The number of kg vaporised per kg of steam fed to the evaporator is defined as____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. In a single evaporator system, the steam economy ________________ by creating vacuum in the evaporator?

   A. Increases
   B. Decreases
   C. Remain constant
   D. May increase or decrease, depends on the vacuum

2. A dilute aqueous solution is to be concentrated in an evaporator system. High pressure steam is available. Multiple effect evaporator system is employed, because__________________?

   A. Total heat transfer area of all the effects is -less than that in a single effect evaporator system
   B. Total amount of vapor produced per Kg of feed steam in a multiple effect system is much
   higher than in a single effect
   C. Boiling point elevation in a single effect system is much higher than that in any effect in a
   multi-effect system
   D. Heat transfer co-efficient in a single effect is much lower than that in any effect in a multieffect
   system

3. Steam consumption in kg/hr in case of an evaporator is given by (where, C & E are capacity the economy of the evaporator respectively) ?

   A. C/E
   B. E/C
   C. CE
   D. 1/CE

4. A 10 cm dia steam pipe, carrying steam at 180°C, is covered with an insulation (conductivity = 0.6 W/m.°C). It losses heat to the surroundings at 30°C. Assume a heat transfer co-efficient of 0.8 W/m2.°C for heat transfer from surface to the surroundings. Neglect wall resistance of the pipe and film resistance of steam. If the insulation thickness is 2 cms, the rate of heat loss from this insulated pipe will be__________________?

   A. Greater than that for un-insulated steam pipe
   B. Less than that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   C. Equal to that of the un-insulated steam pipe
   D. Less than the steam pipe with 5 cms insulation

5. A multiple effect evaporator as compared to a single effect evaporator of the same capacity has _________________?

   A. Lower heat transfer area
   B. Lower steam economy
   C. Higher steam economy
   D. Higher solute concentration in the product

6. It is desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20 kg of salt in 100 kg of solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator. Consider a feed of 300 kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110°C, the latent heat of vaporisation is 2100 kJ/kg and the specific heat of the solution is 4 kJ/kg.K. The rate at which the heat has to be supplied in (kJ/min) to the evaporator is____________________?

   A. 3.06 × 105
   B. 6.12 × 105
   C. 7.24 × 105
   D. 9.08 × 105

7. For the same heat transfer area and the terminal conditions, the ratio of the capacities of a single effect evaporator to a triple effect evaporator is_________________?

   A. 3
   B. 0.33
   C. 1
   D. 1.33

8. For concentrating an aqueous solution of a material like anhydrous Na2SO4, whose solubility decreases with rise in temperature, the most suitable evaporator is a _______________ evaporator?

   A. High pressure
   B. Vacuum
   C. Backward feed
   D. None of these

9. Kg of liquid evaporated per hour in an evaporator is defined as its_________________?

   A. Capacity
   B. Economy
   C. Steam load
   D. None of these

10. A multiple effect evaporator has a capacity to process 4000 kg of solid caustic soda per day, when it is concentrating from 10% to 25% solids. The water evaporated in kg per day is__________________?

    A. 6000
    B. 24000
    C. 60000
    D. 48000