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  1. The main reason for dividing a tall packed tower into series of small towers is to

  2. A.
    minimise the overall pressure drop.
    B.
    avoid flooding.
    C.
    reduce liquid hold up.
    D.
    avoid channeling.

  3. Co-current absorbers are usually used when the gas to be dissolved in the liquid is

  4. A.
    sparingly soluble
    B.
    highly soluble
    C.
    a pure substance
    D.
    a mixture

  5. At what percentage (by volume) of alcohol composition, it forms an azeotrope with water ?

  6. A.
    90
    B.
    91.5
    C.
    95
    D.
    99

  7. Measurement of the interfacial area of mass transfer is achieved easily & accurately in case of a __________ coloumn.

  8. A.
    spray
    B.
    packed
    C.
    bubble cap plate
    D.
    wetted wall

  9. With the lowering of equiliDrium pressure, at a given temperature, the amount of ad-sorbate on the adsorbent

  10. A.
    increases.
    B.
    decreases.
    C.
    remains same.
    D.
    either (a) or (b), depends on the system.

  11. Mass transfer co-efficient is defined as

  12. A.
    Flux = Co-efficient/concentration difference.
    B.
    Co-efficient = Flux/concentration difference.
    C.
    Flux=concentration difference/co-effi-cient.
    D.
    none of these.

  13. When an unsaturated air-water mixture is heated at constant pressure, then

  14. A.
    the partial pressure of water vapour increases.
    B.
    the specific humidity decreases.
    C.
    The relative humidity increases.
    D.
    the relative humidity decreases.

  15. During sensible cooling process

  16. A.
    relative humidity decreases
    B.
    relative humidity increases
    C.
    wet bulb temperature decreases
    D.
    both (b) and (c)

  17. In case of physical adsorption, the difference between heat of adsorption and heat of normal condensation is

  18. A.
    equal to the heat of formation of surface compound.
    B.
    equal to the heat of wetting.
    C.
    zero.
    D.
    called integral heat of adsorption.

  19. Pick out the wrong statement:

  20. A.
    Change in barometric pressure does not affect the relative humidity.
    B.
    In case of a packed tower, the operating velocity is about half of the flooding velocity, generally.
    C.
    'Elution' means the desorption of the adsorbed solute by a solvent.
    D.
    The equilibrium moisture content of the solid can be reduced by increasing the absolute humidity.