Multiple blade paddle agitator is used for mixing high viscosity liquids/paste in which the paddle diameter is commonly 0.8 times the tank diameter. However, the width of the blade is in the range of __________ times the paddle diameter.
Options
A. 0.1 to 0.25
B. 0.3 to 0.5
C. 0.5 to 0.6
D. 0.65 to 0.80
Correct Answer
0.1 to 0.25
Process Equipment and Plant Design problems
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1. Optimum reflux ratio in a continuous distillation column is determined by the
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A. maximum permissible vapour velocity.
B. flooding limit of the column.
C. total cost consideration (fixed cost of the column plus the cooling water & steam cost).
3. The thickness of heat transfer plates used in the plate type heat exchanger ranges from __________ mm, pressed in a single piece provided with grooves & corrugations.
Correct Answer: back up condensate and cause water hammer in steam line.
8. The diameter of a propeller agitator used in agitation tank ranges from __________ percent of the tank diameter and its peripherial speed is normally 300 to 500 metres/minute.
9. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the comparative evaluation of performance of the packed tower and the plate tower.
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A. Plate tower is perferred, if interstage cooling is required to remove heats of reaction or solution.
B. Plate tower is preferred over packed tower, if the operation involves liquids containing dispersed solids.
C. The total weight of a dry plate tower is usually much more than that of a dry packed tower designed for the same duty.
D. In operations involving large temperature changes. (e.g. distillation), plate towers are preferred over packed towers as the packing may be crushed due to large temperature changes.