Question

Pick out the correct statement.

a.

When highly corrosive fluids are to be handled, the plate towers prove to be cheaper and easier to construct than packed tower.

b.

Packed towers are generally preferred over plate towers, if the liquids have a foaming tendency.

c.

The pressure drop through the packed towers is generally more than the pressure drop through plate towers designed for same duty.

d.

none of these.

Answer: (b).Packed towers are generally preferred over plate towers, if the liquids have a foaming tendency.

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