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Temperature control of an exothermic chemical reaction taking place in a CSTR is done with the help of cooling water flowing in a jacket around the reactor. The types of valve and controller action to be recommended are
A Air to open valve with the controller direct acting
B Air to close valve with the controller indirect acting
C Air to open valve with the controller indirect acting
D Air to close valve with the controller direct acting
Which of the following is the optimum operating condition for an exothermic reversible reaction taking place in a plug-flow reactor?
A Temperature should be high in the beginning and decreased towards the end of the reaction
B Very low temperature should be used throughout the reaction
C Very high temperature should be used throughout the reaction
D None of these
On moving the feed line (q-line) from saturated liquid feed (vertical position) to saturated vapor feed (horizontal feed), if the slope of both the operating lines are to be increased, then it will result in
A Greater degree of separation with a fixed number of trays
B Increased reboiler load
C Increased reflux ratio
D None of these
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
For high conversion in a highly exothermic solid catalysed reaction, use a __________ bed reactor.
A Fixed
B Fluidised bed reactor followed by a fixed
C Fixed bed reactor followed by a fluidised
D Fluidised
An endothermic aqueous phase first order irreversible reaction is carried out in an adiabatic plug flow reactor. The rate of reaction
A Is maximum at the inlet of the reactor
B Goes through a maximum along the length of the reactor
C Goes through a minimum along the length of the reactor
D Is maximum at the exit of the reactor
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
When an exothermic reversible reaction is conducted adiabatically, the rate of reaction
A Continuously increases
B Continuously decreases
C Passes through a maximum
D Passes through a minimum
Fractional conversion __________ for an exothermic reversible chemical reaction, when the temperature is maximum.
A Increases
B Remains unchanged
C Decreases
D Unpredictable from the data
Fqra cold viscous feed, backward feed gives __________ than forward feed.
A A higher capacity
B A lower capacity
C Lower economy
D None of these

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