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Key Concepts in Evaporation and Drying

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to evaporation, distillation, drying processes, and mixing mechanisms. It covers topics such as the operation of horizontal tube evaporators, factors affecting evaporation rates, and types of dryers used in various processes. Each question presents four answer options, testing knowledge on these subjects.

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Key Concepts in Evaporation and Drying

The document contains a series of multiple-choice questions related to evaporation, distillation, drying processes, and mixing mechanisms. It covers topics such as the operation of horizontal tube evaporators, factors affecting evaporation rates, and types of dryers used in various processes. Each question presents four answer options, testing knowledge on these subjects.

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1) In horizontal tube evaporator steam is circulated _______

A. Inside the evaporating tube


B. Outside the evaporating tubes
C. Condensate inlet
D. Product outlet

2) Fixed oils can be extracted using ________ distillation


A. Molecular Still
B. Vacuum Still
C. Water still
D. Fractional distillation

3) What is the term for the point at which drying rate is maximum and
moisture content is being removed??
A. Equilibrium moisture content
B. Critical moisture point
C. Saturation point
D. Drying equilibrium

4) Attrition is measure disadvantage with one of the following


A. Fluidised bed dryer
B. Drum dryer
C. Freeze dryer
D. Tray dryer

5) In which mixing mechanism do particles move primarily due to the bulk


movement of the fluid?
A. Convective mixing
B. Diffusive mixing
C. Mechanical mixing
D. Laminar mixing
6) A typical hollow cylinder joining angle in v cone blender is between
_____ degree
A. 10 to 20
B. 30 to 50
C. 70 to 90
D. 100 to 120

7) Rate of evaporation is
A) Directly proportional to temperature of liquid
B) independence of temperature of liquid
C) inversely proportional to temperature of liquid
D) directly proportional to humidity of surrounding air

8) Which of the following factor do not affect the rate of evaporation??


A) Temperature of liquid
B) Humidity of surrounding air
C) Depth of liquid
D) Surface of liquid

9) In vacuum distillation substance boiled at_____


A) High pressure
B) Temperature below its boiling point
C) Exact temperature at boiling point of liquid
D) Temperature slightly above its boiling point

10) Which product is not dried by spray dryer


A) Serum
B) Fruit juice
C) Lactose
D) Bacterial and viral cultures

11) One of the theories is not applicable to distillation


A) Graham’s law of diffusion
B) Law of conservation of energy
C) Law of conservation of matter
D) Raoults law

12) Which of the following rate is observed in mixing of solids?


A) First order law
B) Zero order law
C) Second order law
D) Mix order law

13) Which is the most essential factor for effective drying


A) Height
B) Weight
C) Humidity
D) Pressure

14) Which type of mixture is easily formed?


A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Neutral
D) Ampholytic

15) At a given temperature and humidity, if the moisture content of a


material is greater than equilibrium moisture content, then the following
process takes place
A) Absorption
B) Adsorption
C) Desorption
D) Sorption

16) For fixing the effective drying conditions, which processing factor is
essential?
A) Height
B) Humidity
C) Pressure
D) Temperature

17) Drying is essential after one of the following unit operations


A) Crystallisation
B) Evaporation
C) Mixing
D) Size reduction

18) Which dryer used radiation for drying?


A) Spray dryer
B) Drum dryer
C) Flash dryer
D) Microwave dryer

19) What is the use of a high pressure nozzle or a whirling disk in a spray
dryer?
A) Increasing contact time
B) Decreasing contact time
C) Agitation
D) Atomization

20) Which dryer used radiation for drying?


A) Spray dryer
B) Drum dryer
C) Flash dryer
D) Microwave dryer

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