Operating velocity in a packed tower is usually __________ the flooding
velocity.
(A) Half
(B) Twice
(C) Equal to
(D) More than
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Change in barometric pressure does not affect the relative humidity (B) In case of a packed tower, the operating velocity is about half of the ... (D) The equilibrium moisture content of the solid can be reduced by increasing the absolute humidity
Last Answer : (D) The equilibrium moisture content of the solid can be reduced by increasing the absolute humidity
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) For identical gas flow rates, less pressure drop occurs through a plate tower than through a packed tower (B) Plate column can handle greater liquid loads without flooding than packed ... duty, plate columns weigh less than packed columns (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Packed towers are preferred for vacuum operation, because the pressure drop through the packing is less and they (packings) also lessen the ... of liquid, problem of channelling, loading & flooding is generally encountered in packed towers
Last Answer : (C) Diameter of randomly packed tower is normally more than 1.2 metres
Description : Under conditions of flooding in packed tower, the gas pressure drop (A) Decreases rapidly (B) Increases rapidly (C) Remain constant (D) Is maximum
Last Answer : (D) Is maximum
Description : The main reason for dividing a tall packed tower into series of small towers is to (A) Minimise the overall pressure drop (B) Avoid flooding (C) Reduce liquid hold up (D) Avoid channelling
Last Answer : (D) Avoid channelling
Description : In a packed absorption tower, if the equilibrium and operating lines are both straight lines, then the ratio, HETP/HTUOG __________ the absorption factor. (A) Increases with increase in (B) Is one at unity value of (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Out of the following gas-liquid contacting devices, for a given set of operating conditions, gas pressure drop is the least in __________ tower. (A) Wetted wall (B) Bubble cap (C) Perforated tray (D) Packed
Last Answer : (A) Wetted wall
Description : In a packed tower, the value of HETP equals HTUOG, when the equilibrium and the operating lines are (where, HETP = height equivalent to a theoretical plate HTUOG = overall gas phase height of a transfer unit). (A) Straight (B) Parallel (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : In an absorption column, the flooding velocity for random packing is __________ that for stacked/regular packing. (A) Greater than (B) Smaller than (C) Equal to (D) Either (A), or (B); depends on the type of packing
Last Answer : (B) Smaller than
Description : At the same gas flow rate, the pressure drop in a packed tower being irrigated with liquid __________ that in dry packed tower. (A) Is greater than (B) Is lower than (C) Is same as (D) Cannot be predicted as data are insufficient
Last Answer : (A) Is greater than
Description : Pressure drop through plate tower as compared to that through packed tower, for the same duty will be (A) Less (B) More (C) Equal (D) Either (A) or (B); depends on the packing height
Last Answer : (B) More
Description : Minimum possible diameter of a packed column is decided mainly bythe (A) Flooding (B) Gas viscosity (C) Liquid density (D) Liquid hold up
Last Answer : (A) Flooding
Description : Very tall packed towers are divided into series of beds to (A) Reduce the overall pressure drop (B) Avoid channelling (C) Reduce liquid hold-up (D) Avoid flooding
Last Answer : (B) Avoid channelling
Description : Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the (A) Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the ... C) Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channelling/flooding (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments
Description : Hydrogenation of oil is carried out in a/an __________ in Vanaspati manufacturing plant. (A) Agitated vessel (B) Sieve tray column (C) Bubble cap column (D) Packed tower
Last Answer : (A) Agitated vessel
Description : Diameter of raschig rings used in packed tower in industry is normally around __________ inches. (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 18
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : Sodium bicarbonate is produced during soda ash manufacture using a __________ tower. (A) Plate (B) Baffle (C) Packed (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Baffle
Description : A packed tower compared to a plate tower for a particular mass transfer operation (A) Incurs smaller pressure drop (B) Allows installation of cooling coils (C) Is less costly when built in large sizes/diameters (D) Is more suitable, if suspended solids are present in fluid stream
Last Answer : (A) Incurs smaller pressure drop
Description : For liquid flow through a packed bed, the superficial velocity as compared to average velocity through the channel in the bed is (A) More (B) Less (C) Equal (D) Independent of porosity
Last Answer : (B) Less
Description : SO3 is absorbed using H2SO4 in a (A) Cast iron packed tower (B) Stainless steel plate tower (C) Packed steel tower lined with acid proof bricks (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Packed steel tower lined with acid proof bricks
Description : Which of the following is the most suitable for extraction in a system having very low density difference? (A) Mixer-settler extractor (B) Centrifugal extractor (C) Pulsed extractor (D) Packed extraction tower
Last Answer : (B) Centrifugal extractor
Description : Channelling in a packed tower results from the (A) High pressure drop (B) Maldistribution of liquid (C) Non-uniformity of packing (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : In a moderately sized packed absorption tower, channelling (which is most severe with stacked packings) can be minimised by taking the ratio of tower diameter to packing diameter (A) > 4 :1 (B) < 8 : 1 (C) > 8:1 (D) < 6:1
Last Answer : (C) > 8:1
Description : The reason for preferring packed towers over plate towers in distillation practice is that the packed tower operation gives (A) Low pressure drop and high hold up (B) High pressure drop and low hold ... C) Low pressure drop and low hold up (D) High pressure drop and high hold up
Last Answer : (C) Low pressure drop and low hold up
Description : Which of the following provides maximum contact surface for a liquidvapour system? (A) Packed tower (B) Bubble-cap plate column (C) Sieve-plate column (D) Wetted wall column
Last Answer : (A) Packed tower
Description : When the velocity of an enzymatic reaction equals Vmax, substrate concentration is (A) Half of Km (B) Equal to Km (C) Twice the Km (D) Far above the Km
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : In a multipass shell and tube heat exchanger, tube side return pressure loss is equal to __________ the velocity head. (A) Twice (B) Four times (C) Square root of (D) Square of
Last Answer : (B) Four times
Description : When the reaction occurs in the diffusion controlled region, the apparent activation energy as measured is only __________ the true value. (A) Twice (B) Half (C) Equal (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Half
Description : For flow of fluids through packed bed, the superficial velocity is (A) Less than the average velocity through channels (B) More than the average velocity through channels (C) Dependent on the pressure drop across the bed (D) Same as the average velocity through channels
Last Answer : (A) Less than the average velocity through channels
Description : Flooding results in (A) High tray efficiency (B) Low tray efficiency (C) High gas velocity (D) Good contact between the fluids
Last Answer : (B) Low tray efficiency
Description : Flooding in a column results due to (A) High pressure drop (B) Low pressure drop (C) Low velocity of the liquid (D) High temperature
Last Answer : (A) High pressure drop
Description : When the temperature and humidity of air is low, we usually use __________ draft cooling tower. (A) Natural (B) Forced (C) Induced (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Natural
Description : In sprayers , operating pressures below ___________Kpa are undesirable for hydraulic nozzles other than flooding type
Last Answer : 140
Description : Nominal size of the discharge pipe of a pump is usually __________ the nominal size of the inlet pipe. (A) Smaller than (B) Larger than (C) Same as (D) Twice
Last Answer : (A) Smaller than
Description : With increase in the liquid flow rate at a fixed gas velocity in a randomly packed counter current gas-liquid absorption column, the gas pressure drop (A) Decreases (B) Remains unchanged (C) Increases (D) Decreases exponentially
Last Answer : (C) Increases
Description : A gas (density = 1.5 kg/m3 , viscosity = 2 10 -5 kg/m.s) flowing through a packed bed (particle size = 0.5 cm, porosity = 0.5) at a superficial velocity of 2 m/s causes a pressure drop of 8400 Pa/m. The ... flowing at 3 m/s will be (A) 8400 Pa/m (B) 12600 Pa/m (C) 18900 Pa/m (D) 16800 Pa/m
Last Answer : (B) 12600 Pa/m
Description : A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle ... fluidisation velocity, VOM is (A) 12 mm/s (B) 16 mm/s (C) 24 mm/s (D) 28 mm/s
Last Answer : (B) 16 mm/s
Description : A satellite of mass "M" is in orbit around the earth. If a second satellite of mass "2M" is to be placed in the same orbit, the second satellite must have a velocity which is: w) half ... first satellite y) twice the velocity of the first satellite z) four times the velocity of the first satellite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE SAME AS THE VELOCITY OF THE FIRST SATELLITE
Description : Flooding in a vapor-liquid contacting equipment occurs in a tray, when the pressure drop through a tray is __________ the liquid head available in the downcomer. (A) Less than (B) More than (C) Same as (D) Very much less
Last Answer : (B) More than
Description : The temperature of water cooled in cooling tower is always __________ temperature of entering air. (A) More than the wet bulb (B) Less than the wet bulb (C) Equal to the wet bulb (D) Equal to the dry bulb
Last Answer : (A) More than the wet bulb
Description : Dams are designed to reduce flooding by ____________. a) Protecting river banks from erosion b) Providing storage for flood water c) Increasing the downstream velocity of flood water ‘ d) Trapping sediment behind the dam so it can't be deposited downstream
Last Answer : b) Providing storage for flood water
Description : Channelization of streams is designed to reduce flooding by ___________. a) Speeding the passage of floodwaters b) Reducing bank erosion c) Slowing down river velocity so as to reduce damage d) Increase the meandering of streams
Last Answer : a) Speeding the passage of floodwaters
Description : Dams are designed to reduce flooding by _______________. a) Protecting river banks from erosion b) Providing storage for flood water c) Increasing the downstream velocity of flood water d) Trapping sediment behind the dam so it can't be deposited downstream
Description : Flooding is also a……... algorithm, usually generates ………... of duplicate packets. A. Static, vast number B. dynamic , vast number C. Static, less number D. dynamic , less number
Last Answer : A. Static, vast number
Description : ______ is a static algorithm in which every incoming packet is sent out on every outgoing line except the one it arrives on. This method usually generates vast number of duplicate packets.. A. Flooding B. Wait and watch C. congestion D. both a and c
Last Answer : A. Flooding
Description : An instrument has two strings. Both have the same length and are uniform. One of the strings is under twice as much tension as the other and also twice the mass of the other. Then which of ... d) Both strings vibrate with the same frequency and have the same wave-length and the same wave velocity.
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Minimum temperature upto which water can be theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by evaporative cooling is equal to the __________ temperature of air. (A) Wet bulb (B) Dry bulb (C) Saturation (D) Dew point
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) The slope of the stripping line is always less than unity (B) For a given separation in a binary distillation column, with increase in reflux ratio ( ... (D) Kremser-Brown-Souder's equation is used to calculate the efficiency of a plate tower
Last Answer : C) In Ponchon-Savarit method of no. of theoretical plate determination, the stripping and rectifying operating lines are vertical at total reflux
Description : Pressure drop in a fluidised bed reactor is __________ that in a similar packed bed reactor. (A) Less than (B) Greater than (C) Same as (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Greater than
Description : Flowers which have single ovule in the ovary and are packed into inflorescence are usually pollinated by (a) bee (b) wind (c) bat (d) water.
Last Answer : (b) wind