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With increase in the order of reaction (for all positive reaction orders), the ratio of the volume of mixed reactor to the volume of plug flow reactor (for identical feed composition, flow rate and conversion)
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains same
D Increases linearly
The ratio of volumes of the mixed reactor to the plug flow reactor (for identical feed composition, flow rate, conversion, and for all positive reaction orders) is always
A 1
B >1
C Equal to the order of reaction
The size of plug flow reactor (PFR) for all positive reaction orders and for any given duty, is __________ that of mixed reactor.
A Greater than
B Equal to
C Smaller than
D Unpredictable from the data
A reversible liquid phase endothermic reaction is to be carried out in a plug flow reactor. For minimum reactor volume, it should be operated such that the temperature along the length
A Decreases
B Increases
C Is at the highest allowable temperature throughout
D First increases and then decreases
Which of the following is a characteristic of an ideal plug flow reactor?
A Axial dispersion
B Flat velocity profile
C Uniform mixing
D None of these
For identical flow rate, feed composition and for elementary first order reactions, 'N' equal sized mixed reactors in series with a total volume 'V' gives the same conversion as a single plug flow reactor of volume 'V' for constant density systems. This is true, when the value of 'N' is
A 1
B >1
C ∞
D ≥1
What is the dispersion number for a plug flow reactor?
A 0
B $$\infty $$
C 1
D -1
In case of a __________ reactor, the composition in the reactor and at the exit of the reactor is the same.
A Semi-batch
B Tubular
C Batch
D Back-mix
Value of Peclet number = ∞, is the representative of
A Laminar flow
B Complete back mixing
C Plug flow
D Eddy diffusivity = 0
An endothermic second order reaction is carried out in an adiabatic plug flow reactor. The rate of heat generation is
A Maximum at the inlet of the reactor
B Maximum at the exit of the reactor
C Maximum at the centre of the reactor
D Constant throughout the reactor

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