Chemical Engineering MCQs

6108 MCQs  (Page 180 of 611)

Packed column distillation is limited to the column _____________ metres?
A. Height < 6
B. Diameter < 0.6
C. Both a. & b.
D. Neither a. nor b.
During constant rate period, the rate of drying decreases with the______________________?
A. Decrease in air temperature
B. Increase in air humidity
C. Both a. and b.
D. Neither a. nor b.
Steam distillation is not recommended to be used, if the _____________________?
A. Azeotropic mixture is to be separated and the final product is miscible with water
B. Liquids decompose, if distilled directly at atmospheric pressure
C. Material cannot be distilled by indirect heating even under low pressure, because of the high
BoiLing temperature
Which of the following decreases during evaporative cooling process with recirculated water supply ?
A. Wet bulb temperature
B. Relative humidity
C. Partial pressure of vapour
D. None of these
Which of the following has the same dimension as mass diffusivity ?
A. Momentum flux
B. Kinematic viscosity
C. Thermal diffusivity
D. Both b. and c.
In Azeotropic mixture, the equilibrium vapour composition is____________________?
A. More than liquid composition
B. Less than liquid composition
C. Same as liquid composition
D. Independent of pressure
The reason for preferring packed towers over plate towers in distillation practice is that the packed tower operation gives___________________?
A. Low pressure drop and high hold up
B. High pressure drop and low hold up
C. Low pressure drop and low hold up
D. High pressure drop and high hold up