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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
Correct Answer
decreases with stirrer speed
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1. 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
2. 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
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Correct Answer: non-newtonian fluids
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. The viscosity of a fluid increases with increasing stirrer speed. This fluid would be best described as being
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A. newtonian
B. pseudoplastic
C. dilatant
D. thixotropic
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Correct Answer: dilatant
10. Filamentous fungal cells are more shear sensitive than bacterial cells because of
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A. the presence of citin in cell walls of filamentous fungi
B. larger in size than bacterial cells and therefore are more susceptible to shear forces
C. fungal cells are much larger than bacterial cells
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
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