For the activated-sludge, the specific growth rate of cells is given by 

 

The following parameter values are known: F = 500 l/h, α = 0.4, ɣ = 0.1, Xe = 0, V = 1500 l, Ks = 10 mg/l, µm = 1 h-1 , kd = 0.05 h-1 , S0 = 1000 mg/l, Y M X/S = 0.5 g dw/g substrate. Calculate the substrate concentration (S) in the reactor at steady state. -------------------------

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Based on the flow behavior of fluids depicted in the following figure. choose the correct option.

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An aluminium pot contains water that is kept steadily boiling (100 °C). The bottom surface of the pot, which is 0.012 m thick and 1.5 x 10⁴ mm² in area, is maintained at a temperature of 102 °C by an electric heating unit. Find the rate at which heat is transferred through the bottom surface. Given k= 235 W.m^-1.K^-1

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The quantity of heat required to evaporate 1 kg of a saturated liquid is called

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A liquid stream is cooled from 80°C to 30°C in a double pipe heat exchanger as illustrated below: 

Fluid flowing counter currently with this stream is heated from 15°C to 30°C. Calculate the log mean temperature difference. 

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The main function of baffles in a bioreactor are

P. to prevent a vortex

Q. to increase aeration

R. to reduce interfacial area of oxygen transfer

S. to reduce aeration rate

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A bacterial culture having a specific oxygen uptake rate of 5 mmol O2 (g DCW)⁻¹ h⁻¹ is being grown aerobically in a fed-batch reactor. The maximum value of the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient is 0.18 s⁻¹ for the stirred tank bioreactor and the critical dissolved oxygen concentration is 20% of the saturation concentration (8 mg L⁻¹). The maximum density to which the cells can be grown in the fed-batch process, without the growth being limited by oxygen transfer, is approximately