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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION (MCQ) FOR CHEMICAL

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Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) – Mass

Transfer

Standard Textbook for Mass Transfer is “Mass Transfer Operations” by Robert Treybal.
(Only Adsorption part is not covered in it)

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Use of Rasching rings in place of crushed stones as packing in packed beds (other things
being same)
a. increases pressure drop, increases surface area
b. increases pressure drop, decreases surface area
c. decreases pressure drop, increases surface area
d. decreases pressure drop, decreases surface area
In distillation where q is de ned as the moles of liquid ow in the stripping section per
mole of feed introduced, for saturated liquid feed
a. q > 1
b. q < 1
c. q = 1
d. q = 0

For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid

a. gas side mass transfer coe cient should be increased
b. liquid side mass transfer coe cient should be increased

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c. liquid side mass transfer coe cient should be decreased

d. mass transfer coe cients must be-kept constant

GATE – 1991

The diffusion rate of ammonia from an equation solution to the gas phase is 10-3
Kmol/m2.s. The interface equilibrium pressure of NH3 is 660 N/m2 and the concentration
of NH3 in gas phase is 5%. If the total pressure is 101 N/m2, temperature is 295 K and
diffusivity of NH3 is 0.24 cm2/s, the gas lm thickness is __________ mm.

The Fick’s second law of diffusion in one dimension is ___________.

GATE – 1992

Short Question:

In drying a solid containing moisture above the critical moisture content, the number of
degrees of freedom is ………… .

In the McCabe-Thiele diagram for binary distillation, vertical feed line represents …………….
feed and horizontal feed line represents ……………. Feed.

………….. number in mass transfer corresponds to Nusselt number in heat transfer and
………… number to Prandtl number.
In small columns local e ciency is ……….. Murphree e ciency . In large columns local
e ciency is …………… Murphree e ciency.

GATE – 1994

Match the items in the list I with the appropriate items in List II
LIST I – (I) Schmidt Number (II) Lewis Number
LIST II – (A) Momentum Diffusivity/ Thermal Diffusivity
(B) Momentum Diffusivity/ Mass Diffusivity
(C) Mass Diffusivity/ Thermal Diffusivity
(D) Thermal Diffusivity/ Mass Diffusivity

A gas bubble at a pressure of Pg is passed through a solvent with a saturation vapor

pressure of Ps. If the time of passage of the bubble is long and air is insoluble in the
solvent, the mole fraction or solvent in the bubble will be equal to _________.

A supersaturated solution of a sparingly soluble solute, at a concentration of C, is being fed

to a crystallizer at a volumetric ow rate of V. The solubility of the solute is Cs. The output
rate of solids from an e cient crystallizer is ____________.

According to lm theory for equimolar counter diffusion, the mass transfer coe cient is
given by ____________.

State with reasons whether the statement is true or false. For laminar ow over a at plate
of length L. the local mass transfer coe cient at a distance L from the leading edge is 1.5
× 10-2 m/s. Then the average mass transfer coe cient for the plate is 2 × 10-2 m/s.

State with reasons whether the statement is true or false. According to the penetration
theory, the mass transfer coe cient decreases if the exposure time of an eddy to the
solute decreases.

Match the items in the list I with the appropriate items in List II.
The diffusion coe cient varies as a function of temperature for
LIST I – (I) gases (II) liquids
LIST II – (A) T^0.5 (B) T^1.5 (C) 1/T (D) T

GATE – 1996

The reason for preferring packed towers over plate towers in distillation practice is that the
packed tower operation gives
a. low pressure drop and high hold up
b. high pressure drop and tow hold up
c. low pressure drop and low hold up
d. high pressure drop and high hold up

GATE – 1998

A liquid mixture contains 30% o-xylene, 60% p-xylene and 10% m-xylene (all percentages in
w/w). Which of the following statements would be true in respect of this mixture ?
a. The mixture-exhibits an azeotrope at 101.3 kPa.
b. The composition of the mixture, in percent by volume is : o-xylene 30, p- xylene 60 and
m-xylene 10.
c. The composition of the mixture in mole percent is : o-xylene 30, p-xylene 60 and m-
xylene 10.
d. The mixture contains optical isomers.

For a xed number of ideal stages in a distillation column, as the re ux ratio is increased,
the difference m composition between the top and bottom product streams
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains unaffected
d. passes through a maximum

The mass transfer coe cient for a solid sphere of radius ‘a’, dissolving in a large volume of
quiescent liquid, in which D is the diffusivity of the solute, is
a. D/a
b. D/2a
c. proportional to square root of D
d. dependent on the Reynold’s number

In a interphase mass transfer process, the lesser the solubility of a given solute in a liquid,
the higher are the chances that the transfer process will be
a. liquid phase resistance-controlled
b. gas phase resistance controlled
c. impossible
d. driven by a nonlinear driving force

In distillation column design, the McCabe- Thiele procedure is inadequate and a Ponchon-
Savarit procedure is needed when
a. saturated feed is not used
b. an azeotrope forms
c. The latent heats of vapourisation of the more and less volatile components are greatly
different
d. a total condenser is used

When a multistage tray tower uses a minimum re ux ratio it implies

a. in nite trays and maximum reboiler heat load
b. in nite trays and minimum reboiler heat load
c. minimum trays and minimum reboiler heat load
d. minimum trays and maximum reboiler heat load

In a mixture of benzene vapour and nitrogen gas at a total pressure, of 900 mm Hg. If the
absolute humidity of benzene is 0.2 Kg benzene / Kg nitrogen, the partial pressure of
benzene in mm Hg is
a. 180
b. 60.3
c. 720
d. 200

For the Air–Water system under ambient conditions, the adiabatic saturation temperature
and the wet-bulb-temperature are nearly equal, because
a. water has high latent heat of evaporation
b. Lewis number is close to unity
c. they are always equal under all circumstances
d. solubility of the components of air in water is very small.

Air, initially at 101.3 kPa and 40oC, and with a Relative Humidity of 50%, is cooled at
constant pressure to 30oC. The cooled air has
a. A higher dew point
b. A higher absolute (speci c) humidity
c. A higher relative humidity
d. A higher wet bulb temperature

GATE – 1999

Solvent used in extractive distillation

a. is of low volatility
b. forms a low-boiling azeotrope
c. forms a high-boiling azeotrope
d. does not alter the relative volatility of the original components

Penetration theory states that the mass transfer coe cient is equal to (where De is
diffusivity and t is time)
a.
B.
C.
D.

If the speci c heats of a gas and a vapour are 0.2 kJ/kgK and 1.5 kJ/kgK respectively, and
the humidity is 0.01, the humid heat in kJ/kg K is
a. 0.31
b. 0.107
c. 0.017
d. 0.215

GATE – 2000

At 750 K and 1 atm. the approximate value of the Schmidt number for air is
a. 0.01
b. 0.1
c. 1
d. 10

The individual mass transfer coe cients (mol/m2 s) for absorption of a solute from a gas
mixture into a liquid solvent are kL = 4.5 and kG = 1.5. The slope of the equilibrium line is 3.
Which of the following resistance(s) is (are) controlling?
a. liquid — side
b. gas — side
c. interfacial
d. both liquid — and gas — side.

The McCabe ΔL law states that the

a. molar heats of vaporization of components are nearly equal.
b. linear crystal growth rate depends on the degree of super saturation.
c. linear crystal growth rate does not depend on the crystal size.
d. linear crystal growth rate depends on the crystal size.

In a laboratory test run, the rate of drying was found to be 0.5 × 10-3 kg/m2 s when the
moisture content reduced from 0.4 to 0.1 on a dry basis. The critical moisture content of
the material is 0.08 on a dry basis. A tray drier is used to dry 100 kg (dry basis) of the same
material under identical conditions. The surface area of the material is 0.04 m2/kg of dry
solid. The time required (in seconds) to reduce the moisture content of the solids from 0.3
to
0.2 (dry basis) is
a. 2000
b. 4000
c. 5000
d. 6000

In a binary liquid solution of components A and B, if component A exhibits positive

deviation from Raoult’s law, then component B
a. exhibits positive deviation from Raoult’s law.
b. exhibits negative deviation from Raoult’s law.
c. obeys Raoult’s law.
d. may exhibit either positive or negative deviation from Raoult’s law.

The absorption factor is de ned as

a. L/mG
b. G/mL
c. mL/G
d. LG/m
where L = liquid ow rate, G = gas ow rate and m = slope of the equilibrium line.

For the nth tray (counted from the bottom of a distillation column), the Murphree tray
e ciency is given by
a.
B.
C.
D.

GATE – 2001

The interfacial area per unit volume of dispersion, in a gas-liquid contactor, for fractional
hold-up of gas = 0.1 and gas bubble diameter = 0.5 mm is given by (in m2/m3)
a. 500
b. 1200
c. 900
d. 800

200 kg of solid (on dry basis) is subjected to a drying process for a period of 5000s m2s.
The initial moisture content of the solid is content at the end of the drying period is (in kg
moisture/kg the solid)
a. 0.5
b. 0.05
c. 0.1
d. 0.15
For gas absorption the height of a transfer unit, based on the gas phase, is given by (G:
super cial molar gas velocity; L: super cial molar liquid velocity, F mass transfer
coe cient,a: interfacial area per unit volme of tower
a. G/(F*a)
b. F/(G*a)
c. (G*a)/F
d. L/ (F*G)

GATE – 2002

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 & B into an
overhead fraction containing 99 mole % A and a bottoms fraction containing 98 mole % B?
[Assume that the relative volatility (αAB = 2) does not change appreciably in the column]
a. 5
b. 9
c. 12
d. 28

It takes 6 hours to dry a wet solid from 50% moisture content to the critical moisture
content of 15 %. How much longer will it take to dry the solid to 10% moisture content,
under the same drying conditions (the equilibrium moisture content of the solid is 5%.)
a. 15 min
b. 51 min
c. 71 min
d. 94 min

GATE – 2003

Minimum re ux 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

The Reynolds Number of the liquid was increased 100 fold for a laminar falling lm used
for gas-liquid contacting. Assuming penetration theory is applicable, the fold-increase in
the mass transfer coe cient (kc) for the same system is
a. 100
b. 10
c. 5
d. 1
The diffusion coe cient, in m2/s, of Acetic acid in Benzene (liquid in liquid) is
a. 2.09 × 10-4
b. 2.09 × 10-5
c. 2.09 × 10-9
d. 2.09 × 10-12

Component A is diffusing in a medium B. The ux NA relative to a stationary point is equal

to the ux due to molecular diffusion if
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

GATE – 2004

Pure aniline is evaporating through a stagnant air lm of 1 mm thickness at 300 K and a

total pressure of 100 kPa. The vapour pressure of aniline at 300 K is 0.1 kPa. The total
molar concentration under these conditions is 40.1 mol/m3. The diffusivity of aniline in air
is 0.74 × 10–5 m2/s. The numerical value of the mass transfer coe cient is 7.4 × 10–3 .
Its units are
a. m/s
b. cm/s
c. mol/(m2 s Pa)
d. kmol/(m2 s Pa)

A distillation column separates 10,000 kg/h of a benzene-toluene mixture (50-50 weight %).
Top Product Flowrate (L+D)= 8000 kg/hr
benzene in the distillate = 0.95
benzene in the residue = 0.05
The re ux ratio is
a. 0.5
b. 0.6
c. 1.0
d. 2.0

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 the vapour pressures of water at 40°C and
60°C are 7.30 kPa and 19.91 kPa, respectively. The humidity of air sample expressed as kg
of water vapour/kg of dry air is
a. 0.048
b. 0.079
c. 0.122
d. 0.152

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 the vapour pressures of water at 40°C and
60°C are 7.30 kPa and 19.91 kPa, [Link] wet bulb temperature Tw for the above
mixture would be
(a) less than 40 C
(B) 40cC
(C) 40C < Tw < 60C
(D) 60 C

In a distillation operation, what is the effect of the temperature of the re ux stream (given
below) on the condenser and reboiler loads?
Re ux conditions:
(i) re ux stream is completely liquid and is at its bubble point
(ii) re ux stream is below its bubble point
a. condenser and reboiler loads are the same in both the cases
b. reboiler load is the same in both the cases but condenser load is higher in case (ii)
c. condenser load is the same in both the cases but reboiler load is higher in case (ii)
d. both condenser and reboiler loads are higher in case (ii) as compared to case (i)

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 re ux 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

A distillation column with N plates is being operated under normal conditions. At some
point in time, the operation is shifted to total re ux 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 vapours 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 re ux
d. the top and bottom compositions correspond to the maximum enrichment achievable.
At equilibrium, the concentration of water in vapor 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* =0.0667 m. To
maintain dry conditions in a room of air space 100 m3 containing 2.2 kg of water vapour
initially, 10 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
a. 0.0
b. 0.2
c. 0.4
d. 1.0

A 25 cm × 25 cm × 1 cm at 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 1 m × 1 m × 1 cm at sheet of the same material is to be dried from
one 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
a. 1000
b. 1500
c. 2000
d. 2500

In liquid-liquid extraction 10kg of a solution containing 2kg of solute C and 8 kg of solvent

A is brought into contact with 10 kg of solvent B. Solvents A and B are completely
immiscible in each other whereas solute C is soluble in both the solvents. The extraction
process attains equilibrium. The equilibrium relationship between the two phases is Y*=
0.9X where Y*is kg of C/kg of B and X is kg of C/kg of A. Choose the correct answer
a. the entire amount of C is transferred to solvent B
b. less than 2 kg but more than 1 kg of C is transferred to solvent B
c. less than 1 kg of C is transferred to B
d. no amount of C is transferred to B

A long ylinder and a sphere both of 5 cm diameter are made from the same porous
material. The at ends of cylinder are sealed. Both the cylinder and sphere are saturated
with the same solution of sodium chloride. Later, both the objects are immersed for a short
and equal interval of time in a large tank of water, which is well agitated. The fractions of
salt remaining in the cylinder and the sphere are XC and XS, respectively. Which of the
following statements is correct?
a. XC > XS
b. XC = XS
c. XC < XS
d. XC is greater/less than XS depending on the length of the cylinder
GATE – 2005

In a tray column, separating a binary mixture, with non-ideal stages, ONE of the following
statements is TRUE.
a. Point e ciency can exceed 100%
b. Murphree e ciency cannot exceed 100%
c. Murphree e ciency can exceed 100%
d. Both Murphree and point e ciencies can exceed 100%

The ratio of the diffusion coe cient in a gas to that in a liquid is of the order of
a. $10^{5}$
b. $10^{–5} $
c. $10^{–2} $
d. $10^{2}$

For a two-phase feed, where 80% of the feed is vaporized under column conditions, the
feed line slope in the McCabe-Thiele method for distillation column design, is
a. –1/4
b. +1/4
c. +4
d. –4

Two solid discs of benzoic acid (molecular weight = 122) of equal dimensions are spinning
separately in large volumes of water and air at 300 K. The mass transfer coe cients for
benzoic acid in water and air are 0.9 × 10–5 and 0.47 × 10–2 m/s respectively. The
solubility of benzoic acid in water is 3 kg/m3 and the equilibrium vapor pressure of benzoic
acid in air is 0.04 kPa. Then the disc
a. dissolves faster in air than in water
b. dissolves faster in water than in air
c. dissolves at the same rate in both air and water
d. does not dissolve either in water or in air

A separation column for vapour-liquid contact processes 200 kmol/hr of vapour. The
ooding velocity is 3 m/s. If the column operates at 85% of ooding velocity and the
downcomer area is 10% of the total cross sectional area, what is the diameter of the
column.?
a. 0.82 m
b. 0.72 m
c. 0.78 m
d. 1 m
A distillation column at a pilot plant is sealed up by 3 times for industrial use at steady
state. After scaling up
a. the number of theoretical trays increases by 3 times
b. the minimum re ux ratio is increased by three times
c. the feed ow rate and product ow rates are increased by three times
d. the feed composition end product compositions are increased by three times

A lter cake is dried with air at wet and dry bulb temperatures of 300 and 323 K
respectively. The heat transfer coe cient is 11 W/(m2 K) and the latent heat of
vapourisation of water is 2500 kJ/kg. Mass transfer does not limit the process. Select the
drying rate during the constant rate period. Neglect conduction through the solid and
radiation effects.
a. 1.32 × 10–2 kg m–2 s–1
b. 0.71 × 10–2 kg m–2 s–1
c. 4.53 × 10–2 kg m–2 s–1
d. 0.10 × 10–3 kg m–2 s–1

GATE – 2006

The ratio of liquid to vapor molar ow rates in the rectifying section is

a. 0.64
b. 1.00
c. 1.55
d. 1.80

GATE – 2007

If the percent humidity of air (30 C, total pressure 100 kPa) is 24% and the saturation
pressure of water vapor at that temperature is 4 kPa, the percent relative humidity and the
absolute humidity of air are
(A) 25.2, 0.0062
(B) 25, 0.0035
(C) 20.7, 0.0055
(D) 18.2, 0.0035

A 50 cm x 50 cm x 1 cm at wet sheet weighing 2 kg initially, was dried from both the sides
under constant drying rate period. It took 1000 secs for the weight of the sheet to reduce to
1.75 kg. Another 1 m x 1 m x 1 cm at sheet is to be dried from the side only. Under the
same drying rate and other conditions, time required for drying (in secs) from initial weight
of 4 kg to 3 kg is
(A) 1000
(B) 1500
(C) 2000
(D) 2500

It is desired to reduce the concentration of pyridine in 500 kg of aqueous solution from 20

weight percent to 5 wt percent in a single batch extraction using chlorobenzene as solvent.
Equilibrium compositions (end points of the tie line) in terms of weight percent of pyridine-
water-chlorobenzene are (5, 95, 0) and (11,0, 89). The amount of pure solvent required in kg
for teh operation is]
(A) 607
(B) 639
(C) 931
(D) 1501

Given the following statements listed P to T , select the correct combination of TRUE
statements from the choices that follows this list.
P. Plate columns are preferred when the operation involves liquids containing suspended
solids.
Q. Packed towers are preferred if the liquids have a large foaming tendency.
R. The pressure drop through packed towers is more than the pressure drop through plate
columns designed for the same duty. S. Packed columns are preferred when large
temperature changes are involved in distillation operations.
T. Packed towers are cheaper than plate towers if highly corrosive uids must be handled.
(A) T, S, P
(B) P, Q, T
(C) S, R, T
(D) R, Q,

GATE -2008

An ideal ash vaporization is carried out with a binary mixture at constant temperature and
pressure. A process upset leads to an increase in the mole fraction of the heavy
component in the feed. The ash vessel continues to operate at the previous temperature
and pressure and still produces liquid and vapor. After steady state re-established.
(A) the amount of vapor produced will increase
(B) the amount of liquid produced will decrease
(C) the new equilibrium compositions of the vapor and liquid products will be different
(D) the new equilibrium compositions of the vapor and liquid products will remain as they
were before the upset occurred

GATE – 2009
The ratio of the liquid to gas ow rate in a counter-current gas absorption column is
increased, at otherwise identical conditions. Which ONE of the following statements is
TRUE ?
(A) The operating line shifts towards the equilibrium curve
(B) The operating line shifts away from the equilibrium curve
(C) The concentration of the absorbed species increases in the exit liquid stream
(D) The operating line does not shift

Species A is diffusing at steady state from the surface of a sphere (radius= 1 cm) into a
stagnant uid. lf the diffusive ux at a distance r=3 cm from the center of the sphere is 27
mol/cm2.s, the diffusive ux (in mol/cm2s) at a distance r = 9 cm is
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 9
(D) 27

The feed to a binary distillation column has 40 mol% vapor and 60 mol% liquid. Then, the
slope of the q-line in the McCabe-Thiele plot is
(A) – 1.5
(B) -0.6
(C) 0.6
(D) 1.5

GATE – 2010

At 25C and 90% relative humidity, water evaporates from the surface of a lake at the rate of
1.0 kg/m3/h. The relative humidity that will lead to an evaporation rate of 3.0 kg/m2/h with
other conditions remaining the same, is
(A) 30%
(B) 50%
(C) 60%
(D) 70%

GATE – 2012

In the Mc-Cabe-Thiele diagram, if the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the q-line
and the vapour-liquid equilibrium curve is greater than the x coordinate of the feed point,
then the quality of the feed is
(A) Superheated vapour
(B) Liquid below bubble point
(C) Saturated vapour
(D) Saturated liquid
For which of the following combinations, does the absorption operation become gas- lm
controlled?
P. The solubility of gas in the liquid is very high
Q. The solubility of gas in the liquid is very low
R. The liquid-side mass transfer coe cient is much higher than the gas-side mass transfer
coe cient
S. The liquid-side mass transfer coe cient is much lower than the gas-side mass transfer
coe cient
(A) P & Q
(B) P & R
(C) P & S
(D) Q & R

GATE – 2013

A wet solid is dried over a long period of time by unsaturated air of nonzero constant
relative humidity. The moisture content eventually attained by the solid is termed as the
(A) unbound moisture content
(B) bound moisture content
(C) free moisture content
(D) equilibrium moisture content

The packing of an existing absorption tower is replaced with a new type of packing. The
height of the packing and the inlet conditions are maintained the same as before. Tests
reveal that the number of transfer units is lower than before. This indicates that the tower
with the new packing, when compared to that with the old packing, will
(A) have a higher rate of absorption of the solute from the gas stream
(B) have a lower rate of absorption of the solute from the gas stream
(C) have the same rate of absorption of the solute from the gas stream
(D) have a lower height of transfer unit

GATE – 2015

Identify the WRONG statement amongst the following:

(A) Steam distillation is used for mixtures that are immiscible with water.
(B) Vacuum distillation is used for mixtures that are miscible with water.
(C) Steam distillation is used for mixtures that are miscible with water.
(D) Vacuum distillation columns have larger

Short Questions:
Benzene is removed from air by absorbing it in a non-volatile wash-oil at 100 kPa in a
counter-current gas absorber. Gas ow rate is 100 mol/min, which includes 2 mol/min of
benzene. The ow rate of wash-oil is 50 mol/min. Vapor pressure of benzene at the column
conditions is 50 kPa. Benzene forms an ideal solution with the wash-oil and the column is
operating at steady state. Gas phase can be assumed to follow ideal gas law. Neglect the
change in molar ow rates of liquid and gas phases inside the column. For this process,
the value of the absorption factor (up to two decimal places) is_______.

A spherical naphthalene ball of 2 mm diameter is subliming very slowly in

stagnant air at 25ºC. The change in the size of the ball during the sublimation
can be neglected. The diffusivity of naphthalene in air at 25ºC is 1.1×10-6 m2/s.
The value of mass transfer coe cient of B is _______.

A binary feed consisting of 25 mol% liquid and 75 mol% vapour is separated in a staged
distillation column. The mole fraction of the more volatile component in the distillate
product is 0.95. The molar ow rate of distillate is 50% of the feed ow rate and the
McCabe-Thiele method can be used to analyze the column. The q -line intersects the
operating line of the enriching section at (0.35, 0.5) on the x y – diagram. The slope of the
stripping section operating line (up to one decimal place) is _______.

Consider a steady state mass transfer process between well-mixed liquid and vapour
phases of a binary mixture comprising of components A and B. The mole fractions of
component A in the bulk liquid xA and bulk vapour yA phases are 0.36 and 0.16,
respectively. The mass transfer coe cients for component A in liquid and vapour phases
are 0.1 mol/^m2.s and 0.05 mol/^m2.s, respectively. The vapour-liquid equilibrium can be
approximated as yA = 2xA, for xA less than 0.4. The mole fraction of A in the liquid at the
interface _____.

GATE – 2016

What value of Lewis number, the wet-bulb temperature and adiabatic saturation
temperature are nearly equal?
(A) 0.33
(B) 0.5
(C) 1
(D) 2

At 30oC, the amounts of acetone adsorbed at partial pressures of 10 and 100 mmHg are
0.1 and 0.4 kg acetone/kg activated carbon, respectively. Assume Langmuir isotherm
describes the adsorption of acetone on activated carbon. What is the amount of acetone
adsorbed (in kg per kg of activated carbon) at a partial pressure of 50 mmHg and 30oC?
(A) 0.23
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.30
(D) 0.35

Consider the following two cases for a binary mixture of ideal gases A and B under steady
state conditions. In Case 1, the diffusion of A occurs through non-diffusing B. In Case 2,
equimolal counter diffusion of A and B occurs. In both the cases, the total pressure is 100
kPa and the partial pressures of A at two points separated by a distance of 10 mm are 10
kPa and 5 kPa. Assume that the Fick‟s rst law of diffusion is applicable. What is the ratio
of molar ux of A in Case 1 to that in Case 2?
(A) 0.58
(B) 1.08
(C) 1.58
(D) 2.18

Short Question:

A binary distillation column is to be designed using McCabe Thiele method. The distillate
contains 90 mol% of the more volatile component. The point of intersection of the q-line
with the equilibrium curve is (0.5, 0.7). The minimum re ux ratio (rounded off to the rst
decimal place) for this operation is _____.

GATE – 2018

For absorption of H2S from a mixture with hydrocarbon vapour into an aqueous
alkanolamine solution, the liquid phase mass transfer resistance is
(A) signi cantly 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) dependent on the gas phase mass transfer resistance

Short Questions:

A binary distillation column is designed by McCabe-Thiele method to get a distillate mole

fraction of 0.9. The enriching section operating line has an intercept with y-axis at 0.3 mole
fraction. The ratio of liquid to vapour molar ow rate in the enriching section is ____.

A berboard sheet (1.5 m × 2.0 m × 15 mm) is being dried by suspending it horizontally in a

current of hot, dry air. The edges are insulated so that drying takes place only from the top
and bottom surfaces. The wet sheet weighing 16 kg with initial moisture content of 60%
loses moisture at a constant rate of 1.25 × 10-5 kg m-2 s-1 until the moisture content falls
to 30%. All moisture contents are on dry basis. The time required for drying during constant
rate period (in hour) is _______.

An azeotropic mixture of ethanol and water is to be separated in a distillation column using

benzene as an entrainer. At the column operating conditions, two liquid phases are formed
on a tray. The degree(s) of freedom of the system for the choice of intensive properties at
equilibrium is(are) ______.

The humidity of air at a dry-bulb temperature of 65 oC is 0.025 kg water/kg dry air. The
latent heat of vaporization of water at 0 oC is 2500 kJ/kg. The psychrometric ratio of air is
0.95 kJ (kg dry air)-1 K-1. Considering 0 oC as reference temperature, the enthalpy of air (in
kJ/kg) at its adiabatic saturation temperature of 35 oC is ________.

MANY MORE TO COME….

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