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A minimum clearance of about __________ mm is maintained between the distillation column wall and the bubble cap.
A 19
B 38
C 76
D 95
For a given design of bubble cap, the number of bubble caps to be used per tray is set by the
A Allowable gas velocity through the slots
B Plate spacing
C Diameter of the column
D All of the above
With decrease in the throughput (compared with the design capacity) for a bubble cap distillation column, its efficiency
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains same
D May increase or decrease ; depends on individual design
Bubble cap tray is the most commonly used tray in large distillation column, because
A Of its flexibility and nearly constant efficiency under varying conditions of operation
B It incurs less pressure drop as compared to any other try designed for the same duty
C It eliminates the foaming and entrain-ment tendency during operation
D None of these
In actual operation of distillation column, the vapour is not distributed uniformly among the bubble caps, primarily because of the
A Liquid gradient on the tray
B Lower skirt clearance
C Lower static submergence
D Small downcomer liquid seal
Maximum allowable vapour velocity in a bubble cap tower is determined by the
A Entrainment considerations
B Vapour density
C Diameter of the column
D None of these
Even though bubble cap towers are very effective for humidification operation, they are not used commonly in industries, because of the
A High evaporation losses of water
B High pressure drop of the gas
C Difficulty in its fabrication
D None of these
Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation tower of the crude distillation plant is about __________ mm Hg (absolute).
A 5-10
B 30-80
C 150-250
D 350-400
Mr. Ali decided to walk down the escalator of a tube station. He found that if he walks down 26 steps, he requires 30 seconds to reach the bottom. However, if he steps down 34 stairs he would only require 18 seconds to get to the bottom. If the time is measured from the moment the top step begins to descend to the time he steps off the last step at the bottom, find out the height of the stair way in steps?
A 23 steps
B 16 steps
C 46 steps
D 26 steps
In a distillation column, bubble caps are located on trays with a pitch of __________ times the outside diameter of the caps.
A 1.3 to 2
B 1.6 to 2
C 2.5
D 1.5 to 3

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