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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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3,

SECTION A

b I3

(75 Maltul)

c. 1,35

ONE MARKS QUESTIONS (1 - 35)

d. I .2

For each of the followmg questions ( I IO 35 ), four

altemati"es - A. B, C and 0 arll pro1'ided.
U1dicate the correct answer by writing A, B. C or
0. ns npproprinte, !\Dinst the corresponding
question number in the bloc~ 1n the ~tSIH:r book.
I Marks : I ' 35 = 35)

the e.XLt streaQl iS

1/2
b 1/3

1/4
d. 1/5
Which uf the folloWJII!l is true for Vtrinl
equation of sUIto
a. Vinal cocff:ictems are wnversal

ce
7

COilS UlnLS

1/ )6

3.

w
w

a. ll

15.

.e

b, ISf[(i
c. 7/fl
d. 1/R

xa

1L

ra

Sx + 10y = 25
n. bas no w1ique solullQn
b. has only one solution
c. has only two solution:;
d. has mtuute solultons
Four .fnir coins are tossed simulUlilcously
The probabi li\)' ~lal nt least one head turns
up is

A pr.pe or I D 4 m is bifurcated mto Lwo

pipes of LD. 2 m each. If the merage
velocity of warer nowwg through !he .main
prpe IS 5 m/s. the average 1 elooi Ly through
the birurcared prpes 1s
a 20 ruts
b. IiJ m/s

d. 3

T he hannonrcseries

L-;;I
~

rl

JJ

n. com'erges for p > 1

b. Jiv,;rges for p > I
c comerges for r < l
d. di verg~s for p < I
1\ solution of spec.fic gmvlly J.U consrS1s
of 35% A by 11e1ght and the ceruaioing B
1 !he speci [tc gmvtt) of A is U7, !he
specific gr:wtly ofB i>

b Virial coel'ficient B represents thr~e

bod)' onteroctions
c. V.r"11 coemcrents are funchons ol'
tempernturc only
d For some gases, Vi rial equations and
ideal gas ~quations are the s;une
A g:rs mrxture of three componenLS t~
brought in c.ontact \\~lh n dispcrston of an
organic phase in water. The degrees of
freedom or the system are
a. -1
b. 3

' 5
d, (i

b
c. 2

.c

(1,

C,

2x + 4) e iO

om

Puru A in gQS phase e~uers a reactor 5(\%

of Lhts A is conened to B Uuougl1 the
tll{lction A~ 3 B. Mole- fracnon of A .iu

The system of equations.

.2 ,

1,25

c, 5 ../2 m/s
Ill,

d 5 mls
In centnfugal pumps. cantallon occurs
1vben pressure of the impeller eye or vane
becomes
,~ Jess thnn nrmospheric pressure
b. more tban liqurd \'apour pressure

b,

12.

v/

b.

18.

D1,l

C. \ , ' I'_.,I,J
d. \1 0 vD.'
Por n tu<bin...agit.1t d and ))all:led t.1nk:.
o perating at low Reynolds number (b~sed
on m1pcll.:r dinm<rter). llw powe1 number
(Np) vori~ will1l'<R,. ~s

19.

,fN._:

.:.

N,- ><:ostanl

b~

convec_tion

C.

J'>ldi3tiOli

d. c:andt:usntion
As the dill'wenc:.: between Ute

wall
tempcrnllll\l

boiling

he.lt

lrJmfi!r

w
16.

djfferCJ1ces in

n, vis~ns ity

l7

2 1.

.e

CA>eJiicicnl
a. continues IQ increnst:"
b. conli ouef\ to decrease
c g<JCS throush ll minimum
cl s~ thw ug h maximum
tn pipe llow. bc.1t ~~ itonsf=od lrom hut
\1 all In the liquid by
u~ condoctinn only
b. forecd ~110\'C~:tion unly
e. .foJ'ced ~.:oovcctiou nud condut:t.iou
rl. fret: lind CmeeJ cOnyj:ctino
tlcot IIant ler uccun; by nawrnl corwcetion
becnuse chanJ!,C In U.'tl\l'trnmre Couse

w
w

15.

tha-

bu"'

xa

tcmporoturc ond the

locre.1~es.

1
"

reduce tlt~:~
concentntion of cnrbon dioxide in o
slrcaru !rom I 0 In 0. H o by obsorption
wilh irTeversible chemical renclion. The
ovem ll number of lmru;J'e.- units based on
g.. phase is
A n alka1inesolullon is

used

lo

ra

oondnction

20.

14.

Gibbs pluts rule finds oppli"ation whon

heottrnsfer occurs by
3,

(-ID,I(nt)) U2

d. (4D.,Ill

d. N0 11IINo.

13.

Pe:nclratioll tln:ury sla""' Utal the maS-~

tronsfer ~'tlofficienl is equal lo (where D, is
diffu.,ivity and t is time)
(D,I)' ~
b. (DJt{~

ce

c, forms hiAhboilioj!. l!Ztolrope

d. ~~ nnl 11<:1' tbc t'Ciativt l'lllatility ur
the original component!.
The r~vcry of ponicillln from tb e
acidified fennent1>1ion broth is done hy
11; distil Iali on
b. <:Vopomlion
c. absorption
d. liquid ex~e~on

:~ ~'~t \'l NJU

IJ. N, a

fotm~ A low-bonln.g uzco1rope

om

a.. V, /l)p'

a. is oflow Yolntility

.c

Lt.

c. le~$ Otan IJquld vppour pre<sun:

d. ono111 thlln ~tmospberle prcssuru
Fut IMlinnr l1o" thrOugh pocked bed.
the prcssul'C dr9p 1$ proport.iona\ to (V, j,
the superficini Ii~uid ~do~it.V :md Dv is thcJ>Ilrl ielc diameter)

b. density
ll. lltcmJill i!l>ndud i1i1y
d. heat ""pacily
So lvent used in o.xttoulive distillati.oro

. 9,2 1

b. 4.605
c. I()()
d. 0.00 1
(n.,rnll ordl!l' of reaction for which nle
conslanl ha~ units of(mol L) ~.\'% ~ec' 1 is

. - 3'2

22

b. 112
c. 312
d. 512
Forlhet'eactionA 1D _,.2B 1C.
ll,

I"A

lb

b. rA = -1'fl

"' r, ~ 2 l'fl

r,

= l'fl 2
d.
'I he .:xi1 uge dislribuli<m cun'e l;(fl) fvr :m
id~ul C'S'fR Willi I!Jt UVcr:tge residence
lime'<. is g.lvcn by

a. e"1'
b. ( I t )e ~
c._

l_t:;~

d. 1- ( Ut)ol/<

2 5.

30.

l!lllrled out ln n adi:tbatic plug flo\\

rcttetor. The rule nl'btalgcnerallon i~
~. maximum althc inlet oflhc rca~lcor
b, ma.~imum at thce;(fl oflhe reactot
" mxximum at the ~enter or 1herea~tor
IL c<Jnst3nl throughout the r~clor
rbe LapL!co lran.Com> of ~p(al), where n
~ 0. is ilc:fin~:d rm ly Cor th.: !,place
parnmolcr. S > ct. since
3].

a. the function is e.wont:ni.Jnl

b !he L~ploca-transform Integral

af
llliS finjte vnJu.,: only for s ~ a
.:. ll1e Ln1lla~e-transf01m Integral of
""p(nt) hru! initial values onl) fou a
d. lh.: fimllllon exp(ll is pidl.le-wl~e

A system "ilh a doubt.. pole ot lit'> origin

is anstablo since the conusponding tcnn iu

the lime domain

.c

33.

incrooses)

b. become.< less oscillatory

decrea~es)

(i'n:qu~ncr

34.

.e

" gaL< nmplificd (magnitude mcreases)

d. gi>l oUcnuatcd (magnitude decreases )

28.

A typical example of physical system

w
w

wrtll itnderdamped cllarncterislics is

:t.

IJ-tube m..1nometer

35.

h, <prin&loaded dil!plmlgp> vlve

.:. CSTR wiU1 .Gil!t-ord.:.1' "'ant ion

11- lhc:nnqc.ouple

in

liq ui<l-filled U!ermowell

ln tt manufacturing lndu~uy, bt'I:Jlkel'i!!11
pOint occur. when
;t. Lhe total annual r~tc of prod11ctiOt1
equals llle ssigned ' alue
ll. Ihe tom I nnu~l product co&1 equt~lsth~
i<lbl ann\w I ,.].~
c.. the annual profit oquals the c~ected
value
d. Ihe llllnlllll $al~ cqUHlllhc ti:..ad C<lLs

w
29.

lttpt iruntol!'Scd

Suc.nlS-C is a disaccharide consi~ting

a. glucose md _glucose
b. glucose nnd fru<:lose

or

d. fructose nnd gruactose

xa

27.

32,

c. gluoose and ~obdo.e

aooay lin.:nrly will\ tlmd

A ~inusoidal variation in d1.: inlnJt P""irrg
through linear firsl-order system
a. b<lCOrnC.S moro Cllscillolor:y (frequcnc)
tl.

gradient

ra

n. ls a const-ant
b.. grows- e~-,>onenti:aUy with time.
c. grows linonrly wiU1 time

Is

cxpan~lun
d. .inuronsc U1u Jog moon lom>pCTllture

ce

26.

[n a l1ca1 O.'lc)langcr, lloating hcd

)lrovided to
a. l1>Cililate clcMing o.f Ute cxchngcr
b. increase Ute heat b'l>nst'e1- atCJ!
.:. rdiew llr""'"' o:4U>Cd by lhQ'fllal

~nt)

continuous only- for s

3 u{~
HMtcUoy C is d .good m:rtwl ot'
construction In cllamica l process industry
sin.:e it is.
a. high ly eorto~ionfCliislont ll'lld is
r<:-'ltlily tabticaled
b. relative!~ inc.xpcnive alllitl"!!h it con
l>t>fallcicotcd witl1 """c di.Jljc.ulty
c. corrosioorcsisl3nl lo rnosl nlkalis,
pnrticu!ttrly because of it~ ru CClnlent
d. ligltt ond rei.,l'i ollaek by ucills

om

An endothermi~ second-order rea..:tion l>

The organiil add monomer In :Nylon G6 tS

11. $ebootc ac1d
b. terephtll"lllc ~cid
C. dipic 3CIIi
d. bL'IlZnic acid
Which one of the lbllowing is noL lil!dy IIJ
be li con.<tituenl.ufvegetoble Oll!?
:a. citric acid
b. o!ejc dd
t:. $I CUrie m:id
d. glycerol
n,e gtt5 "hielt t\lntrihuk-s the ma).imtJm
'" tlte healing value or natural ga;, i

. co
l1. CO:
~.

u,

d. (.'HI

ie,',l ,\f '.l:1 111 ~ $[1:: If{ t!II

Fat each of the lo llowin.!l qm:stions (36 to 52),
four ~llc'tttotiv"" - A. B. C 31ld D aro pmvitkd.
Indic.Jlto the corTCc( answer by writing A. R C or

(). os appropriate. against the coiTilSpondinJI

question num!}t:r In tho answer book. For

J ura
questiont 53 to 55 two itclll!i are indicoled in the
lcl\-1\and column lind oil; items in !he righHmnd
column. Each item in the icll-htmcl c41umn It
closely ossoeiatod \Vith one of the items in the
righr-hnnd I.'Ohnnn. F'or ench. <tue<~Lion, write the
nppmpriBte mnlch in t)le cQoTe.s-p<mding i)(IX in the
11n.1wcrboo.k
!Marks: 2 20 = 401

37.

+ yz-l

at lhg point (-

t.l, t) is

ra

"

xa

-12.

(1,25~

c. O.IS2
<L 0.637

Mnxwtlrs oolatiu11 cur...,.puudiug tu the

td<mtity.dU - TtlS I '\'dP > ~f!Jdnt ill-

rD~
18

P.- p)nhJ.
,,

d. [ D'~ f/,- Jl l~h

I~

fL

\Vater is Oowing :ll l

m/~

tJtrougll a

The l'o l'l!c in Newton~ e:<ertoo

by the watcr i~

pip~

C'1l

the ~Cild

. 10../2#

.e

w
w

b. sup. 9
>l, (p- - Pv"') 11]1
d. l!<np..,..
For lht r<Ntniibl~ rt::~cti<ln A [] 28. iflht
t:<~Uilibnum C4ln.,~1nt K is 0.05 moUnt,
~Utdin,g frmn initially "2 moles of A and
zero mnles of B. how mnny moleo will nt:
fmmed t "''uilihrium7

Jl

(cJf 10 em J.D.) "itl\ o right angle bend.

b. S1r 2

Pn

h. (J 338

-10.

I'

18

S<l1urnted ~olutign ol' benz""e in wnler is ln

equtltboium "ltlr A mixuore <>I' alr and
""JIOUI'll Of benzene and Woter ul tOCliO
tcmllCtllture bOd Jl<Cs~=- Mole frntlion of
ben1..ene tn liquid is 'Xn nnd the vp11ur
pre:<sures ol' hen.letH' and water at thc:.c
.:onclitions oro p,8 41\d 1>.w r~pCL1ivc:~l'
Ute part~! pressor" of b<;nzone in a1r-

.1

(D,p,-p)lllr
I~

vopour mL'(tU['C is

~9.

r:: t ,.l~~ ~...

b ( l)'cP,- p)filr'

ll. 3i-3j+6k
c. 4o-:i- 3k
d 4i- ;\j+6k

;t,

C~ t. =( :~'.

Velocity ofn ~ moll p:lrtlclc Qfdiornch.1' Dp

at " 1li~tJmc~ r lrum lhe rotation I axis of"
cyclone rotntlng nl n l\!luL1r Apeed co i<
civeu b)' (tJte 0 tl1er S~>JI bois are OS peo
stand:trd nol~t.ion)

a,

n. 3i- Jj+3k

:"8.

.jf.

ili ...

om

" 15f2S
b. 9116
1:. 7116
d. lJS
f'hc tirn~ic:nl 01" S),l

d.

--( {!1"

.c

A box C4lnLiins S bnll. 2 of whrch an:

defective. The pmbnbillry that none oflhe
boUs drown aJ'e doooCiive when lwo ore
drBwn nt random without rq>lat.:c:ment is

c.

t..,

ce

36.

b. ( rW '
t,P

c.
.IS,

s..fir.

d. 511 ..fi
Rllte of heallrnrtsf<l Uttuugh a Jlipe w~ll is
given by

liJrk[T, - / 0 )

In(~ )

f'Qr cylindim< tJf very thin wall. q

approximnll!d by

" " llrkJJ ~ 1~)

u. ,
)
In ~
~

2nr,k(T 1;.)
b. 'J - _,._,.__,...,'"(r,, - r )

2]

C:tll

be

sura
>).

e.

(r.,-r, )
2irk (T

To)

-18.

'1 -Jr,+r,)/2]

= )0 r. and Inc tempermure ditlero1ee

betweeu Ule IWO >lt'tmms being u.e S3111C
e\'01')'1\'b~rc long z, the direction of flo"
cof the hC)t lluid, the temperature prolile

convcrston (or f'FR with space velocity

ot0.2 mrn- 1 1 j\sume llint tb<l alllhe other
opcpting condJtion are the s:nne tor

CSTR and PFR.

;1.

0. 15

b. u.:;

J'T
" I'l
l

c.

<I:

(),(j

d. 0.9

J'i

b. - ,=II

'''<1:"r 0

ra

d. i/T - ()
<I:
\Vall of' a oubical oven an: ul' UJicknesa L
and tbuv '~ tUJ~de of moteriol of tbeowol
couducti,.iLy,. k. The lcmpcwature _i:nside the
oven os I 0() C and the inside heal l:rof\Sfer

Consider the oU1 O)rdcr io'C\'Ct'Sible liquid

phose: rcction A- B. Which one uf the
f<JIIIJWing. pl<m mvolving hnlf-lif~ nf the
t>:aetiun (tn.l oud the initi~l J'dlclanl
conecntrt i~n (C.~o) givCII strisht Llno
plot

ce

-19.

(/z_

c.

om

C'STR i~ lilund 111 be 11.3 Ill " "I'"""

1eiO<;ity of 0.1 min 1 Whnt will be the

II.

' W3 I"u lt:m{'trnl.ure

T:'ill _If u1e
1

C,..,. v.-.. lt;:t

- lu C11o
~.

'
'
C.Qt:j]j etent
Hi

50.

.e

xa

un the owt~ide is= held At 1S C. what ;.,. the

inside wuU l<!mp<:rature iu degn:Cl, C'l
n. 355
b. 43.7S
c. 8l.25
d. 48.2S

46.

For the liquid pbll!IU tt:roo(tfd~ irrev~siblt

l'll>cllon A > B, tho. corove,..ioo of A in

For a coumer-cm-r.:nt ltJ:OL cKalt:tngcr wiU1

T'to= 80 C. T, = 60 C, T~ =50 C, and T 1,

~1\ould satisl)

-IS,

o.s

d, 0,2

.c

44.

IJ -

b. 0,6

2nf<(T - T0 )

lf the $pecitic heal$ of :1 gas and o vpour

w
w

nre 0.2 ~.likJ! K nd

I.S kJ kg K

re-spectively, 1111d the ltutnirul\' is 0.01. the

lmrniil heal. in k.l/1..1! K is
l l , 0.31
b. 0.1Ci7

S I.

v~ It ~

e, CAn"' In t 1r.t

d.

In

c.,., vs. In

t 112

At a gt''"" va lue or E/R (J'lltio ..,r octivat.ion

enc'f8Y nod go:~ constant). Ute t11t.io llr the
rote oonstrutts M 500 K ond 400 K is 2 if
Arrhenill$ Ia\\ m used. WhAt 1-tll 1> this
mtitl il' trnn5itlllnsiatc Ulouo-y i~ Ulled with
1111~ snme VAlue of EIR!l
a Lli
b. 2
\:, 2.24
d. u
A C<mtrol Y~tem hlL\ Ihe followins
lransler runcltun,
a. I

b. liS

0.017
tL 0.215

c. 7/R

tbe Vapour pressw-es of l>enzene und

wlucnu aJ'<> 3 and .\1~ alluu;phcre;
rc:sp<...:tively. A liquid Iced of tlA mules of
bc'117.eni: ;md t),6 molll'l nf toluen~ ;,
vaiJ')rit.ed. ."-~sumin~ tht tile pl'(>dlli!ts ~r"
in olquilibtium, the vfipout tlh~!e mole
lhlction of bcn7.<.>ne ;,

Which of tl1e ~y!<tcm l~>V1J18 tlJe followinll

1!.

"'

o.~

d. l
lTan5fer filnctlons i~ .!<it3ble'l

a.

b.

72
I
1

s - 2.; + 3

ufR

SECTION.

flwe Merb a-t.._ (II A 71

A.uJ\\'et tlfJ) JV~.t~Jt qot'bl.'ltle

3, H)l"'rbofic
~. Unslllblc rospon>c
5. luOJ\!35~ in pbaso murgin

1.5 - 751

J( 4K' -t .1').1.>

~(i.

l::vnluate

S7.

t'Ulc, Usc ~ J!tap ize of 0.2. Ohlll iJ1 lite

error b{>nnds for this solution. ('ampule the
ahsohth>error of the nnmeric.1l solution hy
evolualing the integral analyll.u>ll) .
tA
Solve tb; - 6XJ=-6x by the following

hy ltupezoldl

'

metb<xls:

a. vnrintjon of L>i'lrnmeten

b.

58.

~eparntion

of'\13riah les

a, AI what. poinls are Ihe CaucltyRciman

G. Pba~e angl~ i~ - 90
Each of Ute methods given in the left-band
column i! closely Jink"d to one> of thd
items listed tn tltc right-hand column

eq\lations satislied ror lhe fnuellon,

F(z)
xj -t i x."y 1 Whetc> i f.(z)
analytic?
b. Compute lbc distinct cube rool5 nf

ra

S4.

(1\latl.,s: .5
I

om

'.,- 2, - 1
Euch item gJven in the lefl-hlllld rolumn Is
closely ajsi>Cifilt:li \ 1ith a specific
chnrnct<~i,tic listotl in the riJ~hlhund
~lumn. t.latch <!.'lch of'lhe item~ 11~Lh the
UIJrfC$ponding charJtlcri~t lc.
(\\'rile hoth aJts\\c:rs in 13nx Nn. .53)
A. 'l'rlnl>'J)IIrl:ni<ln htl!
I;! Control vnlve
J. lnc1'ease in gam mar_gin
2, Phose l.ag i< proportional to fiujUC!lCY

.c

53

cxp(- 20.r)

ce

d.

(H).

59.

w
w

55.

.e

xa

Match
e.1ch
method
witl1
the
corresponding item.
l Write both answe~ ul Ho~ No. 541
A, Discounted cah !low
B. D~llning balance
I. Depred ation
2. Jluyout poriod
3. l'rolit.1bitity ann lysis
-t Solvlli!~ \loluc
.5. Annuilv
(i. WClr-king CJ~rll.al
l'vlntch each rol)mer mentioned in the lefthand ~11urn11 wi01 Ute corrc:spouding
cbc"llllenl nature listt d ln the ri!fll~hruul
column.
(Write both Answ~ in Box Ko. jS)

A.

Pcrs,>c:><

B. Rnyon
I. Pol )'AO~chartde
L Pllyamtdc
:;. P<llyllt.'fylatc
.t. Pol)ester
5. Polyether
6. Pol)'lllefin

60.

II is proposed to produce occt.llch::hydo by

o;odation of ethanol m gas ph:tSe
C,fl, OH (g) ' 112 O:(g) - > ClhGIO (g)

H:zO (g)
'The ratiO of atr to elbnool in d1e fl-esh tbed
(before it i.s mt,ed with r.:cycle stn:m) i>
10 to !. The c~>nver:siou Qf ~th~nol oo
single pa!s through the rc.ctor is 25'1., l11c
unrcactcd ethanol is completel) separated
fi'om the TCI\Ciion products and rooycled.
\Vital i U1e talitl of rccy,lc stream Ill the
fresh 1<.-ed ~tremu? \Vhnt i the
camposititm of the QU[Iel >1re:tm. lh>m th<:n:ctor in mass fr.tctinn nnd n111fc l'rncti&?n'l
("nCO., , lurry has In be dried. l11c drier i~
dcigoed l<1 l'llJilQVe 100 k& mot>litre fl<r
hour, r\ir I 20 C ~tnd 40o refalivc:
humidity. enters the dncr and leaves nt 65
c nnd 65o rolative humidity. Whal ts Ihe
weight rin kg) of bon.c-dty nir rcquU'ed per
hour? Th<> ntrurnophcric pras.utt i 103
kP:a. If the} humtdity <tfthe ntr entering the

drier c.nn bt: V:lried, whal i" t.bt: minimum

amount of llry ir r<:quired2 The -oM;t..ln~
for Antoine e<Juotion for vqpour pressure.
of wnter Iii mni Hg may be taken ns A =
IVOii. B - 3816.#. ~nu <: ~ -46. 1J.

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65.

SU$[Oce (nt r = r,} is maintained ut T ~ T,.

and the outer Sllrlllce (at r - r,,) is
muiutained ut T - '1'~.
150 kg of wolcr is lo be heated in n slcom
J3CI.et~d v-ossel (r('lm 2.5 C IC> 80 C. St.:auo
ts ooutlcJU;ing ut 110 C. and the heal
transfer urea ts 0.15 nl! 'l'lo~ h"11l trnusfer
coetlicio>nls lbr c~udeusatiou {f steam and
heating of wmer bv
arc I00(1
- couvecuon
,
Wim C sud 500 W!nt C r~spectwelv
appropn:nc uusteadv balun<:<:
Writ~
C<JUilttuns 11nd liud the tlme ~>:qwred for
ile:JUD& th~ W~tdf AssWUd tllol. tll< Sfi"O[UO
hem Of Water iu tho ~mjl<:ttiiUII: rannc of

ce

What ts l.bc d~recdon ol' lluw rn tho

pi l"''t
b. Dcm e an expression tbr vcloolh'
thruugh tho critic<:, l:l.--t~nninctlte n..;v
rnt.o ll'r ou urdice cncl'ticicnt nJ' 0.8.

Obuun expn:ssiuus [or Sb>udystat~

toUlJ>Crulure prolilo nut! beat tmusfcr mte
for u hollow spbencul contnhter.
iwt~t

n,_,

(,(, ,

Don\'..: nn cxprossmn to obtam the ._.lfiU

required IO op1pl) the \'O!!Scl con taining
1\'atcr as sb"'ll In thG fol l~"iug Jigure.

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62.

For Ute binary ~ystem methanol (I ) and

J)cu:tcnc (2). the fC<!OlllffiOOdcJ VaiUilS ol
the Wil90n pu.mwelers ul 68 C ur" A1: =
0. L7.5 1 rmd A~t - 0.3456. The vupour
press"'" of pur" spedos ut68 Cure Pt.. 68.75 kl'a und P:i"' ~ 11.5.89 kPil ShQ\1
~tal tho given s:y~1c tn cHill lorm ,UJ
ll't<!otrupe a1 68 C. A~um" thuJ Ute VIIJli>Ur
ll.::ltavcs liko au itle:Jl!!,U.S..
FI0\1 I'Ule or II'Ul~r llowin!l tlut>ll~h a f'lJl"
is being UIC'.JSUI\:d by usina an uriticu
ruerr tL~ slm u in the Gollowllig figur

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'J'hc cmss S<>clionol urea of tho opening at

tho hu11ouo nf Ute tullk i ~ u. As!nuuo that I lot

w
w

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< II

ui JQfviscostrv 100 cT' IS to be pumped ns

shmvn in the Jollo\vtng figure. n te P'Jl"
u:<cd cl'ery whcr., ol" 7 em J.D. If tho
ofGci~IIC)' uf IIJe fttiiJIJl is 80 ''%, lind the
CJtcrsy n:qUtred for pumping. lite oil ni 20
uo1'hr. o~nsity t>l1he oil Is 800 kgnn3

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68.

io11or~st is4:18 ~ 10; Hg C.

Slnpping of 1lll10li>Lii~ is curriod oul at a
prussu~'<> o( 1.1 alms. One ml of water
enl<l.:S U1e system aud the ratio of Ute molar

ilow r~ uf nir -and tlllrt OJ' tho II OtU ~~ 4.

The mlet air and Ute inlet wnt~r ho1e 0. l
and ! .(1 mnlo porcu,Jt of uruo11nuu
N~P"ctiv~l) , Th.o Mu'l'hl'te vapour pluta
elliciency for nmmonia remtwnl ~ 50" b
at!d the HcntiS 1011 con.llimt fur mtlm(nnu
in wnt~r is '2,574 -< I0 atm m3 mnl,
dctemtine tltc exi t wut>t CQm[lO$i lion nnd
the exit n~r composition.
D~tcrmlnatilln of c flicicnc, is omucnl in
plolo column design. llta -gns nod liqlllcl
rntcs arc 0 I and 11.25 kmol!s rllsp::~tively.
The tntcrtiwinl nnw for miL trons.tcr is 35
' ltlluJ
on Ihe pl utc. Tuc
t.. restdoncc
'
Dl-'nr
tnl1u of both the liquid and gas in the fmth
1.onc is 3scoonds, The liquid phose and gn.
f'h:JS(l mas~ transfer ~utlici~nts are I <
10- 2 ml~ und 2 ' -l (r' m!~ ""~P"clively.

Culculuw
u, Uquid phMe llUnsf~r unitS
b.

]tiS phuse lnUlsf.n unit>

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KG
T ~
,)'-2s - 3

Is eootroll.:d "lth a pmpcmonolullegnl

contrnUor. if ill the other lags in th~
control loop :ttc ncgli!l'blo nd Urcir
ste;,dy-nate gin are II equl to unil) ,
find the rciJtiou bet\Veetl tliC pam meta'S of
tltc conlroUcr. that bould be sJfi..fied for
the control sys1om to b bblc.
A new cquiJllDcnl mdc of uutcriol A
co<ts, pot in<t llation. k. 3 lokhs o.nd ls
expc.::ted to have a scup volue of lll"o of
Ulis cost at Ute ~nd of a U!cful life of I 0
yeot~. Simibr oquiprncnt made of maluriol
H crn~ts Rs. 1.5 lkh<. but i likely to hn\'1!
no Nl!mp value, A5~ume !lUll both lypCll uf
Ute equipment coulU b<' replaced nt a CONL
thol is 20 "' more thon the original v luo.
On the basi of equal capitollzod C<Jb thr
bollt typCJ of the equipment. cstimnt.: whot
!llwuld. be the u.eful life for equipment
modo of motc:riol B. The compan) hn tu
p~) n onnuol int.:n::<l on the in\C'I!menl at

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control loop are nesligibl~ ond dteir

st~dy-<1.\tct BaiM are all equal I(! tmit~.
!!hOI that
a. the rc>~ponsc of the c(>ntntllcJ pn..:c"
i f>stcr Un that uf Uoe tmconholled
pmteS3, ond
b. the n1T1ct, both JC,r cbugcti on the ct
pninr ond in rhe ltl><i l'>riahle,
dc:erea~ as tile P"l"ilmet.:r uf the
~011tnll.lcr is incrca.cd..
1\ s'-"'nd-<ll'dcr p~ "1th the ll':ln<fcr
1\mction

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69

c. ~tripping fo~tor. l! "o:n lhtthe ~lope of

the "'JUilibrlum ~urvc '' S
d . owrull tnmfer uniiS
e Mlll'JlhNC point etlieu~nc)
T\\IJ purollcl liratordcr reactions A B
and .\
(" orc tkmg pJ.,~c In liiJUid phae
m a '' tll-m L'ed bat.:h re1ctor \Jlcr 60
mm uf opcr:IIK>n. RO o of 1\ h rca.:tcd
O\\ bile 2 1nolcs of 8 pu n1olo of C "
d<tc:ctcd 1n the =~tor C:okuhltc the rote
.:on.toots k, ond k, f"" the '" 0 reoctillnJ
,illume dtt no B lllld C "ere intldll)
pn:scntutth~ I'I:.>Ctot .
Au isothermal plug Oo\\ ....,ctor io
dcsignod to sh-.:: ~0 . com=ion of.\ for
a sccond-onlcr hq111d phoc rcocllon A
B. Pure A at .:onccntration I l;mol;m1 is
ted to th reactor ot o Oow rotc of S m1 hr
fhc rotc conJilont for the rcoctoon ~~
poctliod opct:~uns tcmpCI'llturc os 0.3
m1 ~mol h \\1ten the reactor " !1Cil,.11)
operotcd b~~.>ed on th-" dotugn. it wu~ found
tbot 30 " of ll1~ utitiot re.1ct"r 11\:h.-ed
o 1\ollm~ed reactOr while U1~ remaining
l!ehavcd as a plug llow rea~tllr C'alculatc
the cumt.'1'Kivu ()bCflint.:d in ~u~.:H a rc;,~I.OI .
F11r an c;wthunlllc rca<:hon A U, !>0
lonol of U ooo to be: ptoduccd wh~~
o~hlcving 90 " conwrion or 1\ rn ~~~
IS<Jihermnl bnl..:h rca..:tllr operated AI 300 1\
'l'he rc;o~ttun h li1 l!c ~tuned "ith pure A at
tbc cllncc:utralll/!1 ol' J() i.IUOJ/ml
Ddcnninc tho \'Oiumc nf the reodnr,
dur:llion of tho: bat~h upcrounn ond the:
totol lldl rerno1cd during lite ~othemt~l
opcrotion. ll1c heal of the I'Cllotion at SOO
K Ill - 40 ~J mol of A r~ctcd Follull inl!

additional infonnohon L< 0\'aobble to

d~tt:I'Diint the: onlcr and rlc conlit4nl of
the n:c:tion Laboro\(>0 <!.~p<:!inn:nlJ
""nduclcd t Stl() 1- with I. kmol m1 UliUal
COncct~ll':ltion of pure A \hO\\ .:d lhot lO"o
wd\ co11.1o i. oblllu1~d in 20 milL "hllc
500o corwmiun " ot-U.incd in~ mon llu:
I'C.1CIIOII " '"-'p<:<:ICd IO l!c C:llht:t lir<l 01'

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72

A pmponionol .:onuollcr " us.:d fo. the

couttOI of f111Hmlcr i\'11'"" If the
dynllllucs of >II tltc nu..:r' un1t. in tho

rule of 15 ,.,
75.

the

thcmll:lll n:.ctitm
l>olooccd) ror \be
manufacture of each of the fotlo<~ tn8
chetnic31s
'm}iacetalc from ethylene
b llTC3 from ammoni:t
.:. <fl "'"c Jiom tth~ I ~ene
d. caustk soda from brine
c. tripk ~uper phtlSpbatc from r'""'(lllate
rod..
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