Flooding in a vapor-liquid contacting equipment occurs in a tray, when the pressure drop through a tray is _______________ the liquid head available in the downcomer?
Correct answer: B. More than
- A. Less than
- B. More than
- C. Same as
- D. Very much less
Explanation
Flooding begins when the tray pressure drop exceeds the liquid head available in the downcomer, preventing liquid from flowing downward and causing backup. Thus, excessive gas flow produces liquid accumulation on the tray.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? support@testustad.com
Practise Mass Transfer Operations
669 free Mass Transfer Operations MCQs from Chemical Engineering, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Exams that ask Chemical Engineering questions like this
Chemical Engineering is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.
More Mass Transfer Operations questions
Humid volume, at a given temperature is a/an _______________ function of humidity?
The term "approach" in a cooling tower refers to the difference in the temperature of the____________________?
Which of the following employs an accessory known as 'drift eliminator' ?
Which of the following is an undesirable characteristic for the solvent used in gas absorption ?
For the same feed, feed quality and separation (in a distillation column), with the increase of total pressure, the number of ideal plates will_____________________?
In case of binary distillation, increasing the reflux ratio above optimum does not result in the increase of_______________________?