CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OBJECTIVE TYPE

QUESTIONS: A COMPILATION

DR. LEONARDO C. MEDINA, JR.

DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY

CENTRIFUGATION

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1. For separation of sugar solution from settled out mud we use
a. sparkler filter c. centrifugal filter
b. plate & frame filter d. rotary drum vacuum filter

2. Moisture can be removed from lubricating oil using

a. tubular centrifuge c. sparkler filter
b. clarifier d. vacuum leaf filter

3. Which of the following can be most effectively used for clarification of tube oil and printing ink?
a. sparkler filter c. disc-bowl centrifuge
b. precoat filter d. sharpless supercentrifuge

4. If the radius of a basket centrifuge is halved and the rpm is doubled, then
a. linear speed of the basket is doubled
b. linear speed of the basket is halved
c. centrifugal force is doubled
d. capacity of centrifuge is increased

5. Where the difference in density of the two liquid phases to be separated is very small (as in milk
cream separator), the most suitable separator is
a. disc bond centrifuge c. batch basket centrifuge

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