Chemical Engineering MCQs

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Which of the following employs an accessory known as ‘drift eliminator’ ?
A. Multiple effect evaporator
B. Mechanical draft cooling tower
C. Rotary dryer
D. Rotating disc contactor
The ‘shanks system’ of leaching (i.e., counter-current multiple contact leaching) is used for____________________?
A. Recovery of tannis from the tree barks and woods
B. Leaching sodium nitrate from chilean nitrate bearing rock
C. Both a. and b.
D. Neither a. nor b.
_______________ column is used in gas absorption process ?
A. Wetted wall
B. Sieve/perforated tray
C. Bubble cap
D. Packed
In a distillation operation, what is the effect of the temperature of the reflux stream (given below) on the condenser and reboiler loads? Reflux conditions: (i) Reflux stream is completely liquid and is at its bubble point. (ii) Reflux stream is below its bubble point ?
A. Condenser and reboiler loads are the same in both the cases
B. Reboiler load is the same in both the cases but condenser load is higher in case (ii)
C. Condenser load is the same in both the cases but reboiler load is higher in case (ii)
D. Both condenser and reboiler loads are higher in case (ii) as compared to case (i)
Can a cooling tower cool water below the wet bulb temperature of inlet air ?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Yes; but height of cooling tower will be prohibitively high
D. Yes; but the air flow rate should be excessively high
Wetted wall tower experiment determines the__________________?
A. Molal diffusivity
B. Volumetric co-efficient
C. Mass transfer co-efficient
D. None of these