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  • Question
  • The typical size of particles collected by diffusion mechanism is


  • Options
  • A. <0.25?m
  • B. <0.5?m
  • C. <0.75?m
  • D. <1?m

  • Correct Answer
  • <0.5?m 


  • Sterilization problems


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    • 1. Typical aeration rates for aerobic fermentation are

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    • A. 0 - 0.5 vvm
    • B. 0.5 - 1.0 vvm
    • C. 1.0 - 1.5 vvm
    • D. 1.5 - 2.0 vvm
    • Discuss
    • 2. The overall del factor (?) may be represented as

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    • A. ?overall = ?heating + ?holding- ?cooling
    • B. ?overall = ?heating + ?holding+ ?cooling
    • C. ?overall = ?heating - ?holding+ ?cooling
    • D. ?overall = ?heating - ?holding- ?cooling
    • Discuss
    • 3. For indirect heating, the plate and frame heat exchanger is generally more effective than the shell and tube heat transfer due to its

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    • A. larger heat transfer area
    • B. smaller heat transfer area
    • C. lesser cost
    • D. more number of plates
    • Discuss
    • 4. The del factor (?) increases as the final number of cells

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    • A. decreases
    • B. increases
    • C. zero
    • D. constant
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    • 5. The deviation from ideal plug flow due to axial mixing can be described by the

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    • A. dispersion model
    • B. Langmuir model
    • C. Friedlander model
    • D. Pasceri model
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    • 6. 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')

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    • A. Jn = -dcn/dx
    • B. Jn = dcn/dx
    • C. Jn = -D dcn/dx
    • D. Jn = D dcn/dx
    • Discuss
    • 7. The mechanism of air filtration in fibrous filter is

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    • A. electrostatic attraction
    • B. impaction
    • C. interception
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Glass fibers are favorable as a filter medium because they give a

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    • A. lower pressure drop and are less liable to wetting or combustion
    • B. more pressure drop and are less liable to wetting or combustion
    • C. lower pressure drop and are more liable to wetting or combustion
    • D. more pressure drop and are more liable to wetting or combustion
    • Discuss
    • 9. The mechanical means of accomplishing sterilization of fermentation media/equipment is

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    • A. ultrasonic
    • B. radiation
    • C. chemical agents
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The interception efficiency can be expressed as (where dp is the particle diameter and Dc cylindrical collection diameter)

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    • A. dp/Dc
    • B. dp x Dc
    • C. dp/Dc x 100
    • D. dpDc/100
    • Discuss


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