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

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

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the design of a horizontal tube evaporator.

It is suitable for process, in which the final product is a liquor instead of solid
Liquor flows inside the tube, while the steam is outside submerging the tube
Its usual dimensions are: tube dia = 2-3 cms; evaporator body dia = 1-4 metres and evaporator height = 2.5-4 metres
It is unsuitable for concentrating those liquids, which form a scale or deposit salt

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
The function of manholes provided in the shell of a distillation column is to

Keep a check on the liquid gradient over the plate by direct visual observation
Give access to the individual trays for cleaning, maintenance and installation
Guard against foaming & entrainment by dumping antifoaming agent through it
All of these

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Process Equipment and Plant Design
The centre to centre distance between two consecutive baffles in a shell and tube heat exchanger is called the baffle pitch or baffle spacing, which is more than 1/5th the I.D. of the shell. Which of the following is not a function of the baffles?

To increase the tube side heat transfer co-efficient by inducing turbulence
To reduce the induced vibration in the tubes
To increase the residence time of shell side fluid
To provide support to the tube bundle

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