Question

Which of the following trays are used in distillation?

(a) Bubble cap tray, sieve deck tray

(b) Bubble cap tray, pore sieve tray

(c) Sieve deck tray, pore sieve tray

(d) Bubble cap tray, multi-flow tray

I had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

The origin of the question is Distillation of Binary Mixtures in division Distillation of Food Processing Unit Operations

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) Bubble cap tray, sieve deck tray

For explanation: There are five major types of tray column that are used in distillation process. They are bubble cap tray, sieve deck tray, dual flow tray, valve tray and baffle tray.