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 : 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 : 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 : With increase in gas rate, the number of transfer units, NtoG, for a fixed degree of absorption by a fixed amount of solvent (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Decreases linearly (D) Remains unaffected
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : With increase in solvent rate, the number of transfer units, NtoG, for a fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount of gas (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Decreases linearly (D) Remain unaffected
Last Answer : (B) Decreases
Description : With increase in temperature, the rate of extraction in leaching (solidliquid extraction system). (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Increases Linearly
Description : With increase in the order of reaction (for all positive reaction orders), the ratio of the volume of mixed reactor to the volume of plug flow reactor (for identical feed composition, flow rate and conversion). (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Increases linearly
Description : With increase in the discounted cash flow rate of return, the ratio of the total present value to the initial investment of a given project (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Increases linearly (D) Remain constant
Last Answer : (A) Decreases
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 : For separation of sugar solution from settled out mud, we use a __________ filter. (A) Sparkler (B) Plate and frame (C) Centrifugal (D) Rotary drum vacuum
Last Answer : (C) Centrifugal
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 : 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 : The filtrate flow rate in constant pressure filtration (A) Continuously increases (B) Continuously decreases (C) Remain constant throughout (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the pressure
Last Answer : (B) Continuously decreases
Description : During electrical desalting of crude oil, the electrical conductivity of a mixture of crude oil and water (which ranges between 3 to 8% water) __________ with increase in the amount of water. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : With increase in the pressure drop across the cake, the specific cake resistance for the compressible sludge (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains constant (D) Increases linearly
Description : With increase in absolute humidity, the dew point of an unsaturated mixture of air and water vapor (at constant pressure and temperature). (A) Increases (B) Remains unchanged (C) Decreases (D) Decreases linearly
Description : With increase in temperature, the total emissivity of conductors (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Decreases linearly
Description : With increase in temperature, the vapor pressure of liquids (A) Increases (B) Increases linearly (C) Decreases (D) Remain constant
Description : With increase in the ratio of orifice diameter to pipe diameter in case of an orificemeter, the overall pressure loss (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain constant (D) Increases linearly
Last Answer : (C) Remain constant
Description : With the increase in depth, the hydrostatic pressure in an un-accelerated incompressible fluid (in a constant gravitational field) (A) Decreases (B) Increases linearly (C) Increases exponentially (D) Remain constant
Last Answer : (B) Increases linearly
Description : With increase in K2 /K1 in case of a unimolecular type elementary reactions as shown in the bellow figure, the fractional yield of 'R' in mixed reactor (for a given conversion of 'A'). (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Increases linearly (D) Remain same
Description : With increase in temperature, the equilibrium conversion of a reversibleexothermic reaction (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Decreases linearly with temperature
Description : With increase in temperature, the equilibrium constant at constant pressure (Kp) for oxidation of sulphur dioxide (A) Increases (B) Increases linearly (C) Decreases (D) Decreases linearly
Last Answer : (C) Decreases
Description : With increase in temperature, the atomic heat capacities of all solid elements (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Description : With increase in compression ratio, the efficiency of the otto engine (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain constant (D) Increases linearly
Description : With increase in reduced temperature, the fugacity co-efficient of a gas at constant reduced pressure (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Decreases linearly
Description : With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain constant (D) Increases linearly
Last Answer : Option B
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 : Filter aid is used to (A) Increase the rate of filtration (B) Decrease the pressure drop (C) Increase the porosity of the cake (D) Act as a support base for the septum
Last Answer : (C) Increase the porosity of the cake
Description : . In constant pressure filtration, (A) Resistance decreases with time (B) Rate of filtration is constant (C) Rate of filtration increases with time (D) Rate of filtration decreases with time
Last Answer : (D) Rate of filtration decreases with time
Description : The inlet pressure in a constant rate filtration (A) Increases continuously (B) Decreases gradually (C) Remains constant (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Increases continuously
Description : In area meter (e.g., Rotameter), with increase in the fluid flow rate, the (A) Pressure drop increases linearly (B) Pressure drop is almost constant (C) Area through which fluid flows does not vary (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Pressure drop is almost constant
Description : During ageing of fluid carrying pipes, the (A) Pipe becomes smoother with use (B) Friction factor increases linearly with time (C) Absolute roughness decreases with time (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Last Answer : (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Description : As the velocity V and thus the Reynolds number of a flow past a sphere increases from very low value, the drag force for Re
Last Answer : (A) Increases linearly with V
Description : With decrease in temperature, the equilibrium conversion of a reversible endothermic reaction (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Increases linearly with temperature
Description : The melting point of paraffin wax (which contracts on solidification) __________ with pressure rise. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) Decreases linearly
Description : For a stable phase at constant pressure and temperature, the fugacity of each component in a binary system __________ as its mole fraction increases. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain same (D) Decreases linearly
Description : With increase in steam pressure, its specific volume decreases (A) Rapidly first and then slowly (B) Linearly (C) Slowly first and then rapidly (D) Exponentially
Last Answer : Option A
Description : In under damped vibrating system, the amplitude of vibration ______. (A) decreases linearly with time (B) increases linearly with time (C) decreases exponentially with time (D) increases exponentially with time
Last Answer : (C) decreases exponentially with time
Description : When a cylindrical vessel containing liquid is revolved about its vertical axis at a constant angular velocity, the pressure (A) Varies as the square of the radial distance B) Increases linearly as ... as the square of the radial distance (D) Decreases as the square of the radial distance
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure (A) Decreases linearly with elevation (B) Remain constant (C) Varies in the same way as the density (D) Increases exponentially with elevation
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : In case of vertical tube evaporator, with increase in liquor level, the overall heat transfer co-efficient (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Is not affected (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the feed
Description : Free energy, fugacity and activity co-efficient are all affected by change in the temperature. The fugacity co-efficient of a gas at constant pressure ____with the increase of reduced temperature. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains constant
Description : Addition of filter aid to the slurry before filtration is done to __________ of the cake. (A) Increase the porosity (B) Increase the compressibility co-efficient (C) Decrease the porosity (D) Decrease the compressibility co-efficient
Last Answer : (A) Increase the porosity
Description : Filter aids like asbestos, kieselguhr, diatomaceous earth etc. are used to increase the porosity of the final filter cake & reducing the cake resistance during filtration. Filter aid is (A) Added to the feed slurry (B) Pre ... the cake by dissolving solids or by burning it off (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : Sedimentation on commercial scale occurs in (A) Classifiers (B) Thickeners (C) Rotary drum filters (D) Cyclones
Last Answer : (C) Rotary drum filters
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 : 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 : The basic filtration equation is given as dt/dV = (µ/A ∆P). [(α .CV/A) + Rm], where, V is volume of the filtrate; A is the filtration area, a is specific cake resistance, μ is viscosity of ... produced? Neglect filter medium resistance, Rm; assume incompressible cake. (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) 30
Last Answer : (B) 20