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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Dairy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_REMAINS_THE_PRIMARY_USE_OF_MEMBRANE_FILTRATION_IN_WATER_TREATMENT??$ |
A. | Desalination of salt water to produce potable water |
B. | A pretreatment step in water treatment |
C. | Filtration of surface or ground water under the direct influence of surface water |
D. | Pre heating |
Answer» B. A pretreatment step in water treatment | |
2. |
A raw water reservoir would be an example of which membrane pretreatment method (where the goal is to reduce the loading and fouling potential of the water fed to the membrane)?$ |
A. | Filtration |
B. | Clarification |
C. | Chemical treatment |
D. | Pasteurization |
Answer» C. Chemical treatment | |
3. |
Which_of_the_following_are_different_forms_of_membrane_filter_construction?$ |
A. | Hollow filter |
B. | TMP |
C. | Spiral wound |
D. | Ceramic |
Answer» B. TMP | |
4. |
For surface water system, the required residual disinfectant concentration may not be less than _______mg/L for more than ___________hours before the first customer. |
A. | 0.2, 6 |
B. | 2.0, 6 |
C. | 0.2, 4 |
D. | 2.0, 4 |
Answer» D. 2.0, 4 | |
5. |
Chlorines, acids, and bases are three types of chemicals used to do which of the following? |
A. | prescreen the water in the membrane filtration system |
B. | chemically clean a membrane filtration system |
C. | monitor a membrane filtration system for fiber failure |
D. | filter |
Answer» C. monitor a membrane filtration system for fiber failure | |
6. |
Which of the following is a valid name for a test for testing membrane integrity? |
A. | Flux membrane test |
B. | Reversal of flow test |
C. | Air pressure hold test |
D. | Sediment test |
Answer» D. Sediment test | |
7. |
The filtered water that has been treated by a membrane filter is called ____________? |
A. | Permeate |
B. | Concentrate |
C. | Reject |
D. | Pulp |
Answer» B. Concentrate | |
8. |
Which one of the following is the name of the process of reversing the direction of water flow through the filter using filtered water? |
A. | back pulse |
B. | reverse flow |
C. | air pressure |
D. | front pressure |
Answer» C. air pressure | |
9. |
The flow rate through the membrane filter itself expressed as gallon per square foot per day is called? |
A. | Permeate |
B. | Head loss |
C. | Flux |
D. | Overhead |
Answer» D. Overhead | |
10. |
The membrane filtration level with the smallest pore size (0.0001 – 0.001 µm) is called_____________$ |
A. | Micro filtration |
B. | Reverse osmosis |
C. | Nano filtration |
D. | Ultra filtration |
Answer» C. Nano filtration | |
11. |
Which of the following mechanisms is used by a membrane filter to remove particulate material from the water? |
A. | Adsorption |
B. | Settling |
C. | Straining |
D. | Crystallization |
Answer» D. Crystallization | |
12. |
Which of the following qualities do not determine the percent recovery in membrane treatment? |
A. | Membrane filtration level selected |
B. | Characteristic of membrane itself |
C. | Quality of feed water |
D. | Nutritional content of feed |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
What is the specific flux of the system if it contains 75 sq. ft. of filter area and operates for 24 hours at a flow rate of 5 gpm? Assume that the water temperature is 20‚ÑÉ and the TMP of the system is 20 psi.$ |
A. | 5.6 gfd/psi |
B. | 4.8 gfd/psi |
C. | 9.4 gfd/psi |
D. | 5.5 gfd/psi |
Answer» C. 9.4 gfd/psi | |
14. |
What is the flux of a membrane filter if it contains 75 sq. ft. of filter area and operates for 24 hours at a flow rate of 5 gpm? Assume that the water temperature is 20‚ÑÉ. |
A. | 100 gallons per square foot per day |
B. | 98 gallons per square foot per day |
C. | 76 gallons per square foot per day |
D. | 59 gallons per square foot per day |
Answer» C. 76 gallons per square foot per day | |