Back-trapping in a distillation column
(A) Increases tray efficiency
(B) Decreases tray efficiency
(C) Reduces pressure drop
(D) Is desirable, as it provides improved vapour-liquid contact
Description : Priming in a distillation column (A) Results from very low gas velocity (B) Is desirable from point efficiency consideration (C) Is characterised by the presence of foam throughout the space between trays (D) Reduces the overall pressure drop
Last Answer : (C) Is characterised by the presence of foam throughout the space between trays
Description : Weeping in a distillation column (A) Increases tray efficiency (B) Provides large interfacial surface for mass transfer (C) Results due to very high gas velocity (D) Results due to very low gas velocity
Last Answer : (D) Results due to very low gas velocity
Description : Inside the distillation column, the (A) Driving force for the vapour flow is the pressure drop (B) Liquids are not always at their bubble points (C) Pressure increases gradually from bottom to the top of the column (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Driving force for the vapour flow is the pressure drop
Description : Flooding in a distillation column is detected by a sharp (A) Increase in Murphree plate efficiency (B) Decrease in pressure drop (C) Decrease in liquid hold up in the column (D) Increase in pressure drop
Last Answer : (D) Increase in pressure drop
Description : In an operating distillation column, the (A) Vapors and liquids are at their dew point and bubble point respectively (B) Driving force for the liquid flow is its specific weight (C) Driving force for ... bottom to the top of the column (D) Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column
Last Answer : (C) Driving force for the vapor flow is the pressure drop, as the pressure decreases gradually from the bottom to the top of the column
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 : 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 : As the reflux ratio in a distillation column is increased from the minimum, the (A) Slope of the operating line in stripping section decreases (B) Number of plates decreases very slowly first ... decreases and then increases (D) Liquid flow increases while the vapor flow decreases for a system
Last Answer : (C) Total cost first decreases and then increases
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Critical moisture content is not a property of the material itself (B) A sharp increase in pressure drop gives an indication of the flooding in a ... unity (D) Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum
Last Answer : (D) Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high vacuum
Description : Presence of a non-condensing gas in a condensing vapour (A) Increases the rate of condensation (B) Decreases thermal resistance (C) Is desirable to increase the film co-efficient (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) In solvent extraction, the distribution co-efficient should be as large as possible for solvent economy (B) With increase in pressure, the solubility of ... in distillation column (D) The capacity of a distillation column is maximum at total reflux
Last Answer : (D) The capacity of a distillation column is maximum at total reflux
Description : In stripping section of continuous distillation column, the (A) Liquid is stripped of high boiler (B) Liquid is enriched with high boiler (C) Vapour is stripped of low boiler (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Liquid is enriched with high boiler
Description : For a distillation column operating at minimum reflux, the (A) Concentration of liquid and vapour leaving a plate will be same (B) Reflux ratio will be maximum (C) Number of plates required will be maximum
Last Answer : (C) Number of plates required will be maximum
Description : In rectifying section of a continuous distillation column, the (A) Vapour is enriched with low boilers (B) Vapour is enriched with high boilers (C) Liquid is stripped of high boilers (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Vapour is enriched with high boilers
Description : To get high tray efficiency (A) Interfacial surface between liquid and gas phase should be large (B) Time of contact between the two phases should be less (C) Gas velocity should be very low (D) Liquid entrainment should be severe
Last Answer : (A) Interfacial surface between liquid and gas phase should be large
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 : Stage efficiency in a leaching process depends on the (A) Time of contact between the solid and the solution (B) Rate of diffusion of the solute through the solid and into the liquid (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Vapour pressure of the solution
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Small dia distillation column can be a (A) Packed column (B) Sieve tray (C) Bubble cap (D) Any of these
Last Answer : (A) Packed column
Description : Tray spacing in a distillation column of dia 10-12 ft. used in petroleum refinery may be around __________ inches. (A) 5 (B) 30 (C) 60 (D) 100
Last Answer : (B) 30
Description : Pitch (a product of coal tar distillation) is always mixed with creosote oil, when it is to be burnt in a burner, because (A) Its calorific value is very less (B) Tar neutralises the residual acids ... for its transportation through pipelines at economic pressure drop (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) It reduces viscosity and imparts fluidity for its transportation through pipelines at economic pressure drop
Description : In extractive distillation, solvent is (A) Added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture (B) Of high volatility (C) Present in overhead stream (D) Of high viscosity to give high tray efficiency
Last Answer : (A) Added to alter the relative volatility of the mixture
Description : Entrainer used in Azeotropic distillation should (A) Form a low boiling azeotrope with one of the constituents of the mixture (B) Form a new azeotrope of low relative volatility with one of the ... (C) Have high latent heat of vaporisation (D) Have high viscosity to provide high tray efficiency
Last Answer : (A) Form a low boiling azeotrope with one of the constituents of the mixture
Description : Plate efficiency in a distillation column is reduced due to the __________ of liquid. (A) Entrainment (B) Foaming (C) Weeping & dumping (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : For the same process conditions, the reflux ratio of an unlagged distillation column (A) Decreases in winter (B) Increases in winter (C) Increases in summer (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Increases in winter
Description : . In a distillation column, with increase in the reflux ratio, the heat removed in the cooler (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unaffected (D) And the heat required in reboiler decreases
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : For a fixed number of ideal stages in a distillation column, as the reflux ratio is increased, the difference in composition between the top and bottom product streams (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Passes through a maximum
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 : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) With decrease in feed temperature, the number of plates required for binary distillation decreases for a given L/V' ratio (B) The extraction per unit ... and its crosssection is wider at the bottom (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
Last Answer : (D) Vander wall adsorption is also called chemisorption
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 : 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 : Which of the following gas-liquid contacting devices incurs the least pressure drop for a particular duty? (A) Grid tray tower (B) Perforated tray tower (C) Wetted wall tower (D) Bubble cap tower
Last Answer : (D) Bubble cap tower
Description : High sulphur content in a fuel __________ of the flue gases. (A) Decreases the dew point (B) Increases the dew point (C) Reduces the combustion efficiency by limiting the permissible temperature reduction (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : In distillation columns, the number of bubble caps per tray primarily depends upon the (A) Allowable liquid velocity (B) Allowable gas velocity (C) Allowable gas and liquid velocities
Last Answer : (C) Allowable gas and liquid velocities
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 : In case of steam distillation, the steam leaving the liquid is not completely saturated with distillate vapour, because (A) Temperature is less (B) Total pressure is less (C) Mixing of steam ... not so intimate as to result in equilibrium condition (D) Saturated steam is used for steam distillation
Last Answer : (C) Mixing of steam with the material being vaporised is not so intimate as to result in equilibrium condition
Description : In a binary distillation column, if the feed contains 40 mole % vapour, the q line will have a slope of (A) 1.5 (B) -0.6 (C) -1.5 (D) 0.6
Last Answer : (C) -1.5
Description : Plate efficiency (A) Is a function of the mass transfer between liquid and vapour (B) Increases due to foaming (C) Increases due to liquid entrainment (D) Increases due to weeping and dumping of liquid
Last Answer : (A) Is a function of the mass transfer between liquid and vapour
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 : Which of the following liquid-vapor contacting devices provides maximum contact surface area for a particular duty? (A) Sieve plate column (B) Bubble cap column (C) Randomly packed column (D) Wetted wall column
Last Answer : (D) Wetted wall column
Description : The solvent used in liquid extraction should not have high latent heat of vaporisation, because (A) The pressure drop and hence the pumping cost will be very high (B) It cannot ... by distillation may be prohibitively high (D) It will decompose while recovering by distillation
Last Answer : (C) Its recovery cost by distillation may be prohibitively high
Description : . __________ column is preferred to be used, when a high liquid hold up is required in a reactor for gas-liquid reaction. (A) Packed (B) Bubble (C) Spray (D) Tray
Last Answer : (B) Bubble
Description : When a high liquid hold up is required in a reactor for gas liquid reaction, use __________ column. (A) Packed (B) Spray (C) Tray (D) Bubble
Last Answer : (D) Bubble
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 : In the atmospheric pressure crude distillation, the content of __________ from lighter fraction to heavier ones. (A) Sulphur increases (B) Sulphur decreases (C) Nitrogen decreases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Sulphur increases
Description : Overall efficiency of the distillation column is (A) The ratio of number of ideal plates to actual plates (B) The ratio of number of actual plates to ideal plates (C) Same as the Murphree efficiency (D) Always more than the point efficiency
Last Answer : (A) The ratio of number of ideal plates to actual plates
Description : Stacked packing compared to dumped packing (A) Provides poorer contact between the fluids (B) Gives lower pressure drop (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Gives higher pressure drop
Description : Dew point of a gas-vapour mixture (A) Increases with temperature rise (B) Decreases with temperature rise (C) Decreases with decrease in pressure (D) Increases with increase in pressure
Last Answer : (C) Decreases with decrease in pressure
Description : When an unsaturated air-water mixture is heated at constant pressure, then (A) The partial pressure of water vapour increases (B) The specific humidity decreases (C) The relative humidity increases (D) The relative humidity decreases
Last Answer : D) The relative humidity decreases
Description : When the water is warm, the height to which it can be lifted by a pump (A) Decreases due to reduced viscosity (B) Decreases due to reduced vapour pressure (C) Increases due to increased vapour pressure (D) Decreases due to increased frictional resistance
Last Answer : (B) Decreases due to reduced vapour pressure
Description : An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column. High pressure steam is available as a source of heat. For a given reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are ... (D) More number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute in methano
Last Answer : (A) Less number of trays are required