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Code No: 07A10801

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I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Chemical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Explain the dimensional similarity. (b) Explain Bucking method of dimensional analysis. (c) Write the physical signicance of Reynolds number, Froude number, Euler number, Nusselt number. [4+4+8] 2. (a) Dene Yr and Yp . (b) Explain the dew point and molar humidity.

(c) Obtain relation between Yr and Yp . When are both equal.

3. (a) State and explain one dimensional and three dimensional ow. (b) Explain the characteristics curves of centrifugal pump.

4. Write notes on multiple eect evaporation and methods of feeding with suitable diagram. [16] 5. (a) Explain the process of diusion with help of molecular theory. (b) Describe about the rate of diusion in solids, liquids and gases. (c) Dene diusivity and give units. What are the variables which eect diusivity. [5+6+5] 6. Discuss in details the following: (a) Equilibrium distillation (b) Dierential distillation. [8+8]

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7. (a) Write about the selection of dispersion phase for liquid-liquid extraction. (b) Describe rotating disk and centrifugal extractors. 8. (a) Dene free moisture content. (b) Explain constant rate period and falling rate period. (c) What is penduler state? [4+8+4] [8+8]

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Code No: 07A10801

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I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Chemical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. (a) Dierentiate between crushing and grinding. (b) Explain the applications of size enlargement. (c) Write short notes on electrodialysis. 2. (a) Describe the dierent types of ow diagram. (b) Dierentiate between bypass, purge and recycle. [6+6+4]

3. (a) Dene uid and classify the uids with suitable examples. (b) Dierentiate between single and multi stage pumps. (c) What is pump? Explain briey reciprocating pumps. 4. (a) Dene log mean temperature and log mean area.

(b) Explain the signicance of heat transfer coecients. (c) Write the classication of heat transfer equipments.

5. (a) What are absorption and desorption processes? Explain with suitable examples. (b) Absorption and Desorption processes may be handle in two ways what are they? Explain. (c) Describe the essential features and operation of packed absorption column and mention the three main steps in its design. [4+4+8] 6. Compare the packed towers with tray towers and also discuss merits & demerits. [16] 7. (a) Draw a neat sketch of a triangular diagram and explain how the binodal curve and tie- line can be represented for the system. (b) What are the dierences between a countercurrent and a crosscurrent cascade? (c) In a ternary extraction system, what are the solute, solvent, and carrier? [6+6+4] 8. (a) Explain divided xed bed reactor with inter cooling between catalyst beds. (b) Dierentiate between uidized and semi uidized beds. [10+6]

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Code No: 07A10801

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I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Chemical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Discuss briey: (a) Flotation (b) Filtration.

2. Dene material balance and enumerate the dierent steps to follow in material balance calculations. [16] 3. (a) What is uid? Describe the nature of a uid.

(b) Distinguish between laminar and turbulent ow. Draw the velocity proles in pipes for various types of ows. [8+8] 4. (a) Explain the mechanism of heat transfer by thermal radiation. (b) What is a perfectly black body and describe Ferys black body? (c) State the following and explain: i. Stefans-Boltzmann law ii. Planks law.

5. (a) Obtain the expressions for height of absorption column in terms of overall gas phase mass transfer coecient. (b) What is necessary condition for absorption to take place? Dene active component. (c) Dene Ficks law of diusion. 6. (a) What is reux and reux ratio (b) Write short notes on applications of distillation (c) Write short notes on azeotropes (d) Name minimum four types of packing materials. 7. Write short notes on: (a) Mixer settler (b) Pulse column (c) Triangular diagram (d) Bubble cap. 1 of 2 [44] [4+4+4+4] [8+4+4]

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Code No: 07A10801 8. (a) Explain in detail about adsorption.

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(b) Dierentiate between reactivation and regeneration. (c) Write short notes on Vander Waals adsorption.

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I B.Tech Regular Examinations, May/Jun 2008 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Chemical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks 1. Discuss briey: (a) Flotation (b) Screening.

2. (a) Energy associated with mass be classied in a number of ways. What are these? (b) What are the dierent ways by which energy that is not associated with in the mass classied? (c) Dene standard heat of reaction and discuss about heat of reaction at constant pressure and constant volume. [5+2+9] 3. (a) With the help of a neat gure discuss about the development of a boundary layer on a at plate. (b) Write the expression for thickness of boundary layer if the boundary layer is laminar and turbulent, respectively. [12+4] 4. (a) Explain the mechanism of heat transfer by thermal radiation. (b) What is a perfectly black body and describe Ferys black body? (c) State the following and explain: i. Stefans-Boltzmann law ii. Planks law. [4+4+8]

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5. (a) Mass transfer may occurs in dierent ways, name any ve. (b) What are phenomena that must exists in a mass transfer opeartion. (c) There are many similarities and dierences between various mass transfer operations mention them. [5+3+8] 6. (a) Derive Rayleighs equation and mention assumption involved in it. (b) Write short notes on selection of equipment for gas-liquid operations. 7. (a) Write short notes on: i. Cross current ii. Counter current. (b) Explain the terms extract and ranate. 1 of 2 [10+6] [8+8]

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Code No: 07A10801 8. (a) Explain tray drier with neat sketch.

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(b) Dierentiate between wet bulb and dry bulb temperature.

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