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Q. Mass transfer rate between two fluid phases does not necessarily depend on the __________ of the two phases.

  • (A) Interfacial area
  • (B) Degree of turbulence
  • (C) Physical properties
  • (D) Chemical properties

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Q. For ethanol-water system, the lowering of distillate quality from 95% to 92% will cause __________ plate requirement.

  • (A) No change in theoretical
  • (B) Marginal decrease in the number of
  • (C) Major decrease in the number of
  • (D) None of these

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Q. The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum diffusivity are same for, NPr = NSc = __________

  • (A) 0
  • (B) 0.5
  • (C) 1
  • (D) 10

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Q. The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid contactor, for fractional hold up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter = 0.5 mm is given by (in m2/m3)

  • (A) 500
  • (B) 800
  • (C) 900
  • (D) 1200

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Q. The ratio of Murphree plate efficiency to point efficiency is 1 in a __________ flow model.

  • (A) Plug
  • (B) Perfectly mixed
  • (C) Both A & B
  • (D) Neither A nor B

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Q. Which of the following is an undesirable property in a tower packing?

  • (A) Large surface per unit volume
  • (B) Large free cross-section
  • (C) Low weight per unit volume
  • (D) Large weight of liquid retained

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Q. The most economical range of absorption factor is

  • (A) 0 to 0.5
  • (B) 0 to 3
  • (C) 1.25 to 2
  • (D) 5 to 15

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Q. With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases because of the

  • (A) Increased diffusivity
  • (B) Decreased viscosity of liquid
  • (C) Both A and B
  • (D) Neither A nor B

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Q. Out of two equilibrium curves, first one lies above the diagonal and the second lies below the diagonal in the x-y plot. It means that separation by distillation is

  • (A) Not possible in the second case unless vacuum is applied
  • (B) Not possible in the second case unless high pressure is applied
  • (C) More readily done in the second case compared to first one
  • (D) None of these

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Q. Leaching of coarse solid lumps is also termed as

  • (A) Decoction
  • (B) Dissolution
  • (C) Percolation
  • (D) Agitation and settling