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Non-linear relationship between shear stress and shear rate exists in
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A. newtonian fluids
B. non-newtonian fluids
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Correct Answer
non-newtonian fluids
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1. The viscosity of liquid was classified as both dilatant and rheopectic, which means that the viscosity
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A. increased with stirring speed but decreased with mixing time
B. increased with stirring speed and increased with mixing time
C. decreased with stirring speed but increased with mixing time
D. decreased with stirring speed and decreased with mixing time
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Correct Answer: increased with stirring speed and increased with mixing time
2. A Brookfield viscometer cannot determine the shear stress because
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A. the shear stress is not defined
B. a computer is required
C. the impeller type is given only by numbers
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: the shear stress is not defined
3. Newtonian fluid is one in which the viscosity
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A. remains constant with time and power input
B. increases with the level of power input
C. decreases with the level of power input
D. drastically increases with the level of power input
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Correct Answer: remains constant with time and power input
4. Reynolds number for laminar flow over a plate should be less than
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A. 500 mm
B. 5 x 10
-5
C. 5 x 10
5
D. 5 m
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Correct Answer: 5 x 10
5
5. The viscous nature of a non-Newtonian fluid
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A. remains constant with time and power input
B. changes with the level of power input and/or the length of time during which the fluid is mixed
C. is similar to that of a perfect gas
D. is similar to that of water
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Correct Answer: changes with the level of power input and/or the length of time during which the fluid is mixed
6. Which pattern of mixing is preferred in stirred tank reactors during the culture of aerobic microorganisms?
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A. Laminar flow
B. Transient flow
C. turbulent flow
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: turbulent flow
7. The Komologorov eddy size
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A. is constant at all stirrer speeds
B. increases with stirrer speed
C. decreases with stirrer speed
D. becomes zero when the stirrer speed is very low
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Correct Answer: decreases with stirrer speed
8. Animal cell cultures do not have much effect on shear forces because
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A. the cell size is generally smaller than the critical eddy size at which shear will have an effect
B. cells are larger than the critical eddy size at which shear will have an effect
C. animal cells have cell walls
D. animal cells have cell membranes
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Correct Answer: the cell size is generally smaller than the critical eddy size at which shear will have an effect
9. Reynolds number for turbulent flow over a plate should be more than
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A. 5 x 10
-5
B. 10
6
C. 5 x 10
5
D. 500
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Correct Answer: 10
6
10. The viscosity of the culture fluid is classified as both pseudoplastic and thixotropic which indicates that the viscosity
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A. increases with stirring speed but decreases with mixing time
B. increases with stirring speed and increases with mixing time
C. decreases with stirring speed but increases with mixing time
D. decreases with stirring speed and decreases with mixing time
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Correct Answer: decreases with stirring speed and decreases with mixing time
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