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51.

The surface renewal frequency in Danckwerts' model of mass transfer is given by ( K L : mass transfer co-efficient)

A. K L 2 . D A
B. K L 2 . D A
C. K L 2 / D A
D. K L / D A 2
Answer» D. K L / D A 2
52.

In a liquid-liquid extraction, 10 kg of a solution containing 2 kg of solute C and 8 kg of solvent A is brought into contact with 10 kg of solvent B. Solvent A and B are completely immiscible in each other whereas solute C is soluble in both the solvents. The extraction process attains equilibrium. The equilibrium relationship between the two phases is Y * = 0.9X, where Y * is the kg of C/kg of B and X is kg of C/kg of A. Choose the correct answer.

A. The entire amount of C is transferred to solvent B.
B. Less than 2 kg but more than 1 kg of C is transferred to solvent B.
C. Less than 1 kg of C is transferred to B.
D. No amount of C is tranferred to B.
Answer» B. Less than 2 kg but more than 1 kg of C is transferred to solvent B.
53.

Gaseous diffusivity at atmospheric pressure is of the order of __________ cm 2 /second.

A. 1
B. 1 to 5
C. 5 to 10
D. > 10
Answer» B. 1 to 5
54.

Humid volume is the total volume in m 3 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.
Answer» D. vapour laden gas at 1 atm. and gas temperature.
55.

The diffusivity, D AB (for component A diffusing in B ) is equal to the diffusivity D 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
56.

Mass transfer co-efficient is directly proportional to D AB 0.5 , according to __________ theory.

A. penetration
B. surface renewal
C. film
D. none of these
Answer» B. surface renewal
57.

The diffusion co-efficient in m 2 /s. of acetic acid in benzene (liquid in liquid) is

A. 2.09 x 10 -4
B. 2.09 x 10 -5
C. 2.09 x 10 -9
D. 2.09 x 10 -12
Answer» D. 2.09 x 10 -12
58.

The equation, is for

A. steady state equimolar counter diffusion
B. Fick's first law of diffusion
C. steady state diffusion for stagnant case
D. liquid M.T.C. by penetration theory.
Answer» B. Fick's first law of diffusion
59.

Molecular seives are regenerated by heating to __________ °C.

A. < 150
B. 200-330
C. > 500
D. > 1000
Answer» C. > 500
60.

The relation among various mass transfer co-efficients (M.T.C) for ideal gases is given by (where, K c & K m are M.T.C. for equimolar counter diffusion with concentration & mole fraction respectively as the driving force. and, K p = M.T.C. for diffusion of a gas through a stagnant inert gas with pressure as driving force.)

A. K c = K p = K m
B. K c = K p / RT = K m . RT / P
C. K c = K p . RT = K m . RT / p
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
61.

The value of N A /( N A + N B ) for steady state molecular diffusion of gas ' A ' through non-diffusing gas ' B ' is

A. 1
B. ?
C. 0.5
D. 2
Answer» B. ?
62.

In gas-liquid contact operation, the number of ideal stages, . This is true when the stripping factor ' S ' is

A. S > 1
B. S < 1
C. S = 1
D. S = ?
Answer» B. S < 1
63.

When acetone is added in a two layer mixture of methyl isobutyl ketone and water at 30°C, the acetone distributes between the two layers and the composition of the layer follows two solubility curves. For this system,

A. as the acetone concentration increases, the solubility curves approach each other.
B. both the phases become identical at a particular common point on both the solubility curves called the plait point.
C. the distribution curve which is a plot between x (acetone concentration in one phase) and y (acetone concentration in other phase) is analogous to x-y curve used in distillation and absorption terminates on the x = y diagonal at the concentration of the plait point.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
64.

Prandtl number for water at 20°C is about

A. 7
B. 70
C. 0.7
D. 150.
Answer» B. 70
65.

With increase in gas rate, the number of transfer units, N toG , for a fixed degree of absorption by a fixed amount of solvent

A. increases
B. decreases
C. decreases linearly
D. remains unaffected
Answer» B. decreases
66.

Weight of 1 m 3 of humid air as compared to 1 m 3 of dry air, under the same conditions, is

A. less
B. more
C. same
D. unpredictable
Answer» B. more
67.

For the case of flow of air past a wet bulb thermometer (air water vapour system), the approximate value of h 2 / k y . C z is around

A. 0.60
B. 0.24
C. 1
D. 0.72
Answer» D. 0.72
68.

At equilibrium the concentration of water in vapour phase (C * )in kg/m 3 of air space and the amount of water (m) adsorbed per kg of dry silica gel are related by, C * = 0.0667m. To maintain dry conditions in a room of air space 100m 3 containing 2.2 kg of water vapour initially, 10 kg of dry silica gel is kept in the room. The fraction of initial water remaining in the air space after a long time (during which the temperature is maintained constant) is

A. 0.0
B. 0.2
C. 0.4
D. 1.0
Answer» D. 1.0
69.

Liquid diffusivity is of the order of __________ cm 2 /second.

A. 0.01
B. 0.1
C. 10 -5 to 10 -6
D. > 1
Answer» D. > 1
70.

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.
Answer» B. benzol from coke oven gas using solar oil/wash oil.
71.

Deairation (removal of O 2 ) of water is done by

A. rectification
B. absorption
C. ion-exchange
D. adsorption
Answer» D. adsorption
72.

( N Re . N Sc ) is termed in mass transfer operation as the __________ number.

A. Stanton
B. Sherwood
C. Peclet
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
73.

If the specific heats of a gas and a vapor are 0.2KJ/Kg.°K and 1.5 KJ/Kg.°K respectively, and the humidity is 0.01; the humid heat in KJ/°Kg. is

A. 0.31
B. 0.107
C. 0.017
D. 0.215
Answer» E.
74.

Compound A is extracted from a solution of A + B into a pure solvent S. A Co-current unit is used for the liquid-liquid extraction. The inlet rate of the solution containing A is 200 moles of B/hr.m 2 and the solvent flow, rate is 400 moles of S/m 2 . hr. The equilibrium data is represented by Y = 3X 2 , where Y is in moles of a A/moles of B and X is in moles A/moles of S. The maximum percentage extraction achieved in the unit is

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 70%
D. 90%
Answer» C. 70%
75.

Mass transfer co-efficient ( K ) and diffusivity ( D ) are related according to film theory as

A. K ? D
B. K ? D
C. K ? D 1.5
D. K ? D 2
Answer» D. K ? D 2
76.

Absorption factor is defined as (where, S 1 = slope of the operating line S 2 = slope of the equilibrium curve)

A. S 2 / S 1
B. S 1 / S 2
C. S 1 - S 2
D. S 1 x S 2
Answer» C. S 1 - S 2
77.

In a packed absorption tower, if the equilibrium and operating lines are both straight lines, then the ratio, HETP/HTU OG __________ the absorption factor.

A. increases with increase in
B. is one at unity value of
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
78.

The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum diffusivity are same for, N Pr = N Sc = __________

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 10
D. 0
Answer» B. 0.5
79.

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
Answer» D. sensible heat
80.

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.
Answer» D. higher wet bulb temperature.