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  • The main purpose of providing stepping on the trays is to


  • Options
  • A. increase the residence time.
  • B. decrease the pressure drop.
  • C. facilitate handling of large flow rate of liquid.
  • D. improve the flow condition.

  • Correct Answer
  • facilitate handling of large flow rate of liquid. 


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    • 1. The stress developed in a material without any permanent set is called the

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    • A. ultimate stress
    • B. yield stress
    • C. elastic limit
    • D. breaking stress
    • Discuss
    • 2. Where does the maximum tensile strength occur in a thick cylindrical vessel subjected to internal pressure?

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    • A. At the inner surface.
    • B. At the mid thickness of the cylindrical wall.
    • C. At the outer surface.
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of a basket type evaporator.

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    • A. It is used for high viscosity liquor having large rate of scaling.
    • B. The tube bundle is suspended on bracket.
    • C. There is no central downtake.
    • D. Downtake is formed by the annular space between the bundle and the shell.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The operating velocity in the absorption tower is usually 40-50% of the flooding velocity. Packed absorption towers are normally designed for a pressure drop of about __________ mm of water column per metre height of packing.

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    • A. 1-5
    • B. 20-40
    • C. 100-150
    • D. 1000-1500
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pick out the wrong statement.
      In an agitated vertical cylinderical reaction vessel, the

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    • A. ratio of liquid depth to tank diameter (i.e. the filling ratio) recommended for most purposes is 1.
    • B. filling ratio for dispersing gas in a liquid is 2 for sufficiently long contact period.
    • C. flat bottom and conical bottom vessels have low agitation efficiency for agitation of heavy solids in liquids.
    • D. dished bottom vessel has very high power consumption.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pressure drop (?p) and the superficial gas mass velocity (G) in case of packed absorption tower operating in the preloading range are related as

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    • A. ?p = G
    • B. ?p = G0.5
    • C. ?p = G2
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 7. To keep the power input constant for a stirred vessel operating under fully developed turbulent flow conditions (constant power number), if the impeller diameter is increased by 20%, the impeller speed should be decreased by a factor of

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    • A. (1.2)3/2
    • B. (1.2)3/5
    • C. (1.2)2/3
    • D. (1.2)5/3
    • Discuss
    • 8. The value of fouling factor depends upon the

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    • A. characteristic of process fluid.
    • B. velocity of process fluid containing suspended solids.
    • C. suspended solids in the fluid.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 9. Steam side heat transfer co-efficient for design consideration under ordinary condition can be assumed to be about __________ kcal/hr.m2.°C.

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    • A. 1250
    • B. 2500
    • C. 7500
    • D. 15000
    • Discuss
    • 10. __________ tray arrangement is recommended for distillation column having diameter upto 4 ft.

    • Options
    • A. Radial flow
    • B. Cross flow
    • C. Split flow
    • D. Cascade
    • Discuss


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