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
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Penetration model (theory) for mass transfer was enunciated by (A) Danckwerts (B) Toor and Marcello (C) Higbie (D) Kissinevskii
Last Answer : (C) Higbie
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 : Gibbs-Duhem equation relates composition in liquid phase and the __________ at constant temperature & pressure. (A) Fugacity (B) Partial pressure (C) Activity co-efficient (D) All (A), (B), and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B), and (C)
Description : Walls of a cubical oven are of thickness l, and they are made of material of thermal conductivity k. The temperature inside the oven is 100°C and the inside heat transfer co-efficient is 3k/l'. If the wall temperature ... wall temperature in degree centigrade? (A) 35.5 (B) 43.75 (C) 81.25 (D) 48.25
Last Answer : (C) 81.25
Description : Heat transfer co-efficient (h) for a fluid flowing inside a clean pipe is given by h = 0.023 (K/D) (DVρ/µ) 0.8 (CP .µ/k) 0.4 . This is valid for the value of NRe equal to (A) < 2100 (B) 2100-4000 (C) > 4000 (D) > 10000
Last Answer : (D) > 10000
Description : The left face of a one dimensional slab of thickness 0.2 m is maintained at 80°C and the right face is exposed to air at 30°C. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 1.2 W/m.K and the heat transfer co-efficient from the ... temperature of the right face in °C is (A) 77.2 (B) 71.2 (C) 63.8 (D) 48.7
Last Answer : (D) 48.7
Description : The overall heat transfer co-efficient for a shell and tube heat exchangerfor clean surfaces is U0 = 400 W/m2 .K. The fouling factor after one year of operation is found to be hd0 = 2000 W/m2 .K. The overall heat transfer coefficient ... 1200 W/m2 .K (B) 894 W/m2 .K (C) 333 W/m2 .K (D) 287 W/m2 .K
Last Answer : (C) 333 W/m2 .K
Description : Transition state theory relates the above quantities as (A) k ∝ e -E/RT (B) k ∝ T.e E/RT (C) k ∝ √T (D) k ∝ T 1.5
Last Answer : (B) k ∝ T.e E/RT
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
Description : In fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer, one encounters (i) kinematic velocity (μ), (ii) molecular diffusivity (θ) and thermal diffusivity (α). The units of these quantities are. (A) μ , α and θ all have units of m/ ... μ has unit of m/s (D) α and θ have units of m/s, while μ has unit of m2/s
Last Answer : Option C
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 : Which of the following is not a unit of mass transfer co-efficient? (A) Moles transferred/ [(time) (area) (mole fraction)] (B) Moles transferred/ [(time) (area) (mass A/mass B)] (C) Moles transferred/ [(time) (area) (pressure)] (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : For experimental determination of mass transfer co-efficient by wetted wall tower, the mass transfer area is (A) Calculated (B) Unknown (C) Known (D) Not required
Last Answer : (C) Known
Description : Experimental determination of __________ is done by wetted wall column method. (A) Diffusion co-efficient (B) Mass transfer co-efficient (C) NTU (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Mass transfer 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 : 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 : . In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the tube side heat transfer coefficient just at the entrance of the tube is (A) Infinity (B) Zero (C) Same as average heat transfer co-efficient for tube side (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Infinity
Description : The average heat transfer co-efficient over the entire length of the plate (ha ) and the local heat transfer co-efficient (hL ), in case of heat transfer over a flat plate in laminar zone is related as (A) ha = 0.8hL (B) ha = 2hL (C) ha = hL (D) ha = 5hL
Last Answer : (B) ha = 2hL
Description : The film penetration model of mass transfer was enunciated by (A) Gilliland (B) Toor and Marcello (C) Stefan (D) Fick
Last Answer : (B) Toor and Marcello
Description : A first order gaseous phase reaction is catalysed by a non-porous solid. The kinetic rate constant and the external mass transfer co-efficients are k and kg respectively. The effective rate constant (ke ff) is given by (A) ke ff = k + kg ( ... + kg )/2 (C) ke ff = (kkg ) 1/2 (D) 1/ke ff = 1/k + 1/kg
Last Answer : (D) 1/ke ff = 1/k + 1/kg
Description : Thermal diffusivity of a material (A) Has the unit m2 /sec (B) Is defined as K/ρ . Cp (C) Is the ratio of thermal conductivity to thermal capacity (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity) (A) 1/k (B) k (C) k2 (D) 1/k2
Last Answer : (B) k
Description : Thermal diffusivity is the most important in heat transfer by (A) Conduction (B) Radiation
Last Answer : (A) Conduction
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 : A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0 ... that of the un-insulated steam pipe (D) Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation
Last Answer : (B) Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe
Description : . The inner wall of a furnace is at a temperature of 700°C. The composite wall is made of two substances, 10 and 20 cm thick with thermal conductivities of 0.05 and 0.1 W.m-1.°C-1 respectively. The ambient air is at 30°C ... from the outer surface in W.m-2 is (A) 165.4 (B) 167.5 (C) 172.5 (D) 175
Last Answer : (A) 165.4
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 : 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
Description : Which of the following is not a dimension-less group used in catalysis? (Where, D = dispersion co-efficient, cm2 /sec.D1 = diffusion co-efficient; cm2 /sec L = length of the reactor, cm t = time, sec, v = volumetric ... (D/vL) (B) Reduced time (vt/V) (C) Thiele modulus L √(k/D1 ) (D) None of these
Description : The effectiveness factor for large value of Thiele modulus [L√(K/D1 )] of a solid catalysed first order reaction is equal to (where, L = length of the reactor, cm, D1 = diffusion co-efficient, cm2 /second). (A) L √(K/D1 ) (B) 1/[L√(K/D1 )] (C) 1 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (B) 1/[L√(K/D1 )]
Description : An ideal coolant for a nuclear reactor should (A) Be a good absorber of neutrons (B) Be capable of attaining high temperature, only when it is pressurised (C) Have high density, but low heat transfer co-efficient (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
Last Answer : (D) Be free from radiation damage and non-corrosive
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