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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
If the overall efficiency and Murphree plate efficiency are equal, then both the equilibrium and operating lines are_______________?
A. Straight
B. Parallel
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
At the boiling point of the liquid at the prevailing pressure, the saturated absolute humidity becomes_____________________?
A. 1
B. 0
C. ∞
D. None of these
As the reflux ratio in a distillation column is increased from the minimum, the______________________?
A. Slope of the operating line in stripping section decreases
B. Number of plates decreases very slowly first and then more and more rapidly
C. Total cost first decreases and then increases
D. Liquid flow increases while the vapor flow decreases for a system
Water entrained by circulating air in cooling towers is termed as________________?
A. Drift
B. Blow down
C. Vapor load
D. None of these
Pick out the wrong statement?
A. Critical moisture content is not a property of the material itself
B. A sharp increase in pressure drop gives an indication of the flooding in a distillation column
C. Separation of components is not possible in liquid extraction, if selectivity is unity
D. Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most economically done by molecular distillation at very high
vacuum
Most important factor to be considered in the selection of packings for absorbers is the ______________ of packing?
A. Size
B. Durability
C. Porosity
D. Cost
Which of the following is not a unit of mass transfer co-efficient ?
A. Moles transferred/ [(time) (area) (mole fraction)]
B. Moles transferred/ [(time) (area) (mass A/mass B)]
C. Moles transferred/ [(time) (area) (pressure)]
D. None of these
Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be)_________________?
A. 1
B. > 1
C. < 1
D. 0
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