Coal mines drainage waste water (acidic in nature) results from the earth's water percolating through the voids created in coal bed during mining. This polluted water which either drains out naturally to water courses or are removed before starting the mining is
Options
A. neutralised by alkali treatment.
B. left as such without any treatment.
C. diluted with fresh water to reduce its acidity.
D. none of these.
Correct Answer
neutralised by alkali treatment.
More questions
1. Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger. Tube side heat transfer area are equal in both the cases. The recommended arrangement is
Options
A. finned tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside.
B. finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside.
C. shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam on shell side.
D. shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes.
Correct Answer: finned tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside.
2. Simultaneous doubling of the absolute temperature of a gas and reduction of its pressure to half, will result in __________ in the volume of the gas.