Description : __________ is used for producing a thick suspension from a thin slurry. (A) Cartridge filter (B) Rotary drum vacuum filter (C) Pressure filter thickener (D) Plate and frame filter press
Last Answer : (C) Pressure filter thickener
Description : Gelatinous solid (which plug the septum) can be filtered by a __________ filter. (A) Sparkler (B) Plate and frame (C) Vacuum leaf (D) Pre-coat
Last Answer : (D) Pre-coat
Description : Filtration of water in a paper mill is done by a/an __________ filter. (A) Open sand (B) Plate and frame (C) Vacuum leaf (D) Sparkler
Last Answer : (A) Open sand
Description : For classification of potable (drinking) water, we use a __________ filter. (A) Gravity sand (B) Plate and frame (C) Vacuum leaf (D) Rotary vacuum
Last Answer : (A) Gravity sand
Description : For removal of very small amounts of precipitate from large volume of water, the most suitable filter is the __________ filter. (A) Plate & frame (B) Shell & lea (C) Sand (D) Rotary vacuum
Last Answer : (C) Sand
Description : The most suitable filter for the removal of very small amount of precipitate from very large volumes of water is the __________ filter. (A) Vacuum (B) Sand (C) Plate & frame (D) Rotary
Last Answer : (B) Sand
Description : Removal of activated carbon from glycerine is done by (A) Plate and frame filter (B) Rotary vacuum filter (C) Batch basket centrifuge (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Plate and frame filter
Description : Which of the following is the most suitable filter for separation ofabrasive solids suspended in a corrosive liquid? (A) Sand bed filter (B) Plate and frame filter press (C) Vacuum filter (D) Batch basket centrifuge
Last Answer : (C) Vacuum filter
Description : The speed of a rotary drum vacuum filter may be about __________ rpm. (A) 1 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 500
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : Vacuum is applied in __________ zone, in case of a general type continuous rotary drum vacuum filter. (A) Filtering (B) Washing (C) Drying (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : The controlling resistance in a rotary drum vacuum filter is the __________ resistance. (A) Piping (B) Cake (C) Filter medium (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Cake
Description : Filtrate flow rate in case of a rotary drum vacuum filter (in which Rm < < Rc ) is proportional to __________ and the cycle time (where, μ = filtrate viscosity Rm = filter medium resistance Rc = cake resistance). (A) √μ (B) 1/√μ (C) 1/μ (D) 1/μ
Last Answer : (B) 1/√μ
Description : Filtration capacity of a rotary drum vacuum filter depends upon the (A) Cake thickness (B) Characteristics of the feed slurry (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Moisture can be removed from lubricating oil using (A) Tubular centrifuge (B) Clarifier (C) Sparkler filter (D) Vacuum leaf filter
Last Answer : (A) Tubular centrifuge
Description : To handle smaller quantity of fluid at higher discharge pressure, use a __________ pump. (A) Reciprocating (B) Centrifugal (C) Volute (D) Rotary vacuum
Last Answer : (A) Reciprocating
Description : A mono pump is a __________ pump. (A) Centrifugal (B) Piston (C) Positive acting rotary (D) A group of vacuum
Last Answer : (C) Positive acting rotary
Description : With increase in drum speed, in a rotary drum filter, the filtration rate (A) Increases (B) Increases linearly (C) Decreases (D) Is not affected
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : Percentage of drum submerged in the slurry in case of rotary drum filter is (A) 3 (B) 30 (C) 85 (D) 25
Last Answer : (B) 30
Description : To remove very small amount of tiny solid impurities from liquid, we use a (A) Pressure filter (B) Vacuum filter (C) Centrifugal filter (D) Coagulant
Last Answer : (D) Coagulant
Description : Which of the following can be most effectively used for clarification of lube oil and printing ink? (A) Sparkler filter (B) Pre-coat filter (C) Disc-bowl centrifuge (D) Sharpies super-centrifuge
Last Answer : (D) Sharpies super-centrifuge
Description : The cake resistance increases steadily with the time of filtration in a plate and frame filter employing constant __________ filtration. (A) Rate (B) Pressure (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Description : In case of a plate and frame filter press, filtrate flow through the cake follows __________ flow. (A) Plug (B) Turbulent (C) Laminar (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Laminar
Description : Introduction of slurry in a plate and frame filter press is done through a plate in each frame. The plate of this filter has a __________ surface. (A) Plane (B) Curved (C) Ribbed (D) Either (A) or (B)
Last Answer : (C) Ribbed
Description : Flow of filtrate through the cake in a plate and frame filter press is best described by the __________ equation. (A) Kozeny-Carman (B) Hagen-Poiseuille’s (C) Fanning's (D) Kremser
Last Answer : (A) Kozeny-Carman
Description : Which of the following is a vacuum filter? (A) Filter press (B) Rotary disc filter (C) Batch basket centrifuge (D) Tank filter (Nutsche filter)
Last Answer : (B) Rotary disc filter
Description : Which of the following may prove unsuitable for filtering volatile liquids? (A) Pressure filter (B) Gravity filter (C) Centrifugal filter (D) Vacuum filter
Last Answer : (D) Vacuum filter
Description : Free flowing granular materials can be best dried in a __________ drier. (A) Rotary (B) Cylinder (C) Drum (D) Freeze
Last Answer : (A) Rotary
Description : Mud balls may be removed by (A) Breaking and washing (B) Washing the filter with a solution of caustic soda (C) Removing, cleaning and replacing the damaged sand (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Supporting legs of a plate and frame filter is normally made of (A) Stainless steel (B) Cast iron (C) High speed steel (D) Wooden plank
Last Answer : (B) Cast iron
Description : In washing type plate and frame filter press, the ratio of washing rate to the final filtrate rate is (A) 4 (B) 1/4 (C) 1 (D) 1/2
Last Answer : (B) 1/4
Description : Which of the following is a continuous filter? (A) Plate and frame filter (B) Cartridge filter (C) Shell and leaf filter (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Shell and leaf filter as compared to plate and frame filter (A) Entails less labor cost (B) Facilitates filtration under higher pressure (C) Provides more effective washing (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Plate and frame filter press is usually made of (A) Mild steel (B) Cast iron (C) Stainless steel (D) Galvanised iron
Description : Drying of refractory is normally carried out in a __________ dryer. (A) Open pan (B) Tray (C) Rotary vacuum (D) Truck/tunnel
Last Answer : (D) Truck/tunnel
Description : Calcium ammonium nitrate (a fertiliser) is dried in a __________ dryer. (A) Rotary (B) Vacuum (C) Tunnel (D) Tray
Description : Large quantity of silica gel is normally dried in a __________ dryer. (A) Freeze (B) Through circulation (C) Rotary vacuum (D) Tray
Last Answer : (B) Through circulation
Description : Large scale drying of wheat is done in a __________ dryer. (A) Fluidised bed (B) Spouted bed (C) Tray (D) Vacuum rotary
Last Answer : (B) Spouted bed
Description : Rotary vacuum pumps can reduce the absolute pressure to as low as __________ mm Hg. (A) 1 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.01 (D) 0.001
Last Answer : (C) 0.01
Description : Moore filter is a __________ filter. (A) Leaf (B) Press (C) Rotary (D) Sand
Last Answer : (A) Leaf
Description : It's Thanksgiving, and your mom has enlisted in your help in making dessert. She has settled on pie, so the two of you get to work. You turn your back for one second before realizing a pie is missing from ... again! Damien: I don't know, check in Wally's room? You know how much he likes blu -Riddles
Last Answer : Damien. You may think it's Tess, but she would know about the flavor because your mom told her. But how would Damien know about it?
Description : Sedimentation on commercial scale occurs in (A) Classifiers (B) Thickeners (C) Rotary drum filters (D) Cyclones
Last Answer : (C) Rotary drum filters
Description : A slurry is to be dried to produce flaky solid. Which dryer would you recommend? (A) Spray dryer (B) Drum dryer (C) Rotary dryer (D) Dielectric drye
Last Answer : (A) Spray dryer
Description : For the production of very high vacuum, a __________ pump is normally used. (A) Diffusion (B) Centrifugal (C) Jet ejector (D) Piston
Last Answer : (A) Diffusion
Description : Insufficient washing of sand grains in a rapid sand filter causes (A) Air binding (B) Shrinkage of filtering media (C) Mud balls (D) Expansion of filtering media
Last Answer : (C) Mud balls
Description : The separation of liquid droplets from the vapor is done by a/an __________, in the evaporators. (A) Steam ejector (B) Entrainment separator (C) Compressor (D) Vacuum pump
Last Answer : (B) Entrainment separator
Description : Extraction of penicillin employs a __________ extraction column. (A) Centrifugal (B) Packed (C) Plate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Centrifugal
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Higher hold up of the solid in the rotary dryer results in better exposure of the solids to the gas (B) The 'Hatta number' is ... reflux in case of distillation operation requires infinite number of plates for a binary system separation
Last Answer : (C) For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal gases, the partial pressure distribution of both components is linear in the case of steady state equimolal counter-diffusion
Description : Large scale drying of sugar is done in a __________ dryer. (A) Spouted bed (B) Tray (C) Rotary (D) Truck
Last Answer : (C) Rotary
Description : Which of the following operational problems relate to the functioning of rapid gravity filter ? 1. Inadequate media comprising filter bed 2. Sludge bulking 3. Mud balls 4. Negative head 5. Incrustation of media (a) 1, 3, 4 and 5 ... 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Last Answer : (a) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
Description : Priming of a centrifugal pump is done to (A) Increase the mass flow rate of fluid (B) Develop effective pressure rise by the pump (C) Avoid chances of separation inside the impeller (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Avoid chances of separation inside the impeller