Process Equipment and Plant Design
Optimum reflux ratio in a continuous distillation column is determined by the

Maximum permissible vapour velocity
Flooding limit of the column
Total cost consideration (fixed cost of the column plus the cooling water & steam cost)
None of these

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the comparative evaluation of performance of the packed tower and the plate tower.

In operations involving large temperature changes. (e.g. distillation), plate towers are preferred over packed towers as the packing may be crushed due to large temperature changes
Plate tower is preferred over packed tower, if the operation involves liquids containing dispersed solids
The total weight of a dry plate tower is usually much more than that of a dry packed tower designed for the same duty
Plate tower is perferred, if interstage cooling is required to remove heats of reaction or solution

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