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  • A typical ceiling fan would be best described as a(n)


  • Options
  • A. radial flow impeller
  • B. axial flow impeller
  • C. intermig impeller
  • D. Rushton turbine

  • Correct Answer
  • axial flow impeller 


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    • 1. The best described action of Pluronic F68 (non-ionic detergent) in a cell culture medium is that, it

    • Options
    • A. acts on the surface properties of the cells and the culture medium
    • B. provides nutrients for the cells
    • C. acts as a flocculant
    • D. acts as a coagulant
    • Discuss
    • 2. Mixing in stirred tank reactors can

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    • A. be described as either laminar, transient or turbulent
    • B. achieve turbulent conditions by increasing the stirrer speed
    • C. induce laminar flow conditions by the addition of baffles
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. The conventional filtration involves the separation of large particles generally

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    • A. dp>5?m
    • B. dp>10?m
    • C. dp>15?m
    • D. dp>20?m
    • Discuss
    • 6. The maximum specific growth rate (?m) of an organism in batch culture is equal to slope of a plot of

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    • A. In [biomass] against time for exponential phase data only
    • B. In [biomass] against time
    • C. biomass against time
    • D. biomass against time for stationary phase data only
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following substances are commonly used in a filter?

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    • A. Charcoal
    • B. Sand
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Aluminum chloride
    • Discuss
    • 8. The relationship between Keq, Km and Vmax is known as

    • Options
    • A. Haldane equation
    • B. Michaelis Menten equation
    • C. Numerical solution approach
    • D. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
    • Discuss
    • 9. The optimum wet solid content for the cell suspension for a bead mill is typically somewhere between

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    • A. 5-15% by volume
    • B. 15-30% by volume
    • C. 30-60% by volume
    • D. 60-90% by volume
    • Discuss
    • 10. Analogus to the molecular diffusion, the x-directional flux of microorganisms suspended in a medium due to the axial mixing can be represented as (where Jn is flux component 'n', cn is concentration of'n')

    • Options
    • A. Jn = -dcn/dx
    • B. Jn = dcn/dx
    • C. Jn = -D dcn/dx
    • D. Jn = D dcn/dx
    • Discuss


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