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B. E. / B. Tech. (Chemical Technology

(Food, Pulp & Paper, Oil & Paint & Petro.))
Seventh Semester (CGS)
Mass Transfer : 7 CT 01
P Pages : 7
Time : Three Hours Max. Marks : SO

Note : 1. Answer three questions from section A and

three questions from section B.
2. Due credit will be given to neatness and
adequate dimensions.
3. Assume suitable data wherever necessary.
4. Diagrams and chemicals equations should
be given wherever necessary.
5. Illustrate your answer necessary with the help
of neat sketches.
6. Discuss the reaction, mechanism wherever
necessary.
7. Use of pen Blue/Black ink/refill only for
writing the answer book.

SECTION - A

1. a) Derive equation for flux of steady state

equimolar counter diffusion. 7

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 b) In an Oxygen Nitrogen gas mixture at lstd atm. b) Define humidity, humid heat and relative
25°C. the concentration of Oxygen at two humidity. 5
places 2mm apart are 10 and 20 volume %
respectively. Diffusivity of mixture is OR

1.81 x 10 -5 M 2 /S. Calculate the flux of

diffusion of the oxygen for the case.
a) Where Oxygen is non diffusing.
b) There is equimolar counter diffusion of
the two gases.
OR
2. a) Explain choice of solvent for absorption.
b) A absorption tower packed with peter packings
is used to absorb CO 2 in aqueous MEA
solution. The Dry incoming gas contain 10.4
mole % of CO 2 enters at the rate of
12. a) Explain Vacuum Dryer. 5
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b) In a vessel at 101.3 kIllm 2 and 300 K, the
percent relative humidity of water in air 25. 8
It the partial pressure of water when air is
saturated with vapor at 300K in 3.6 kN/m 2 .
Calculate :
it Partial pressure of water in air.
5 ii) Humidity of air.
iii) Percent Humidity.

1000 M 3 /hr at 45°C and 760mm Hg pressure.

Its specific volume is 26. 107 M 3/Kg mole

outgoing gas has 4.5 mole % of CO2 3.2

molar MEA solution is introduced from the top
of tower at the rate of 37.5 liter / min. The
entering solution contains 0.166 Kmol of
CO 2 / Kmoi of MEA. Find the concentration
of solution leaving the tower. Mol. wt of
MEA is 61. 9

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 Seeds containing 20% by mass of oil are A liquid mixture containing 50 mole % n -

extracted in a counter current plant and 90% of heptane and 50 mole% n.- octane at 30°C was
oil is recovered in a solution containing 50% by subjected to a differential distillation at aim.
mass of oil. If the seeds are extracted with fresh pressure with 60 mole% of the liquid distilled
solvent and 1Kg of solution is removed in the compute the composition of the composite
undertlow in associate with every 2 Kg of in distillate and the residue.
soluble matter. How many ideal stage are The equilibrium data are given below. 13
required ? 14 X 0.5 0.46 0.42 0.38 0.34 0.32
9. a) Explain in details, crystal Growth and Y 0.689 0.648 0.608 0.567 0.523 0.497
nucleation in crystallization. 8 OR
4. A continuous rectifying column treats a mixture
b) Explain the importance of fractional
of 40% benzene and 60% tolerance by weight
crystallization in industry with examples. 5
at the rate of 4 Kg/Sec and separate into
OR product containing 97% benzene and a liquid
containing 98 % tolerance by weight.
Describe 'Oslo evaporative crystallizer. 6 The feed is liquid at its boiling point. 13
a) Calculate the weight of distillate.
Explain Swenson-Walker crystallizer. 7 b) If the Reflux Ratio is 3.5. Find out number
of plates.
Stabs of paper pulp 100X100X1.5cm are to c) Find out actual number of plates if overall
be dried under constant drying condition from efficiency is 60%.
66.7 to 30% moisture. The equilibrium moisture Equilibrium Data is as follows.
content'is 0.5% if the critical moisture content X Of 0.2 0.3 b.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
is 60% and the rate of drying at critical point is Y 0.22 0.35 0.51 0.63 0.7 0.78 0.85 0.91 0.96 0
1.5 Kgihrm 2 . Calculate the drying time
The dry weight of each slab is 2.5 Kg. 5. . a) Explain method to determine plait point. 5

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 b) Nicotine (C) in a water (A) solution containing Equilibrium Data is as follows.
1% nicotine is to be extracted with kerosene (B)
at 20°C. Water and Kerosene is essentially A Rich Phase B Rich Phase
insoluble (a) Determine the percentage A CB A CB
extraction of nicotine if 100Kg feed solution is
0.91 0.08 0.01 0 0.20 0.80
extracted once with 150Kg solvent. (h) Repeat
for three theoretical extraction using 50Kg 0.78 0.2 0.02 0 0.31 0.69
solvent each. 0.67 0.3 0.03 0.005 0.41 0.58
Equilibrium Data is as follows. 8 0.58 0.37 0.05 0.03 0.52 0.45
X 0 0.001011 0.00246 0.00502 0.00751 0.47 0.46 0.09 0.08 0.59 0.33
Y. 0 0.000807 0.001961 0.00456 0.00686
SECTION - B
X 0.00998 0.0204
Y. 0.00913 0.01870
7. a) In a pilot scale test using a vessel 1Iv1 3 in
volume, a solute was leached from an inert
OR solid and the water was 75 percent saturated in
10 S. If, in a full scale unit, 500Kg of the inert
6. A 50 percent solution of solute C in solvent solid containing, as before. 28% by mass of the
A is extracted with a second solvent B in a water - soluble component, is agitated with
counter current multiple contact extraction unit.
The mass of B is 25% of the feed solution. 100M 3 of water, how long it will take to all
solute dissolved. Assume all conditions are
Determine the number of ideal stage required
equivalent to those in the pilot scale vessel ?
and the mass and concentration of the first
extract if the final raffinate contains 15 percent Water is saturated with the solute at a
of solute C. 13 concentration of 2.5 Kg/M 3 • 9

b) Explain Bollman extractor. 5

OR

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