Related Mcqs:

1. Small dia distillation column can be a _________________________?

   A. Packed column
   B. Sieve tray
   C. Bubble cap
   D. Any of these

2. 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 reflux ratio and overhead composition, two options are being explored; (i) a reboiler is used and (ii) no reboiler is used but steam is fed directly to the bottom of the column. As compared to option (i), in option (ii) ____________________?

   A. Less number of trays are required
   B. Composition of the residue remains unchanged
   C. More number of trays are required but the residue composition remains unchanged
   D. More number of trays are required and the residue composition is more dilute in methanol

3. Flooding in a vapor-liquid contacting equipment occurs in a tray, when the pressure drop through a tray is _______________ the liquid head available in the downcomer?

   A. Less than
   B. More than
   C. Same as
   D. Very much less

4. Packed column distillation is limited to the column _____________ metres?

   A. Height < 6
   B. Diameter < 0.6
   C. Both A. & B.
   D. Neither A. nor B.

5. Cox chart, which is useful in the design of distillation column particularly for petroleum hydrocarbons, is a plot of (where, P = vapor pressure, T = temperature) ?

   A. log P vs. T
   B. log P vs. log T
   C. T vs. P
   D. P vs. log T

6. 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 containing 99 mol% A and a bottom fraction containing 98 mol% B ? Assume that relative volatility (αAB = 2) does not change appreciably in the column ?

   A. 5
   B. 9
   C. 12
   D. 28

7. A distillation column with N plates is being operated under normal conditions. At some point of time, the operation is shifted to total reflux condition (i.e., no product and residue are being withdrawn and feed to the column is stopped). At the new steady state ?

   A. Composition of vapors and that of liquid do not vary throughout the column
   B. Reboiler load and condenser load are minimum
   C. The top and bottom compositions are unchanged with and without total reflux
   D. The top and bottom compositions correspond to the maximum enrichment available

8. In distillation columns, the number of bubble caps per tray primarily depends upon the_______________________?

   A. Allowable liquid velocity
   B. Allowable gas velocity
   C. Allowable gas and liquid velocities
   D. Feed composition

9. Polar organic compounds are normally used as separating agents for the azeotropic and extractive distillation. Which of the following is the most important factor to be considered for the choice of the separating agent for extractive distillation ?

   A. Cost
   B. Availability
   C. Toxicity
   D. Selectivity

10. When the feed to a distillation column is a saturated liquid, slope of the feed line is_____________________?

    A. Zero
    B. Unity
    C. Infinity
    D. None of these