Mass Transfer
If a₁ and a₂ are the relative volatilities when the pressure in the distillation column is 1 and 2 atm respectively. Pick out the correct statement.

a₁ = 2a₂
a₁ = a₂
a₁ = 0.5 a₂
None of these

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Mass Transfer
Blowdown in a cooling tower

Is undesirable
Increases the scale forming tendencies of water
Means discarding a small fraction of circulating water to prevent and limit the concentration of salt and impurities
All of these

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Mass Transfer
Channelling is most severe

In towers packed randomly with crushed solids
At very high liquid flow rate
In dumped packing of regular units
In towers packed with stacked packing

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