Description : _________ is defined as the geometric mean of the relative rejections and the relative recoveries of two minerals. (A) Separation efficiency (B) Selectivity index (C) Concentration ratio (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Selectivity index
Description : The reciprocal of stripping factor is termed as (A) Selectivity index (B) Relative volatility (C) Absorption factor (D) Murphree efficiency
Last Answer : (C) Absorption factor
Description : In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 170°C & leaves at 150°C, while the cold fluid enters at 50°C & leaves at 70°C. The arithmetic mean temperature difference in this case is __________ °C. (A) 20 (B) 60 (C) 120 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (D) ∞
Description : Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be (A) 1 (B) > 1 (C) < 1 (D) 0
Last Answer : (B) > 1
Description : How can you concentrate while working on a computer & not be distracted by the internet?
Last Answer : Don’t connect to the internets .
Description : The value of NA/(NA + NB), for steady state equimolal counter diffusion of two gases 'A' and 'B' is (A) 1 (B) ∞ (C) 0.5
Last Answer : (B) ∞
Description : The value of NA/(NA + NB) for steady state molecular diffusion of gas 'A' through non-diffusing gas 'B' is (A) 1 (B) ∞ (C) 0.5 (D) 2
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : Absorptivity and reflectivity of a perfect black body are respectively (A) 1 and 0 (B) 0 and 1 (C) 1 and ∞ (D) 0 and 0.5
Last Answer : (A) 1 and 0
Description : For an incompressible fluid, the bulk modulus of elasticity is (A) 5 kg/m3 (B) ∞ N/m2 (C) 1 N (D) 0 N/m
Last Answer : (B) ∞ N/m2
Description : Colebrook equation for friction factor in turbulent flow is given by, f -0.5 = -4 loge [(ε/D) + (1.26/NRe √F). It reduces to Nikuradse equation for a value of (ϵ/D) equal to (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) ∞ (D) 0.5
Last Answer : (B) 1
Description : If Thiele modulus is __________, then the pore diffusion resistance in a catalyst may be considered as negligible. (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) < 0.5 (D) > 0.5
Last Answer : (C) < 0.5
Description : In a liquid-liquid heat exchanger, for the same process temperature, the ratio of the LMTD in parallel flow to the LMTD in counter flow is always (A) < 1 (B) > 1 (C) 1 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (A) < 1
Description : Cetane number of alpha methyl naphthalene is assumed to be (A) 0 (B) 100 (C) 50 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (A) 0
Description : Octane number of n-heptane is assumed to be (A) 100 (B) 0 (C) 70 (D) ∞
Last Answer : (B) 0
Description : Compressibility co-efficient for an absolutely compressible cake is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 0 to 1 (D) ∞
Description : At what value of reflux ratio, number of theoretical plates in a distillation column is minimum? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) ∞ (D) < 1
Last Answer : (C) ∞
Description : At the boiling point of the liquid at the prevailing pressure, the saturated absolute humidity becomes (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) None of these
Description : The slope of the operating line for a single component co-current absorber when plotted in terms of mole ratio units is (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) -ve (D) +ve
Last Answer : (C) -ve
Description : The relative volatility of a binary mixture at the Azeotropic composition is (A) 1 (B) > 1 (C) 0 (D) ∞
Description : In a 1-1 concurrent heat exchanger, if the tube side fluid outlet temperature is equal to the shell side fluid outlet temperature, then the LMTD is (A) ∞ (B) 0 ... temperature (D) Equal to the difference between hot fluid inlet temperature and cold fluid outlet temperature
Description : What is the thermal conductivity of a perfect heat insulator? (A) Zero (B) One (C) ∞ (D) Between 0 and ∞
Last Answer : (A) Zero
Description : For an ideal fluid flow, Reynolds number is (A) 2100 (B) 100 (C) 0 (D) ∞
Description : The ratio of volume of mixed reactor to the volume of P.F.R. (for identical flow rate, feed composition and conversion) for zero order reaction is: (A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) > 1
Last Answer : (C) 1
Description : For an ideal plug flow reactor, the value of Peclet number is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 10 (D) ∞
Description : The eddy diffusivity for a liquid in plug flow must be (A) 1 (B) 0 (C) ∞ (D) Between 0 and 1
Description : What is the dispersion number for a plug flow reactor? (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) 1 (D) -1
Description : The vessel dispersion number (D/μL) for plug flow is (A) 0 (B) 500 (C) 750 (D) ∞
Description : What is the dispersion number for a CSTR? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) < 1 (D) ∞
Description : The exit age distribution of a fluid leaving a vessel (denoted by E) is used to study the extent of non-ideal flow in the vessel. The value of ∫∞ 0 E.dt is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) ∞ (D) √2π
Description : The Joule-Thomson co-efficient is defined as (∂T/∂P)H. Its value at the inversion point is (A) ∞ (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) -ve
Last Answer : (C) 0
Description : The difference between isothermal compressibility and adiabatic compressibility for an ideal gas is (A) 0 (B) +ve (C) -ve (D) ∞
Last Answer : (B) +ve
Description : 4 kg moles of an ideal gas expands in vacuum spontaneously. The work done is (A) 4 J (B) ∞ (C) 0 (D) 8 J
Description : Entropy change for an irreversible isolated system is (A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) < 0 (D) > 0
Last Answer : (D) > 0
Description : Joule-Thomson Co-efficient at any point on the inversion curve is (A) ∞ (B) +ve (C) 0 (D) -ve
Description : Gibbs free energy at constant pressure and temperature under equilibrium conditions is (A) ∞ (B) 0 (C) Maximum (D) Minimum
Last Answer : (D) Minimum
Description : What is the value of Joule-Thomson co-efficient for an ideal gas? (A) +ve (B) -ve (C) 0 (D) ∞
Description : The specific heat of saturated water vapour at 100°C is (A) ∞ (B) -ve (C) 0 (D) +ve
Last Answer : B) -ve
Description : Molar heat capacity of water in equilibrium with ice at constant pressure is __________ Kcal/kg mole. °K (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) 50 (D) 100
Description : Joule-Thomson co-efficient which is defined as, η = (∂T/∂P)H = 1/Cp (∂H/∂T)P, changes sign at a temperature known as inversion temperature. The value of Joule-Thomson co-efficient at inversion temperature is (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) +ve (D) -ve
Description : Gibbs free energy of mixing at constant pressure and temperature is always (A) 0 (B) ∞ (C) + ve (D) - ve
Last Answer : (D) - ve
Description : Chemical potential (an intensive property) of a substance is a force that drives the chemical system to equilibrium and is equal to its partial molar properties. The ratio of chemical potential to free energy of a pure substance ... temperature and pressure is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) ∞ (D) None of these
Description : What is the value of entropy at 273°K? (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) ∞ (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option A
Description : It is desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20 kg of salt in 100 kg of solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator. Consider a feed of 300 kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110°C, the latent heat of ... 3.06 10 5 (B) 6.12 10 5 (C) 7.24 10 5 (D) 9.08 10
Last Answer : (A) 3.06 × 10
Description : If the group index value of sub-grade is between 5 and 9, then the sub-grade is treated as (A) Good (B) Fair (C) Poor (D) Very poor
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : In coal washeries, three products namely the valuable product (i.e. clean/washed coal), discarded product (i.e. mineral matter) and an additional concentrated product called __________ is produced. (A) Concentrate (B) Tailing (C) Middling (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Middling
Description : The crushed material received for separation is called feed or (A) Tailing (B) Heading (C) Concentrate (D) Middling
Last Answer : (B) Heading
Description : Vacuum is generally maintained in the vapour space of an evaporator mainly to (A) Get economical temperature difference by using moderate pressure steam (B) Facilitate forward ... (C) Concentrate heat sensitive materials (D) Achieve very high concentration of the final product
Last Answer : (A) Get economical temperature difference by using moderate pressure steam
Description : Black liquor is converted into white liquor by (A) Evaporation and burning the concentrate followed by causticisation of products (B) Multi-effect evaporation only (C) Selective liquid extraction (D) Extractive distillation
Last Answer : (A) Evaporation and burning the concentrate followed by causticisation of products
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) In case of liquid-liquid extraction, no separation is possible, if the selectivity of the solvent used is unity (B) With increase in temperature, the selectivity of the solvent used ... in solvent extraction is unity at the plait point (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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