A. Type & size of packing
B. Fluid rates and fluid properties
C. Operating pressure and column diameter
D. All A., B. and C.
Related Mcqs:
- Liquid redistribution should be done in a packed tower packed with raschig rings every 6 metres or ______________ times the column diameter, whichever is lower?
A. 2.5-3.0
B. 5-7.5
C. 10-12.5
D. 15-20 - Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the comparative evaluation of performance of the packed tower and the plate tower ?
A. Plate tower is preferred, if interstage cooling is required to remove heats of reaction or
solution
B. Plate tower is preferred over packed tower, if the operation involves liquids containing
dispersed solids
C. The total weight of a dry plate tower is usually much more than that of a dry packed tower
designed for the same duty
D. In operations involving large temperature changes. (e.g. distillation), plate towers are
preferred over packed towers as the packing may be crushed due to large temperature changes - In actual operation of a bubble cap distillation tower, the ______________ at the bottom of the tower is more than that at the top of the tower?
A. Molal flow rate of vapour
B. Vapour molecular weight
C. Pressure and temperature
D. All A., B. and C. - Commercial packed scrubbers are normally designed for a pressure drop range of ______________ mm water column per metre of packed height?
A. 4-8
B. 17-34
C. 52-68
D. 88-105 - Which of the following factors affect the pressure drop in a co-current gas-liquid absorption packed tower ?
A. Size, shape, orientation and surface of the packing particles
B. Density and viscosity of fluids
C. Fluid flow rates
D. All A., B. and C. - The difficulty of liquid distribution in packed towers is accentuated, when the ratio of tower diameter to packing diameter is_________________?
A. < 30
B. < 7
C. > 7 20 < 50 - Maximum size of the raschig rings used in a packed tower is about _______________ of the column diameter?
A. 1/10th
B. 1/20th
C. 1/30th
D. 1/50th - In packed absorption tower, onset of flooding usually occurs at a pressure drop of about ______________ mm of water column per metre height of packing?
A. 25-50
B. 50-75
C. 200-250
D. 750-1000 - Pressure drop (Δp) and the superficial gas mass velocity (G) in case of packed absorption tower operating in the preloading range are related as_________________?
A. Δp = G
B. Δp = G0.5
C. Δp = G2
D. Δp = 1/G0.6 - The operating velocity in the absorption tower is usually 40-50% of the flooding velocity. Packed absorption towers are normally designed for a pressure drop of about _________________ mm of water column per metre height of packing?
A. 1-5
B. 20-40
C. 100-150
D. 1000-1500
