Chemical Engineering MCQs

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In a gas-liquid absorption column, for obtaining the maximum absorption efficiency____________________?
A. Liquid stream should be distributed uniformly
B. Gas stream should be distributed uniformly
C. Both gas as well as liquid streams should be distributed uniformly
D. By passing should be completely avoided
Lewis number (Le) is___________________?
A. Sc × pr
B. Pr × st
C. Sh × pr
D. St × sh
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
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
High pressure at the bottom of a distillation tower handling heat sensitive materials results in _____________________?
A. Thermal decomposition of bottoms
B. Increased relative volatility
C. Erosion of the tower
D. Very efficient operation
Experimental determination of _______________ is done by wetted wall column method?
A. Diffusion co-efficient
B. Mass transfer co-efficient
C. Ntu
D. None of these