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151.

*/*_Molecular seives are porous?

A. Alumina
B. Silica
C. Synthetic zeolites crystals/metal alumino-silicates
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
152.

*/*_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?

A. 0.4
B. 0.25
C. 0.2
D. 0.175
Answer» D. 0.175
153.

*/*_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
Answer» D. Yes ; if the reflux ratio is maximum
154.

*/*_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
Answer» C. High pressure
155.

*/*_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
156.

*/*_In McCabe-Thiele method of theoretical plate calculation for a distillation column, the operating lines of stripping and rectifying sections coincide with the diagonal at __________ reflux.?

A. Total
B. Minimum
C. Operating
D. Maximum permissible
Answer» B. Minimum
157.

*/*_Sides of equilateral-triangular co-ordinates (on which ternary liquid system is plotted) represent?

A. A pure component
B. A binary mixture
C. A ternary mixture
D. Partially miscible ternary system
Answer» C. A ternary mixture
158.

*/*_Molecular seives are regenerated by heating to __________ °C.?

A. < 150
B. 200-330
C. > 500
D. > 1000
Answer» C. > 500
159.

*/*_Diffusion in concentrated solutins differs from that in dilute solutions, because of the change in the __________ with the concentration of the solution.?

A. Degree of ideality
B. Viscosity
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
160.

*/*_Bollman extractor?

A. Is a static bed leaching equipment
B. Is used for extraction of oil from oilseed
C. Is a centrifugal extractor
D. Employs only counter-current extraction
Answer» C. Is a centrifugal extractor
161.

*/*_Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the?

A. Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments
B. Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
C. Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channeling/flooding
D. None of these
Answer» B. Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
162.

*/*_Which of the following parameters remains almost constant during adiabatic saturation of unsaturated air??

A. Dry bulb temperature
B. Dew point
C. Wet bulb temperature
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
163.

*/*_In an operating distillation column, the?

A. Vapors and liquids are at their dew point and bubble point respectively
B. Driving force for the liquid flow is its specific weight
C. Driving force for the vapor flow is the pressure drop, as the pressure decreases gradually from the bottom to the top of the column
D. Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column
Answer» D. Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column
164.

*/*_Penetration model (theory) for mass transfer was enunciated by?

A. Danckwerts
B. Toor and Marchello
C. Higbie
D. Kissinevskii
Answer» D. Kissinevskii
165.

*/*_In distillation column design, the McCabe-Thiele procedure is inadequate and a Ponchan-Savarit procedure is needed, when?

A. Saturated feed is not used
B. An azeotrope forms
C. The latent heat of vaporisation of the more and less volatile components are greatly different
D. A total condenser is used
Answer» E.
166.

*/*_Condensation of a vapour-gas mixture just begins, when (where, p = partial pressure of the vapour P = vapour pressure of the liquid )?

A. P = P
B. P >>P
C. P < P
D. P << P
Answer» B. P >>P
167.

*/*_Coffee is prepared from coffee beans by leaching with?

A. Cold water
B. Hot water
C. Dilute hot caustic solution
D. Naphtha
Answer» C. Dilute hot caustic solution
168.

*/*_Which is not concerned directly with mass transfer??

A. Schmidt number
B. Sherwood number
C. Lewis relationship
D. Froude number
Answer» E.
169.

*/*_Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the analogy between equations of heat and mass transfer operations.?

A. Sherwood number in mass transfer is analogous to Nusselt number in heat transfer
B. Prandtl number in heat transfer is analogous to Schmidt number in mass transfer
C. Reynolds number in mass transfer is analogous to Grashoff number in heat transfer
D. Reynolds number remains the same in both heat and mass transfer
Answer» D. Reynolds number remains the same in both heat and mass transfer
170.

*/*_Leaching of coarse solid lumps is also termed as?

A. Decoction
B. Dissolution
C. Percolation
D. Agitation and settling
Answer» D. Agitation and settling
171.

*/*_Dew point of a gas-vapour mixture?

A. Increases with temperature rise
B. Decreases with temperature rise
C. Decreases with decrease in pressure
D. Increases with increase in pressure
Answer» D. Increases with increase in pressure
172.

*/*_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)
Answer» E.
173.

*/*_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
Answer» B. Line always lies below the equilibrium curve
174.

*/*_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
Answer» B. Condenser and reboiler surfaces
175.

*/*_Experimental determination of __________ is done by wetted wall column method.?

A. Diffusion co-efficient
B. Mass transfer co-efficient
C. NTU
D. None of these
Answer» C. NTU
176.

*/*_Drying of a solid involves __________ transfer.?

A. Only heat
B. Only mass
C. Both heat and mass
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
177.

*/*_If f = moles of vapour present per mole of feed, then the slope of feed line is (Mcabe-Thiele method)?

A. (1 - f)/f
B. - (f - 1)/f
C. - 1/f
D. - f/(1 - f)
Answer» D. - f/(1 - f)
178.

*/*_Absorption factor, for a fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount of gas should be?

A. 1
B. > 1
C. < 1
D. ‚â§ 1
Answer» C. < 1
179.

*/*_The diffusivity, DAB (for component A diffusing in B) is equal to the diffusivity Dsub>BA (for component B diffusing in A) for a binary mixture of?

A. Newtonion liquids
B. Non-Newtonion liquids
C. Ideal gases
D. Real gases
Answer» D. Real gases
180.

*/*___________ is the separation technique used for desalination of sea water.?

A. Thermal diffusion
B. Reverse osmosis
C. Adsorption
D. Absorption
Answer» C. Adsorption
181.

*/*_Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a stagnant medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass transfer co-efficient based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the above was estimated to be 4 x 10⁻³ kg mole/m².s. The equilibrium data for the system is given as y = 2x. The flux across the interface (in kg mole/m² .s) for bulk concentrations of A in gas phase and liquid phase as y = 0.4 and x = 0.01 respectively is?

A. 5.6 x 10⁻⁴
B. 8.5 x 10⁻⁴
C. 5.6 x 10⁻³
D. 8.5 x 10⁻³
Answer» C. 5.6 x 10‚Äö√Ö¬™¬¨‚â•
182.

*/*_Flooding in a vapor-liquid contacting equipment occurs in a tray, when the pressure drop through a tray is __________ the liquid head available in the downcomer.?

A. Less than
B. More than
C. Same as
D. Very much less
Answer» C. Same as
183.

*/*_Operating velocity in a packed tower is usually __________ the flooding velocity.?

A. Half
B. Twice
C. Equal to
D. More than
Answer» B. Twice
184.

*/*_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
185.

*/*_Which of the following assumes constant molal vaporisation and overflow??

A. McCabe-Thiele method
B. Ponchan-Savarit method
C. Enthalpy concentration method
D. Plate absorption column
Answer» B. Ponchan-Savarit method
186.

*/*_With increase in temperature, the mutual solubility of two liquids?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Decreases exponentially
Answer» B. Decreases
187.

*/*_Pick out the correct relationship. (where, Ri = internal reflux ratio Ro = external reflux ratio. )?

A. (1 + Ro) = Ro/Ri
B. (1 - Ro) = Ro/Ri
C. (1 + Ri) = Ro/Ri
D. (1 - Ri) = Ro/Ri
Answer» B. (1 - Ro) = Ro/Ri
188.

*/*_Which of the following decreases during evaporative cooling process with recirculated water supply??

A. Wet bulb temperature
B. Relative humidity
C. Partial pressure of vapour
D. None of these
Answer» E.
189.

*/*_In liquid extraction, if the selectivity is unity, then?

A. Separation of the constituents is the most effective
B. No separation will occur
C. Amount of solvent required will be minimum
D. Solvent flow rate should be very low
Answer» C. Amount of solvent required will be minimum
190.

*/*_(NRe . NSc) is termed in mass transfer operation as the __________ number.?

A. Stanton
B. Sherwood
C. Peclet
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
191.

*/*_Which of the following equipments is not used for liquid dispersion??

A. Wetted wall towers
B. Packed towers
C. Venturi scrubbers
D. Agitated vessels
Answer» E.
192.

*/*_Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to leaching.?

A. Fine solids can not be leached in a Pachuka tank
B. Door classifier can be used for leaching of coarse solids
C. Vegetable seeds can be leached in either of Bollman extractor, Rotocel or Kennedy extractor
D. Very high temperature is not needed for the leaching of sugar beet
Answer» B. Door classifier can be used for leaching of coarse solids
193.

*/*_When both the fluids flow concurrently in an absorber, the slope of the operating line is?

A. - ve
B. + ve
C. 1
D. -1
Answer» B. + ve
194.

*/*_For water-ethanol system, the minimum reflux ratio?

A. Is computed from the slope of the upper operating line that is tangent to the equilibrium curve
B. Is computed from the intercept of the operating line
C. Cannot be computed
D. Is the optimum reflux ratio
Answer» B. Is computed from the intercept of the operating line
195.

*/*_The percentage humidity is less than the relative humidity only at __________ percent humidity.?

A. Zero
B. Hundred
C. Both zero and hundred
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
196.

*/*_Solvent used in extractive distillation?

A. Changes the relative volatility of the original components
B. Should be of high volatility
C. Should form azeotropes with the original components
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Should be of high volatility
197.

*/*_The rate of mass transfer is not dependent upon the?

A. Degree of dispersion of one fluid in the other
B. Interfacial surface exposed between the phases
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Answer» E.
198.

*/*_The Knudsen diffusivity is dependent on the?

A. Molecular velocity only
B. Pore radius of the catalyst only
C. Molecular mean free path only
D. Molecular velocity and por radius of the catalyst
Answer» E.
199.

*/*_The cooling effect in a cooling tower can be speeded up by?

A. Increasing the air velocity and area of exposed wet surface
B. Reducing the barometric pressure
C. Reducing the humidity of the air
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
200.

*/*_Stacked packing compared to dumped packing?

A. Provides poorer contact between the fluids
B. Gives lower pressure drop
C. Both A & B
D. Gives higher pressure drop
Answer» D. Gives higher pressure drop