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  • In common bubble cap distillation column design practice, riser area is approximately equal to (where, Aa = Annular passage area, and Sa = Slot area)


  • Options
  • A. Aa = Sa
  • B. 1.2 Aa = 1.2 Sa
  • C. Sa = 1.5 Aa
  • D. Aa = 1.5 Sa

  • Correct Answer
  • Aa = Sa 


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    • 1. Vertical condenser is advantageous to the horizontal condenser from operation point of view, when

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    • A. hydrostatic head is required for refluxing the condensate.
    • B. only the function of condensation is to be carried out.
    • C. sub cooling of condensate is desired.
    • D. both the functions of condensation & sub cooling are carried out in a single unit.
    • Discuss
    • 2. A binary liquid azeotropic mixture has boiling point higher than either of the components, when it shows __________ deviation from Raoult's Law.

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    • A. positive
    • B. negative
    • C. no
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Commercial packed scrubbers are normally designed for a pressure drop range of __________ mm water coloumn per metre of packed height.

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    • A. 4-8
    • B. 17-34
    • C. 52-68
    • D. 88-105
    • Discuss
    • 4. In case of design of a shell and tube heat exchanger,

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    • A. minimum cleaning lane of 6.5 mm is provided, when tubes are on a square pitch.
    • B. minimum tube sheet thickness (in which tubes are fixed) is equal to the O.D. of the tube upto 15 mm tube diameter; and for > 15 mm tube diameter, tube sheet thickness is smaller than tube diameter.
    • C. O.D. of the tube is 6 to 40 mm while the tube lengths used are 0.5, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6 metres.
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 5. Hold up of material in a operating rotary drier is in the range of

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    • A. 0.05 to 0.15
    • B. 0.25 to 0.50
    • C. 0.5 to 0.8
    • D. 0.8 to 0.9
    • Discuss
    • 6. For storing hazardous chemicals in large storage tanks, the minimum safe distance between the two tanks should range between __________ times the tank diameter.

    • Options
    • A. 1 to 1.5
    • B. 2.5 to 3.5
    • C. 4 to 5
    • D. 6 to 8
    • Discuss
    • 7. Theoretically calculated diameter of the stripping section of the continuous rectification column is __________ that of the enriching section.

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    • A. less than
    • B. more than
    • C. same as
    • D. either more or less (depending upon relative volatility)
    • Discuss
    • 8. A pressure vessel is said to be made of 'thick' shell, if the ratio of its diameter to wall thickness is

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    • A. 10
    • B. 10
    • C. 20
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 9. Rate of filtrate delivery is inversely proportional to the

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    • A. filtering area & the pressure difference driving force.
    • B. viscosity of filtrate.
    • C. cake & filter medium resistance.
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a thin cylindrical shell, the hoop stress is __________ stress.

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    • A. radial
    • B. circumferential tensile
    • C. compressive
    • D. longitudinal
    • Discuss


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