1.

i) What is the physical significance of NTU?

a) Ease of separation of mixture b) difficulty of separation
b) efficiency of particular packing d) it gives a measure of the interfacial area of contact in a
packed column.

ii) Which adsorbent will be suitable for final drying of air in an air separation plant?

a) Molecular sieve b) silica gel c) activated carbon d) activated alumina

2. a) Discuss coning, weeping, flooding priming in the operation of absorption tower with the help of
a diagram. What actions would you take in an absorption tower to get rid of above operational
problems? 2

2. b) Derive an equation of height of packed tower for absorption using usual notation of gas liquid
rates and their concentrations. 3