Q. Match the equipment in Column A with the corresponding process in Column B Column AColumn B(P) Centrifugal sifter(I) Mixing(Q) Bowl mill(II) Sedimentation(R) Gravity thickener(III) Screening(S) Two-arm kneader(IV) Grinding (A) P-I, Q-IV, R-II, S-III (B) ...
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Q. The ammonia (NH3) oxidation process occurs over a catalyst as 4 NH3 + 5O2 ----> 6H2O + 4 NO Air is supplied such that oxygen (O2) is 20% in excess of that required for complete conversion of NH3. The mole fraction of O2 in inlet gas mixture (NH3 + air) is _________________(rounded off to ...
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Q. A venturi meter is installed to measure the flow rate of water in a 178 mm diameter (ID) pipe. The throat diameter is 102 mm. The differential pressure measured using a manometer is 154.3 kN/m2. The data given are: discharge coefficient = 0.98; water density = 1000 kg/m3. The volumetric flow ...
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Q. Pitot tube is used to measure A. liquid level in a tank B. flow velocity at a point C. angular deformation D. vorticity Ans: flow velocity at a point
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Q. For a chemical reaction, the ratio of rate constant at 500 K to that at 400 K is 2.5. Given R = 8.314 J mol-1 K-1, the value of activation energy (in kJ/mol) is (A) 10.5 (B) 12.0 (C) 15.2 (D) 18.4 Ans: 15.2
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Q. For absorption of H2S from a mixture with hydrocarbon vapour into an aqueous alkanolamine solution, the liquid phase mass transfer resistance is A. significantly higher than that of the gas phase B. negligible compared to that of the gas phase C. equal to that of the gas phase D. ...
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Q. According to the surface renewal theory, the unit of fractional rate of surface renewal is (A) m2 s-2 (B) m2 s-1 (C) m s-1 (D) s-1 Ans: s-1
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Q. The reactant (M) is converted into product (N) in the presence of catalyst in a fixed bed reactor. All the flow rates (F, G, H, P and R) in mol/s, and mole fraction of reactant (M) in these streams (xF, xG, xH, xP and xR) are shown in the diagram. The overall fractional conversion is ...
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Q. Liquid phase isomerization of o-xylene to p-xylene using a zeolite catalyst was carried out in a CSTR. Three sets of kinetic data at different temperatures and stirring speeds were obtained as shown below. The operating condition at which the reaction rate is not controlled by external ...
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Q. Two packed towers are designed for the same mass velocity of the gas. The first has liquid and gas flow rates of 30 kg/s and 1.2 kg/s, respectively, while the corresponding flow rates in the second tower are 67.5 kg/s and 1.8 kg/s. The ratio of the design diameter of the wider tower to that of ...
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