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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bioprocess Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
A fermentation broth with viscosity 10-2 Pa s and density 1000 kg m-3 is agitated in a 3.00 m3 baffled tank using a Rushton turbine with diameter 0.5 m and stirrer speed 1 s-1. Estimate the mixing time. |
A. | 37 s |
B. | 33 s |
C. | 35 s |
D. | 39 s |
Answer» B. 33 s | |
2. |
In the following equation, what does “λ” Represents for the formed eddies?\(\lambda = (\frac{v^3}{\epsilon })_{1/4}\) |
A. | Wavelength |
B. | Kinematic velocity |
C. | Viscosity |
D. | Dimension |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Which of the following is the slowest step in mixing process? |
A. | Distribution |
B. | Diffusion |
C. | Dispersion |
D. | Decomposition |
Answer» B. Diffusion | |
4. |
“Rotational stirrers are advantageous for mixing”? |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
5. |
“Pitch of a propeller”, Here what does pitch refer to? |
A. | Advance per resolution |
B. | Advance per rotation |
C. | Advance per Sharpness |
D. | Advance per revolution |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_THE_SLOWEST_STEP_IN_MIXING_PROCESS??$ |
A. | Distribution |
B. | Diffusion |
C. | Dispersion |
D. | Decomposition |
Answer» B. Diffusion | |
7. |
Wavelength$ |
A. | Kinematic velocity |
B. | Viscosity |
C. | Dimension |
Answer» B. Viscosity | |
8. |
Mixing is sufficiently done away from the impeller? |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
9. |
Are Propellers and Impellers different in function from each other? |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
10. |
“Rotational stirrers are advantageous for mixing”?$ |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
11. |
Which is the most frequently used impeller in the fermentation industry regarded as 6- flat-blade disc-mounted turbine? |
A. | Propeller turbine |
B. | Rushton turbine |
C. | Bladeless turbine |
D. | Screw turbine |
Answer» C. Bladeless turbine | |
12. |
” Pitch of a propeller”, Here what does pitch refer to?$ |
A. | Advance per resolution |
B. | Advance per rotation |
C. | Advance per Sharpness |
D. | Advance per revolution |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
What is the width of baffle in order of the tank diameter used for mixing? |
A. | 1/5- 1/10 |
B. | 1/12-1/15 |
C. | 1/10-1/12 |
D. | 1/5-1/12 |
Answer» D. 1/5-1/12 | |
14. |
What is the ratio of tank diameter to impeller diameter for Newtonian fluids? |
A. | 3:1 |
B. | 2:1 |
C. | 1:3 |
D. | 1:2 |
Answer» B. 2:1 | |
15. |
Which type of fermenter is used mainly for mixing? |
A. | Air-Lift fermenter |
B. | Stirred Tank fermenter |
C. | Fluidised Bed bioreactor |
D. | Packed Bed bioreactor |
Answer» C. Fluidised Bed bioreactor | |