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Chemical Engineering - Process Equipment and Plant Design - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Process Equipment and Plant Design - Section 1 (Q.No. 43)
Process Equipment and Plant Design
43.
Pick out the correct statement.
When highly corrosive fluids are to be handled, the plate towers prove to be cheaper and easier to construct than packed tower.
Packed towers are generally preferred over plate towers, if the liquids have a foaming tendency.
The pressure drop through the packed towers is generally more than the pressure drop through plate towers designed for same duty.
none of these.
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Sakthi said:   7 years ago
Plate towers exhibit larger pressure drops and liquid holdup at higher gas flow rate.
Chopra said:   7 years ago
Why not C? Please explain me.
Datta said:   1 decade ago
The pressure drop through the packed towers is generally more than the pressure drop through plate towers designed for same duty this is correct statement as per my knowledge.
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