Mass Transfer Questions

and Answers – Drying-Rate

of Batch Drying
Posted on June 17, 2017 by Manish

This set of Mass Transfer Multiple Choice

Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Drying-Rate of Batch Drying”.

1. Direct dryers are ___________

a) Batch driers
b) Continuous driers
c) Semi-batch driers
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: In batch drying process the heat
is directly allowed over the solids.

2. Cabinet/ Tray driers are direct driers.

a) True
b) False
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: In cabinet the solids are loaded
and the hot gas is passed over. So itʼs a kind
of direct drying operation.

3. For estimating the drier size it is necessary

to know _________
a) Time of drying
b) Heat of drying
c) Speed of drying
d) All of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: The design of drier is based on
drying curve rate which demonstrates the
time rate.

4. For a batch drying, the wet surface should

be more compare to dry surface.
a) True
b) False
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: For an effective batch drying
operation to take place, the ratio of wet and
dry surface should be same.

5. Constant drying conditions include

a) Temperature constant
b) Humidity constant
c) Velocity constant
d) All of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: d
Explanation: The temperature, humidity and
velocity should be constant for constant
drying condition.

6. Find the missing position.

a) Time
b) Speed
c) Water vapour
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: The moisture content decreases
with time.

7. Calculate the flux (kg/sq.m sec) if

Mass of dry solid = 8 kg; Wet surface area = 4
sq.m; Change in moisture content with time is
0.4 /sec;
a) 0.4
b) 0.6
c) 0.8
d) 0.9
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: Flux = 8/4 * 0.4 = 0.8.

8. The other part than the constant rate

period in the Batch- Drying curve is falling
rate period.
a) True
b) False
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: After the constant rate period,
the unsaturated drying surface is known as
falling rate period.

9. Find the gas phase mass transfer co-

efficient for a unbound moisture to remove if
the flux is 5 kg/sq.m sec and the difference in
humidity of the liquid and the main stream is
0.5 units.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 20
d) 30
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: Flux= Mass transfer co-efficient *
(Ys-Y)
Mass transfer co-efficient= 5/0.5 = 10.

10. The value of _________ remains constant

while drying if speed and direction of gas flow
never change.
a) Mass transfer co-efficient
b) Humidity
c) Moisture
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: If the speed and the direction of
gas never change the rate remains same so
the mass transfer co-efficient remain same.

11. If the dry spot appears in the substance in

the batch drying curve at ___________
a) Critical moisture content
b) Equilibrium moisture content
c) Bound moisture
d) Unbound moisture
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: After the constant drying period,
the moisture of unbound will finish then the
dry spots appears. The constant drying period
ends at critical moisture content.

12. After critical moisture content _________

starts.
a) Saturated drying region
b) Unsaturated drying region
c) Constant drying region
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: b
Explanation: After the critical moisture
content, the falling period starts which are the
unsaturated drying region.

13. After the unsaturated drying completed

________ starts to evaporate.
a) Bound
b) Unbound
c) Equilibrium
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: After the unsaturated drying the
internal movement starts which is the
evaporation of bound moisture.

14.Find the representation AB in the batch

drying curve.

a) Constant drying region

b) Falling rate period
c) Equilibrium moisture content
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: a
Explanation: The flux remains constant only
for constant drying period.

15. Find the point D moisture content.

a) Bound
b) Unbound
c) Equilibrium
d) None of the mentioned
View Answer

Answer: c
Explanation: At the zero rate, the equilibrium
attains the moisture content at that stage is
equilibrium moisture content.

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