Mass Transfer
Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the

Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channeling/flooding
Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
None of these
Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Mass Transfer
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the rotary dryer.

Recommended peripherial speed of a rotary drier is in the range of 10 to 30 metres/minute
Hold up of a rotary drier is defined as the fraction of the dryer volume occupied by the solid at any instant. The best performance for rotary drier is obtained, when the hold up is in the range of 0.
Flights (located in the inside shell of rotary dryer) lift the material being dried and shower it down through the current of hot air/gases. It extends from the wall to a distance which is about 8-12%
Rotary dryer is suitable for drying sticky material

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP

Mass Transfer
A coalescer in a mixer-settler liquid-liquid extraction coloumn

Helps in increasing the bubble size entering the settler
Helps in increasing the settling rate of the bubbles
Comprises of thin bed of substances of extended surface having high porosity
All of these

ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP