QUESTION

Mass transfer rate between two fluid phases does not necessarily
1 A chemical properties B physical properties C degree of turbulence D interfacial area
depend on the __________ of the two phases.
In a solution containing 0.30 Kg mole of solute and 600 kg of solvent,
2 A 0.5 B 0.6 C2 D1
the molality is
3 Fenske equation determines the A maximum number of ideal plates. B height of the distillation column. C minimum number of theoretical plates. D optimum reflux ratio.
The term "cooling range" in a cooling tower refers to the difference in cold water leaving the tower and the wet hot water entering the tower and the wet hot water entering the tower and the
4 A B C D none of these
the temperature of bulb temperature of the surrounding air. bulb temperature of the surrounding air. cooled water leaving the tower.
Which of the following is the most suitable for extraction in a system
5 A Mixer-settler extractor B Centrifugal extractor C Pulsed extractor D Packed extraction tower
having very low density difference?
6 Total reflux in a distillation operation requires minimum A reboiler load B number of plates C condenser load D all (a), (b) and (c)
The amount of steam required per unit quantity of distillate in case of
7 A raising the temperature. B lowering the total pressure. C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
steam distillation will be reduced by
The difference of wet bulb temperature and adiabatic saturation
8 A (+)ve B (-)ve C zero D none of these
temperature of unsaturated mixture of any system is
Fenske's equation for determining the minimum number of theoretical mixture (to be separated) shows negative mixture (to be separated) shows positive
9 A relative volatility is reasonably constant. B C D multicomponent distillation is involved.
stages in distillation column holds good, when the deviation from ideality. deviation from ideality.
When the temperature and humidity of air is low, we usually use
10 A natural B forced C induced D none of these
__________ draft cooling tower.
In case of liquid-liquid extraction, no With increase in temperature, the
The selectivity of solvent used in solvent
11 Pick out the correct statement. A separation is possible, if the selectivity of B selectivity of the solvent used in solvent C D all (a), (b) and (c).
extraction is unity at the plait point.
the solvent used is unity. extraction decreases.
__________ columns are used for liquid dispersion in a continuous
12 A Packed B Pulse C Bubble cap D Sieve plate
gas phase.
the ratio of number of ideal plates to the ratio of number of actual plates to
13 Overall efficiency of the distillation column is A B C same as the Murphree efficiency. D always more than the point efficiency.
actual plates. ideal plates.
On addition of solute in the solvent, the __________ of the solution
14 A boiling point B freezing point C vapour pressure D both (b) and (c)
decreases.
15 Which is the controlling factor for a drum drier? A Diffusion B Heat transfer C Both (a) and (b) D Neither (a) nor (b)
dry those materials which have very high dry materials having high bound moisture
16 Drying operation under vacuum is carried out to A B reduce drying temperature. C increasing drying temperature. D
unbound mositure content. content.
Air initially at 101. 3 kPa and 40°C and with a relative humidity of
17 A higher dew point. B higher absolute (specific) humidity. C higher relative humidity D higher wet bulb temperature.
50%, is cooled at constant pressure to 30°C. The cooled air has a
Separation of two or more components of a liquid solution can not be
18 A fractional crystallisation B liquid extraction C absorption D evaporation
achieved by
19 Stefan's law describes the mass transfer by A diffusion B bulk flow C both 'a' & 'b' D neither 'a' nor 'b'
minimum number of the theoretical plates
20 At minimum reflux ratio for a given separation A number of plates is zero. B number of plates is infinity. C D separation is most efficient.
is required.
partial pressure of the vapour to the partial pressure of the vapour to the
21 Relative humidity is the ratio of the A vapour pressure of the liquid at room B vapour pressure of the liquid at gas C actual humidity to saturation humidity. D none of these
temperature. temperature.
In batch distillation with constant reflux, overhead product composition may increase on decrease, depends on
22 A increases B decreases C does not vary D
__________ with time. the system.

Psychrometry deals with the properties of gas-vapor mixture. Humidity

23 A electrical resistance B thermal conductivity C strength D none of these
can be determined by the measurement of the __________ of a fibre.
Heat in BTU necessary to increase the temperature of 1 lb of gas and
24 A latent heat B humid heat C specific heat D sensible heat
its accompanying vapour by 1°F is called the
To increase the absorption factor, (where, G = gas flow rate, S =
25 A increase both 'G' and 'S'. B decrease both 'G' and 'S'. C increase 'S' and decrease 'G'. D increase 'G' and decrease 'S'
solvent flow rate)
The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum
26 A1 B 0.5 C 10 D0
diffusivity are same for, NPr = NSc = __________
27 Dew point of a gas-vapour mixture A increases with temperature rise. B decreases with temperature rise. C decreases with decrease in pressure. D increases with increase in pressure.
In a packed absorption tower, if the equilibrium and operating lines
28 are both straight lines, then the ratio, HETP/HTUOG __________ the A increases with increase in B is one at unity value of C both (a) and (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
absorption factor.
Which of the following plays an important role in problems of
29 A Lewis number B Schmidt number C Prandtl number D Sherwood number
simultaneous heat and mass transfer?
line always lies above the equilibrium line always lies below the equilibrium line can be either above or below the
30 In case of an absorber, the operating A B C D velocity is more than the loading velocity.
curve. curve. equilibrium curve.
As the reflux ratio in a distillation coloumn is increased from the slope of the operating line in stripping number of plates decreases very slowly total cost first decreases and then liquid flow increases while the vapor flow
31 A B C D
minimum, the section decreases. first and then more and more rapidly. increases. decreases for a system.
Absorption factor is defined as (where, S1 = slope of the operating
32 A S2/S1 B S1/S2 C S1 - S2 D S1 x S2
line S2 = slope of the equilibrium curve)
A plait point is the point on the solubility curve, where the tie line
33 reduces to a point. What is the number of plait point for a ternery A0 B1 C2 D3
system containing twopairs of partially miscible liquids?
Which of the following remains constant during sensible cooling
34 A Specific humidity B Partial pressure of vapour C Both (a) and (b) D Neither (a) nor (b)
process?
35 Physical absorption is A an irreversible phenomenon. B a reversible phenomenon. C accompanied by evolution of heat. D both (b) and (c)
Make up water is required in a cooling tower to replace the water lost
36 A evaporation B drift C blowdown and leakage D all (a), (b) and (c)
by
Which of the following quantities need not be fixed before starting the
37 A Heat gain or loss B Flow rate of entering liquid C Flow rate of gas D None of these
design of a co-current absorber?
affected more by temperature than that for affected much less by temperature than
38 Mass transfer co-efficient of liquid is A B C not affected by the temperature. D none of these.
gases. that for gases.
Absorption accompanied with chemical reaction is exemplified by the benzol present in coke oven gas by wash
39 A ammonia in water. B C SO2 in alkaline solution. D all (a), (b) and (c).
absorption of oil.
Which of the following unit operations makes use of Thiele-Geddes Multicomponent absorption with chemical
40 A Liquid-liquid extraction B Solid-liquid extraction C D Multicomponent distillation.
equation? reaction
Which of the following liquid-vapor contacting devices provides
41 A Sieve plate column B Bubble cap column C Randomly packed column D Wetted wall column
maximum contact surface area for a particular duty?
The equipment frequently used for adiabatic humidification-cooling
42 A natural draft cooling tower B induced draft cooling tower C spray chamber D none of these
operation with recirculating liquid is
43 Chemisorption (chemical adsorption) is A same as "Van der Waals" adsorption. B characterised by adsorption of heat. C an irreversible phenomenon. D a reversible phenomenon.
diffusion of the solute from the solution in
phase change of the solute as it dissolves diffusion of the solute through the solvent
44 The rate of solid-liquid extraction is limited by the A B C contact with the particle to the main bulk D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
in the solvent. in the pores to the outside of the particle.
of the solution.
45 Raoult's law applies to the A all liquid solutions B non-ideal solution only. C non-volatile solute. D solvents.
In distillation columns, the number of bubble caps per tray primarily
46 A allowable liquid velocity. B allowable gas velocity. C allowable gas and liquid velocities. D feed composition.
depends upon the
47 In distillation, overhead product contains A only one component B two components C any number of components D only saturated liquid
48 With increase in pressure, the relative volatility for a binary system A increases. B decreases. C remains same. D either (a) or (b), depends on the system.
rapid absorption rates and good heat
49 Low viscosity absorbent is preferred for reasons of A B improved flooding characteristics. C low pressure drop on pumping. D all (a), (b) and (c).
transfer characteristics.
Mass transfer co-efficient (K) and diffusivity (D) are related according
50 AK ∝ D B K ∝ sqrt(D) C K ∝ D^1.5 D K ∝ D^2
to film theory as
QUESTION
molar heats of vaporisation of linear crystal growth rate depends on the linear crystal growth rate does not depend linear crystal growth rate depends on the
1 The McCabe Δ L law states that the A B C D
components are nearly equal. degree of supersaturation. on the crystal size. crystal size.
2 Bollman extractor A is a static bed leaching equipment. B is used for extraction of oil from oilseed. C is a centrifugal extractor. D employs only counter-current extraction.
The relation, Sc = Pr = 1, is valid, when the mechanism of
3 A heat and mass B mass and momentum C heat and momentum D heat, momentum and mass
__________ ansfer is same.
comprises of thin bed of substances of helps in increasing the bubble size helps in increasing the settling rate of the
4 A coalescer in a mixer-settler liquid-liquid extraction coloumn A B C D all 'a', 'b', & 'c'.
extended surface having high porosity. entering the settler. bubbles.
For the same feed, feed quality and separation (in a distillation
5 column), with the increase of total pressure, the number of ideal A increase B decrease C remains same D data insufficient, can't be predicted
plates will
Ponchan-Savarit method is more accurate
than McCabe-Thiele method to determine A sharp decrease in pressure drop is an Flash distillation is suitable for separating
Solvent used in extractive distillation
6 Pick out the correct statement. A the number of theoretical stages required B indication of flooding in a distillation C D components which have very close boiling
should be of high volatility.
for the separation of non-ideal binary coloumn. temperature.
system by distillation.
When the liquid phase and vapour phase of a binary system obeys
vapour pressure of component A to that of vapour pressure of component A to the vapour pressure of component A to the partial pressure of component A to the
7 Raoult's and Dalton's law respectively, the relative volatility is the ratio A B C D
component B. total pressure. partial pressure of A. total pressure.
of
The operation involved when the soluble material is largely on the
8 surface of an insoluble solid and is merely washed off by the solvent A decoction B percolation C elutriation or elution D none of these
is called
surface evaporation of unbound moisture
9 In the constant rate period of the rate of drying curve for batch drying, A cracks develop on the surface of the solid. B rate of drying decreases abruptly. C D none of these.
occurs.
It takes 6 hours to dry a wet solid from 50% moisture content to the
critical moisture content of 15%. How much longer it will take to dry
10 A 15 min B 51 min C 71 min D 94 min
the solid to 10% moisture content, under the same drying conditions?
(The equilibrium moisture content of the solid is 5%).
11 Agitator is provided in a crystalliser for A avoiding deposition on cooler surfaces. B formation of nuclei. C crystal growth. D all (a), (b) and (c).
12 __________ diffusion is used for separating the isotopes of methane. A Thermal B Pressure C Concentration D Force
13 Ordinary diffusion process is also called __________ diffusion. A pressure B thermal C concentration D forced
Total condenser or reboiler is considered
Heat removal load on cooler remains Even a forced draft cooling tower can not
Different solids have different equilibrium equivalent to one theoretical plate in
14 Pick out the wrong statement. A B C constant, even with increase of the reflux D cool water below the wet bulb
moisture curves. McCabe-Thiele method of theoretical
ratio in a distillation column. temperature.
plate calculation for distillation column.
Flights (located in the inside shell of rotary Hold up of a rotary drier is defined as the
dryer) lift the material being dried and fraction of the dryer volume occupied by
Recommended peripherial speed of a
shower it down through the current of hot the solid at any instant. The best Rotary dryer is suitable for drying sticky
15 Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the rotary dryer. A B C D rotary drier is in the range of 10 to 30
air/gases. It extends from the wall to a performance for rotary drier is obtained, material.
metres/minute.
distance which is about 8-12% of the when the hold up is in the range of 0.05 to
inside diameter of shell. 0.15.
The reason for preferring packed towers over plate towers in
16 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.
distillation practice is that the packed tower operation gives
If the path of liquid across the plate is very long as in case of large
17 A 100 B > 100 C < 100 D none of these
diameter tower, Murphree efficiency can be __________ percent.
Compound A is extracted from a solution of A + B into a pure solvent
S. A Co-current unit is used for the liquid-liquid extraction. The inlet
rate of the solution containing A is 200 moles of B/hr.m2 and the
18 solvent flow, rate is 400 moles of S/m2. hr. The equilibrium data is A 25% B 50% C 70% D 90%
represented by Y = 3X2 , where Y is in moles of a A/moles of B and X
is in moles A/moles of S. The maximum percentage extraction
achieved in the unit is
19 Raoult's law is applicable to the A ideal solutions B real solutions C mixture of water and alcohol D non-ideal gases
provides large interfacial surface for mass
20 Weeping in a distillation column A increase tray efficiency. B C results due to very high gas velocity. D results due to very low gas velocity.
transfer.
In case of binary distillation, increasing the reflux ratio above optimum area between operating line and 45°
21 A B condenser and reboiler surfaces. C tower cross-section. D none of these.
does not result in the increase of diagonal x-y diagram.
22 Wetted wall tower experiment determines the A molal diffusivity. B volumetric co-efficient. C mass transfer co-efficient. D none of these.
both the operating lines coincide with
23 In McCabe-Thiele method, at infinite reflux ratio A the overhead product is minimum. B C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
diagonal.
With decrease in the throughput (compared with the design capacity) may increase or decrease ; depends on
24 A increases B decreases C remains same D
for a bubble cap distillation column, its efficiency individual design
packing may be crushed due to thermal
Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature pressure drop in the equipment will be viscosity variation of the fluids may cause
25 A expansion/contraction of the components B C D none of these.
changes are involved, because of the reason that the very high. channeling/flooding.
of the equipments.
The equilibrium liquid composition compared to the vapor composition either more or less; depends on the
26 A more B less C same D
in case of azeotropic mixture is system
 Out of the following gas-liquid contacting devices, for a given set of
27 operating conditions, gas pressure drop is the least in __________ A wetted wall B bubble cap C perforated tray D packed
tower.
28 Pick out the system with minimum boiling azeotrope at 1 atm. A benzene-toluene B ethyl alcohol-water C hydrochloric acid-water D all (a), (b) and (c)
Free flowing granular materials can be best dried in a __________
29 A rotary B cylinder C drun D freeze
drier.
In case of an ideal solution, the total vapor pressure varies
30 A inversely B linearly C exponentially D none of these
__________ with the composition expressed as mole fraction,
Corresponding to Nusselt number in heat transfer, the dimensionless
31 A Sherwood B Schmidt C Peclet D Stanton
group in mass transfer is the __________ number.
If the specific heats of a gas and a vapor are 0.2KJ/Kg.°K and 1.5
32 KJ/Kg.°K respectively, and the humidity is 0.01; the humid heat in A 0.31 B 0.107 C 0.017 D 0.215
KJ/°Kg. is
33 Liquid diffusivity is of the order of __________ cm2 /second. A 0.01 B 0.1 C 10-5 to 10-6 D> 1
The solvent used in liquid extraction should not have high latent heat the pressure drop and hence the pumping its recovery cost by distillation may be it will decompose while recovering by
34 A B it cannot be recovered by distillation. C D
of vaporisation, because cost will be very high. prohibitatively high. distillation.
At the same gas flow rate, the pressure drop in a packed tower being cannot be predicted as data are
35 A is greater than B is lower than C is same as D
irrigated with liquid __________ that in dry packed tower. insufficient
Molarity is defined as the number of gm moles of solute per
36 A liter B kg C gm D c.c
__________ of solvent.
The value of Lewis number (Le = Sc/Pr) for air-water vapour system is
37 A1 B 0.24 C 3.97 D 600
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operation?

An aqueous solution of methanol is to be distilled in a tray column.

High pressure steam is available as a source of heat. For a given
more number of trays are required and
reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are being composition of the residue remains more number of trays are required but the
39 A less number of trays are required. B C D the residue composition is more dilute in
explored; (i) a reboiler is used and (ii) no reboiler is used but steam is unchanged. residue composition remains unchanged.
methanol.
fed directly to the bottom of the column. As compared to option (i), in
option (ii)
The partial pressure distribution of an ideal gas diffusing through
40 another stagnant ideal gas at steady state follows a/an __________ A exponential B parabolic C linear D cubic
law.
Which of the following binary systems is an example of a maximum
41 A Water-hydrochloric acid. B Acetone-carbon disulphide. C Water-ethyl alcohol. D n-heptane-n-octane.
boiling azeotrope?
(NRe . NSc) is termed in mass transfer operation as the __________
42 A Stanton B Sherwood C Peclet D none of these
number.
43 The binary diffusivity in gases and liquids vary respectively as A T^3/2 and T B T and T^3/2 C sqrt(T) and T^3/2 D T^3/2 and sqrt(T)
For a given separation in a binary
In Ponchon-Savarit method of no. of
distillation column, with increase in reflux
The slope of the stripping line is always theoretical plate determination, the Kremsor-Brown-Souder's equation is used
44 Pick out the correct statement. A B ratio (above the minimum reflux ratio), the C D
less than unity. stripping and rectifying operating lines are to calculate the efficiency of a plate tower.
fixed cost of the distillation column first
vertical at total reflux.
increases and then decreases.
Dialysis process is used for the production Electrodylsis is used in the manufacture of Electrodylsis is used for the
45 Pick out the correct statement. A B C D both (b) and (c).
of fresh water from brine. NaOH. refin-ning/purification of petrol.
The sum of free moisture and equilibrium
Bound moisture is removed during Free moisture is removed during falling The driving force for mass transfer in a
46 Pick out the correct statement. A B C moisture in a solid is called the critical D
constant rate drying period. rate drying period. wet solid is its free moisture content.
moisture.
47 Very tall packed towers are divided into series of beds to A reduce the overall pressure drop B avoid channelling C reduce liquid hold-up D avoid flooding
Moisture contained by a substance in excess of the equilibrium
48 A unbound B free C critical D bound
moisture is called the __________ moisture.
With increase in temperature, the solubility of gases in liquids, at fixed
49 A increases B decreases C remains same D either (a) or (b), depends on the system
pressure
In most of the vacuum crystalliser, vacuum is generally produced by steam jet ejector with a barometric
50 A suction pump B compressed air jet C D none of these
means of a condenser
QUESTION
On moving the feed line (q-line) from saturated liquid feed (vertical
greater degree of separation with a fixed
1 position) to saturated vapor feed (horizontal feed), if the slope of both A B increased reboiler load C increased reflux ratio D None of these.
number of trays
the operating lines are to be increased, then it will result in
__________ column is the most suitable for achieving the best
2 performance for mass transfer operations involving liquid with A Watted wall B Packed C Plate D Spray
dispersed solids.
3 Deairation (removal of O2) of water is done by A rectification B absorption C ion-exchange D adsorption
Make up water is supplied during cooling tower operation to
4 A evaporation B blowdown C entrainment D all (a), (b)&(c)
compensate for water losses due to
For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal
The mole fraction of solute is directly gases, the partial pressure distribution of
Azeotropes obey Raoult's law at all The relative volatility of a binary mixture at
5 Pick out the wrong statement. A proportional to the molality of a 'dilute' B both components is nonlinear in the case C D
temperature. the azeotropic composition is 1.
solution. of steady state unimolal unidirectional
diffusion.
6 A minimum boiling azeotrope is exemplified by A toluene-benzene B acetone-carbon disulphide C water-isobutyl alcohol D none of these
A solution of benzene, toluene and A solution of polar organic compounds
7 Which of the following solutions will follow Raoult's law most closely? A B 35% solution of camphor in water. C 35% solution of NH3 in water. D
oxylene. (not of homologs of a series).
Use of raschig rings in place of crushed stones as packing in packed increases pressure drop, increases increases pressure drop, decreases decreases pressure drop, increases decreases pressure drop, decreases
8 A B C D
beds (other things being same) surface area. surface area. surface area. surface area.

above which it will always become dry

9 Critical humidity of a solid salt means the humidity A above which it will always become damp. B below which it will always stay dry. C both (a) and (b). D
and below which it will always stay damp.

The assumption made in Elis method in distillation is that enthalpy

10 A parallel B straight C both parallel and straight D neither parallel nor straight
concentration lines of vapor and liquid are
As complete saturation of an adsorbent is approached, the differential
11 A that of normal condensation. B integral heat of adsorption. C zero. D none of these.
heat of adsrop-tion approaches
carbon dioxide from gaseous stream benzol from coke oven gas using solar ammonia from coke oven gas using tar from coke oven gas in primary gas
12 Absorption with chemical reaction' is involved in the removal of A B C D
using alkaline solution. oil/wash oil. refrigerated water. coolers using chilled water.
The-relative volatility for separation of a non-ideal binary mixture by
13 A0 B1 C> 1 D< 1
distillation should be
Fenske-Underwood equation is used for
The separation of solutes of different
Reboiler is not used in open steam Freeze drying is used for the drying of calculating theoretical number of plates in
14 Pick out the wrong statement: A B molecular sizes in a liquid solution by use C D
distillation. fish. a distillation column at normal operating
of a suitable membrane is called dialysis.
reflux condition.
15 In paper industry, paper is dried in a __________ dryer. A tunnel B heated cylinder C conveyor D festoon
A sharp increase in pressure drop gives Dehydration of ethyl alcohol is most
Critical moisture content is not a property Separation of components is not possible
16 Pick out the wrong statement. A B an indication of the flooding in a distillation C D economically done by molecular
of the material itself. in liquid extraction, if selectivity is unity.
column. distillation at very high vacuum.
Only small amount of evaporation of water produces large cooling
17 A large latent heat B low viscosity C small latent heat D none of these
effects because of its
The most common packing used in industrial operations is
18 A raschig B lessing C cross-partition D single spiral
__________ rings.
When the feed to a distillation column is a saturated liquid, slope of
19 A zero B unity C infinity D none of these
the feed line is
20 Leaching of sugar from sugar beets is done by A hot water B hexane C dilute H2SO4 D lime water
Absorption factor method is used to calculate the number of ideal operating line lies above the equilibrium operating line lies below the equilibrium both operating and equilibrium lines are
21 A B C D pressure drop in the column is very high.
stages, when line. line. parallel.
lift and shower the solids thus exposing it
22 Flights in a rotary dryer are provided to A B reduce the residence time of solid. C increase the residence time of the solid. D none of these.
thoroughly to the drying action of the gas.
If f = moles of vapour present per mole of feed, then the slope of feed
23 A (1-f)/f B -(f-1)/f C -1/f D -f/(1-f)
line is (Mcabe-Thiele method)
If the solubilities of different components (in a liquid-liquid extraction
system) increase with rise in temperature, then the temperature above
which they dissolve completely is known as the critical solution on heating, a vapor phase will appear ;
the system comprises of partially miscible
24 temperature (CST or consolute temperature). If solubilities increase A B the system comprises of miscible liquids. C the system comprises of an azeotrope. D while on cooling, a solid phase will
liquids.
with decrease in temperature, then CST is the temperature below appear.
which they dissolve completely. If a binary system has no critical
solution temperature, it implies that
degree of dispersion of one fluid in the interfacial surface exposed between the
25 The rate of mass transfer is not dependent upon the A B C both (a) & (b). D none of these.
other. phases.
At equilibrium the concentration of water in vapour phase (C*)in kg/m3
of air space and the amount of water (m) adsorbed per kg of dry silica
gel are related by, C* = 0.0667m. To maintain dry conditions in a
26 room of air space 100m3 containing 2.2 kg of water vapour initially, 10 A0 B 0.2 C 0.4 D1
kg of dry silica gel is kept in the room. The fraction of initial water
remaining in the air space after a long time (during which the
temperature is maintained constant) is
 Dry bulb temperature of unsaturated air is more than its __________
27 A dew point B wet bulb C both 'a' & 'b' D neither 'a' nor 'b'
temperature.
For the case of flow of air past a wet bulb thermometer (air water
28 A 0.6 B 0.24 C1 D 0.72
vapour system), the approximate value of h2/ky.Cz is around
29 The reciprocal of stripping factor is termed as A selectivity index B relative volatility C absorption factor D Murphree efficiency
30 Ponchan-Savarit method analyses the fractional equipment based on A enthalpy balance only. B material balance only. C both enthalpy and material balances. D the assumption of constant molaloverflow.
31 The binary diffusivity in gases at atmospheric conditions is about A 10^-9 cm/sec B 10^-1 cm2/sec C 10^-3 sec/cm D 10^-4 cm2/sec2
32 Percentage saturation is __________ the relative saturation. A always smaller than B always greater than C not related to D none of these
operating line always lies above the operating line always lies below the
33 In case of a desorber (stripper), the A B C temperature remains unaffected. D temperature always increases.
equilibrium curve. equilibrium curve.
34 What is the reflux ratio at total reflux? A Zero B Infinity C Unity D Data insufficient
35 Under conditions of flooding in packed tower, the gas pressure drop A decreases rapidly B increases rapidly C remains constant D is maximum
For achieving rapid drying rate in a spray dryer, the diameter of the
36 particles in the feed should be in the range of __________ microns (1 A 1-5 B 10-60 C 200-300 D > 500
mm = 1000 microns).
gas side mass transfer co-efficient should liquid side mass transfer co-efficient liquid side mass transfer co-efficient mass transfer co-efficient must be kept
37 For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid A B C D
be increased. should be increased. should be decreased. constant.
38 Channelling in a packed tower results from the A high pressure drop B maldistribution of liquid C non-uniformity of packing D both (b) and (c)
The change in enthalpy per unit weight of adsorbed gas when
39 adsorbed on gas free or "outgassed" adsorbent to from a definite A integral heat of adsorption. B heat of wetting. C differential heat of adsorption. D heat of normal condensation.
concentration of adsorbate is called its
The minimum number of theoretical plates is required for achieving a
40 A no reflux B total reflux C zero reflux ratio D minimum reflux ratio
given separation in distillation column with
41 A good solvent used for absorption should not have very high A viscosity B vapor pressure C freezing point D all (a), (b) & (c)
both liquids can have any desired flow only one of the liquids may be pumped at liquid's flow rate depends upon the
42 In a counter-current liquid extractor A both liquids flow at fixed rate. B C D
rate. any desired rate. temperature and pressure.
Which of the following is an undesirable property for an absorbing
43 A Low vapour pressure B Low velocity C Low freezing point D None of these
solvent ?
individual mass transfer co-efficient M.T.C. of individual components in a
44 The wetted wall tower is used to determine A B C M.T.C. of liquid in liquid-gas system. D the overall M.T.C. of the system.
(M.T.C.) in gaseous system. liquid-liquid system.
Weight of 1 m3 of humid air as compared to 1 m3 of dry air, under the
45 A less B more C same D unpredictable
same conditions, is
Positive deviation from Raoult's law means a mixture whose total less than the sum of the vapour pressure
46 A greater than that computed for ideality. B less than that computed for ideality. C D none of these.
pressure is of the components.
With increase in gas rate, the number of transfer units, NtoG, for a
47 A increases B decreases C decreases linearly D remains unaffected
fixed degree of absorption by a fixed amount of solvent
48 Schmidt number is given by A μ/ρDAB B Re.Pe C Sh x Pe D Re/Pe
49 The caking of crystals can be prevented by A maintaining high critical humidity. B maintaining low critical humidity. C coating the product with inert material. D both (a) and (c)
50 Prandtl number for water at 20°C is about A7 B 70 C 0.7 D 150
QUESTION
a plot of temperature vs. liquid a plot of temperature vs. vapour
1 Boiling point diagram is A not affected by pressure. B affected by pressure. C D
composition. composition.
the distribution curve which is a plot
between x (acetone concentration in one
When acetone is added in a two layer mixture of methyl isobutyl
both the phases become identical at a phase) and y (acetone concentration in
ketone and water at 30°C, the acetone distributes between the two as the acetone concentration increases,
2 A B particular common point on both the C other phase) is analogous to x-y curve D all (a), (b) and (c).
layers and the composition of the layer follows two solubility curves. the solubility curves approach each other.
solubility curves called the plait point. used in distillation and absorption
For this system,
terminates on the x = y diagonal at the
concentration of the plait point.
avoid thermal decomposition of a
3 Steam distillation is used to A reduce the number of plates. B C increase the efficiency of separation. D increase the total pressure of distillation.
component.
dilute solutions, over a small
4 Freundlich equation applies to the adsorption of solute from A B gaseous solutions at high pressure. C concentrated solutions. D none of these.
concentration range.
For ethanol-water system, the lowering of distillate quality from 95% to
5 A no change in theoretical B marginal decrease in the number of C major decrease in the number of D none of these
92% will cause __________ plate requirement.
The apex of an equilateral-triangular coordinate (in ternary liquid
6 A pure component B binary mixture C ternary mixture D insoluble binary system
system) represents a/an
The diffusivity (D) in a binary gas mixture is related to the pressure (P)
7 A D ∝ P^0.5 B D ∝ 1/P^0.5 C D ∝ 1/P D D ∝ 1/P^1.5
as
A slurry is to be dried to produce flaky solid. Which dryer would you
8 A Spray dryer B Drum dryer C Rotary dryer D Dielectric dryer
recommend?
Which of the following psychrometric processes is followed by water
Heating and dehumidification at almost Dehumidification with dry bulb
9 vapour laden unsaturated air, when it is passed through solid or liquid A Cooling and dehumidification. B C D None of these.
constant wet bulb temperature. temperature remaining constant.
adsorbent?

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AS> 1 BS< 1 . This is true when the stripping factor 'S'
CS is =(see
1 picture) DS= ∞

increasing the air velocity over the wet

11 The cooling effect in a cooling tower can not be increased by A B reducing the humidity of entering air. C lowering the barometric pressure. D none of these.
surfaces.
The value of NA/(NA + NB) for steady state molecular diffusion of gas
12 A1 B∞ C 0.5 D2
'A' through non-diffusing gas 'B' is
13 The humid volume may be increased by increasing the A temperature at constant humidity. B humidity at constant temperature. C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
Co-current absorbers are usually used, In case of gas absorption, HETP is equal In actual practice, absorption is an en-
Hatta number is important in case of gas
14 Pick out the wrong statement A when the gas to be dissolved in the liquid B to HTU, when both the operating line & C D dothermic process, while stripping is an
absorption with chemical reaction.
is a pure substance. the equilibrium lines are parallel. exothermic process.
When the mixture to be distilled has a very high boiling point and the
15 product material is heat sensitive, the separation technique to be used A continuous B steam C azerotropic D none of these
is __________ distillation.
16 Large scale drying of wheat is done in a __________ dryer. A fluidised bed B spouted bed C tray D vacuum rotary
17 Azeotropic distillation is employed to separate A constant boiling mixture. B high boiling mixture. C mixture with very high relative volatility. D heat sensitive materials.
The drying time between fixed moisture content within diffusion
controlled 'falling rate period' is proportional to (assuming that drying
18 A sqrt*(T) BT C T^2 D T^3
occurs from all surfaces of the solid) (where, T = thickness of the
solid)
At the boiling point of the liquid at the prevailing pressure, the
19 A1 B0 C∞ D none of these
saturated absolute humidity becomes
20 Use of natural draft cooling tower is practised, when the air has low A humidity B temperature C both 'a' & 'b' D neither 'a' nor 'b'
Pressure drop through plate tower as compared to that through either (a) or (b); depends on the packing
21 A less B more C equal D
packed tower, for the same duty will be height
22 Dimension of mass diffusivity is the same as that of A kinematic viscosity B dynamic viscosity C surface tension D pressure
23 Dorr thickener is an equipment used for A classification B sedimentation C clarification D leaching
high boiling substances from nonvolatile
24 Steam distillation is used to separate A azeotropes. B C heat sensitive materials. D mixtures of low relative volatility.
impurities.

In distillation where q is defined as the moles of liquid flow in the

25 Aq > 1 Bq < 1 Cq = 1 Dq = 0
stripping section per mole of feed introduced, for saturated liquid feed

26 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.
27 Water entrained by circulating air in cooling towers is termed as A drift B blow down C vapor load D none of these.
A 25 cm x 25 cm x 1 cm flat sheet weighing 1.2 kg initially was dried
from both sides under constant drying rate conditions. It took 1500
seconds for the weight of the sheet to reduce to 1.05 kg. Another 1m
28 x 1m x 1cm flat sheet of the same material is to be dried from one A 1000 B 1500 C 2000 D 2500
side only.Under the same constant drying rate conditions, the time
required for drying (in seconds) from its initial weight of 19.2 kg to
17.6 kg is
 With increase in temperature, the rate of leaching increases, because
29 A diffusivity of solute increases. B viscosity of solvent decreases. C thermal conductivity of solute increases. D none of these.
the
Humidity chart is useful for the solution of problems concerning
condensation, vaporisation and air conditioning. At a given dry bulb
30 temperature, value of humidity obtained from the humidity chart A molal B relative C percentage D none of these
directly, is in terms of __________ humidity.
molal
The Kundsen diffusivity is proportional to (where, T = absolute
31 A sqrt(T) B T^2 CT D T^4
temperature)
In case of constant underflow extraction operation, the __________ at ratio of the insoluble to solution is
32 A solids are drained to the same extent B C both(a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
all solute concentration. constant
In an absorption coloumn, the flooding velocity for random packing is either (a), or (b) ; depends on the type of
33 A greater than B smaller than C equal to D
__________ that for stacked/regular packing. packing
The relation among various mass transfer co-efficients (M.T.C) for
ideal gases is given by (where, Kc & Km are M.T.C. for equimolar
34 counter diffusion with concentration & mole fraction respectively as A Kc = Kp = Km B Kc = Kp/RT = Km . RT/P C Kc = Kp . RT = Km . RT/p D none of these
the driving force. and, Kp = M.T.C. for diffusion of a gas through a
stagnant inert gas with pressure as driving force.)
With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases because of
35 A increased diffusivity. B decreased viscosity of liquid. C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
the
36 Leaching of uranium ore and gold ore is done in A centrifugal extractor B Pachuka tanks C Bollman extractor D none of these
means discarding a small fraction of
increases the scale forming tendencies of
37 Blowdown in a cooling tower A circulating water to prevent and limit the B C is undesirable. D all (a), (b) & (c).
water.
concentration of salt and impurities.
38 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)
39 Antibiotics are best handled in a A Podbielniak extractor. B sieve tray contractor. C rotating disc contactor. D pulsed column extractor.
40 The fixed cost of a distillation column at minimum reflux ratio is A minimum B infinite C optimum D none of these
__________ extractor uses centrifugal force for separating the two
41 A Treybal B Schiebel C Podbielniak D None of these
phases.
In a binary distillation column, if the feed contains 40 mole % vapour,
42 A 1.5 B -0.6 C -1.5 D 0.6
the q line will have a slope of

When Henry's law constant is very small, Taylor-Prandtl analogy for heat and mass
Mechanical agitation is required, if the Seive tray towers are generally used for
43 Pick out the wrong statement. A B C then the mass transfer rate is controlled D transfer considers the transfer through
system has low interfacial tension. systems having low interfacial tension.
by the gas film resistance. both laminar and turbulent layers.

Acetic acid will be most economically separated from a dilute solution

44 A solvent extraction B continuous distillation C evaporation D absoprtion
of acetic acid in water by
45 Design calculation for multiple component distillation is done by A Ponchon-Savarit method B Mccabe-Thiele method C enthalpy concentration method D tray to tray calculations.
interfacial surface between liquid and gas time of contact between the two phases
46 To get high tray efficiency A B C gas velocity should be very low. D liquid entrainment should be severe.
phase should be large. should be less.
The mass transfer co-efficient for a solid sphere of radius 'a'
47 dissolving in a large volume of quiescent liquid, in which D is the A D/a B D/2a C proportional to sqrt(D) D dependent on the Reynolds number
diffusivity of solute, is
higher molecular weight is adsorbed in high critical temperature is adsorbed in
Pick out the wrong statement. Generally for physical adsorption, a gas low volatility is adsorbed in preference to
48 A preference to a gas of low molecular B preference to a gas of low critical C D none of these.
of a gas of high volatility.
weight. temperature.
In most of the mechanically agitated liquid-liquid extractors, baffles or maintaining the concentration difference
49 A reducing the axial mixing. B increasing the rate of extraction. C D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
horizontal compartmental plates are provided, which helps in between the two phases.
In a vapor-liquid contacting equipment, the overall gas phase mass
50 transfer co-efficient (M.T.C), KG is related to individual co-efficients A KG = 1/KG + m/KL B 1/KG = 1/KG + m/KL C 1/KG = 1/KL + m/KG D KG = 1/KL + m/KG
(KG and KL) as
QUESTION
Solvent extraction is the terminology applied to the liquid-liquid
extracting solvent is cheaply & abundantly one of the liquid components is heat viscosity of liquid components is very one of the liquid components has very
1 extraction, which is preferred for the separation of the components of A B C D
available. sensitive. high. high affinity towards the solvent.
liquids, when
driving force for the vapour flow is the liquids are not always at their bubble pressure increases gradually from bottom
2 Inside the distillation column, the A B C D none of these
pressure drop. points. to the top of the column.
Diffusivity in concentrated solutions differs from that in dilute solutions,
3 A viscosity with concentration. B degree of ideality of the solution. C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
because of the changes in
Occurrence of 'case hardening' during drying of a high moisture solid
4 A increases B decreases C does not affect D exponentially increases
cake __________ the drying rate.
5 Which of the following is not a continuous drier? A Drum drier B Spray drier C Tunnel drier D Tray drier
Humidification involves mass transfer between a pure liquid phase
6 A insoluble in the liquid B soluble in the liquid C non-ideal in nature D at a fixed temperature
and a fixed gas, which is
__________ is the temperature at which a gas-vapor mixture
7 becomes saturated, when cooled at constant total pressure out of A Dew point B Bubble point C Dry bulb temperature D Wet bulb temperature
contact with a liquid.
8 Rate of leaching increases with increasing A temperature B viscosity of solvent C pressure D size of the solid
9 An azeotropic mixture is a __________ mixture. A binary B ternary C constant boiling point D none of these

For Laminar flow over a plate of length L,

In the McCabe-Thiele diagram for binary In small columns, local efficiency is larger The concentration and hydrodynamic
the local mass transfer co-efficient at a
distillation, vertical feed line represents than Murphree efficiency; in large boundary layers over a flat plate are of
10 Pick out the wrong statement. A B C distance L from the leading edge is 1.5 x D
saturated liquid feed and horizontal feed columns local efficiency is smaller than equal thickness, if Schmidt number is
10-2m/s. Then the average mass transfer
line represents saturated vapour feed. Murphree efficiency. equal to unity.
co-efficient for the plate is 2 x 10-2m/s.

11 Molecular seives are regenerated by heating to __________ °C. A < 150 B 200-330 C > 500 D > 1000
In continuous distillation, the internal reflux ratio (Ri) and the external
12 A Ri = Re/1-Re B Ri = 1-Re/Re C Ri = Re D Ri = Re/1+Re
reflux ratio (Re) are related as
In a counter-current extractor, as the axial mixing increases, the
13 A increases B decreases C remains unchanged D depends on the pressure of the system
extraction efficiency
Heat sensitive materials like certain pharmaceuticals and food stuffs
14 A indirect tray B spray C freeze D none of these
can be dried in a/an __________ dryer.
added to alter the relative volatility of the of high viscosity to give high tray
15 In extractive distillation, solvent is A B of high volatility. C present in overhead stream. D
mixture. efficiency.
16 Radioactive nuclear waste is treated in A mixer-settler extractor B rotating-disc contactor C pulsed column extractor D Bollman extractor
17 Large scale drying of sugar is done in a __________ dryer. A spouted bed B tray C rotary D truck
__________ temperature is the steady state temperature attained by
18 a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large quantity of A Dry bulb B Wet bulb C Dew point D none of these
unsaturated gas-vapor mixture.
The drying time between fixed moisture contents within the 'constant
19 rate period' is proportional to (assuming that drying occurs from all A sqrt(T) BT C T^1.5 D T^3
surfaces of the solid) (where, T = thickness of the solid)
20 __________ equation applies to diffusivities in liquids. A Gilliland B Hirschfelder C Wilke and Chang D none of these
A packed tower compared to a plate tower for a particular mass is less costly when built in large is more suitable, if suspended solids are
21 A incurs smaller pressure drop. B allows installation of cooling coils. C D
transfer operation sizes/diameters. present in fluid streams.
Which of the following is the most commonly used leaching solvent in
22 A Phenol B Hexane C Furfurol D Liquid SO2
vegetable oil industry?
23 In an absorber, HETP does not vary with the A flow rate of liquid B flow rate of gas C type and size of packing D none of these
24 Large quantity of silica gel is normally dried in a __________ dryer. A freeze B through circulation C rotary vacuum D tray
For the same system, if the same liquid used in an absorber is decrease or increase ; depends on the
25 A increase B decrease C remain unaffected D
decreased, the tower height will type of liquid
Hydrogenation of oil is carried out in a/an __________ in Vanaspati
26 A agitated vessel B sieve tray column C bubble cap column D packed tower
manufacturing plant.
Sides of equilateral-triangular co-ordinates (on which ternary liquid
27 A a pure component. B a binary mixture. C a ternary mixture. D partially miscible ternary system.
system is plotted) represent
the latent heat of vaporisation of the more
In distillation column design, the McCabe-Thiele procedure is
28 A saturated feed is not used. B an azeotrope forms. C and less volatile components are greatly D a total condenser is used.
inadequate and a Ponchan-Savarit procedure is needed, when
different.
In an interphase mass transfer process, the lesser the solubility of a
29 given solute in a liquid, the higher are the chances that the transfer A liquid phase resistance-controlled. B gas phase resistance controlled. C impossible. D driven by a non-linear driving force.
process will be
30 As the reflux ratio decreases, the A separation becomes more efficient. B number of plates increases. C column diameter increases. D none of these.
31 Which of the following equipments is not used for gas dispersion? A agitated vessel B Bubble cap tray towers C Perforated sieve tray towers D Spray towers
One mole feed of a binary mixture of a given composition is flash
the product composition but not the the product composition as well as the the fraction vaporised but not the product neither the product composition nor the
32 vaporised at a fixed P and T. If Raoult's law is obeyed, then changing A B C D
fraction vaporised. fraction vaporised. composition. fraction vaporised.
the feed composition would effect

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A steady state equimolar is for (see
counter attached picture) B Fick's first law of diffusion
diffusion C steady state diffusion for stagnant case D liquid M.T.C. by penetration theory.
 With increase in the liquid flow rate at a fixed gas velocity in a
34 randomly packed counter current gas-liquid absorption column, the A decreases B remains unchanged C increases D decreases exponentially
gas pressure drop

35 The equation, https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/chemical-engineering/mass-transfer/314-467-1.png is for (see attached ppicture) B stready state diffusion for stagnant case.
A Fick's second law of diffusion. C liquid M.T.C. by Higbie penetration theory. D none of these.

36 Which of these columns incurs the lowest pressure drop? A Packed column (with stacked packing) B Packed column (with dumped packing) C Bubble plate column D Pulse column
In the desorption of highly soluble gas from the liquid, the main
37 A gas B liquid C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
resistance will be in the __________ phase.
If G = insoluble gas in gas stream and L = non-volatile solvent in liquid
38 A L/G B G/L C always < 1 D none of these
stream, then the slope of the operating line for the absorber is
Which of the following remains constant during evaporative cooling
39 A Relative humidity B Partial pressure of vapour C Wet bulb temperature D None of these
process with recirculated water supply?
can lie above or below the equilibrium
40 For stripping of a gas in a counter current stripper, the operating line A lies above the equilibrium curve. B lies below the equilibrium curve. C D is always parallel to the equilibrium curve.
curve.
Which of the following same diameter columns gives lowest pressure
41 A Bubble-cap column B Sieve-plate column C Packed column (stacked) D Randomly packed column
drop per unit height?
Diffusion in concentrated solutins differs from that in dilute solutions,
42 because of the change in the __________ with the concentration of A degree of ideality B viscosity C both 'a '& 'b' D neither 'a' nor 'b'
the solution.
time of contact between the solid and the rate of diffusion of the solute through the
43 Stage efficiency in a leaching process depends on the A B C both (a) and (b) D vapour pressure of the solution
solution solid and into the liquid
Operating velocity in a packed tower is usually __________ the
44 A half B twice C equal to D more than
flooding velocity.
molecular velocity and por radius of the
45 The Knudsen diffusivity is dependent on the A molecular velocity only. B pore radius of the catalyst only. C molecular mean free path only. D
catalyst.
Minimum possible diameter of a packed coloumn is decided mainly by
46 A flooding B gas viscosity C liquid density D liquid hold up
the
does not alter the relative volatility of the
47 Solvent used in extractive distillation A is of low volatility. B forms a low boiling azeotrope. C forms a high boiling azeotrope. D
original components.
48 Capacity of a rotary dryer depends on its A r.p.m B inclination with ground surface C both (a) and (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
increasing the air velocity and area of
49 The cooling effect in a cooling tower can be speeded up by A B reducing the barometric pressure. C reducing the humidity of the air. D all (a), (b) and (c).
exposed wet surface.

T1-Dew point temp; T2-Dry bulb temp; T1-Dew point temp; T2-Wet bulb temp; T1-Wet bulb temp; T2-Dry bulb temp; T3- T1-Dry bulb temp; T2-Wet bulb temp; T3-
50 The following plot gives the saturated humidity (He) versus temperature (T).Line A
joining (H1, T1) and (H2, T2) is the constant enthalpy line.
B Choose the correct one from among the alternatives
C A, B, C and D. The following plot gives the saturatedDhumidity (He) versus temperature (T).Line joining (H1, T1) and (H2
T3-Wet bulb temp. T3-Dry bulb temp. Dew point temp. Dew point temp.
QUESTION
When both the fluids flow concurrently in an absorber, the slope of the
1 A - ve B (+) ve C1 D -1
operating line is
The percentage humidity is less than the relative humidity only at
2 A zero B hundred C both zero and hundred D none of these
__________ percent humidity.
is desirable, as it provides improved
3 Back-trapping in a distillation column A increases tray efficiency. B decreases tray efficiency. C reduces pressure drop. D
vapour-liquid contact.
Flooding in a vapor-liquid contacting equipment occurs in a tray, when
4 the pressure drop through a tray is __________ the liquid head A less than B more than C same as D very much less
available in the downcomer.
5 Milk is dried usually in a __________ dryer. A freeze B spray C tray D rotary
At a given equilibrium pressure, with increase in temperature, the
6 A increases B decreases C remains unchanged D increases exponentially
concentration of adsorbed gas on solid adsorbant
Which of the following adsorbent is used to decolourise yellow
7 A Silica gel B Alumina C Fuller's earth D Activated carbon
glycerine?

Which of the following liquid temperature (T) Vs. vapor-gas mixture

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D none of these.
enthalpy (H) diagram is valid for humidification operation?

In a distillation column, with increase in the reflux ratio, the heat and the heat required in reboiler
9 A increases. B decreases. C remains unaffected. D
removed in the cooler decreases.
Relative volatility of a binary mixture
Constant pressure distillation can not The relative volatility of a binary mixture at Flash distillation is practised on wide
10 Pick out the wrong statement. A B changes appreciably with the minor C D
separate an azeotropic mixture. azeotropic composition is unity. spread scale in petroleum refinery.
change in temperature.
Moles transferred/(time)(area)(mole Moles transferred/(time)(area)(mass
11 Which of the following is not a unit of mass transfer co-efficient? A B Moles transferred/(time)(area)(pressure) C D None of these
fraction) A/mass B)
increasing temperatures both on the
12 The falling rate period in the drying of a solid is characterised by A increase in rate of drying. B C decreasing temperatures. D none of these.
surface and within the solid.
In which of the following unit operations, the selectivity is an important
13 A Distillation B Solvent extraction C Absorption D None of these
parameter?
Which of the following is an undesirable characteristic for the solvent
14 A Low vapor pressure B Low viscosity C High gas solubility D None of these
used in gas absorption?
15 Which of the following equipments is not used for liquid dispersion? A Wetted wall towers B Packed towers C Venturi scrubers D Agitated vessels
Diameter of raschig rings used in packed tower in industry is normally
16 A2 B8 C 12 D 18
around __________ inches.
The diffusion co-efficient in m2 /s. of acetic acid in benzene (liquid in
17 A 2.09 x 10-4 B 2.09 x 10-5 C 2.09 x 10-9 D 2.09 x 10-12
liquid) is
Sherwood number for flow in pipes can be According to film theory for equimolar
The Reynolds analogy for mass transfer is The z-component of the total mass flux of
expressed as the ratio of the counter diffusion, the mass transfer
18 Pick out the wrong statement. A given by Lewis relation and is applicable, B C D a component A in binary mixture of A and
concentration gradient at wall to the coefficient is given by sqrt(DAB)(b)P - 3,
when Schmidt number is one. B is given by - Dab'.dCA/dz.
overall concentration difference. Q-2
19 In case of non-ideal gases and liquids, the molal diffusivity A varies inversely as the pressure. B varies directly as the pressure. C is independent of pressure. D is equal to the volumetric diffusivity.
Condensation of a vapour-gas mixture just begins, when (where, p =
20 Ap = P B p >>P Cp < P D p << P
partial pressure of the vapour P = vapour pressure of the liquid)
__________ number indicates the ratio of the rates of the heat and
21 A Sherwood B Stanton C Lewis D Peclet
mass transfer incase of a cooling tower.
22 The expression, y(1 - x)/x(1 - y) is for A absorption factor B relative volatility C selectivity D Murphree efficiency
23 In physical terms, Schmidt number means A thermal diffusivity/mass diffusivity. B thermal diffusivity/momentum diffusivity. C momentum diffusivity/mass diffusivity. D mass diffusivity/thermal diffusivity.
In case of liquids, the binary diffusivity is proportional to (where, T =
24 AT B sqrt(T) C T^2 D 1/T
temperature)

The diffusivity, DAB (for component A diffusing in B) is equal to the

25 A Newtonion liquids B non-Newtonion liquids C ideal gases D real gases
diffusivity DBA (for component B diffusing in A) for a binary mixture of

Mass transfer co-efficient is directly proportional to DAB0.5, according

26 A penetration B surface renewal C film D none of these
to __________ theory.
27 Sand is dried in foundaries in a___drier. A rotary B fluidised bed C vacuum D spray
Which of the following employs an accessory known as 'drift
28 A Multiple effect evaporator. B Mechanical draft cooling tower. C Rotary dryer. D Rotating disc contactor.
eliminator'?
For a non-reacting binary mixture of ideal
Higher hold up of the solid in the rotary The 'Hatta number' is important in Total reflux in case of distillation operation
gases, the partial pressure distribution of
29 Pick out the correct statement. A dryer results in better exposure of the B problems involving gas absorption without C D requires infinite number of plates for a
both components is linear in the case of
solids to the gas. chemical reaction. binary system separation.
steady state equimolal counter-diffusion.
Plate column can handle greater liquid
For identical gas flow rates, less pressure
loads without flooding than packed For the same duty, plate columns weigh
30 Pick out the correct statement. A drop occurs through a plate tower than B C D all (a), (b) and (c).
column, but the liquid hold up is more in less than packed columns.
through a packed tower.
the case of plate column.
vapour laden gas at 1 atm. and room gas plus its accompanying vapour at 1 gas plus its accompanying vapour at 1 vapour laden gas at 1 atm. and gas
31 Humid volume is the total volume in m3 of 1 kg of A B C D
temperature. atm. and room temperature. atm. and gas temperature. temperature.
32 Diameter to height ratio for a rashig ring is A1 B 0.5 C2 D8
 The equipment used in the extraction of highly corrosive radio active
33 A pulse column B spray column C mixer settler D baffle tower
liquids is
drying cost per unit weight of dried product with more uniform moisture
34 Advantage of continuous drying over batch drying is that the A B C equipment size required is smaller. D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
product is less. content is produced.
With increase in temperature, the rate of extraction in leaching (solid-
35 A increases B decreases C remains unaffected D increases linearly
liquid extraction system)
In a packed bed absorption column, the channelling will be noted by
36 A increase in flow rate. B sharp drop in pressure drop. C sharp rise in pressure drop. D none of these.
the
Gaseous diffusivity at atmospheric pressure is of the order of
37 A1 B 1 to 5 C 5 to 10 D > 10
__________ cm2/second.
38 In liquid-liquid extraction, the number of phases at plait point is A1 B2 C3 D4
In a liquid-liquid extraction, 10 kg of a solution containing 2 kg of
solute C and 8 kg of solvent A is brought into contact with 10 kg of
solvent B. Solvent A and B are completely immiscible in each other
The entire amount of C is transferred to Less than 2 kg but more than 1 kg of C is
39 whereas solute C is soluble in both the solvents. The extraction A B C Less than 1 kg of C is transferred to B. D No amount of C is tranferred to B.
solvent B. transferred to solvent B.
process attains equilibrium. The equilibrium relationship between the
two phases is Y* = 0.9X, where Y* is the kg of C/kg of B and X is kg of
C/kg of A. Choose the correct answer.
The surface renewal frequency in Danckwerts' model of mass transfer
40 A sqrt(KL2.DA) B KL2.DA C KL2/DA D KL/DA2
is given by (KL: mass transfer co-efficient)
If Rm is the minimum reflux ratio, the optimum reflux ratio may be
41 A 1.2 to 1.5 B 2.5 to 3 C 3 to 4 D5
around __________ Rm.
During dehumidification of unsaturated air wet bulb temperature &
partial pressure of vapor are not constant. However, during
42 A wet bulb temperature B partial pressure of water vapor C relative humidity D none of these
evaporative cooling process with recirculated water supply, the
__________ remains constant.
In case of absorption, both the operating and equilibrium lines will be
43 A isothermal operation. B dilute solutions. C dilute solutions and isothermal operation. D none of these.
straight for
Mass transfer co-efficient varies as DAB0.5, according to the
44 A film B surface renewal C penetration D none of these
__________ theory.
concentrated solution and non-isothermal dilute solution and non-isothermal concentrated solution and isothermal
45 For an absorber, both equilibrium and operating line will be straight for A B C dilute solution and isothermal operation. D
operation. operation. operation.

46 A distillation column separates 10000 kg/hr of a benzene-toluene mixture as shown in the figure below: https://www.indiabix.com/_files/images/chemical-engineering/mass-transfer/335-680-1.png
A 0.5 B 0.6 C 1 In the figure xF, xD and xW represent the weight fraction
D2 of benzene in the feed, distillate and residue respectively. T

Unsaturated air (with dry bulb and wet bulb temperatures being 45°C
humidified with wet bulb temperature humidified at constant wet bulb
47 and 25°C respectively) is passed through a water spray chamber A B C dehumidified. D none of these
decreasing. temperature.
maintained at 23°C. The air will be cooled and
Humid volume, at a given temperature is a/an __________ function of
48 A inverse B exponential C linear D logarithmic
humidity.
momentum diffusivity to the mass momentum diffusivity to the thermal
49 The Schmidt number which is defined as, μ/ρ D, is the ratio of the A B thermal diffusivity to the mass diffusivity. C D none of these.
diffusivity. diffusivity.
If f is defined as above, then which of the following applies to a feed at
50 Af = 1 Bf < 1 Cf > 1 D0 < f < 1
dew point ?
QUESTION
Perforated plate towers are unique for solvent extraction because, repeated coalescence & redispersion of
1 A higher contact area. B better contact of the phase. C D none of these.
they provide the drop phase.
In case of absorption & stripping, the interface of the liquid & gas
2 phases are present in equilibrium, when the diffusional resistance of A interface B gas phase C liquid phase D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
__________ is zero.
Sherwood number in mass transfer is Prandtl number in heat transfer is Reynolds number in mass transfer is
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the analogy between Reynolds number remains the same in
3 A analogous to Nusselt number in heat B analogous to Schmidt number in mass C analogous to Grashoff number in heat D
equations of heat and mass transfer operations. both heat and mass transfer.
transfer. transfer. transfer.
The slope of the operating line for a single component co-current
4 A0 B∞ C (-) ve D (+) ve
absorber when plotted in terms of mole ratio units is
The individual mass transfer co-efficients (moles/m2 . s) for
absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are, KL
5 A liquid side B gas side C interfacial D both liquid and gas side
= 4.5 and KG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3. Which of the
following resistance (s) is (are) controlling?
6 Pore size of the molecular seive 5A is __________ mm. A5 B 0.5 C 0.05 D 50
7 Swenson-Walker crystalliser is a __________ unit A continuous B batch C semi-batch D cooling (adiabatic)-cum-evaporation
According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number
of plates required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar
binary mixture of components A and B into an overhead fraction
8 A5 B9 C 12 D 28
containing 99 mol% A and a bottom fraction containing 98 mol% B ?
Assume that relative volatility (αAB = 2) does not change appreciably
in the coloumn.
Absorption (liquid-gas system) with evolution of heat as compared to
9 A decreased solute solubility. B large minimum liquid to gas (L/G) ratio. C large number of trays. D all (a), (b) and (c).
isothermal absorption results in
10 With increase in temperature, the mutual solubility of two liquids A increases B decreases C remains unchanged D decreases exponentially
In solvent extraction, the distribution co- With increase in pressure, the solubility of Decrease in Murphree plate efficiency is
The capacity of a distillation coloumn is
11 Pick out the wrong statement. A efficient should be as large as possible for B gases in solvent increases at a fixed C an indication of entrainment in distillation D
maximum at total reflux.
solvent economy. temperature. column.
The relative volatility of a binary mixture at the azeotropic composition
12 A1 B> 1 C0 D∞
is
Relative volatility varies with the concentration of component for an
ideal solution. The relative volatity of a binary mixture may be defined liquid phase obeys Dalton's law and vapor Vapor phase obeys Dalton's law and
13 A only vapor phase follows Raoult's law. B only liquid phase obeys Dalton's law. C D
as the ratio of vapor pressure of component 'A' to that of component phase obeys Raoult's law. liquid phase obeys Raoult's law.
'B', when

Bound moisture is that liquid which exerts an equilibrium vapor

14 A less than B more than C equal to D either (o) or (b); depends on the solid
pressure __________ that of the pure liquid at the given temperature.

15 Lewis number (Le) is A Sc / Pr B Pr x St C Sh x Pr D St x Sh

16 Which of the following is not a continuous leaching equipment? A Pachuka tank B Kennedy extractor C Bollman extractor D Hydrocyclones
__________ extractor is used for the concentration of radioactive
17 A Pulsed column B Sieve plate C Mixer-settler D Ballman
nuclear waste.
Moisture content of a substance when at equilibrium with a given
18 A free B unbound C equilibrium D bound
partial pressure of the vapour is called the __________ moisture.
All moisture in a non-hygroscopic material is the __________
19 A free B equilibrium C unbound D bound
moisture.
Pick out the correct relationship. (where, Ri = internal reflux ratio Ro =
20 A (1 + Ro) = Ro/Ri B (1 - Ro) = Ro/Ri C (1 + Ri) = Ro/Ri D (1 - Ri) = Ro/Ri
external reflux ratio.)
21 Separation of __________ employs gaseous diffusion process. A N2 and O2 from air B isotopes of uranium C isotopes of helium D SO2 and air
is computed from the slope of the upper
is computed from the intercept of the
22 For water-ethanol system, the minimum reflux ratio A operating line that is tangent to the B C cannot be computed. D is the optimum reflux ratio.
operating line.
equilibrium curve.
The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid
23 contactor, for fractional hold up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter A 500 B 1200 C 900 D 800
= 0.5 mm is given by (in m2/m3)
Though, theoretically the adsorption & desorption isotherms is
expected to coincide but sometimes at least a part of the isotherms
24 does not coincide and this phenomenon is known as adsorption A lower than B higher than C same as D either same or higher than
hysterisis. In such cases, the desorption equilibrium pressure is
__________ that obtained for adsorption.
Experimental determination of __________ is done by wetted wall
25 A diffusion co-efficient B mass transfer co-efficient C NTU D none of these
column method.
Absorption factor is constant, when the
In case of a stripper, the equilibrium curve In case of an absorber, the operating line In the absorption of low solubility gases,
26 Pick out the wrong statement: A equilibrium and operating lines are B C D
is always below the operating line. is always above the equilibrium curve. the liquid film is the controlling resistance.
straight.
separation of the constituents is the most amount of solvent required will be
27 In liquid extraction, if the selectivity is unity, then A B no separation will occur. C D solvent flow rate should be very low.
effective. minimum.
28 Paper industry employs __________ driers. A cylinder B rotary C spray D fluidised bed
29 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)
A natural draft cooling tower is
Effectiveness of forced draft cooling tower Effectiveness of a mechanical draft
In case of induced draft cooling tower, the recommended to be used, when the air
30 Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the cooling towers. A B is reduced by the recirculation of the C D cooling tower is reduced with increase in
fan is placed at the top of the tower. humidity is low and air temperature is also
humid and hot discharged air. air wet-bulb temperature.
low.
Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a
stagnant medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass
transfer co-efficient based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the
31 above was estimated to be 4 x 10-3 kg mole/m2.s. The equilibrium A 5.6 x 10-4 B 8.5 x 10-4 C 5.6 x 10-3 D 8.5 x 10-3
data for the system is given as y = 2x. The flux across the interface (in
kg mole/m2 .s) for bulk concentrations of A in gas phase and liquid
phase as y = 0.4 and x = 0.01 respectively is
32 Leaching of coarse solid lumps is also termed as A decoction B dissolution C percolation D agitation and settling
The main reason for dividing a tall packed tower into series of small
33 A minimise the overall pressure drop. B avoid flooding. C reduce liquid hold up. D avoid channeling.
towers is to
Co-current absorbers are usually used when the gas to be dissolved
34 A sparingly soluble B highly soluble C a pure substance D a mixture
in the liquid is
At what percentage (by volume) of alcohol composition, it forms an
35 A 90 B 91.5 C 95 D 99
azeotrope with water?
Measurement of the interfacial area of mass transfer is achieved
36 A spray B packed C bubble cap plate D wetted wall
easily & accurately in case of a __________ coloumn.
With the lowering of equiliDrium pressure, at a given temperature, the
37 A increases. B decreases. C remains same. D either (a) or (b), depends on the system.
amount of ad-sorbate on the adsorbent
Flux = Co-efficient/concentration Co-efficient = Flux/concentration Flux=concentration difference/co-effi-
38 Mass transfer co-efficient is defined as A B C D none of these.
difference. difference. cient.
When an unsaturated air-water mixture is heated at constant the partial pressure of water vapour
39 A B the specific humidity decreases. C The relative humidity increases. D the relative humidity decreases.
pressure, then increases.
40 During sensible cooling process A relative humidity decreases B relative humidity increases C wet bulb temperature decreases D both (b) and (c)
At a fixed pressure, the humidity depends upon the partial pressure of
41 vapor in the mixture. Humidity of a vapour free gas is __________ A 100 B0 C 50 D between 0 and 100
percent.
In case of physical adsorption, the difference between heat of equal to the heat of formation of surface
42 A B equal to the heat of wetting. C zero. D called integral heat of adsorption.
adsorption and heat of normal condensation is compound.
In case of a packed tower, the operating The equilibrium moisture content of the
Change in barometric pressure does not Elution' means the desorption of the
43 Pick out the wrong statement: A B velocity is about half of the flooding C D solid can be reduced by increasing the
affect the relative humidity. adsorbed solute by a solvent.
velocity, generally. absolute humidity.
The value of L/mG ratio for economical absorption operation ranges
44 A 0.5 to 0.8 B 0.8 to 1.2 C 1.25 to 2.0 D 2.5 to 3.5
from
45 Large scale usage of flash distillation is practised in A soap manufacturing B ammonia synthesis plant C polymerisation industry D petroleum refinning
High pressure at the bottom of a distillation tower handling heat
46 A thermal decomposition of bottoms. B increased relative volatility. C erosion of the tower. D very efficient operation.
sensitive materials results in
47 Alcohol is dehydrated using __________ distillation. A extractive B azeotropic C steam D molecular
48 Separation of two volatile liquids by distillation makes use of their A selectivity B relative volatility C solubility D density difference
Which of the following increases during evaporative cooling process
49 A Wet bulb temperature B Relative humidity C Partial pressure of vapour D Both (b) and (c)
with recirculated water supply?
Dried finished product sampled from various parts of a __________
50 A rotary B tray C freeze D none of these
dryer exhibits non-uniformity in the moisture content.
QUESTION
__________ is used as an 'entrainer' for the separation of acetic acid-
1 water mixture by distillation. A Furfural B Benzol C Butyl acetate D Hexane
2 Rotary dryers cannot handle __________ materials. A free flowing B dry C sticky D granular
Diffusivity decreases with increase in Diffusivity increases with increase in Diffusivity increases with the size of the
3 Pick out the correct statement. A temperature. B molecular weight. C individual molecule. D none of these.
separation of uranium oxide from its ore separation of sugar from sugar beet by dissolution of tannin out of tree barks by
4 An example of elution is A by H2SO4 in a Pachuca tank. B hot water. C water. D recovery of vegetable oils from seeds.

5 The operating line for an absorber is curved, when plotted in terms of A mole fractions B mole ratios C partial pressure D mass fractions
6 Relative volatility does not change appreciably with the change in A temperature B vapour pressure of either component C total pressure D none of these
7 Boiling point diagram is not affected by the ambient A pressure B humidity C temperature D both (b) and (c)
The dew point of a saturated gas phase equals the __________
8 temperature. A gas B room C wet bulb D none of these

A solid material shows case hardening properties while drying. Which

9 of the following should be controlled to control the drying process? A Flow rate of inlet air B Relative humidity of outlet air C Humidity of inlet air D Temperature of the solid
In case of liquid-liquid binary diffusion, diffusivity of one constituent
10 into another is not dependent on the A temperature and pressure B concentration C nature of the constituents D none of these
For continuous drying of grannular or crystalline material, the dryer
11 used is the __________ dryer. A tunnel B tray C rotary D none of these
When adsorption hysteresis is observed, the desorption equilibrium dependent on the system; can be either
12 pressure is __________ that obtained by adsorption. A always lower than B always higher than C same as D lower or higher than
Moisture in a substance exerting an equilibrium vapour pressure less
than that of pure liquid at the same temperature is called the
13 __________ moisture. A bound B unbound C critical D none of these
For a binary mixture with low relative volatility, continuous rectification
14 to get pure products will require A low reflux ratio B less number of trays C small cross-section column D high reflux ratio
The efficiency of a plate column will be maximum, when the flow is
15 ideal __________ the plate. A across B above C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
means the amount of heat thrown away is equal to the number of kg, of water
16 Heat load in a cooling tower A (KCal/hr.) by the cooling tower. B circulated times the cooling range. C both (a) & (b). D neither (a) nor (b).

Pr = Sc; percentage change in heat and Pr = Sc ; there won't be any change in

mass transfer flux will be the same for a Pr = Sc = 1; total mass, momentum and heat and mass transfer flux with changes
17 In case of absorption with exothermic reaction, for fluids having A given change in the degree of turbulence. B thermal diffusivity will be the same. C both (a) and (b) D in degree of turbulence.
18 Detergent solution is dried to a powder in a A spray dryer B spouted bed dryer C tunnel dryer D pan open to atmosphere
Which of the following mixtures does not form an azeotrope at
19 atmosheric pressure? A Water-alcohol B Methyl alcohol-acetone C Butyl acetate-water D None of these

During bottling of cold drinks (e.g. Pepsi), the main resistance to mass
20 transfer for the absorption of carbon dioxide in water lies in the A gas film B liquid film C liquid-gas interface D none of these
The overall mass transfer co-efficient for the absorption of SO2 in air
21 with dilute NaOH solution can be increased substantially by A increasing the gas film co-efficient. B increasing the liquid film co-efficient. C increasing the total pressure. D decreasing the total pressure.
22 Flooding results in A high tray efficiency B low tray efficiency C high gas velocity D good contact between the fluids
For the air water system under ambient conditions, the adiabatic
saturation temperature and the wet bulb temperature are nearly equal, water has a high latent heat of they are always equal under all solubility of the components of air in water
23 because A evaporation. B Lewis number is close to unity. C circumstances. D is very small.
driving force for the vapor flow is the
pressure drop, as the pressure decreases
vapors and liquids are at their dew point driving force for the liquid flow is its gradually from the bottom to the top of the highest temperature is encountered at the
24 In an operating distillation column, the A and bubble point respectively B specific weight. C column. D top of the column.
In a forced draft cooling tower, water is cooled from 95 to 80°F by
25 exposure to air with a wet bulb temperature of 70°F. In this case, the A range is 15°F. B approach is 10°F. C both (a) & (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
The diffusivity (D) in a binary gas mixture is related to the temperature
26 (T) as AD∝ T B D ∝ T^0.5 C D ∝ T^1.5 D D ∝ T^2
For which of the following unit operations, Lewis number is of
27 significance? A Adsorption B Binary distillation C Gas absorption D Humidification
Tray spacing in a distillation column of dia 10-12 ft. used in petroleum
28 refinery may be around __________ inches. A5 B 30 C 60 D 100
If a1 and a2 are the relative volatilities when the pressure in the
distillation column is 1 and 2 atm respectively. Pick out the correct
29 statement. A a1 = a2 B a1 = 2a2 C a1 = 0.5 a2 D none of these
30 The dimension of diffusivity is same as that of the A density B molal concentration C kinematic viscosity D velocity head
The temperature to which a vapour gas mixture must be cooled (at
varying humidity) to become saturated is called the __________
31 temperature. A dew point B wet bulb C dry bulb D none of these
 form a new azeotrope of low relative
form a low boiling azeotrope with one of volatility with one of the constituents of the have high viscosity to provide high tray
32 Entrainer used in azeotropic distillation should A the constituents of the mixture. B mixture. C have high latent heat of vaporisation. D efficiency.
mixing of steam with the material being
In case of steam distillation, the steam leaving the liquid is not vaporised is not so intimate as to result in saturated steam is used for steam
33 completely saturated with distillate vapour, because A temperature is less. B total pressure is less. C equilibrium condition. D distillation.
The operating line always lies above the The operating line always lies below the The operating pressure in solvent The solubility of a particular gas in ideal
equilibrium solubility curve in case of a equilibrium solubility curve in case of a extraction system should be below vapor solution in any solvent is always the
34 Pick out the wrong statement. A single component absorber. B single component stripper. C pressures of all components. D same.
35 Leaching of coffee from coffee beans is done by A hot water B hexane C lime water D dilute H2SO4 (hot)
36 For contacting a highly soluble gas with a liquid A bubble the gas through liquid. B spray the liquid on gas stream. C either (a) or (b) would suffice. D none of these.
During drying operation, it is easier to remove the __________
37 moisture. A equilibrium B critical C unbound D bound
With increase in solvent rate, the number of transfer units, NtoG, for a
38 fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount of gas A increases B decreases C decreases linearly D remains unaffected
39 Ion exchange process is similar to A absorption B adsorption C extraction D leaching
A distillation column with N plates is being operated under normal
conditions. At some point of time, the operation is shifted to total reflux the top and bottom compositions
condition (i.e., no product and residue are being withdrawn and feed composition of vapors and that of liquid do reboiler load and condenser load are the top and bottom compositions are correspond to the maximum enrichment
40 to the column is stopped). At the new steady state, A not vary throughout the column. B minimum. C unchanged with and without total reflux. D available.
41 Dryer widely used in a textile industry is __________ dryer. A festoon B cylinder C conveyor D tunnel
changes the relative volatility of the should form azeotropes with the original
42 Solvent used in extractive distillation A original components. B should be of high volatility. C components. D all (a), (b) and (c)
43 Air at a particular humidity is heated in a furnace. The new dew point A decreases B increases C depends on the extent of heating D remain unchanged
In a packed tower, the value of HETP equals HTUOG, when the
equilibrium and the operating lines are (where, HETP = height
equivalant to a theoretical plate HTUOG = overall gas phase height of
44 a transfer unit) A straight B parallel C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
The vapour pressure exerted by the moisture contained in a wet solid
45 depends upon the A nature of the moisture. B temperature. C nature of the solid. D all (a), (b) and (c).
The absorption factor is defined as (where, L = liquid flow rate, G =
46 gas flow rate and, m = slope of the equilibrium line) A L/mG B G/mL C mL/G D LG/m
47 Smoke is an example of A solid dispersed in liquid B solid dispersed in gas C liquid dispersed in gas D gas dispersed in liquid
48 Which of the following adsorbant is used in the refinning of sugar? A Bone charcoal B Wood charcoal C Silica gel D Activated clay
provides poorer contact between the
49 Stacked packing compared to dumped packing A fluids. B gives lower pressure drop. C both (a) and (b). D gives higher pressure drop.
In McCabe-Thiele method of theoretical plate calculation for a
distillation column, the operating lines of stripping and rectifying
50 sections coincide with the diagonal at __________ reflux. A total B minimum C operating D maximum permissible
QUESTION
Which of the following parameters remains constant during chemical
1 A Dry bulb temperature B Partial pressure of vapour C Wet bulb temperature D None of these
dehumidification?
2 Drying of a solid involves __________ transfer. A only heat B only mass C both heat and mass D none of these
Mechanism of moisture removal in case of freeze drying of food stuff
3 A evaporation B sublimation C dehydration D adsorption
is by
The dew point of an unsaturated gas-vapor mixture does not depend
4 A composition B temperature C total pressure D all (a), (b) and (c)
upon the __________ of the mixture.
5 Which is not concerned directly with mass transfer? A Schmidt number B Sherwood number C Lewis relationship D Froude number
6 Removal of __________ exemplifies an adsorption unit operation. A uranium from its ore B water from petrol C ammonia from coke oven gas D mustard oil from mustard seed
Can the efficiency of a plate in the distillation tower be greater than Normally not; but is possible if infinite
7 A Yes B C Never D Yes ; if the reflux ratio is maximum.
100%? number of plates are put.
With increase in the mass velocity of the gas, the rate of drying during
8 the constant rate period __________ , if the conduction and radiation A increases B decreases C remains same D increases linearly
through the solid are negligible.
For gas absorption, low viscosity solvents are preferred, because of
9 A better flow characteristics. B low pumping pressure drop. C rapid absorption rates. D all (a), (b) and (c).
their
To remove all the moisture from a wet solid it requires exposure to
10 A perfectly dry B highly humid C high temperature D none of these
__________ air.
11 The operating cost of a distillation column at minimum reflux ratio is A minimum B maximum C infinite D zero
The reflux to a distillation column is 100 moles/hr, when the overhead
12 A2 B 0.5 C 50 D 150
product rate is 50 moles/hr. The reflux ratio is
may increase or decrease with
13 Molecular diffusivity of a liquid A increases with temperature. B decreases with temperature. C D is independent of temperature.
temperature.
The wet and 'dry bulb temperature for a vapour-gas mixture are 25°C
14 and 30°C respectively. If the mixture is heated to 45°C at constant A 25 B > 25 C < 25 D -25
pressure, the wet bulb temperature will be __________ °C.
partial pressure of a component over a partial pressure of a component over a
vapour pressure is equal to the product of partial pressure is equal to the product of
15 Henry's law states that the A solution is proportional to its mole fraction B solution is proportional to the mole C D
the mole fraction and total pressure. the mole fraction and total pressure.
in the liquid. fraction in the vapour.
16 Ammonia present in the coke oven gas is removed by washing with A caustic solution B dilute ammoniacal liquor C dilute HCl D ethanolamine
17 With increase in temperature, the leaching rate increases due to A decreased liquid viscosity B increased diffusivity C both (a) and (b) D neither (a) nor (b)

Which of the following processes is not an example of adsorption Recovery of valuable solvent vapors from Removal of objectionable odour and
18 A B Dehumidification of air and gas. C D Decolouration of yellow glycerene.
applied to gaseous separations? dilute mixture with air and other gases. impurities from industrial gases.

The critical moisture content in case of drying indicates the

19 A beginning of falling B beginning of constant C end of falling D none of these
__________ rate period.
Relative saturation of unsaturated mixture
When water is cooled from 80 to 70°C by For unsaturated air-water vapor mixture at
A horizontal line on the humidity chart of water vapor & air can not be increased
exposure to the air with a wet bulb atmospheric conditions, the wet bulb
20 Pick out the wrong statement A indicates the temperature changes at B C D by either reducing the mixture
temperature of 60°C, then both the temperature & adiabatic cooling lines are
constant molal humidity. temperature or by increasing the total
approach & the range would be 10°C. the same.
pressure.
According to Poiseuille's law, the permeability for gas flow through a
21 Aμ B 1/μ C sqrt(μ) D μ^2
capillary is proportional to (where, μ = gas viscosity)
For a binary mixture distillation process, the degree of freedom is 2.
22 However, if the pressure is fixed in this process, the number of A1 B0 C2 D3
independent variables in this process will be
H2S is being absorbed in a gas absorber unit. The height of the
transfer unit based on the overall mass transfer coefficient on the gas
side is 0.4 m. The equilibrium data is given by, y = 1.5 x. The bulk
23 A2 B 1.56 C1 D 0.56
concentration of H2S has to be reduced from 0.05 to 0.001 mole
fraction in the gas side. The height of the tower (in metres)
corresponding to an operating line given by, y = 5x + 0.001 is
Packed column distillation is limited to the column __________
24 A height < 6 B diameter < 0.6 C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b).
metres.
For the flow of gases through a capillary, with increase in
25 A increases B decreases C remains same D either (a) or (b); depends on the gas
temperature, the permeability __________ as per Knudsen law.
26 Which of the following is directly concerned with psychrometry? A Lewis relationship B Galileo number C Weber number D Dean number
Plate efficiency in a distillation column is reduced due to the
27 A entrainment B foaming C weeping & dumping D all (a), (b) & (c)
__________ of liquid.
28 The most efficient cooling tower out of the following is A induced draft B forced draft C natural draft D atmospheric
Sodium bicarbonate is produced during soda ash manufacture using a
29 A plate B baffle C packed D none of these
__________ tower.
Powdery materials can be guarded against caking tendency on having maximum possible points of
30 A providing irregular grain size. B providing minimum percentage of voids. C D none of these.
storage by contact.
In case of cooling towers, the ratio of the rates of heat and mass
31 A Lewis B Grashoff C Sherwood D none of these
transfer is indicated by the __________ number.
 Which one of the following devices is not used for both the absorption
32 A Packed towers B Plate towers C Spray towers D Wetted wall columns
as well as the liquid-liquid extraction processes?
The temperature of water cooled in cooling tower is always
33 A more than the wet bulb B less than the wet bulb C equal to the wet bulb D equal to the dry bulb
__________ temperature of entering air.
Which of the following processes is followed by unsaturated air (with
dry bulb temperature 12°C and relative humidity 47%) passing
34 A Humidification only B Heating only C Both heating and humidification D Evaporative cooling
through water spray washer (temperature of water being constant at
40°C?
Mass transfer co-efficient is directly proportional to DAB according to
35 A film B penetration C surface-renewal D none of these
the __________ theory.
The relative volatility of a binary mixture at constant temperature
36 A decreases with increase in B increases with increase in C is independent of D none of these
__________ the total pressure.
37 Tower diameter may be decreased by A using higher reflux ratio. B use of increased tray spacing. C increasing the liquid flow rate. D increasing the vapour flow rate.
38 Rayleigh's equation applies to __________ distillation. A continuous B steam C differential D flash
separation of a binary mixture by
39 Steady state equimolal counter diffusion is encountered in A B absorption of NH3 from air by water. C all liquid-liquid diffusion systems. D all liquid-solid diffusion systems.
distillation.
Which of the following is considered equivalent to one theoretical
40 A Partial condenser B Total condenser C Reboiler D Both (b) and (c)
stage in Mc-Cabe Thiele's method?
Polar organic compounds are normally used as separating agents for
the azeotropic and extractive distillation. Which of the following is the
41 A Cost B Availability C Toxicity D Selectivity
most important factor to be considered for the choice of the separating
agent for extractive distillation?
As the reflux ratio increases, the slope of the operating line for
42 A increases B decreases C remains constant D data insufficient, cannot be predicted
rectifying section
Cox chart, which is useful in the design of distillation column
43 particularly for petroleum hydrocarbons, is a plot of (where, P = vapor A log P vs . T B log P vs. log T C T vs. P D P vs . log T
pressure, T = temperature)
44 The unit of volumetric diffusivity is A cm2/sec B cm/sec C cm3/sec D cm2/sec2
For a ternery mixture, in which equilateral triangular co-ordinate is
binary mixture is represented by any point ternery mixture is represented by the pure component is represented by the
45 used in leaching and extraction, a __________ of the equilateral A binary mixture is represented by the apex B C D
inside sides apex.
triangular co-ordinates.
Steady state temperature reached by a small amount of liquid
46 evaporating into a large amount of unsaturated vapour-gas mixture is A dry-bulb B wet-bulb C dew point D adiabatic saturation
called the __________ temperature.
The Reynolds number of the liquid was increased 100 fold for a
laminar falling film used for gas-liquid contacting. Assuming
47 A 100 B 10 C5 D1
penetrating theory is applicable, the fold increase in the mass transfer
co-efficient (Kc) for the same sytem is
48 The slope of 9-line is determined by the A reflux ratio B plate efficiency to be achieved C thermal condition of the feed D relative volatility.
temperature is higher than the boiling
49 In steam distillation, the A temperature is 100°C. B temperature is more than 100° C. C product must be immiscible with water. D
point of either component.
Which of the following can be calculated theoretically using steam
50 table and Dalton's law of partial pressure; if the relative humidity and A Dew point B Humidity ratio C Wet bulb temperature D None of these
dry bulb temperature of moist air is known?
QUESTION
volatile impurity from still higher boiling
1 Steam distillation is used for separation of high boiling A substances from non-volatile impurities. B C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
substances.
The feed to fractionating column is changed from saturated vapour to
depend on saturated boiling point; may
2 saturated liquid. If the separation and reflux ratio remains unchanged, A increase B decrease C remains same D
increase or decrease
the number of ideal stages will
3 Rose oil is extracted from rose leaves using __________ distillation. A high pressure B low pressure C extractive D steam
4 Hypersorption refers to a __________ process. A fixed bed absorption B moving bed absorption C fixed bed adsorption D moving bed adsorption
Which of the following is the correct ternery diagram for liquid-liquid
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chlorobenzene-water-methyl ethyl ketone system)?
6 Extraction of coffee from its seed is done by A liquid-liquid extraction. B leaching. C extractive distillation. D steam distillation.
7 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.
With lapse of time, the overhead composition of light component in may increase or decrease ; depends on
8 A increases B decreases C remains same D
case of batch distillation with constant reflux system.
Lewis number, which is important in problems involving simultaneous momentum diffusivity to thermal
9 A mass diffusivity to momentum diffusivity. B thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity. C D none of these.
heat and mass transfer, is the ratio of diffusivity.
According to the film theory of mass transfer, the mass transfer co-
10 AD B D^2 C D^0.5 D 1/D
efficient is proportional to (where, D = molecular diffusivity)
Dry bulb temperature of the gas is __________ the wet bulb
11 A less than B more than C equal to D none of these
temperature.
12 Decoction refers to the use of solvent A at ambient temperature B at its boiling point C in its vapor form D none of these
Flash distillation is suitable for separating the constituents of a binary
13 A form minimum boiling azeotrope. B have very wide boiling points. C have very close boiling points. D form constant boiling azeotrope.
system, which
The ratio of Murphree plate efficiency to point efficiency is 1 in a
14 A plug B perfectly mixed C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
__________ flow model.
The rough value of diffusion co-efficient of water vapor into air at 25°C
15 A 0.25 B 2.5 C 1.25 D 0.0025
may be about __________ cm2/sec.
16 Flooding in a column results due to A high pressure drop B low pressure drop C low velocity of the liquid D high temperature
Which of the following gas-liquid contacting devices incurs the least
17 A Grid tray tower B Perforated tray tower C Wetted wall tower D Bubble cap tower
pressure drop for a particular duty?
A liquid mixture contains 30% o-xylene, 60% p-xylene and 10%. m- The composition of the mixture, in percent The composition of the mixture in mole
The mixture exhibits an azeotrope at
18 xylene (all percentages in w/w). Which of the following statements A B by volume is: o-xylene 30, p-xylene 60. C percent is: o-xylene 30, p-xylene 60 and D The mixture contain optical isomers.
101.3 kPa.
would be true in respect of this mixture? and m-xylene 10. m-xyoene 10.
Unsaturated air (with dry bulb temperature and dew point being 35°C
and dehumidified with increase in wet and dehumidified with decrease in wet
19 and 18°C respectively) is passed through a water spray chamber A and humidified. B C at the same relative humidity. D
bulb temperature. bulb temperature.
maintained at 15°C. The air will be cooled
The process employing desorption of the absorbed solute by a solvent
20 A elution B osmosis C reverse osmosis D sublimation
is called
If the overall efficiency and Murphree plate efficiency are equal, then
21 A straight B parallel C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
both the equilibrium and operating lines are
Dissolving pharmaceutical products from Dissolving sugar from the cells of the Removing nicotine from its water solution
22 Which of the following operations does not involve leaching? A Dissolving gold from ores. B C D
bark or roots. beet. by kerosene.
The recovery of pencillin from the acidified fermentation broth is done
23 A distillation B evaporation C absorption D liquid extraction
by
24 Unit operation involved in the prilling of urea is A evaporation B drying C crystallisation D both (b) and (c)
synthetic zeolites crystals/metal alumino-
25 Molecular seives are porous A alumina. B silica. C D none of these.
silicates.
Calcium ammonium nitrate (a fertiliser) is dried in a __________
26 A rotary B vacuum C tunnel D tray
dryer.
27 A binary mixture of benzene and cyclohexane is separated by A flash vaporisation B extractive distillation C solvent extraction D ordinary distillation
Component A is diffusing in a medium B. The flux NA relative to a
28 A mass transfer is accompanied by reaction. B diffusion of A is in stagnant medium B. C molecular mean free path is high. D there is equimolar counter diffusion.
stationary point is equal to the flux due to molecular difusion, if
29 Cox chart is useful in the design of A distillation column B evaporator C dryer D crystalliser
corresponding to any point on the
humidity chart is obtained by projecting a
at constant humidity & total pressure is
30 Dew point of an air-water vapor mixture A decreases with decrease in pressure. B C line through this point parallel to the D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
fixed.
temperature axis and to the saturation
curve.
Can a cooling tower cool water below the wet bulb temperature of yes ; but height of cooling tower will be yes ; but the air flow rate should be
31 A yes B no C D
inlet air? prohibitively high. excessively high.
The solvent used in liquid-liquid extraction should have __________
32 A selectivity B distribution co-efficient C both (a) and (b) D neither (a) nor (b).
less than one.
The suitable evaporator for concentration of foaming liquids is a
33 A long tube B short tube C vacuum D falling film
__________ evaporator.
The ratio of Murphree plate efficiency to point efficiency is always > 1
34 A plug B perfectly mixed C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
in a __________ flow model.
35 Tea percolation employs A liquid-liquid extraction B leaching C absorption D none of these
 Which of the following assumes constant molal vaporisation and
36 A McCabe-Thiele method B Ponchan-Savarit method C Enthalpy concentration method D Plate absorption column
overflow?
Absorption factor, for a fixed degree of absorption from a fixed amount
37 A1 B> 1 C< 1 D≤ 1
of gas should be
38 Selectivity of the solvent used in solvent extraction should be A1 B> 1 C< 1 D0
Vegetable seeds can be leached in either
Fine solids can not be leached in a Door classifier can be used for leaching of Very high temperature is not needed for
39 Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to leaching. A B C of Bollman extractor, Rotocel or Kennedy D
Pachuka tank. coarse solids. the leaching of sugar beet.
extractor.
Wet bulb and dry bulb temperatures becomes identical at
40 A 100 B 50 C 78 D none of these
__________ percent saturation curve.
41 NSc/NPr is called the A psychrometric ratio B Lewis number C Sherwood number D Stantan number
uses molal units for material and energy uses weight fractions to express liquid is more accurate than Ponchan-Savarit
42 McCabe-Thiele method A B C can use any type of units. D
balance. and vapour composition. method.
43 The film penetration model of mass transfer was enunciated by A Gilliland B Toor and Marchello C Stefan D Fick
44 The most economical range of absorption factor is A 0 to 0.5 B 0 to 3 C 1.25 to 2 D 5 to 15
in towers packed randomly with crushed
45 Channelling is most severe A in towers packed with stacked packing. B C in dumped packing of regular units. D at very high liquid flow rate.
solids.
Out of two equilibrium curves, first one lies above the diagonal and
not possible in the second case unless not possible in the second case unless more readily done in the second case
46 the second lies below the diagonal in the x-y plot. It means that A B C D none of these
vacuum is applied. high pressure is applied. compared to first one.
separation by distillation is
47 ADDUCTS' and 'CLATHRATES' are used in case of A extractive distillation. B crystallisation. C absorption. D none of these.
Adsorption is an unit operation which generally involves __________
48 A liquid-solid B gas-solid C fluid-solid D solid-solid
systems.
In case of __________ distillation, a solvent is added to alter the
49 A molecular B azeotropic C extractive D flash.
relative volatility of the mixture to be separated.
Separation of the isotopes of helium for scientific investigations is
50 A reverse osmosis B thermal diffusion C leaching D solvent extraction
done by
QUESTION
In a binary system, separation is very efficient, when the relative
1 A1 B> 1 C< 1 D 0.5
volatility is
Fenske-Underwood equation used for calculating the minimum
2 A constant molal overflow B total reflux C constant relative volatility D all (a), (b) and (c)
number of theoretical plates in distillation column is valid for
3 The binary diffusivity in gases does not depend upon the A pressure B temperature C nature of the components D none of these
4 Berl saddle made of carbon cannot be used for A alkalis B SO2 C H2SO4 D oxidising atmosphere
1 kg of a saturated aqueous solution of a highly soluble component A
at 60°C is cooled to 25°C. The solubility limits of A are (0.6 kgA/kg
5 A 0.4 B 0.25 C 0.2 D 0.175
water) at 60°C and (0.2 kgA/kg water) at 25°C. The amount in kg of
the crystals formed is
6 During drying of a solid, the critical moisture content increases with A decreased drying rate B increased thickness of the solid C increased drying rate D both (b) and (c).
is desirable from point efficiency is characterised by the presence of foam
7 Priming in a distillation column A results from very low gas velocity. B C D reduces the overall pressure drop.
consideration. throughout the space between trays.
8 The commonly used solvent in supercritical extraction is A methyl ethyl ketone. B water. C carbon tetrachloride. D carbon dioxide.
9 When the liquid over a plate is of uniform concentration, then A Murphree efficiency > point efficiency. B Murphree efficiency < point efficiency. C Murphree efficiency = point efficiency. D Murphree efficiency ≠ point efficiency.
partial pressure of vapour equals the
vapour is in equilibrium with the liquid at vapour is in equilibrium with the liquid at
10 In saturated gas, the A B C vapour pressure of the liquid at room D none of these.
the gas temperature. the room temperature.
temperature.
dependent on the molecular volume &
11 As per Gilliland's equation, the diffusivity is A directly proportional to 'T1.5'. B inversely proportional to 'P'. C D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
molecular weight of components.
When the concentration difference for the The average distance between the
With decrease in the liquid flow rate for a
mass transfer becomes zero at the bottom operating line and equilibrium line is large, The operating line lies above the
fixed gas flow rate, the slope of the
12 Pick out the wrong statement. A of the gas absorption tower, then the B when the liquid-gas ratio is also large in C equilibrium curve in case of a gas D
operating line decreases, in case of gas
upper end of the operating line touches case of a counter current gas absorption desorber.
absorption process.
the equilibrium curve. tower.
A mixture of 10% C6H6 vapour in air at 25°C and 750 mm Hg has a
13 dew point of 20°C. Its dew point at 30°C and 700 mm Hg will be A 21.7 B 20 C 27.3 D 18.7
around __________ °C.
Which of the following is not fixed by the process requirements, in the
14 A Flow rate of the entering gas. B Composition of the entering liquid. C Terminal concentrations of gas stream. D None of these.
design of absorbers?
If the amount of the steam used in steam distillation is increased, the
15 A increases B decreases C remains unchanged D depends on relative volatility
temperature of distillation
Moisture in a solid exerting an equilibrium vapour pressure equal to
16 that of the pure liquid at the same temperature is called the A unbound B critical C free D bound
__________ moisture.
highest temperatures is near the feed driving force for the liquid flow is its
17 Inside the distillation columns, the A B C vapors are not always at their dew points. D all (a), (b) and (c)
plate. weight.
When the psychometric ratio is __________ then the adiabatic
18 A1 B< 1 C> 1 D∞
saturation temperature and wet bulb temperature becomes equal.
19 Desirable value of absorption factor in an absorber is A1 B< 1 C> 1 D 0.5
20 Refractory bricks are usually dried in a __________ dryer. A tray B tunnel C conveyor D festoon
For __________ drying, the effects of velocity, temperature and
21 A unsaturated surface B constant rate C both (a) and (b) D neither (a) nor (b).
humidity of the gas and the thickness of the solid are the same.
What is the degree of freedom of an absorption process in which only
22 A3 B2 C4 D1
one component is transferred between phases?
23 Sticky material can be dried in a __________ dryer. A tray B rotary C fluidised bed D none of these
24 Langmuir equation is associated with A leaching B adsorption C steam distillation D multicomponent absorption.
increased air humidity decreases the rate increasing the air temperature decreases surface evaporation of unbound moisture
25 During the constant rate period of drying of a solid, A B C D none of these.
of drying. the drying rate. occurs.
26 At a fixed total pressure, humidity depends only on the A partial pressure of vapour in the mixture. B heat capacity of the vapour. C density of the vapour. D none of these.
If moisture content of solid on dry basis is X, then the same on wet
27 A X/X+1 B X/1-X C 1+X/X D 1-X/X
basis is
used for multicomponent systems like
28 Flash distillation is A same as differential distillation. B C same as simple distillation. D most useful for handling binary systems.
crude refining.
29 __________ developed the film theory. A Higbie B Fick C Ergun D Levenspeil
30 For absorbers, high pressure drop results in A increased efficiency. B decreased efficiency. C high operating cost. D better gas liquid contact.
Which of the following parameters remains almost constant during
31 A Dry bulb temperature B Dew point C Wet bulb temperature D None of these
adiabatic saturation of unsaturated air?
32 Coffee is prepared from coffee beans by leaching with A cold water B hot water C dilute hot caustic solution D naphtha
33 Gaseous diffusion co-efficient increases with increase in the A pressure B temperature C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)

With increase in absolute humidity, the dew point of an unsaturated

34 A increases B remains unchanged C decreases D decreases linearly
mixture of air and water vapor (at constant pressure and temperature)

If xD = overhead product molal composition and RD = reflux ratio,

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 attractive forces between like and unlike chemical combination or molecular
size of component molecules are not
36 Pick out the wrong statement. Raoult's law does not apply, when the A B molecules in the solution are C component molecules are nonpolar. D association between unlike molecules
equal.
approximately equal. takes place in the formation of solution.
Water-ethyl alcohal solution can be concentrated (in respect of
37 A atmospheric B vacuum C high pressure D none of these
alcohal concentration) by __________ distillation.
38 L/mG is the expression for A absorption factor B Brinkman number C slope of operating line in absorber D slope of operating line in stripper.
39 Extraction of pencillin employs a __________ extraction coloumn. A centrifugal B packed C plate D None of these.
In case of gases, the binary diffusivity is proportional to (where, P =
40 AP B 1/P C 1/sqrt(P) D sqrt(P)
pressure)
When the gas to be dissolved in liquid is a/an __________ then
41 A mixture of two gases B pure gas C ideal gas D sparingly soluble gas
normally co-current adsorber are used.
Corresponding to Prandtl number in heat transfer, the dimensionless
42 A Schmidt B Sherwood C Peclet D Stanton
group in mass transfer is the __________ number.
escaping tendency of each component
total pressure throughout the liquid phase
If a two phase system is in physical equilibrium; then it means that, from the liquid phase to the vapor phase temperature of the liquid phase is equal to
43 A B C is equal to that throughout the vapor D all (a), (b) and (c).
the is exactly equal to that from vapor phase that of the vapor phase.
phase.
to liquid phase.
sensible heat changes are negligible molar latent heats of all components are
44 McCabe-Thiele method of binary distillation does not assume that the A B C heat of mixing is negligible. D none of these
compared with latent heat changes. equal.
45 (NSh/NRe.NSc) is termed in mass transfer operation as the A Stanton number B Peclet number C thermal diffusivity D momentum diffusivity
46 The Hatta number is important in A multicomponent distillation. B binary distillation. C gas absorption without chemical reaction. D gas absorption with chemical reaction.
infinite trays and maximum reboiler heat infinite trays and minimum reboiler heat minimum trays and minimum reboiler heat minimum trays and maximum reboiler
47 When a multistage tray tower uses a minimum reflux ratio, it implies A B C D
load. load. load. heat load
48 CO2 can be absorbed by A hot cupric oxide B heated charcoal C cold Ca(OH)2 D alumina
For the same process conditions, the reflux ratio of an unlagged
49 A decreases in winter B increases in winter C increases in summer D none of these
distillation column
hold up large amount of liquid in the
50 An ideal tower packing should not A have low weight per unit volume. B have large surface area per unit volume. C have large free cross-section. D
packing.
QUESTION
Which of the following is a suitable absorbent for removal of H2S from
1 A Vetrocoke solution B Monoethanol amine (MEA) C Dilute D Hot water
natural gas?
Acetone is to be removed from air in an isothermal dilute absorber
using pure water as solvent. The incoming air contains 5 mole% of
2 acetone (yin = 0.05). The design equation to be used for obtaining the A1 B8 C9 D 10
number of trays (N) of the absorber is, N+2 = 6 log (yin/yout).For 98%
recovery of acetone, the number of trays required is/are
Schimdt number and Lewis number for pure air at atmospheric
3 A < 1 and ≈ 1 B 1 and 0 C >1 and ≈ 1 D 0 and ≈ 1
conditions are respectively

4 Below is given an equilibrium moisture curve of a substance. State which regionsArepresent

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transfer of molecules from low

5 Molecular diffusion is caused by the A concentration to high concentration B thermal energy of the molecules. C activation energy of the molecules. D potential energy of the molecules.
region.
At __________ reflux, theoretical number of plates in a distillation
6 A operating B total C minimum D maximum permissible
coloumn is calculated using Fenske-Underwood equation.
Separation of a mixture of two gases by absorption in the liquid
7 A viscosity B density C solubility D relative volatility
solvent depends upon the difference in their
Components, having widely different boiling point in a binary mixture,
8 A molecular B extractive C steam D simple
can be separated using __________ distillation.
Which of the following equipments is not used in liquid-liquid
9 A Pachuka tank B Agitated vessels C Centrifugal extractors D Packed towers
extraction?
Packed towers are preferred for vacuum
Due to uneven supply and improper
operation, because the pressure drop Packed towers are preferred over plate
Diameter of randomly packed tower is distribution of liquid, problem of
10 Pick out the wrong statement. A through the packing is less and they B towers for handling corrosive and foamy C D
normally more than 1.2 metres. channeling, loading & flooding is generally
(packings) also lessen the possibility of liquids.
encountered in packed towers.
tower wall collapse.
11 Equilibrium-moisture curves of different solids A are different B are same C depend on the humidity of the gas D none of these
12 Azeotropism for ethyl alcohol-water system disappears by A increasing temperature B decreasing pressure C increasing pressure D no means
13 Degree of freedom for leaching and solvent extraction process is A1 B3 C0 D2
Diffusion co-efficient generally depends upon the temperature,
14 pressure & the nature of the components of the system. Its dimension A mass transfer co-efficient. B thermal diffusivity. C kinematic viscosity. D volumetric diffusivity.
is not the same as that of the
Equilibrium moisture of a solid is equal to the total moisture minus free
15 moisture. Which of the following substances will have maxi-mum A Anthracite coal B Rag paper C Bamboo D Inorganic solids
equilibrium moisture?
In the absorption of ammonia in water, the main resistance to
16 A liquid B gas C both (a) & (b) D neither (a) nor (b)
absorption is by the __________ phase.
17 Drying of refractory is normally carried out in a __________ dryer. A open pan B tray C rotary vacuum D truck/tunnel.

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A differential distillation equation is B for NtoG in absorption for dilute mixture C slope of q-line in McCabe-Thiele method D for relative volatility

Heat sensitive materials with very high latent heat of vaporisation may
19 A liquid extraction B distillation C evaporation D absorption
be economically separated using
solvent of low latent heat of vaporisation solvent of low freezing point should be large quantity of solvent is required to
20 When the solvent dissolves very little of solute, then A B C D very small quantity of solvent is required.
should be used. used. extract the solute.
An alkaline solution is used to reduce the concentration of carbon
dioxide in a stream from 10% to 0.1% by absorption with irreversible
21 A 9.21 B 4.605 C 100 D 0.001
chemical reaction. The overall number of transfer units based on gas
phase is
22 HETP is numerically equal to HTU, only when the operating line A lies below the equilibrium line. B lies above the equilibrium line. C and equilibrium lines are parallel. D is far from the equilibrium line.
In a distillation operation, what is the effect of the temperature of the
reflux stream (given below) on the condenser and reboiler loads ? Reboiler load is the same in both the Condenser load is the same in both the
Condenser and reboiler loads are the Both condensor and reboiler loads are
23 Reflux conditions: A B cases but condenser load is higher in C cases but reboiler load is higher in case D
same in both the cases. higher in case (ii) as compared to case (i).
(i) Reflux stream is completely liquid and is at its bubble point. case (ii). (ii).
(ii) Reflux stream is below its bubble point.
24 Steady state equimolal counter diffusion occurs in case of A leaching B absorption C binary phase distillation D liquid-liquid extraction
JD factor for mass transfer is a function of Reynolds number. Mass
25 transfer by molecular diffusion from a single drop to surrounding still A Nsh = 2 B Nst = 2 C Nsc = 2 D none of these
air is given by
The relative saturation of an unsaturated mixture of gas and vapor is
26 A nature of the vapor. B temperature of the mixture. C composition of the mixture. D none of these.
independent of the
27 The adiabatic saturation curve for a vapour-gas mixture is A straight line. B slightly concave upward. C slightly concave downward. D none of these.
 Elutriation process refers to when the
Cascade' means a group of stages
Cellulose acetate membranes are used in soluble material is largely concentrated on Zirconia probe is used for the humidity
28 Pick out the wrong statement. A B C interconnected so that various streams D
dialysis process. the surface of an insoluble solid and is measurement.
flow from one to another.
simply washed off by the solvent.
The value of NA/(NA + NB), for steady state equimolal counter
29 A1 B∞ C 0.5 D2
diffusion of two gases 'A' and 'B' is
dependent on the water lost by
30 Drift in a cooling tower is A the water entrained by the circulating air. B C desirable. D all (a), (b) & (c).
evaporation.
With increase in the concentration of the adsorbate, the integral heat may increase or decrease ; depends on
31 A increases. B decreases. C remains unchanged. D
of adsorption the type of adsorbate.
32 Small dia distillation column can be a A packed column B sieve tray C bubble cap D any of these
If mass diffusivity in a mixture is equal to the thermal diffusivity, then
33 A 0 B1 C< 1 D> 1
the Lewis number is
An air-water vapour mixture has a dry bulb temperature of 60°C and a
dew point temperature of 40°C. The total pressure is 101.3 kPa and
34 the vapour pressure of water at 40°C and 60°C are 7.30 kPa and A 0.048 B 0.079 C 0.122 D 0.152
19.91 kPa respectively.The humidity of air sample expressed as kg of
water vapour/kg of dry air is
35 __________ column is used in gas absorption process. A Wetted wall B Seive/perforated tray C Bubble cap D Packed
Nitrobenzene (boiling point = 210.6°C) is steam distilled at 1 atm
36 A at < 100 B at > 210.6 C between 100 and 210 D none of these
pressure.Nitrobenzene will distill off __________ °C.
The extraction per unit of total height for a
With decrease in feed temperature, the Natural draft cooling towers are made of
short packed column is more effective Vanderwall adsorption is also called
37 Pick out the wrong statement. A number of plates required for binary B C ferro-concrete and its cross-section is D
than for a tall column, in case of liquid- chemisorption.
distillation decreases for a given L/V ratio. wider at the bottom.
liquid extraction.
At what value of reflux ratio, number of theoretical plates in a
38 A0 B1 C∞ D< 1
distillation column is minimum?
39 Batch tray dryers suffers from the disadvantage of A high maintenance cost. B non-uniform & low production rate. C high labour cost & low heat economy. D all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
In a moderately sized packed absorption tower, channeling (which is
40 most severe with stacked packings) can be minimised by taking the A > 4 :1 B< 8 : 1 C > 8:1 D < 6:1
ratio of tower diameter to packing diameter
__________ column is preferred to be used, when a high liquid hold
41 A Packed B Bubble C Spray D Tray
up is required in a reactor for gas-liquid reaction.
The 'shanks system' of leaching (i.e., counter-current multiple contact recovery of tannis from the tree barks and leaching sodium nitrate from Chilean
42 A B C both (a) and (b). D neither (a) nor (b).
leaching) is used for woods. nitrate bearing rock.
43 Penetration model (theory) for mass transfer was enunciated by A Danckwerts B Toor and Marchello C Higbie D Kissinevskii
44 Surface renewal model of mass transfer was enunciated by A Toor and Marchello B Fick C Danckwerts D Stefan
When the __________ the relative humidity of air decreases, despite
45 A temperature rises B pressure rises C temperature falls D pressure falls
an increase in the absolute humidity.
For turbulent mass transfer in pipes, the Sherwood number depends
46 A Re^0.33 B Re^0.53 C Re^0.83 D Re
on the Reynolds number as
The relative humidity of air decreases in-spite of an increase in the
47 A temperature rises. B pressure rises. C temperature falls. D pressure falls.
absolute humidity, when the
48 Unit of molal diffusivity is A cm2/sec gm . mole B gm moles/cm2 . sec C gm moles/cm. sec D gm moles/cm2. sec
The term "approach" in a cooling tower refers to the difference in the cold water leaving the tower and the wet hot water entering the tower and the wet hot water entering and the cooled water
49 A B C D none of these
temperature of the bulb temperature of the surrounding air. bulb temperature of the surrounding air. leaving the cooling tower.
Binary distillation involves the mass transfer by __________ at the unidirectional diffusion from liquid to gas unidirectional diffusion from gas to liquid a counter diffusion at an almost equal
50 A B C either 'a' or 'b' D
gas-liquid interface. phase phase molar rate
QUESTION
In a gas-liquid absorption coloumn, for obtaining the maximum liquid stream should be distributed gas stream should be distributed both gas as well as liquid streams should
1 A B C D by passing should be completely avoided.
absorption efficiency uniformly. uniformly. be distributed uniformly.
2 Reverse osmosis is also called A dialysis B electrodilysis C diffusion D ultrafiltration.
3 Which of the following is not a batch drier? A Truck drier B Agitated pan drier C Fluidised bed drier D Vacuum shelf drier
material to be distilled is thermally
material can not be distilled by indirect
azeotropic mixture is to be separated and liquids decompose, if distilled directly at unstable or has the tendency to react with
4 Steam distillation is not recommended to be used, if the A B C heating even under low pressure, D
the final product is miscible with water. atmospheric pressure. other components associated with it, at
because of the high boiling temperature.
the boiling temperature.
5 Rayleigh equation applies to __________ distillation. A differential B flash C equilibrium D molecular
Mass transfer co-efficient 'K' according to penetration theory varies
6 A D^0.5 BD C 1/D D D^1.5
with mass dif-fusivity as
Most important factor to be considered in the selection of packings for
7 A size B durability C porosity D cost
absorbers is the __________ of packing.
__________ is the separation technique used for desalination of sea
8 A Thermal diffusion B Reverse osmosis C Adsorption D absorption
water.
The relative saturation of a partially saturated mixture of vapour and
9 A reducing the total pressure B increasing the total pressure C reducing the temperature D both (b) and (c)
gas can be increased by __________ of the mixture.
10 Danckwerts developed the __________ theory. A penetration B surface renewal C film D none of these
11 Molecular distillation is A high temperature distillation B for heat-sensitive materials C very low pressure distillation D both (b) and (c)
Drying of a wet solid under constant drying conditions means the
12 A humidity B velocity C temperature D all (a), (b) & (c)
exposure of the wet solid to the air of constant
Which of the following provides maximum contact surface for a liquid-
13 A Packed tower B Bubble-cap plate column C Seive-plate column D Wetted wall column
vapour system?
For experimental determination of mass transfer co-efficient by wetted
14 A calculated B unknown C known D not required
wall tower, the mass transfer area is
15 In stripping section of continuous distillation column, the A liquid is stripped of high boiler. B liquid is enriched with high boiler. C vapour is stripped of low boiler. D none of these.
Molality is defined as the number of gm moles of solute per
16 A litre B gm C Kg D m3
__________ of solvent.
17 __________ is concerned with the adsorption equilibria. A Fick's law B Gibb's equation C Freundlich equation D none of these
Which of the following is the correct ternery diagram for liquid-liquid
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benzene-acetic acid in which A-diluent, B - solvent and C - solute)?
19 Fractional solvent extraction A employs only one solvent B employs two solvents C results in low interfacial tension D none of these
In the layout plan for a vacuum distillation unit, operating at 60 mm
20 Hg, supported by a barometric condenser, the appropriate place for A at ground level. B 2 metres above the ground. C 5 metres above ground. D 10 metres above ground.
the location of vacuum drum for collecting the distillate will be
Raschig ring made of procelain cannot be used for treating
21 A hydrochloric acid B nitric acid C alkalis D sulphuric acid
concentrated
22 H2S present in naphtha reformed gas is removed by absorbing with A ethanolamine B K2CO3 C HCl D vacuum gas oil
During constant rate drying period, vaporisation rate per unit drying does not affect the moisture content of the
23 A decreases with time. B increases with time. C does not change with time, D
surface area wet solid.
Diffusion co-efficient and mass transfer Contacting cold vapor-gas mixture with Contacting cold liquid with warm vapor-
Mass transfer co-efficient does not
24 Pick out the wrong statement. A B co-efficient are not same in any mass C hot liquid exemplifies humidification D gas mixture exemplifies dehumidification
account for gase-liquid diffusion.
transfer operation. process. process.
25 In rectifying section of a continuous distillation column, the A vapour is enriched with low boilers. B vapour is enriched with high boilers. C liquid is stripped of high boilers. D none of these.
For a fixed number of ideal stages in a distillation column, as the
26 reflux ratio is increased, the difference in composition between the top A increases B decreases C remains unaffected D passes through a maximum
and bottom product streams
According to Chilton-Colburn analogy for mass transfer, NSt.NSc2/3
27 Af B f/2 C 2f D 1/f
is equal to
A pure drug is administered as a sphere and as a cube. The amount
of drug is the same in the two tablets. Assuming that the shape and
28 A 0.54 B 1.04 C 1.24 D 1.94
size do not influence the mass transfer, the ratio of rate of dissolution
in water at t = 0 for the cubic to spherical tablet is
29 Minimum reflux ratio in a distillation column results in A optimum number of trays. B minimum reboiler size. C maximum condenser size. D minimum number of trays.
30 Flooding in a distillation column is detected by a sharp A increase in Murphree plate efficiency. B decrease in pressure drop. C decrease in liquid hold up in the coloumn. D increase in pressure drop.
In extraction, as the temperature increases, the area of hetrogeneity
31 A decreases B increases C remains unchanged D none of these
(area covered by binodal curve)
An azeotropic mixture of two liquids has
The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity The Lewis number of a mixture is unity,
1 Nm3 of dry air is lighter than 1Nm3 of boiling point higher than either of them,
32 Pick out the wrong statement. A and the eddy momentum diffusivity are B C when the thermal diffusivity is equal to the D
humid air. when it shows negative deviation from
the same for NSc = NPr = 1. mass diffusivity.
Raoult's Law.
In case of an unsaturated mixture of gas and vapor, the percentage either (a) or (b), depends on the mixture
33 A lower than B higher than C equal to D
saturation is __________ its relative saturation. composition
increase/decrease ; depends on the
34 At constant pressure, with increase of temperature, the dew point will A increase B decrease C remain unchanged D
temperature
 For a single component absorber, the operating line is straight only
35 A partial pressure B mole ratio C mole fraction D none of these
when plotted in term of __________ units.
wet bulb temperature < dry bulb
36 In case of unsaturated air A dew point < wet bulb temperature B C both (a) and (b) D neither (a) not (b)
temperature
an azeotrope may be formed during
37 For a binary mixture with low relative volatility, A use steam distillation. B use molecular distillation. C use high pressure distillation. D
distillation.
is a function of the mass transfer between increases due to weeping and dumping of
38 Plate efficiency A B increases due to foaming. C increases due to liquid entrainment. D
liquid and vapour. liquid.
39 Absorption accompanied by heat evolution results in A increased capacity of the absorber. B increase in equilibrium solubility. C decrease in equilibrium solubility. D none of these.
Even though bubble cap towers are very effective for humidification
40 A high evaporation losses of water. B high pressure drop of the gas. C difficulty in its fabrication. D none of these.
operation, they are not used commonly in industries, because of the
concentration of liquid and vapour leaving number of plates required will be
41 For a distillation column operating at minimum reflux, the A B reflux ratio will be maximum. C D none of these.
a plate will be same. maximum.
A solid is being dried in the linear drying rate regime from moisture
content Xo to XF. The drying rate is zero at X = 0 and the critical
moisture content is the same as the initial moisture Xo. The drying
42 A M(Xo - XF) B M(Xo/XF) C M ln(Xo/XF) D MXo ln(Xo/XF)
time for M = (Ls/ARc) is (where, L = total mass of dry solid, A = total
surface area for drying Rc = Constant maximum drying rate per unit
area X = moisture content (in mass of water/mass of dry solids))
43 Flash distillation is suitable for the separation of components A having very close boiling points. B which form maximum boiling azeotrope. C having very wide boiling points. D which form minimum boiling azeotrope.
both the operating lines coincide with the
44 In Mcabe-Thiele method, at infinite reflux ratio A number of plates is maximum. B overhead product is maximum. C D none of these.
diagram.
45 Leaching rate is independent of the A agitation B temperature C particle size D none of these
46 Use of packed towers for distillation is generally limited to the A small sizes. B multicomponent distillation. C high pressure operation. D vacuum distillation.
According to Poiseuille's law, the
Particles movement from higher
The binary diffusivity in liquids is of the Molecular diffusion in solid is much faster permeability decreases with increase in
47 Pick out the wrong statement. A B C concentration to lower concentration takes D
order of 10-5 cm2 /sec. than that in liquids. temperature for flow of a gas through a
place in diffusion process.
given capillary.
Which of the following decreases during evaporative cooling process
48 A Wet bulb temperature B Relative humidity C Partial pressure of vapour D None of these
with recirculated water supply?
Laboratory determination of the dif-fusivity of vapor is done by
49 A wetted wall column B Gilliland's C Winkel mann's D Wike's
__________ method.
The minimum liquid rate to be used in an absorber corresponds to an
50 A of slope = 1 B ofslope = 0.1 C tangential to the equilibrium curve D none of these
operating line
QUESTION
Unsaturated air (with dry and wet bulb temperatures being 35 and
1 25°C respectively) is passed through water spray chamber maintained A cooled B humidified C both (a) & (b) D dehumidified
at 35°C. The air will be
liquid side co-efficient should be
2 For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid, the A gas side co-efficient should be increased. B liquid side coefficient should be increased. C gas side co-efficient should be decreased. D
decreased.
A natural draft cooling tower is filled with wooden grids, which covers
3 A 10-15 B 30-40 C 70-80 D 90-100
about __________ percent of the tower height.
The boiling points of pure components of a binary system may increase or decrease, depends on
4 A decreases B increases C remains unchanged D
__________ with increase in total pressure of the system. the system.
The change in enthalpy, when a unit quantity of gas is absorbed by
5 relatively large quantity of adsorbent (on which a definite A differential heat of adsorption. B heat of wetting. C integral heat of adsorption. D none of these.
concentration of the adsorbed gas already exists) is termed as the
Penetration theory relates the average mass transfer co-efficient (K)
6 A K ∝D B K ∝sqrt(D) C K ∝D^1.5 D K ∝D^2
with diffusivity (D) as
7 Desulphurisation of petrol is done in a A Bollman extractor B rotating disc extractor C packed extraction column D plate type extraction column
lower capacity of the solvent for the solute increased utilisation of stagnant zones of
8 Chemisorption compared to physical absorption has A lower adsorption rate. B C D none of these.
gas. the liquid phase.
9 Rate of adsorption increases as the A temperature increases. B temperature decreases. C pressure decreases. D size of adsorbent increases.
10 Pick out the system with maximum boiling azeotrope at 1 atm. A acetone chloroform B ethyl alcohol-water C benzene-ethyl alcohol D none of these
At 750°K and 1 atm, the approximate value of Schmidt number for air
11 A 0.01 B 0.1 C1 D 10
is
Calculation of mass transfer co-efficient is mostly/normally done using
12 A surface renewal B film C penetration D none of these.
__________ theory.
The velocity, concentration and temperature boundary, for the
13 boundary layer development on a flat plate during connective mass A NSc = 1 B NSc = NPr = NLe C NPr = NLe D NSc = NLe
transfer will be same, if
For the gas absorption, the height of a transfer unit, based on the gas
phase is given by (G: superficial molar gas velocity, L: superficial
14 A G/FG.a B FG/G.a C G.a/FG D L/FG.G
molar liquid velocity, FG:mass transfer co-efficient, mols/m2 , a: in-
terfacial area per unit volume of tower)
15 Which of the following is used for the concentration of rubber latex? A Agitated film evaporator B Long tube vertical evaporator C Short tube evaporator D Calendria
As the reflux ratio, in a continuous counter-current extraction is can either increase or decrease, depends
16 A increase B decrease C remain unchanged D
increased, the number of stages on the system
In triangular co-ordinates, the ternery composition point falls
17 A in the corners B inside C on the sides D none of these.
__________ of the triangle.
In a single stage extraction process, 10 kg of pure solvent S
(containing no solute A) is mixed with 30 kg of feed F containing A at
18 a mass fraction xf = 0.2. The mixture splits into an extract phase E A 6.89 B 8.89 C 10 D 8.25
and a raf-finate phase R containing A at xB = 0.5 and xR = 0.05
respectively. The total mass of the extract phase is (in Kg)
Penetration theory states that the mass transfer co-coefficient is equal
19 A (De.t)^1/2 B (De/t)^1/2 C (4De/πt)^1/2 D (4De/t)
to (where, De is diffusivity and 't' is time)
of the assumption that vapour and liquid
20 Reboiler is considered as one theoretical plate, because A B vapour is recycled to the column. C reboiler itself contains one plate. D none of these.
leaving the reboiler are in equilibrium.