Packing Efficiency and Scale-Up in Industrial Distillation

This quiz contains multiple-choice problems on packing efficiency, maldistribution and its effects, packed tower scale-up and column sizing.

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The θj factor is a

Subtracted Additive Multiplier Divider

Absorbers have a rich bottom of

Solid Liquid Gas Semi solid

Absorbers have a lean end of

Solute Substrate Mother liquor Extract liquid

The 2N Newton method is based on the algorithm of

N X N

2 X N

N X M

2 X M

If ε > 0, then

f(a)f(b) > 0

f(a)f(b) = 0

f(a)f(b) = 1

f(a)f(b) < 0

Xij and Yij are the component balances of

Equilibrium relation

Constant relation

Final relation

Direct relation

represents the value of

Sum of feeds

Liquid flow rates

Gas flow rates

Vapor flow rates

The number of independent functions is equal to

The number of trays

The number of stages

The number of species

The number of feeds

The SR Method is suitable for

Absorbers and strippers

Distillation and absorber

Any equipment

High pressure equipment

The initial assumption to the Tomich method is

Set initial temperature

Set total stages

Final pressure

Initial pressure

The stages flow rate and the vapour flow rates are expressed as

[E1 E2 E3 …. EN-1 EN, V1 V2 K3 …. VN-1 VN]

[T1 T2 T3 …. TN-1 TN, V1 V2 V3 …. VN-1 VN]

[S1 S2 S3 …. SN-1 SN, E1 E2 E3 …. EN-1 EN]

[K1 K2 K3 …. KN-1 KN, T1 T2 T3 …. TN-1 TN]

Which method uses the summation of the equations for vapour and liquid components?

NR method

RF method

Tomich method

2N method

Newton’s method is a fixed point iteration method, as P{n} =

g(P{n} - 1)

(P{n} - 1)

g

P{n}

The independent variables of independent functions are used as, F{i} =

[E{1} E{2} E{3} …. E{N-1} E{N}, K{1} K{2} K{3} …. K{N-1} K{N}].

[T{1} T{2} T{3} …. T{N-1} T{N}, K{1} K{2} K{3} …. K{N-1} K{N}].

[S{1} S{2} S{3} …. S{N-1} S{N}, E{1} E{2} E{3} …. E{N-1} EN}].

[K{1} K{2} K{3} …. K{N-1} K{N}, T{1} T{2} T{3} …. T{N}].

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Title: Packing Efficiency and Scale-Up in Industrial Distillation
Questions: 14
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