Test Your knowledge on Packed Columns and Packings – Online Quiz

Packed columns are an integral part of any Chemical Processing Industry. Packed column’s, Trays and Packings find a wide range of applications like Absorption, Distillation, Stripping, Gas Cooling etc. The selection of the type, material of construction of packing affects the affects the heat and mass transfer inside the column.

How well do you know the ABC’s of Packed Columns? It’s time to take our resourceful online Quiz module to find out!

1

In the above picture containing Types of Packings, Which one of the following is True

a) Ceramic Raschig Rings, b) SS Pall Rings, c) Ceramic Saddles, d) Cascade Mini Rings

a) SS Raschig Rings, b) Ceramic Pall Rings, c) Cascade Mini Rings d) SS Saddles

a) Ceramic Saddles, b) Cascade Mini Rings, c) Ceramic Raschig Rings, d) SS Pall Rings

a) Ceramic Raschig Rings, b) Cascade Mini Rings, c) Ceramic Saddles, d) SS Pall Rings

2

Channelling is most severe

in towers packed with stacked packing

in towers packed randomly with crushed solids

in dumped packing of regular units

at very high liquid flow rate

3

Flooding results in

High tray efficiency

Low tray efficiency

High gas velocity

good contact between the fluids

4

Flooding in a column results due to

High pressure drop

Low pressure drop

Low velocity of the liquid

high temperature

5

In case of an absorber, the operating line

lies above the equilibrium curve

lies below the equilibrium curve

6

Rasching ring made of procelain cannot be used for treating concentrated

Hydrochloric acid

Nitric acid

Alkalis

Sulphuric acid

7

Very tall packed towers are divided into series of beds to

Reduce the overall pressure drop

avoid channelling

Reduce liquid hold-up

avoid flooding

8

which of the following provides maximum contact surface for a liquid-vapour system?

Packed tower

Bubble-cap plate column

Seive-plate column

Wetted wall column

9

Channelling in a packed tower results from the

High pressure drop

maldistribution of liquid

non-uniformity of packing

Both (a) and (b)

10

Under conditions of flooding in packed tower, the gas pressure drop

decreases rapidly

increases rapidly

remains constant

is maximum

11

With decrease in the throughput (compared with the design capacity) for a bubble cap distillation column, its efficiency

increases

decreases

remains same

may increase or decrease; depends on individual design

12

Which of these columns incurs the lowest pressure drop ?

Packed column ( with stacked packing)

packed column (with dumped packing)

bubble plate column

Pulse column

13

Diameter to height ratio for a Raschig ring is

1

0.5

2

8

14

Small diameter distillation column can be a

Packed column

Sieve Tray

Bubble cap

Any of these

15

In an absorption column, the flooding velocity for random packing is ........... that for stacked/regular packing

greater than

less than

equal to

either (a) or (b); depends on the packing height

16

For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid

gas side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased

liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be increased

liquid side mass transfer co-efficient should be decreased

mass transfer co-efficient must be kept constant

17

Stacked packing compared to random packing

Provides poorer contact between the fluids

Gives lower pressure drop

both (a) and (b)

Gives higher pressure drop

18

The Inventor of Raschig rings was

Octave Levenspiel

Trevor Kletz

Fritz Haber

Friedrich Raschig

19

If the turndown ratio requirement of the process is High, the suitable Tray type is

Bubble Cap Tray

Sieve Tray

Valve Tray

All of the above

20

The cheaper tray type is

Bubble Cap Tray

Sieve Tray

Valve Tray

All of the above

21

The Liquid Redistributor requirement is low in which of the following packing type?

Raschig rings

Ceramic Saddles

22

The best method to install the Ceramic Saddles inside the tower is

Fill the tower with water and the fall should be gentle

Charge them from top manhole so that it falls freely

23

In the following picture containing Types of Trays, Which one is True

a) Valve Tray, b) Sieve Tray, c) Bubble Cap Tray

a) Sieve Tray, b) , Valve Tray, c) Bubble Cap Tray

a) Bubble Cap Tray, b) , Valve Tray, c) Sieve Tray

a) Bubble Cap Tray, b) , Sieve Tray, c) Valve Tray

24

Pulsing in a Distillation Column occurs when

The Vapor Rate inside the Column is High

The Vapor Rate inside the Column is Low

The Liquid Rate inside the Column is High

The Liquid Rate inside the Column is Low

25

Blowing occurs inside the Distillation Column when

The Vapor Rate inside the Column is High

The Vapor Rate inside the Column is Low

The Liquid Rate inside the Column is High

The Liquid Rate inside the Column is Low

26

Which one is suitable for handling Foaming systems?

Packed Column

Plate Column

27

For Cooling the Hot CO2 gas using Water which one of the following is preferred?

Packed Column with Ceramic Saddles

Tray Column with Bubble Cap

Tray Column with Valves

Packed Column with Raschig Rings

28

在“哭点”(速度),哪一个is False?

Increases as the percentage free area increases

Increases as the liquid surface tension increases

Decreases as the hole size decreases

Increases as the plate thickness decreases

29

HETP =

Height of packing ÷ Number of theoretical plates

Number of theoretical plates ÷ Height of Packing

30

High Purity/ Recovery can be achieved by

Increasing the Reflux Ratio

Increasing the Equilibrium Stages

Both (a) and (b)

Decreasing the Equilibrium Stages

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