Food Engineering Questions and Answers – Unit Operations – Mixing-2

This set of Food Engineering Questions for entrance exams focuses on “Mixing-2”.

1. Which of the following is NOT an application of mixing solids in the food industry?
a) Biscuit/bakery making
b) Poultry and cattle feed
c) Chips and snacks industry
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: All the mentioned are applications of mixing in the food industry.

2. Which of the following is NOT a mixing involved with fluids in the food industry?
a) Soup powders
b) Carbonated drinks
c) Oxygen transfer in fermentation broths
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: Soup powders involve mixing of solids. Carbonated drinks involve mixing of gas with a liquid. Oxygen transfer in fermentation broths involves mixing of gas in liquid again.

3. Which of the following does NOT include power required for mixing by an impeller?
a) Rheological nature of the fluid
b) Friction in the motor
c) Speed, nature and type of the impeller
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: Friction in the motor does NOT include power required for mixing by an impeller.
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4. Power required for a gassed system is more than that required for an ungassed system.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Power required for an ungassed system is more than that required for a gassed system. This is because when gas is sent into the fluid via a nozzle, the density of the fluid near the impeller decreases and hence the power required for it is lesser.

5. Statement 1: Froude number relates the gravitational effect which is important when the liquid is agitated by an impeller.
Statement 2: When NRe,i < 300, NFr is ineffective.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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Answer: b
Explanation: Froude number relates the gravitational effect which is important when the liquid is agitated by an impeller. When NRe,i < 300, NFr is ineffective.
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6. With respect to the relationship between the power number and the impeller Reynolds’s number, which amongst the following statements is true?
a) In the turbulent region, the NRe,i has no impact over NPo
b) In the transient region, the NRe,i has no impact over NPo
c) In the laminar region, the NPo continually falls as NRe,i increases
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: In the turbulent region, the NRe,i, impeller Reynolds’s number, has no impact over NPo, power number.

7. Statement 1: In the transient zone, the power input depends on the density and viscosity of the fluid.
Statement 2: In the laminar zone, the power input depends on the density only. It is independent of the viscosity of the fluid.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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Answer: a
Explanation: In the laminar zone, the power input depends on the viscosity only. It is independent of the density of the fluid.
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8. Statement 1: For non-Newtonian fluids, another term called apparent viscosity is used as their viscosity changes with the change in the shear rate.
Statement 2: For non-Newtonian fluids, between the transition region, the power number for non-Newtonian fluids is slightly higher than that for Newtonian fluids.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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Answer: a
Explanation: For non-Newtonian fluids, between the transition region, the power number for non-Newtonian fluids is slightly lower than that for Newtonian fluids.

9. Statement 1: Where Pg is power for a gassed system and Po is power for an ungassed system, Pg/Po is _____
Statement 2: Na stands for _____
a) < 1, aeration number
b) > 1, aeration number
c) < 1, consistency index
d) > 1, consistency index
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Answer: a
Explanation: Power required for an ungassed system Po is more than that required for a gassed system Pg. This is because when gas is sent into the fluid via a nozzle, the density of the fluid near the impeller decreases and hence the power required for it is lesser.
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10. Statement 1: Flat blade/curve blade/arrow head/vaned disc turbines are generally used for gas-liquid mixing.
Statement 2: Helical screw/ribbon mixer/gate anchor are generally used for solid-solid mixing.
a) True, False
b) True, True
c) False, False
d) False, True
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Answer: b
Explanation: Flat blade/curve blade/arrow head/vaned disc turbines are generally used for gas-liquid mixing. Helical screw/ribbon mixer/gate anchor are generally used for solid-solid mixing.

11. Which of the following is true with respect to Carbonation?
a) Gas-liquid mixing
b) Helps improve storage life
c) Increased pressure
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: All of the mentioned are true with respect to Carbonation.

12. With respect to dipping oil emulsions, which of the following is true?
a) Used for easy dehydration of food
b) Gives a thin layer of coating on the fruit berries
c) Dipping oil made from an emulsion by mixing of fatty esters with some amount of aqueous potassium carbonate solutions by high speed impellers
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: All of the mentioned is true about dipping oil emulsions.

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