For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid, the
(A) Gas side co-efficient should be increased
(B) Liquid side coefficient should be increased
(C) Gas side co-efficient should be decreased
(D) Liquid side co-efficient should be decreased
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 : Co-current absorbers are usually used when the gas to be dissolved in the liquid is (A) Sparingly soluble (B) Highly soluble (C) A pure substance (D) A mixture
Last Answer : (C) A pure substance
Description : When the gas to be dissolved in liquid is a/an __________ then normally co-current adsorber are used. (A) Mixture of two gases (B) Pure gas (C) Ideal gas (D) Sparingly soluble gas
Last Answer : (B) Pure gas
Description : . In contact process, SO3 is absorbed in 97% H2SO4 and not in water, because (A) SO3 gas is sparingly soluble in water (B) Water forms an acid mist, which is difficult to absorb (C) The purity of acid is affected (D) Scale formation in the absorber is to be avoided
Last Answer : (B) Water forms an acid mist, which is difficult to absorb
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 : 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 : `A_(3)B_(2)` is a sparingly soluble salt with molar mass `M(gmol_(-))` and solubility `x` gm `litre_(-1)`, the ratio of the molar concentration of `B^
Last Answer : `A_(3)B_(2)` is a sparingly soluble salt with molar mass `M(gmol_(-))` and solubility `x` gm `litre_(-1)`, the ... `(1)/(54)(M^(4))/(x^(4))` D. None
Description : Give an example of sparingly soluble salt?
Last Answer : Ans. AgCl
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 : 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 : Overall heat transfer co-efficient of a particular tube is U1 . If the same tube with some dirt deposited on either side has coefficient U2 , then (A) U1 = U2 (B) U2 > U1 (C) U1 > U2 (D) U1 = dirt factor - U2
Last Answer : (A) U1 = U2
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 : If therapy with multiple drugs causes induction of drug metabolism in your asthma patient, it will (a) Result in increased smooth endoplasmic reticulum (b) Result in increased rough endoplasmic reticulum ... soluble cytoplasmic fraction (d) Require 3-4 months to reach completion (e) Be irreversible
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : For absorbers, high pressure drop results in (A) Increased efficiency (B) Decreased efficiency (C) High operating cost (D) Better gas liquid contact
Last Answer : (C) High operating cost
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 : The film co-efficient is decreased due to the presence of non-condensing gases in the vapors. The film co-efficient of superheated vapor as compared to that of saturated vapor is (A) More (B) Less (C) Some (D) Either more or less; depends on the nature of vapor
Last Answer : (C) Some
Description : Co-efficient of thermal expansion of glass is decreased by the addition of __________ during its manufacture. (A) CaO (B) MnO2 (C) ZnO (D) FeS
Last Answer : (C) ZnO
Description : Mass transfer co-efficient is defined as (A) Flux = Co-efficient/concentration difference (B) Co-efficient = Flux/concentration difference (C) Flux=concentration difference/coefficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Co-efficient = Flux/concentration difference
Description : The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of performance as a ... )R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5 (D) (COP)R = (COP)HP = 2.5
Last Answer : (C) (COP)R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5
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 : 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 : 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 : Activity co-efficient is a measure of the (A) Departure from ideal solution behaviour (B) Departure of gas phase from ideal gas law (C) Vapour pressure of liquid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Departure from ideal solution behaviour
Description : Which of the following medications used for the treatment of obesity prevents the absorption of triglycerides? a) Orlistat (Xenical) Orlistat (Xenical) prevents the absorption of triglycerides. Side effects of ... (Prozac) has not been approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of obesity.
Last Answer : a) Orlistat (Xenical) Orlistat (Xenical) prevents the absorption of triglycerides. Side effects of Xenical may include increased bowel movements, gas with oily discharge, decreased food absorption, decreased bile flow, and decreased absorption of some vitamins.
Description : Incorrect statement for co-efficient of friction could be that A. The coefficient of friction is denoted by the Greek letter µ. B. The coefficient of friction is directly proportional to ... D. The coefficient of friction is inversely proportional to the force pressing the surfaces together
Last Answer : The coefficient of friction is constant even in the conditions of fast slipping and high contact pressure
Description : Concrete containing (A) Siliceous aggregates, has higher co-efficient of expansion (B) Igneous aggregates, has intermediate coefficient of expansion (C) Lime stones, has lowest co-efficient of expansion (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The disintegration rate of a radioactive substance cannot be increased by heating it (B) Electrons have negligible mass and unit negative change (C) Deuterium atom has one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus (D) Cadmium is capable of absorbing neutrons
Last Answer : (C) Deuterium atom has one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus
Description : In Orsat's apparatus, ammoniacal cuprous chloride is used for selectivity absorbing (A) CO (B) CO2 (C) O2 (D) H2O
Last Answer : (A) CO
Description : Tower diameter may be decreased by (A) Using higher reflux ratio (B) Use of increased tray spacing (C) Increasing the liquid flow rate (D) Increasing the vapour flow rate
Last Answer : (B) Use of increased tray spacing
Description : With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases because of the (A) Increased diffusivity (B) Decreased viscosity of liquid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases due to (A) Decreased liquid viscosity (B) Increased diffusivity (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
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 : 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)
Last Answer : (D) Neither (A) and (B)
Description : There are a multitude of various dressings available. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning options for surgical dressings? a. Hydrocolloids, such as karaya compounds, offer ... are highly useful in debriding necrotic and fibrous material from wounds and absorbing wound serum
Last Answer : Answer: a, d Although the simplest dressing of gauze and tape combined with the use of antibacterial ointment can achieve moist wound healing in most patients. A multitude of other ... agents have high absorbency for tissue wound fluid and debride necrotic and fibrous material from the wound
Description : The shock absorbing capacity of bolts can be increased by a) Increasing the shank diameter b) Decreasing the length of shank portion of bolt c) Increase the shank diameter and decreasing the length of shank d) None of the listed
Last Answer : d) None of the listed
Description : The shock absorbing capacity of bolt can be increased by making the shank diameter ________ the root diameter. a) Lesser than b) Equal to c) Greater than d) No effect
Last Answer : b) Equal to
Description : The shock absorbing capacity of a bolt can be increased by (A) Increasing shank diameter (B) Making shank diameter equal to core diameter of threads (C) Using castle nut in place of ordinary hexagonal nut (D) Using a washer
Last Answer : (B) Making shank diameter equal to core diameter of threads
Description : The shock absorbing capacity of a bolt can be increased by (A) Increasing stress in shank (B) Increasing stress in core diameter of threads (C) Decreasing stress in shank (D) Decreasing stress in core diameter of threads
Last Answer : (A) Increasing stress in shank
Description : If the surface of liquid is convex, men (A) Cohesion pressure is negligible (B) Cohesion pressure is decreased (C) Cohesion pressure is increased (D) There is no cohesion pressure
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
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 : 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 : 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 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 : The diffusion co-efficient in m2 /s. of acetic acid in benzene (liquid in liquid) is (A) 2.09 × 10 -4 (B) 2.09 × 10 -5 (C) 2.09 × 10 -9 (D) 2.09 × 10 -12
Last Answer : (A) 2.09 × 10 -4 (B) 2.09 × 10 -5
Description : 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
Last Answer : (D) Dependent on the Reynolds number
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 : Double pipe heat exchangers are preferably useful, when (A) High viscosity liquid is to be cooled (B) Requirement of heat transfer area is low (C) Overall heat transfer co-efficient is very high (D) A corrosive liquid is to be heated
Last Answer : (B) Requirement of heat transfer area is low
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 : At 60° C, vapour pressure of methanol and water are 84.562 kPa and 19.953 kPa respectively. An aqueous solution of methanol at 60° C exerts a pressure of 39.223 kPa; the liquid phase and vapour phase mole ... respectively. Activity co-efficient of methanol is (A) 1.572 (B) 1.9398 (C) 3.389
Last Answer : (A) 1.572