Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the
A. Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments
B. Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
C. Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channeling/flooding
D. None of these
Answer: Option A
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A. Chemical properties
B. Physical properties
C. Degree of turbulence
D. Interfacial area
A. No change in theoretical
B. Marginal decrease in the number of
C. Major decrease in the number of
D. None of these
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