a vapour-gas mixture are 25°C and 30°C respectively. If the mixture is heated to 45°C at constant pressure, the wet bulb temperature will be ______________ °C?

A. 25
B. > 25
C. < 25
D. – 25
Answer» C. < 25
74.

The velocity, concentration and temperature boundary, for the boundary layer development on a flat plate during connective mass transfer will be same, if___________________?

A. NSc = 1
B. NSc = NPr = NLe
C. NPr = NLe
D. NSc = NLe
Answer» C. NPr = NLe
75.

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 A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
76.

The value of „L/mG’ ratio for economical absorption operation ranges from _____________________?

A. 0.5 to 0.8
B. 0.8 to 1.2
C. 1.25 to 2.0
D. 2.5 to 3.5
Answer» D. 2.5 to 3.5
77.

The value of NA/(NA + NB) for steady state molecular diffusion of gas ‘A’ through nondiffusing gas ‘B’ is____________________?

A. 1
B.
C. 0.5
D. 2
Answer» B. ∞
78.

The value of NA/(NA + NB), for steady state equimolal counter diffusion of two gases ‘A’ and ‘B’ is____________?

A. 1
B.
C. 0.5
D. 2
Answer» C. 0.5
79.

The value of Lewis number (Le = Sc/Pr) for air-water vapour system is around_________________?

A. 1
B. 0.24
C. 3.97
D. 600
Answer» B. 0.24
80.

The term “cooling range” in a cooling tower refers to the difference in the temperature of____________________?

A. Cold water leaving the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air
B. Hot water entering the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air
C. Hot water entering the tower and the cooled water leaving the tower
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
81.

The term “approach” in a cooling tower refers to the difference in the temperature of the____________________?

A. Cold water leaving the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air
B. Hot water entering the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air
C. Hot water entering and the cooled water leaving the cooling tower
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hot water entering the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air
82.

The temperature to which a vapour gas mixture must be cooled (at varying humidity) to become saturated is called the ______________ temperature?

A. Dew point
B. Wet bulb
C. Dry bulb
D. None of these
Answer» E.
83.

The temperature of water cooled in cooling tower is always _________________ temperature of entering air?

A. More than the wet bulb
B. Less than the wet bulb
C. Equal to the wet bulb
D. Equal to the dry bulb
Answer» B. Less than the wet bulb
84.

The suitable evaporator for concentration of foaming liquids is a ______________________ evaporator?

A. Long tube
B. Short tube
C. Vacuum
D. Falling film
Answer» B. Short tube
85.

The solvent used in liquid-liquid extraction should have _______________ less than one?

A. Selectivity
B. Distribution co-efficient
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» E.
86.

The solvent used in liquid extraction should not have high latent heat of vaporisation, because ______________________?

A. The pressure drop and hence the pumping cost will be very high
B. It cannot be recovered by distillation
C. Its recovery cost by distillation may be prohibitively high
D. It will decompose while recovering by distillation
Answer» D. It will decompose while recovering by distillation
87.

The slope of the operating line for a single component co-current absorber when plotted in terms of mole ratio units is__________________?

A. 0
B.
C. -ve
D. +ve
Answer» D. +ve
88.

The slope of the operating line for a single component co-current absorber when plotted in terms of mole ratio units is_____________________?

A. 0
B.
C. -ve
D. +ve
Answer» D. +ve
89.

The slope of 9-line is determined by the__________________?

A. Reflux ratio
B. Plate efficiency to be achieved
C. Thermal condition of the feed
D. Relative volatility
Answer» D. Relative volatility
90.

The slope of 9-line is determined by the______________________?

A. Reflux ratio
B. Plate efficiency to be achieved
C. Thermal condition of the feed
D. Relative volatility
Answer» D. Relative volatility
91.

The ‘shanks system’ of leaching (i.e., counter-current multiple contact leaching) is used for____________________?

A. Recovery of tannis from the tree barks and woods
B. Leaching sodium nitrate from Chilean nitrate bearing rock
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
92.

The Schmidt number which is defined as, μ/ρ D, is the ratio of the_____________________?

A. Momentum diffusivity to the mass diffusivity
B. Thermal diffusivity to the mass diffusivity
C. Momentum diffusivity to the thermal diffusivity
D. None of these
Answer» B. Thermal diffusivity to the mass diffusivity
93.

The rough value of diffusion co-efficient of water vapor into air at 25°C may be about ______________ cm2/sec?

A. 0.25
B. 2.5
C. 1.25
D. 0.0025
Answer» B. 2.5
94.

The Reynolds number of the liquid was increased 100 fold for a laminar falling film used for gas-liquid contacting. Assuming penetrating theory is applicable, the fold increase in the mass transfer co-efficient (Kc) for the same system is_______________________?

A. 100
B. 10
C. 5
D. 1
Answer» C. 5
95.

The-relative volatility for separation of a non-ideal binary mixture by distillation should be ___________________?

A. 0
B. 1
C. > 1
D. < 1
Answer» D. < 1
96.

The relative volatility of a binary mixture at the Azeotropic composition is _______________________?

A. 1
B. > 1
C. 0
D.
Answer» B. > 1
97.

The relative volatility of a binary mixture at constant temperature _________________ the total pressure?

A. Decreases with increase in
B. Increases with increase in
C. Is independent of
D. None of these
Answer» B. Increases with increase in
98.

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
Answer» E.
99.

The relative saturation of a partially saturated mixture of vapour and gas can be increased by ________________ of the mixture?

A. Reducing the total pressure
B. Increasing the total pressure
C. Reducing the temperature
D. Both B. and C.
Answer» E.
100.

The relative humidity of air decreases in-spite of an increase in the absolute humidity, when the____________________?

A. Temperature rises
B. Pressure rises
C. Temperature falls
D. Pressure falls
Answer» B. Pressure rises