NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 015

B.TECH. VII SEMESTER, I CYCLE TEST

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CL407-COMPREHENSIVE VIVA VOCE
DATE:

TIME: 04.15 p.m. To 05.15 p.m.

MAX. MARKS: 20

Answer all the questions

Assume suitable values wherever necessary
mark questions:
1. Producer gas contains N2 in significant amount in addition to the main components of
synthesis gas.
2. Role of Gypsum in Portland cement is to retard the setting time.
3. The material suitable for storage of Hydrofluoric acid is polypropylene or plastic etc.
4. Monomer(s) involved in production of Nylon 66 is/are :
Ans: hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid.
5. Unit of each term in the Bernoullis equation can be represented as ratio of which two
physical quantities? Ans: Energy / mass.
6. The dimensionless number of importance in flow of compressible fluids is defined as
Mach number = velocity of fluid / velocity of sound in fluid under conditions of flow.
7. In which of the following, boundary layer separation is likely to take place.
(b)
(a) Flow through straight pipe
(b) Flow through diverging channel
(c) Flow through converging channel
(d) None of the above
8. Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their calorific values.
Charcoal, Gasoline, Hydrogen
Ans: Hydrogen > Gasoline > Charcoal.
9. The criteria for phase equilibrium in a two phase system can be mathematically written as
Ans: i = i
10. Throttling process is
(b)
(a) Isentropic (b) Isenthalpic (c) Isobaric (d) Isotropic
11. Fugacity of an ideal gas is equal to its pressure.
12. Arrange the following size reduction equipment in the decreasing order with respect to
the size of their products.
(a) Ball mill
(b) Jaw crusher
(c) Fluid energy mill
Ans: (b) > (a) > (c) .

13. Power number is given as

(a) P / (n3. D5a . 2 ) (b) P / (n2. D5a . )

(d)
(c) P / (n . D
2

a.

(d) P / (n . D

a . )

All symbols have conventional notation.

14. Which among the following is mainly responsible for acid rains?
(a) O3 (b) CO (c) SO2 (d) CH4

(c)

1 mark questions:
15. Given the concentration of ultimate carbonaceous material equal to 25 mg/L, and BOD
rate constant is 0.25 days-1, The BOD after 2 days is 9.83 mg/L.
16. If a system is taken from state A to state B along a path P1, 60 J of heat flows out of the
system and 40 J of work is done on the system. How much heat flows into the system if
the system is taken from same states A to B through another path P2 where 30 J of work
is done on the system?
Ans: - 50J .
17. For the reaction CH4 + H2O CO + 3H2 , find the expression for yCO in terms of
reaction coordinate. Assume 1 mole of each of the reactants and no products are present
initially.
Ans: yCO = / 2(1+) .
18. Determine the degrees of freedom for a system comprising liquid water in equilibrium
with its vapor. Ans: 1 .
19. Use Hesss Law to calculate the enthalpy of the following reaction.
CH4 (g) + H2O (g) CO (g) + 3H2 (g)
Ans: 206.1 kJ
given the separate reactions:
CO (g) + H2 (g) C (graphite) + H2O (g) H = 131.3 kJ
C (graphite) + 2H2 (g) CH4 (g) H = 74.8kJ
20. If 500 g of Propane burns as per the following reaction, calculate the amount of water
formed in grams.
C3H8 + 5O2 4H2O + 3CO2
Ans: approximately 818 grams.
21. Find the water evaporated in the following process.
Water
Feed, 100 kg/hr
15 wt. % solute

Evaporator

Thick
Liquor, 60 wt. % solute

Ans: 75 kg
22. Write the force balance equation for the float of a Rotameter.
Ans: Gravitational force = Drag force + Buoyant force
23. Brine solution is flowing through a pipe of circular cross section. Determine the value of
friction factor if Reynolds number for this system is 2000.
Ans: 0.008
24. A simple manometer is used to measure pressure drop across a section of pipe carrying
water. If the manometer reading is 10 cm and manometer fluid is CCl 4, calculate the
pressure drop across that section of pipe. (density of water: 1 g/cm3 ; density of CCl4: 1.6
g/cm3)
Ans: 588 N/m2

25. Match the following.

(i)
Solvay process
(a)
H2So4
(ii)
Haber process
(b)
Na2CO3
(iii)
Chamber process
(c)
NH3
(iv)
Ostwald process
(d)
HNO3
Ans: (i) (b) ; (ii) (c) ; (iii) (a) ; (iv) (d) (At least two correct mark, more
than two correct 1 mark)
2 mark question:
26. Define sphericity of a particle. Calculate the sphericity of a cube of side 2 cm.
Ans: Sphericity is defined as the ratio of surface to volume ratio of a sphere to the surface
to volume ratio of the given particle of same volume as the sphere. The Sphericity of a
cube (irrespective of its length of side) is 0.806 or (/6)1/3.