In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level,
the __________ is increased.
(A) Velocity of circulation
(B) Liquor-film co-efficient
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) and (B)
Description : In case of vertical tube evaporator, with increase in liquor level, the overall heat transfer co-efficient (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Is not affected (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the feed
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : In case of a vertical tube evaporator, with increase in the liquor level, the (A) Capacity of the evaporator is decreased (B) Capacity of the evaporator is increased (C) True temperature drop increases (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Capacity of the evaporator is decreased
Description : Increasing the liquor level in the evaporator results in the (A) Decreased capacity (B) Increase in liquor film co-efficient (C) Decreased effect of hydrostatic head (D) Increased true temperature drop
Last Answer : (A) Decreased capacity
Description : Forced circulation evaporators are useful for the concentration of viscous, salting and scale forming liquors. Which of the following is a forced circulation evaporator? (A) Long vertical evaporator (B) Horizontal tube evaporator (C) Agitated film evaporator (D) Calandria vertical tube evaporator
Last Answer : (C) Agitated film evaporator
Description : Steam is routed through the tube in case of a __________ evaporator. (A) Basket type (B) Horizontal tube (C) Short tube vertical (D) Long tube vertica
Last Answer : (B) Horizontal tube
Description : The inside heat transfer co-efficient in case of turbulent flow of liquid in the tube side in a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger is increased by __________ times, when the number of tube passes is increased to 8. (A) 2 0.8 (B) 4 0.8 (C) 4 0.4 (D) 2 0.4
Last Answer : (B) 4 0.8
Description : Which of the following is used for the concentration of rubber latex? (A) Agitated film evaporator (B) Long tube vertical evaporator (C) Short tube evaporator (D) Calandria
Last Answer : (A) Agitated film evaporator
Description : Which is the most suitable for the concert-ration of highly concentrated solution? (A) Open pan evaporation (B) Long tube vertical evaporator (C) Agitated film evaporator (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Open pan evaporation
Description : Which is the most suitable for the concentration of foamy & frothy liquors? (A) Agitated film evaporator (B) Long tube vertical evaporator (C) Open pan evaporator (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Long tube vertical evaporator
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The value of hydrostatic head increases with increase in vacuum in the effect in a multiple effect evaporator system (B) Entering velocity of the liquid in ... a multiple effect evaporation system, the number of effects is limited by the total boiling point rise
Last Answer : (C) Duhring's plot is used for calculating the concentration of solution
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) 'Solvates' are chemical compounds formed by solute with their solvents. When water is the solvent, then it is called a 'hydrate' (B) In heat exchanger ... vertical evaporators, area of central downtake is about 50 to 100% of the total tube cross-sectional area
Last Answer : (C) Heat transfer co-efficient during nucleate boiling is not influenced by the agitation imparted
Description : 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
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : A __________ evaporator employs an annular downtake. (A) Basket type (B) Horizontal (C) Long tube vertical (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Basket type
Description : Convective heat transfer co-efficient in case of fluid flowing in tubes is not affected by the tube length/diameter ratio, if the flow is in the __________ zone. (A) Laminar (B) Transition (C) Both 'a' & 'b' (D) Highly turbulent
Last Answer : (D) Highly turbulent
Description : The suitable evaporator for concentration of foaming liquids is a __________ evaporator. (A) Long tube (B) Short tube (C) Vacuum (D) Falling film
Last Answer : (A) Long tube
Description : Fruit juice (a heat sensitive material) can be concentrated in a __________ evaporator. (A) Long tube (B) Falling film (C) High pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Falling film
Description : Steam side heat transfer co-efficient in an evaporator is in the range of __________ kcal/hr.m2°C. (A) 10-50 (B) 100-500 (C) 1000-1500 (D) 5000-15000
Last Answer : (D) 5000-15000
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The condensing film co-efficient is about 3 times lower for vertical condenser as compared to the equivalent horizontal condenser for identical situation ( ... in a heat exchanger is controlled by the value of the film co-efficient, which is higher
Last Answer : (D) Overall heat transfer co-efficient in a heat exchanger is controlled by the value of the film co-efficient, which is higher
Description : Steam is to be condensed in a shell and tube heat exchanger, 5 m long with a shell diameter of 1 m. Cooling water is to be used for removing the heat. Heat transfer co-efficient ... ) Horizontal heat exchanger with steam on tube side (D) Horizontal heat exchanger with steam on shell side
Last Answer : (B) Vertical heat exchanger with steam on shell side
Description : If air (a non-condensing gas) is present in a condensing vapor stream, it will __________ the condensation rate of vapor. (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Not affect (D) Increase the condensing film co-efficient as well as
Last Answer : (B) Decrease
Description : Intermittent tube cleaning is possible to be done in case of a __________ evaporator. (A) Basket type (B) Horizontal tube (C) Calandria (D) None of these
Description : Condensing film co-efficient for steam on horizontal tubes ranges from 5000 to 15000 Kcal/hr.m2 .°C. Condensation of vapor is carried out inside the tube in a shell and tube heat ... drop through the exchanger is desired (D) Temperature of the incoming vapor is very high
Last Answer : (B) Supersaturated
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Superheated steam is preferably not used for process heating because of its low heat transfer film co-efficient (B) In a shell and tube heat exchanger ... surface heat exchangers, when the direction of fluid flow is parallel to the axis of the tube
Last Answer : (C) S.I. unit of fouling factor is Watt/m2 .°K
Description : The type of liquor circulation system to be ' employed in evaporators (viz. natural or forced circulation) is determined mainly by the __________ of the liquid. (A) Viscosity (B) Density (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Corrosive nature
Last Answer : (A) Viscosity
Description : The overall mass transfer co-efficient for the absorption of SO2 in air with dilute NaOH solution can be increased substantially by (A) Increasing the gas film co-efficient (B) Increasing the liquid film co-efficient (C) Increasing the total pressure (D) Decreasing the total pressure
Last Answer : (A) Increasing the gas film co-efficient
Description : Which of the following parameters is increased by use of finned tube in a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger? (A) Tube side pressure drop and the heat transfer rate (B) Convective heat transfer co-efficient (C) Effective tube surface area for convective heat transfer (D) All (A) (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A) (B) and (C)
Description : Gaseous diffusion co-efficient increases with increase in the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (B) Temperature
Description : For a laminar flow of fluid in a circular tube, 'h1 ' is the convective heat transfer co-efficient at velocity 'V1 '. If the velocity is reduced by half and assuming the fluid properties are constant, the new convective heat transfer co-efficient is (A) 1.26 h1 (B) 0.794 h1 (C) 0.574 h1 (D) 1.741 h1
Last Answer : (B) 0.794 h1
Description : . A dilute aqueous solution is to be concentrated in an evaporator system. High pressure steam is available. Multiple effect evaporator system is employed, because (A) Total heat transfer area of ... in a single effect is much lower than that in any effect in a multi-effect system
Last Answer : (B) Total amount of vapor produced per Kg of feed steam in a multiple effect system is much higher than in a single effect
Description : 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)
Last Answer : (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Economy of a multiple effect evaporator is not influenced much by the (A) Boiling point elevations (B) Temperature of the feed (C) Rate of heat transfer (D) Ratio of the weight of the thin liquor to thick liquor
Last Answer : (A) Boiling point elevations
Description : Black liquor generated during paper manufacture is concentrated in a (A) Single effect evaporator (B) Single effect evaporator followed by a crystalliser (C) Multiple effect evaporator (D) Multiple effect evaporators followed by a crystalliser
Last Answer : (C) Multiple effect evaporator
Description : Heat exchangers operating, when the asymptotic range is reached, (A) Provide very large heat transfer co-efficient (B) Results in making part of the heating surface inactive (C) Results in abruptly increased velocity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Results in making part of the heating surface inactive
Description : Presence of a non-condensing gas in a condensing vapour (A) Increases the rate of condensation (B) Decreases thermal resistance (C) Is desirable to increase the film co-efficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Baffles in the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger (A) Increase the cross-section of the shell side liquid (B) Force the liquid to flow parallel to the bank (C) Increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient (D) Decrease the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Last Answer : (C) Increase the shell side heat transfer co-efficient
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient is directly proportional to DAB 0.5 , according to __________ theory. (A) Penetration (B) Surface renewal (C) Film (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Penetration
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient is directly proportional to DAB according to the __________ theory. (A) Film (B) Penetration (C) Surface-renewal (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Film
Description : Calculation of mass transfer co-efficient is mostly/normally done using __________ theory. (A) Surface renewal (B) Film (C) Penetration (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Film
Description : Controlling heat transfer film co-efficient is the one, which offers __________ resistance to heat transfer. (A) No (B) The least (C) The largest (D) Lower
Last Answer : (C) The largest
Description : The heat transfer co-efficient in film type condensation is __________ that for dropwise condensation. (A) Greater than (B) Lower than (C) Is same as (D) Half
Last Answer : (B) Lower than
Description : Even though heat transfer co-efficient in boiling liquids is large, use of fins is advantageous, when the entire surface is exposed to __________ boiling. (A) Film (B) Nucleate (C) Transition (D) All modes of
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Lowering of condenser temperature (keeping the evaporator temperature constant) in case of vapour compression refrigeration system results in (A) Increased COP (B) Same COP (C) Decreased COP (D) Increased or decreased COP; depending upon the type of refrigerant
Last Answer : (A) Increased COP
Description : Agitated film evaporator is suitable for concentrating __________ liquids. (A) Foaming (B) Viscous (C) Very thin (D) Corrosive
Last Answer : (B) Viscous
Description : Circulation pump is located below the evaporator to (A) Avoid cavitation (B) Avoid frequent priming (C) Create more suction head (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Create more suction head
Description : Co-efficient of velocity is __________ the coefficient of discharge. (A) Less than (B) More than (C) Equal to (D) Not related to
Last Answer : (B) More than
Description : Drag co-efficient for flow past immersed body is the ratio of __________ to the product of velocity head and density. (A) Shear stress (B) Shear force (C) Average drag per unit projected area (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Average drag per unit projected area
Description : Newton's law of viscosity, which states that the shear stress is proportional to the __________ Co-efficient of viscosity is called dynamic or absolute viscosity(where, V = velocity, Vg = velocity gradient). (A) V2 (B) 1/V2 (C) 1/Vg (D) Vg
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Joule-Thomson co-efficient depends on the (A) Pressure (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Diffusion co-efficient of a metal in a solid solution depends upon its (A) Composition (B) Temperature (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). ∆p (B) In the equation, T. gc = k. ... to motion (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids
Last Answer : (D) With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids