Test Your Knowledge: Vacuum Pumps

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* 1. True or False: Dry vacuum pumps can only be used for “clean” applications.

True

False

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* 2. True or False: Liquid ring vacuum pumps are less energy efficient than dry screw vacuum pumps

True

False

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* 3. True or False: It is possible to achieve perfect vacuum with a leak tight system

True

False

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* 4. What are the two most common vacuum technologies used in the chemical industry?

Liquid ring and dry screw

Dry screw and dry claw

Dry ring and rotary vane

All of the above

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* 5. True or False: Vacuum equipment is only used for scientific research

True

False

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* 6. What are the key benefits of using vacuum in distillation applications?

Reduced energy consumption

Reduction in thermal degradation

Improved safety in reactor

All of the above

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* 7. Because vacuum pumps are designed to handle gases, what type of protection equipment can be installed ahead of the vacuum pump to protect it from liquid slugs?

Variable frequency drive

Inlet bag filter

Knock out pot

Flow control valve

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* 8. True or false: Vapor condensers can only be installed in front of the vacuum equipment.

True

False

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* 9. Generally in a vacuum distillation application, what effects the amount of pumping capacity required by the vacuum pump at low pressures?

Process carryover

System air leakage

Gas temperature

All of the above

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