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- Question
In a tall reactor, oxygen transfer rates will be
Options- A. highest at the surface of the reactor
- B. highest at the base of the reactor
- C. highest in the middle of the reactor
- D. the same throughout the reactor
- Correct Answer
- highest at the base of the reactor
- 1. A higher liquid height will lead to a higher gas hold up by which the oxygen transfer rate will be
Options- A. higher throughout the reactor
- B. lower throughout the reactor
- C. higher at the base of the reactor
- D. lower at the base of the reactor Discuss
- 2. The main function of the dimples provided in the cooling jacket is to
Options- A. increase the level of turbulence of the cooling water in the jacket
- B. increase the residence time of the cooling water in the jacket
- C. increase the cooling water-jacket wall boundary layer size
- D. all of the above Discuss
- 3. Which of the following number is calculated from the diameter and peripheral speed of the impeller?
Options- A. Reynolds number
- B. Froude number
- C. Power number
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. Which of the following impeller is used in situation where strong vertical currents are desirable for suspending heavily particles?
Options- A. Propeller
- B. Paddle
- C. Turbine
- D. None of these Discuss
- 5. If the stirring speed increased from 300 to 500 rpm leads to an increase in the reaction rate by two folds. Then it may be concluded that
Options- A. the reaction was mass transfer limited at 300 rpm
- B. the reaction was mass transfer limited at 500 rpm
- C. the reaction did not involve any mass transfer step
- D. the movement of molecules in the reactor at 300 rpm occurred due to diffusion alone Discuss
- 6. Oxygen transfer rate is increased with an increase in the stirrer speed in aerated bioreactor because
Options- A. it decrease the bubble size
- B. it decreases the size of the boundary layer surrounding a bubble
- C. it increases the rate of movement of oxygen molecules through the bulk liquid
- D. all of the above Discuss
- 7. An increase in the heat transfer in the stirred tank reactor will be observed at
Options- A. higher cooling water temperature
- B. higher stirrer speed
- C. the removal of baffles from the reactor
- D. slower stirrer speed Discuss
- 8. For laminar flow, Reynolds number is correlated with power number as (where K, a constant which depends on the container geometry and shape of stirrer; Rei is Reynolds number for agitator; Di, stirrer diameter and N, stirrer speed)
Options- A. Np = K(Rei)-1
- B. Np = N2Di(Rei)-1
- C. Np = K(Rei)
- D. Np = KNDi(Rei)-2 Discuss
- 9. Which of the following impellers generate a flow parallel to the axis of shaft?
Options- A. Axial flow
- B. Radial flow
- C. Both (a)and(b)
- D. None of these Discuss
- 10. What is the effect of the concentration of dissolved salts and sugars on the oxygen transfer rate?
Options- A. The saturation concentration of oxygen in the medium decreases with the concentration of dissolved salts and sugars, leading to a lower oxygen transfer rate
- B. The KLa of the medium decreases with the concentration of dissolved salts and sugars, leading to a lower oxygen transfer rate
- C. The KLa of the medium increases with the concentration of dissolved salts and sugars, leading to a lower oxygen transfer rate
- D. None of the above Discuss
Agitation and Aeration problems
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Correct Answer: higher at the base of the reactor
Correct Answer: increase the level of turbulence of the cooling water in the jacket
Correct Answer: Reynolds number
Correct Answer: Propeller
Correct Answer: the reaction was mass transfer limited at 300 rpm
Correct Answer: all of the above
Correct Answer: higher stirrer speed
Correct Answer: Np = K(Rei)-1
Correct Answer: Axial flow
Correct Answer: The saturation concentration of oxygen in the medium decreases with the concentration of dissolved salts and sugars, leading to a lower oxygen transfer rate
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