Chemical Reaction MCQs

188 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 11 of 19)

A stirred tank reactor compared to tubular-flow reactor provides____________________?
A. More uniform operating conditions
B. Permits operation at the optimum temperature for a long reaction time
C. Higher overall selectivity for a first order consecutive reaction
D. All a., b. and c.
‘Unreacted core model’ represents the reaction involving ______________________?
A. Combustion of coal particles
B. Roasting of sulphide ores
C. Manufacture of carbon disulphide from elements
D. None of these
For the same residence time, which one will give the maximum conversion ?
A. Single stirred tank (v = 5 litres)
B. Two stirred tank (each of 2.5 litres) in series
C. Stirred tank followed by tubular flow reactor (each of 2.5 litres)
D. Single tubular flow reactor (v = 5 litres)
Space velocity____________________?
A. Describes the extensive operating characteristics of a tubular flow reactor
B. Is the maximum feed rate per unit volume of reactor for a given conversion
C. Is a measure of the ease of the reaction
D. All a., b. and c.