Steam consumption in kg/hr in case of an evaporator is given by
(where, C & E are capacity the economy of the evaporator respectively).
(A) C/E
(B) E/C
(C) CE
(D) 1/CE
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Bubble size increases with the dynamic viscosity of the liquid in case of nucleate pool boiling (B) Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than ... in kg/hr in an evaporator (D) Vaporisation of organic substances in evaporator mostly causes foam formation
Last Answer : (B) Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than that of the damp material
Description : Reason for operating an evaporator in multiple effects is to secure (A) Increased steam economy (B) Decreased steam consumption (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Increased capacity
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : The number of kg vaporised per kg of steam fed to the evaporator is defined as (A) Capacity (B) Rate of evaporation (C) Economy (D) Rate of vaporisation
Last Answer : (C) Economy
Description : Kg of liquid evaporated per hour in an evaporator is defined as its (A) Capacity (B) Economy (C) Steam load (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Capacity
Description : Capacity of flight conveyor in tons/hr is given by (where, W & D = width and depth of flight respectively in metre V = speed of the conveyor, metre/second ρ = bulk density of material, kg/m3 ) (A) 3.6 W.D.V.ρ (B) 3.6 W.D.V (C) 3.6 W.V.ρ (D) 3.6 D.V.ρ
Last Answer : (A) 3.6 W.D.V.ρ
Description : A multiple effect evaporator as compared to a single effect evaporator of the same capacity has (A) Lower heat transfer area (B) Lower steam economy (C) Higher steam economy (D) Higher solute concentration in the product
Last Answer : (C) Higher steam economy
Description : What is the steam economy in case of a single effect evaporator system? (A) 1 (B) > 1 (C) < 1 (D) 0.1
Last Answer : (C) < 1
Description : Steam economy in case of a triple effect evaporator will be (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) Between 0 and 1
Last Answer : (C) > 1
Description : Economy of an evaporator is influenced by the (A) Steam pressure (B) Feed temperature (C) Number of effect (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
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 : A backward feed multiple effect evaporator is better than forward feed for concentrating cold feed, because it provides (A) Higher economy (B) Lower capacity (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Lower economy
Last Answer : (A) Higher economy
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Economy of a multiple effect evaporator is not influenced by the boiling point elevation (B) Two identical cubes of iron and copper will have the same heat ... in the field of refrigeration (D) Finned tube heat exchangers are suitable for heating air by steam
Last Answer : (B) Two identical cubes of iron and copper will have the same heat content under the same conditions of temperature
Description : In a single evaporator system, the steam economy __________ by creating vacuum in the evaporator. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain constant (D) May increase or decrease, depends on the vacuum
Last Answer : (A) Increases
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 : Evaporation of 1kg of water from a solution in a single effect evaporator requires about __________ kg of steam. (A) 0.4 - 0.6 (B) 1-1.3 (C) 1.8-2 (D) 2 - 2.4
Last Answer : (B) 1-1.3
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) The capacity of an evaporator is reduced by the boiling point elevation (B) Corrosive liquid is normally passed through the tubes in a ... recompression evaporator (D) Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators
Last Answer : (D) Heat sensitive materials should be concentrated in high pressure evaporators
Description : In a multiple effect evaporator, the effect of boiling point elevation is to (A) Reduce the capacity (B) Reduce the economy (C) Increase the economy (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Reduce the capacity
Description : As per Taggart's formula, the capacity (kg/hr) of Jaw & Gyratory crushers (for gapes of 10 to 60 cms) is equal to (where, L = Length of feed opening, cms S = Maximum width of discharge opening, cms). (A) LS (B) 93 LS (C) 250 LS (D) √(LS)
Last Answer : (B) 93 LS
Description : A multiple effect evaporator has a capacity to process 4000 kg of solid caustic soda per day, when it is concentrating from 10% to 25% solids. The water evaporated in kg per day is (A) 6000 (B) 24000 (C) 60000 (D) 48000
Last Answer : (B) 24000
Description : The capacity of a classifier in 'tons of solid/hr' is given by (where, A = cross-sectional area in m2 , V = rising velocity of fluid in m/sec, S = percentage of solids in the suspension by volume, ρ = density of solids in kg/m3 ) (A) 3.6 AVS.ρ (B) 3.6 A.V.ρ (C) 3.6 A.S. ρ (D) 3.6 AVS/ρ
Last Answer : (A) 3.6 AVS.ρ
Description : Theoretical capacity of crushing rolls in tons/hr is given by (where, V = peripheral velocity, m/sec. W = width of rolls, m Dr = distance between rolls ρ = density of material to be crushed, kg/m3 here, V =πND where, N = speed of the rolls ... V.W.Dr.ρ (B) 3.6 V.W. ρ (C) 3.6 W.Dr.ρ (D) 3.6 V.W.Dr/ρ
Last Answer : (A) 3.6 V.W.Dr.ρ
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 : Define capacity and economy of evaporator.
Last Answer : The capacity of an evaporator is defined as the number of kilogram of water evaporated per hour. The economy of an evaporator is defined as the number of kilogram of water evaporated per kilogram of steam fed to the evaporator.
Description : Multiple effect evaporators ar used to (A) Increase the steam economy & decrease the capacity (B) Increase the steam economy & the capacity (C) Decrease the steam economy & the capacity (D) Decrease the steam economy & increase the capacity
Last Answer : (B) Increase the steam economy & the capacity
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 : 1000 Kg of liquid at 30°C in a well stirred vessel has to be heated to 120°C, using immersed coils carrying condensing steam at 150°C. The area of the steam coils is 1.2 m2 and the overall heat transfer co-efficient to the ... will be (A) 15 min (B) 22 min (C) 44 min (D) 51 min
Last Answer : (D) 51 min
Description : The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the __________ of a boiler. (A) Evaporative capacity (B) Evaporation efficiency (C) Thermal efficiency (D) Steam load
Last Answer : (A) Evaporative capacity
Description : nswer: Option B 559. Heat release during phase change is observed in case of a/an (A) Boiler (B) Condenser (C) Evaporator (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (B) Condenser
Description : Vacuum is generally maintained in the vapour space of an evaporator mainly to (A) Get economical temperature difference by using moderate pressure steam (B) Facilitate forward ... (C) Concentrate heat sensitive materials (D) Achieve very high concentration of the final product
Last Answer : (A) Get economical temperature difference by using moderate pressure steam
Description : The actual temperature drop across the heating surface in an evaporator depends on the (A) Feed (B) Depth of liquid over heating surface (C) Pressure difference between steam chest and vapour space (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Small scale evaporation is done in a (A) Heat exchanger (B) Condenser (C) Multiple effect evaporator (D) Steam jacketed kettle
Last Answer : (D) Steam jacketed kettle
Description : The actual temperature drop across the heating surface of an evaporator depends on the (A) Liquid depth over the heating surface (B) Solution being evaporated (C) Pressure difference between the steam chest and the vapor space above the boiling liquid (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Three materials A, B and C of equal thickness and of thermal conductivity of 20, 40 & 60 kcal/hr. m. °C respectively are joined together. The temperature outside of A and C are 30°C and 100°C respectively. The interface ... C will be at a temperature of __________ °C. (A) 40 (B) 95 (C) 70 (D) 50
Last Answer : (C) 70
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 : In a single effect evaporator, the economy is (A) 1 (B) < 1 (C) > 1 (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) < 1
Description : Economy of a multiple effect evaporator depends upon the (A) Heat balance consideration (B) Rate of heat transfer (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (A) Heat balance consideration
Description : In vapour compression refrigeration system, if the evaporator temperature and the condenser temperatures are -13°C and 37°C respectively, the Carnot COP will be (A) 5.2 (B) 6.2 (C) 0.168 (D) Data insufficient, can't be found out
Last Answer : A) 5.2
Description : Heat load in a cooling tower (A) Means the amount of heat thrown away (KCal/hr.) by the cooling tower (B) Is equal to the number of kg, of water circulated times the cooling range (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Last Answer : In case of a steam engine an average coal consumption per km is nearly 28 to 30 kg.
Description : . An evaporator while concentrating an aqueous solution from 10 to 40% solids evaporates 30000 kg of water. The amount of solids handled by the system in kg is (A) 4000 (B) 9000 (C) 4600 (D) 3000
Last Answer : (A) 4000
Description : Fresh orange juice contains 12% (by weight) solids and the rest water 90% of the fresh juice is sent to an evaporator to remove water and subsequently mixed with the remaining 10% of fresh juice. The resultant product contains 40% solids. ... from 1 kg fresh juice is (A) 0.4 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.6 (D) 0.7
Last Answer : (D) 0.7
Description : It is desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20 kg of salt in 100 kg of solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator. Consider a feed of 300 kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110°C, the latent heat of ... 3.06 10 5 (B) 6.12 10 5 (C) 7.24 10 5 (D) 9.08 10
Last Answer : (A) 3.06 × 10
Description : Screen capacity is expressed in terms of (A) tons/hr (B) tons/ft 2 (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) tons/hr-ft
Last Answer : (D) tons/hr-ft
Description : Industrial steam generators operate at a steam capacity of? (rra) 1300 kg/s (rrb) 1000 kg/s (rrc) 500 kg/s ( d) 125 kg/s
Last Answer : ( d) 125 kg/s
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 : The capacity of double-effect evaporator is less than half of the capacity of two single effects, each of which is operating over same terminal temperature difference, when the (A) Solution has ... B) Evaporators operate under vacuum (C) Evaporators operate at atmospheric pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Solution has an elevation of boiling point
Description : Optimum number of effects in a multiple effect evaporator is decided by the (A) Cost benefit analysis (B) Floor area availability (C) Terminal parameters (D) Evaporation capacity required
Last Answer : (A) Cost benefit analysis
Description : What type of steam is generated by evaporator tube of Lamont boiler ? a. Saturated steam b. Unsaturated steam c. Superheated steam d. Flash steam
Last Answer : a. Saturated steam
Description : Through what is feed water from hot-well is passed through, before entering steam and water drum in Lamont boiler? a. Evaporator tubes b. Economizer c. Distributor header d. Circulating pump
Last Answer : b. Economizer