The mass transfer co-efficient for a solid sphere of radius 'a' dissolving
in a large volume of quiescent liquid, in which ‘D’ is the diffusivity of solute,
is
(A) D/a
(B) D/2a
(C) Proportional to √D
(D) Dependent on the Reynolds number
Description : For a sphere falling in the constant drag co-efficient regime, its terminal velocity depends on its diameter (D) as (A) d (B) √d (C) d 2 (D) 1/d
Last Answer : (C) d
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In a first order reaction, A → products; the reaction becomes slower as it proceeds, because the concentration of A decreases and the rate is proportional to the concentration ... irreversible reaction, A + B → 2C is k.CA .CB , then the reaction is always elementary
Last Answer : (C) According to the penetration theory, the mass transfer co-efficient decreases, if the exposure time of an eddy to the solute decreases
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 : Mass transfer co-efficient (K) and diffusivity (D) are related according to film theory as (A) K ∝ D (B) K ∝√D (C) K ∝ D1.5 (D) K ∝ D
Last Answer : (A) K ∝ D
Description : Wetted wall tower experiment determines the (A) Molal diffusivity (B) Volumetric co-efficient (C) Mass transfer co-efficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Mass transfer co-efficient
Description : Diffusion co-efficient generally depends upon the temperature, pressure & the nature of the components of the system. Its dimension is not the same as that of the (A) Mass transfer co-efficient (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Kinematic viscosity (D) Volumetric diffusivity
Last Answer : (A) Mass transfer co-efficient
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient 'K' according to penetration theory varies with mass diffusivity as (A) D0.5 (B) D (C) 1/D (D) D1.5
Last Answer : (A) D0.5
Description : Penetration theory relates the average mass transfer co-efficient (K) with diffusivity (D) as (A) K ∝D (B) K ∝√D (C) K ∝D1.5 (D) K ∝D
Last Answer : (B) K ∝√D
Description : As per Gilliland's equation, the diffusivity is (A) Directly proportional to 'T 1.5 ' (B) Inversely proportional to 'P' (C) Dependent on the molecular volume & molecular weight of components (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In the McCabe-Thiele diagram for binary distillation, vertical feed line represents saturated liquid feed and horizontal feed line represents saturated vapour feed (B) In ... layers over a flat plate are of equal thickness, if Schmidt number is equal to unity
Last Answer : (C) For Laminar flow over a plate of length L, the local mass transfer coefficient at a distance L from the leading edge is 1.5 × 10 -2m/s. Then the average mass transfer co-efficient for the plate is 2 × 10 -2m/s
Description : Heat transfer rate per unit area is called (A) Thermal conductivity (B) Heat flux (C) Heat transfer co-efficient (D) Thermal diffusivity
Last Answer : (B) Heat flux
Description : In Fourier's law, the proportionality constant is called the (A) Heat transfer co-efficient (B) Thermal diffusivity (C) Thermal conductivity (D) Stefan-Boltzmann constant
Last Answer : (C) Thermal conductivity
Description : The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2s) for absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are, KL = 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3. Which of ... A) Liquid side (B) Gas side (C) Interfacial (D) Both liquid and gas side
Last Answer : (B) Gas side
Description : According to the film theory of mass transfer, the mass transfer coefficient is proportional to (where, D = molecular diffusivity). (A) D (B) D2 (C) D0.5 (D) 1/D
Last Answer : (A) D
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 : Heat transfer co-efficient (h1 ) for liquids increases with (A) Increasing temperature (B) Decreasing temperature (C) Decreasing Reynolds number (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Increasing temperature
Description : The Sieder-Tate correlation for heat transfer in turbulent flow in pipe gives Nu α Re 0.8 , where, Nu is the Nusselt number and Re is the Reynolds number for the flow. Assuming that this relation is valid, the heat transfer co-efficient ... pipe diameter (D) as (A) D-1.8 (B) D-0.2 (C) D0.2 (D) D1.8
Last Answer : (B) D-0.2
Description : Heat transfer co-efficient equation for forced convection, Nu = 0.023 Re 0.8 . Pr n , is not valid, if the value of (A) n = 0.4 is used for heating (B) n = 0.3 is used for cooling (C) Reynolds number for the flow involved is > 10000 (D) Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100
Last Answer : (D) Reynolds number for the flow involved is < 2100
Description : The time taken for gravity flow of a fixed volume of liquid (as in Redwood viscometer) is directly proportional to its (A) Absolute viscosity (B) Ratio of absolute viscosity to density (C) Density (D) Reynolds number
Last Answer : (B) Ratio of absolute viscosity to density
Description : Mass flow of granular solid (M) through a circular opening of dia, D follows (A) M ∝ √D (B) M ∝ D2 (C) M ∝ D3 (D) M ∝ D
Last Answer : (C) M ∝ D
Description : Three solid objects of the same material and of equal mass-a sphere, a cylinder (length = diameter) and a cube are at 500°C initially. These are dropped in a quenching bath containing a large volume of cooling oil ... (A) Cube (B) Cylinder (C) Sphere (D) Equal for all the three
Last Answer : (A) Cube
Description : The terminal velocity of a sphere setting in a viscous fluid varies as : (a) The Reynolds number (b) The square of its diameter (c) Directly proportional to the viscosity of the fluid (d) Its diameter
Last Answer : (b) The square of its diameter
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 friction factor is (A) Always inversely proportional to the Reynolds number (B) Not dimensionless (C) Not dependent on the roughness of the pipe (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : The Knudsen diffusivity is dependent on the (A) Molecular velocity only (B) Pore radius of the catalyst only (C) Molecular mean free path only (D) Molecular velocity and pore radius of the catalyst
Last Answer : (D) Molecular velocity and pore radius of the catalyst
Description : The wetted wall tower is used to determine (A) Individual mass transfer co-efficient (M.T.C.) in gaseous system (B) M.T.C. of individual components in a liquid-liquid system (C) M.T.C. of liquid in liquid-gas system (D) The overall M.T.C. of the system
Last Answer : (A) Individual mass transfer co-efficient (M.T.C.) in gaseous system
Description : For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid (A) Gas side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased (B) Liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased (C) Liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be decreased (D) Mass transfer co-efficient must be kept constant
Last Answer : (B) Liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient of liquid is (A) Affected more by temperature than that for gases (B) Affected much less by temperature than that for gases
Last Answer : (A) Affected more by temperature than that for gases
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Mass transfer co-efficient does not account for gas-liquid diffusion (B) Diffusion co-efficient and mass transfer co-efficient are not same in any mass transfer operation
Last Answer : (A) Mass transfer co-efficient does not account for gas-liquid diffusion
Description : In a vapor-liquid contacting equipment, the overall gas phase mass transfer co-efficient (M.T.C), KG is related to individual co-efficients (KG and KL ) as (A) KG = 1/KG + m/KL (B) 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL (C) 1/KG = 1/KL + m/KG (D) KG = 1/KL + m/KG
Last Answer : (B) 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL
Description : Pick out the correct statement about the condensation. (A) Filmwise condensation gives a lower heat transfer rate than the dropwise condensation (B) Suitable coating or vapour additive is used to promote film ... place on it (D) Reynolds number of condensing liquid is based on its mass flow rate
Last Answer : (B) Suitable coating or vapour additive is used to promote film wise condensation
Description : In case of liquid-liquid binary diffusion, diffusivity of one constituent into another is not dependent on the (A) Temperature and pressure (B) Concentration (C) Nature of the constituents (D) None of these
Description : If h1 = inner film co-efficient and /h2 = outer film co-efficient, then the overall heat transfer co-efficient is (A) Always less than h1 (B) Always between h1 and h2 (C) Always higher than h2 (D) Dependent on metal resistance
Last Answer : (B) Always between h1 and h2
Description : In an interphase mass transfer process, the lesser the solubility of a given solute in a liquid, the higher are the chances that the transfer process will be (A) Liquid phase resistance-controlled (B) Gas phase resistance controlled (C) Impossible (D) Driven by a non-linear driving forc
Last Answer : (B) Gas phase resistance controlled
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Fanning friction factor is inversely proportional to Reynolds number always (B) The property of a randomly packed bed (with raschig rings) is given by the ratio of the ... the ratio of the speed of the fluid to that of sound in the fluid under conditions of flow
Last Answer : (D) Mach number is given by the ratio of the speed of the fluid to that of sound in the fluid under conditions of flow
Description : Heat flow across a hollow sphere of inner radius 'r1' and outer radius 'r2' is directly proportional to (A) (r2- r1)/r1. r2 (B) r1. r2/(r2- r1) (C) (r2 + r1)/r1. r2 (D) r1. r2/(r2 + r1)
Last Answer : (B) r1. r2/(r2- r1)
Description : The co-efficient of drag and lift for an incompressible fluid depends on the (A) Reynolds number (B) Froude number (C) Mach number (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Reynolds numbe
Description : The discharge co-efficient for an orifice meter does not depend upon the (A) Pipe length (B) Ratio of pipe diameter to orifice diameter (C) Type of orifice & the Reynolds number (D) Pipe diameter
Last Answer : (A) Pipe length
Description : In case of hydraulically smooth pipe, the resistance to flow depends only on the Reynolds number, whereas for a hydraulically rough pipe, the resistance to flow is governed by the relative roughness. Two pipes are said ... co-efficient for flows at equal Reynold number (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (C) Friction co-efficient for flows at equal Reynold number
Description : The co-efficient of discharge of an orificemeter is a function of (A) Reynolds number at the orifice (B) Ratio of orifice dia to pipe dia (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above parameters, and has a constant value of 0.61
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Nusselt number/Biot number varies (A) Inversely with thermal conductivity (B) Directly with heat transfer co-efficient (C) Directly with thermal conductivity (D) Inversely with the dimension of the solid
Last Answer : (A) Inversely with thermal conductivity
Description : What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m2. °K? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.°K respectively. (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 40
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : With increase in temperature, the rate of leaching increases, because the (A) Diffusivity of solute increases (B) Viscosity of solvent decreases (C) Thermal conductivity of solute increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Diffusivity of solute increases
Description : A negative heat of solution indicates that: w) an endothermic dissolving process occurs x) solute solubility increases with rising solution temperature y) solute solubility decreases with rising solution temperature z) super-saturation conditions exist
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOLUTE SOLUBILITY DECREASES WITH RISING SOLUTION TEMPERATURE
Description : The activity co-efficient of the solute in a dilute solution (A) Decreases with the increase of concentration of the solute (B) Increases with the increase of concentration of the solute (C) Remains constant (D) Is unity at infinite dilution
Last Answer : (C) Remains constant
Description : Overall rate of reaction in a heterogeneous catalytic reaction depends upon the mass and energy transfer from the fluid to solid surface and its rate of reaction is usually __________ the concentration of ... to (B) Independent of (C) Inversely proportional to (D) Proportional to the square o
Last Answer : (A) Proportional to
Description : . (NSh /NRe .NSc ) is termed in mass transfer operation as the (A) Stanton number (B) Peclet number (C) Thermal diffusivity (D) Momentum diffusivity
Last Answer : (A) Stanton number
Description : Lewis number, which is important in problems involving simultaneous heat and mass transfer, is the ratio of (A) Mass diffusivity to momentum diffusivity (B) Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity (C) Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity