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1. QUESTION #1:

Which of the statements is wrong?

From Arrhenius law, a plot of ln k vs 1/T gives a straight line, with large slope for large E and
A)
small slope for small E.

B) . Any given reaction is much more T- sensitive at a low T than at a high T.

C) Reactions with high E are very T- sensitive, with low E are relatively T – insensitive

D) From Arrhenius Law, the value of the frequency factor, ko does affect the temperature sensitivity.
 
2. QUESTION #2:

A filter press has a filtering area of 300 ft2. It operates at a constant pressure of 20 psig and give 10000
gal of filtrate in 3 hours. Assume θe=0.05 hour and Ve = 50 gal.

What will the time of washing if the press is washed under the original conditions with 2000 gal of wash
water after 3 hours of filtering?
 

A) 210 mins

B) 67.2 mins

C) 291 mins

D) 252 mins
 
3. QUESTION #3:

Water at 200C is pumped at a constant rate of 9 m 3/h from a large reservoir resting on the floor to the
open top of an experimental absorption tower. The point of discharges is 5 m above the floor, and the
frictional losses in the 50 mm pipe from the reservoir to the tower amount to 2.5 J/kg. At what height in
the reservoir must the water level be kept if the pump can develop only 0.1 kW?
A) 3.64 m

B) 1.26 m

C) 0.84 m

D) 2.77 m
 
4. QUESTION #4:

For a fixed number of ideal stages in a distillation column, as the reflux ratio is increased, the difference
in composition between the top and bottom product streams
A) remains unaffected

B) passes through a maximum

C) increases

D) decreases
 

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5. QUESTION #5:

200 kg of a 15% and 100 kg of 5% solutions of sodium sulfate by weight are mixed in a crystallizer and
crystallization takes place. If 50 kg Na 2SO4 x 10H2O crystals are formed, compute the composition of the
magma.
A) 7.9% Na2SO4 and 92.1% H2O

B) 4.3% Na2SO4 and 95.7% H2O

C) 6.8% Na2SO4 and 93.2% H2O

D) 5.2% Na2SO4 and 94.8% H2O

 
6. QUESTION #6:

Wet air at 365 K and 101.3 kPa has a relative humidity of 15%. It is to be dried at the rate of 500 m 3/h by
using sulfuric acid to absorb the moisture from air in a packed tower. The dried air will leave the tower
at 327 K and 101.3 kPa and relative humidity 10%. The spent acid (65% H 2SO4) is partly withdrawn and
partly recirculated after making up with fresh 98% H 2SO4 so that the acid entering the tower has a
concentration of 75% H2SO4. Calculate the kilograms of make-up acid per hour
A) 58 kg

B) 76 kg

C) 56 kg

D) 48 kg
 
7. QUESTION #7:

Wet air at 365 K and 101.3 kPa has a relative humidity of 15%. It is to be dried at the rate of 500 m3/h
by using sulfuric acid to absorb the moisture from air in a packed tower. The dried air will leave the
tower at 327 K and 101.3 kPa and relative humidity 10%. The spent acid (65% H2SO4) is partly
withdrawn and partly recirculated after making up with fresh 98% H2SO4 so that the acid entering the
tower has a concentration of 75% H2SO4. Calculate the kilograms of acid entering the tower per hour
A) 191 kg

B) 181 kg

C) 161 kg

D) 171 kg
 
8. QUESTION #8:

A double effect evaporator is heated with steam at 250 0F. The 2nd effect is under vacuum at a
temperature of 1200F. If BPR1 = 100F; BPR2 = 280F; U1 = 300 and U2 = 250, estimate the boiling point of
the solution in the first effect.
A) 2040F

B) 2100F

C) 2130F

D) 2080F
 

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9. QUESTION #9:

Lambanog (coconut vodka) comes from the fermented sap of the coconut tree. This is then distilled to
make the drink more potent. It is clear, colorless spirit, with a neutral taste, potent kick, and a finish with
a hint of sweetness. A batch differential distillation is made upon a 25 kg mixture of ethanol-water
containing 7% weight alcohol. How many kg of distillate must be collected so that it will have an ethanol
content of 30% weight? Assume that the relative volatility of the mixture is equal to 12.
A) 5 kg

B) 3 kg

C) 1.5 kg

D) 12 kg
 
10. QUESTION #10:

A batch drier removes water from a solid material at a rate of 30 lb/hr during the constant rate period.
Under the operating conditions, the critical free moisture content is 0.5 lb H2O/lb dry solid, and the
equilibrium moisture content is 0.04 lb water/ lb dry solid. The curve of drying rate versus moisture
content may be assumed as a straight line during the entire falling rate period. Three hundred pounds
of dry solid, containing 200 lb of water, enters the drier. How long will the total drying require if the final
product contains 0.08 lb water per lb of dry solid.
A) 756 mins

B) 600 mins

C) 780 mins

D) 546 mins
 
11. QUESTION #11:

Humid volume is the total volume in cubic feet of 1 lb. of

A) vapor laden gas at 1 atm and room temperature

B) gas plus its accompanying vapor at 1 atm and gas temperature

C) gas plus its accompanying vapor at 1 atm and room temperature

D) vapor laden gas at 1 atm. and gas temperature

 
12. QUESTION #12:

Water flowing at 2.27 m3/hr at 320 K is pumped through a 40 mm ID pipe, through a length of 150 m in
a horizontal direction, and up through a vertical height of 10 m. In the pipe there is a control valve,
equivalent to 200 pipe diameters, and other pipe fittings equivalent to 60 pipe diameters. Also in the
line is a heat exchanger across which the head lost is 1.5 m water. Assume that the main pipe has a
roughness of 0.2 mm What power must be supplied to the pump if it is 60 percent efficient?
A) 0.27hp

B) 0.16hp

C) 0.05hp

D) 0.18hp
 

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13. QUESTION #13:

Particles of an average size of 25 x10 -4 m are crushed to an average product size of 5 x10 -4 m at the rate
of 15 tons/hr. At this rate the crusher consumes 32 kW of power of which 2 kW are required for running
the mill empty. What would be the power consumptions of 10 tons/hr of this product to further crushed
1x10-4 m size in the same mill? Assume Rittinger’s law is applicable
A) 100 kW

B) 135 kW

C) 160 kW

D) 125 kW
 
14. QUESTION #14:

The slow gas – phase reaction A → 2.4 R with first – order kinetics takes place isothermally (25°C) in a
constant volume bomb. Starting with pure A at 1 atm, the pressure in the bomb rises to 1.8 atm in 75
minutes. What is the actual conversion of A in the constant volume bomb.
A) 0.75

B) 0.86

C) 0.68

D) 0.57
 
15. QUESTION #15:

The slow gas – phase reaction A → 2.4 R with first – order kinetics takes place isothermally (25°C) in a
constant volume bomb. Starting with pure A at 1 atm, the pressure in the bomb rises to 1.8 atm in 75
minutes. What is the concentration of A (M) after 75 minutes.
A) 0.033 M

B) 0.018 M

C) 0.041 M

D) 0.097 M
 
16. QUESTION #16:

Which statement is not true?

A) There are 8 schedule numbers in used for standard pipes.

B) Roughness has no appreciable effect on the friction factor when flow is laminar.

C) Potential flow is a flow of compressible fluids with no shear.

D) Rotameters are variable-head meters.

 

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17. QUESTION #17:

A random handful of silica particles ranging in size from 28 mesh to 200 mesh is thrown to a very deep
body of water (without tides or turbulence)
Data:
Viscosity of water = 0.01 poise
Density of silica = 2.65 g/cm3
28 mesh = 0.0589 cm
200 mesh = 0.0074 cm

The distance between the largest and smallest particles after 10 min is
A) 4850 cm

B) 4900 cm

C) 4700 cm

D) 4955 cm
 
18. QUESTION #18:

A piston of diameter 70.00 mm moves inside a cylinder of diameter 70.10 mm. Determine the percent
decrease in force necessary to move the piston when the lubricant warms from 0 to 120 0C. Values of μ
for the lubricant are 0.01820 Pa-s at 00C and 0.00206 Pa-s at 1200C.
A) 89%

B) 74%

C) 58%

D) 63%
 
19. QUESTION #19:

Lactose syrup is concentrated to 8 g lactose per 10 g of water and then run into a crystallizing vat which
contains 2,500 kg of the syrup. In this vat, containing 2,500 kg of syrup, it is cooled from 57°C to 10°C.
Lactose crystallizes with one molecule of water of crystallization. The specific heat of the lactose solution
is 3470 J/kg·°C. The heat of solution for lactose monohydrate is -15,500 kJ/kmol. The molecular weight
of lactose monohydrate is 360 and the solubility of lactose at 10°C is 1.5 g/10 g water. Assume that 1%
of the water evaporates and that the heat loss trough the vat walls is 4 x 10 4 kJ. Calculate the amount of
water evaporated.
A) 11.10 kg

B) 12.67 kg

C) 14.52 kg

D) 13.89 kg
 

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20. QUESTION #20:

Lactose syrup is concentrated to 8 g lactose per 10 g of water and then run into a crystallizing vat which
contains 2,500 kg of the syrup. In this vat, containing 2,500 kg of syrup, it is cooled from 57°C to 10°C.
Lactose crystallizes with one molecule of water of crystallization. The specific heat of the lactose solution
is 3470 J/kg·°C. The heat of solution for lactose monohydrate is -15,500 kJ/kmol. The molecular weight
of lactose monohydrate is 360 and the solubility of lactose at 10°C is 1.5 g/10 g water. Assume that 1%
of the water evaporates and that the heat loss trough the vat walls is 4 x 10 4 kJ. Calculate the amount of
crystals produced.
A) 1500 kg

B) 1800 kg

C) 960 kg

D) 910 kg
 
21. QUESTION #21:

The solvent use for absorbing carbon dioxide for gas absorption is
A) aqueous NaOH

B) hydrocarbon oil

C) sulfuric acid

D) HCl
 
22. QUESTION #22:

What is a flash?
It is a single-equilibrium stage distillation where the feed is partially vaporized to give a vapor
A)
feed rich in more volatile components.

It is a double-equilibrium stage distillation where the feed is partially vaporized to give a vapor
B)
feed rich in more volatile components.

It is a single-equilibrium stage distillation where the feed is completely vaporized to give a vapor
C)
feed rich in more volatile components.

It is a single-equilibrium stage distillation where the feed is partially vaporized to give a vapor
D)
feed rich in less volatile components.
 
23. QUESTION #23:

For the same duty and heat transfer area, the feedforward flow evaporator is _______ compared to the
backward flow evaporator in terms of heat transfer
A) less efficient

B) more efficient

C) does not affect the efficiency

D) insufficient data
 

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24. QUESTION #24:

A solution containing 23% by mass of sodium phosphate is cooled from 313 to 298 K in a Swenson-
Walker Crystallizer to form crystals of Na3PO4 x12H2O. The solubility of Na3PO4 (mw is 163.97) at 298 K
is 15.5 kg per 100 kg water and the required product rate of crystals is 0.063 kg/s. The mean heat
capacity of the solution is 3.2 kJ/kg-K and the heat of crystallization is 146.5 kJ/kg. If cooling water
enters and leaves at 288 and 293 K, respectively and the overall coefficient of heat transfer is 140 W/m2-
K, what length of crystallizer is required assuming that the area available is typically 1 m2/m length of
exchanger required?
A) 9m

B) 13m

C) 5.4m

D) 6.4m
 
25. QUESTION #25:

The ratio of the solubility of stearic acid per unit volume of n-heptane to that in 97.5% acetic acid is
4.95. How many extractions of a 10 ml solution of stearic acid in 97.5% acetic acid with successive 10 ml
portions of n-heptane are needed to reduce the residual stearic acid content of the acetic acid layer to
less than 0.5 percent of its original value?
A) 4

B) 3

C) 5

D) 6
 
26. QUESTION #26:

Rose oil is extracted from rose leaves using __________ distillation

A) flash

B) high pressure

C) low pressure

D) steam
 
27. QUESTION #27:

An ideal single stage extraction process is used to treat 100 mol/s of an organic feed solution. The
solute concentration in this solution is to be reduced from 0.5 mol% to 0.1 mol%. A pure solvent S is
used. To reduce the solvent requirement by half for the same separation,
A) use solvent S containing 0.02 mole fraction of the solute

B) use another pure solvent S* whose partition coefficient is one-fourth that of S

C) use another pure solvent S* whose partition coefficient is twice that of S

D) double the residence time of the solvent S in the contactor

 

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28. QUESTION #28:

10 short tons/h of crushed coal with 15.1% moisture (wet basis) is to be dried to 5% moisture (wet
basis) in a counter-current continuous rotary dryer using hot air entering the dryer at 180°F, 10% relative
humidity and leaves at 40% RH. Assume adiabatic operation. How much hot air, in ft3/min will be
needed for the operation
A) 54500 cfm

B) 67000 cfm

C) 53000 cfm

D) 24000 cfm
 
29. QUESTION #29:

A solid material shows case hardening properties while drying. Which of the following should be
controlled to control the drying process?
A) humidity of inlet air

B) flow rate of inlet air

C) relative humidity of outlet air

D) temperature of the solid

 
30. QUESTION #30:

Oxygen is diffusing in a mixture of oxygen-nitrogen at 1 std. atm, 25 Degree Celsius. Concentration of

oxygen at planes 2 mm apart is 10 and 20 -volume % respectively. Nitrogen is non-diffusing. Calculate
the flux of oxygen. Diffusivity of oxygen in nitrogen = 1.89 x 10 - 5 m 2 s-1.
A) 5.54 x 10 – 5 kmol m2 s-1

B) 6.77 x 10 – 5 kmol m2 s-1

C) 3.25 x 10 – 5 kmol m2 s-1

D) 4.55 x 10 – 5 kmol m2 s-1

 
31. QUESTION #31:

the diffusivity of CO2 (1), 17. O2 (2) and 18. N2 (3) in a gas mixture have the composition: CO2 : 28.5 %, O2
: 15%, N2 : 56.5%, The gas mixture is at 273 K and 1.2 x 10 5 Pa. The binary diffusivity values are given as:
(at 273 K). Determine the diffusivity of CO2

D12 P = 1.874 m 2 Pa/sec

D13 P = 1.945 m 2 Pa/sec
D23 P = 1.834 m 2 Pa/sec

A) 1.61 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec

B) 1.521 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec

C) 1.588 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec

D) 1.539 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec
 

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32. QUESTION #32:

the diffusivity of CO2 (1), 17. O2 (2) and 18. N2 (3) in a gas mixture have the composition: CO 2 : 28.5 %, O2
: 15%, N2 : 56.5%, The gas mixture is at 273 K and 1.2 x 10 5 Pa. The binary diffusivity values are given as:
(at 273 K). Determine the diffusivity of N2

D12 P = 1.874 m 2 Pa/sec

D13 P = 1.945 m 2 Pa/sec
D23 P = 1.834 m 2 Pa/sec

A) 1.588 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec

B) 1.61 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec

C) 1.539 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec

D) 1.521 x 10 –5 m 2 Pa/sec
 
33. QUESTION #33:

A first-order homogeneous reaction of A going to 3B is carried out in a constant pressure batch reactor.
It is found that starting with pure A. The volume after 12 min is increased by 70 percent at a pressure of
1.8 atm. If the same reaction is to be carried out in a constant volume reactor and the initial pressure is
1.8 atm, calculate the time required to bring the pressure to 2.5 atm
A) 10 min

B) 6 min

C) 4 min

D) 7 min
 
34. QUESTION #34:

Heat sensitive materials like certain pharmaceuticals and food stuff can be dried
A) in indirect tray dryer

B) by freeze drying

C) festoon dryer

D) in spray dryer
 
35. QUESTION #35:

A liquid mixture of acetaldehyde and toluene contains 8 lb of acetaldehyde and 90 lb of toluene. Part of
the acetaldehyde in this solution is to be extracted using pure water as the extracting agent. The
extraction is to be performed in two stages, using 25 lb of fresh water for each stage. The raffinate layer
from the first stage is treated by fresh water in the second stage. The extraction takes place at 17 0C and
the equilibrium equation Y=2.2X may be employed. Assuming toluene and water is immiscible, what
would be the weight percent of acetaldehyde in a mixture of the extracts from both stage if each of the
extraction were theoretically perfect?
A) 9.44%

B) 8.96%

C) 8.10%

D) 6.52%
 
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36. For numbers 36-37:
QUESTION #36:

A liquid mixture containing 55% benzene and 45% toluene by weight is fed to a fractionating column at
a rate of 1000 kg/h. The concentration of benzene in the distillate and the bottoms are 92% and 6% by
weight, respectively. What percentage of toluene from the feed goes to the bottoms product?
 
A) 83%

B) 76%

C) 90%

D) 54%
 
37. QUESTION #37:

A liquid mixture containing 55% benzene and 45% toluene by weight is fed to a fractionating column at
a rate of 1000 kg/h. The concentration of benzene in the distillate and the bottoms are 92% and 6% by
weight, respectively. If the relative volatility between benzene and toluene is assumed to be constant at
α = 3, what is the minimum number of stages required to achieve the desired separation?
A) 5

B) 6

C) 4

D) 3
 
38. QUESTION #38:

The solubility of iodine per unit volume is 200 times greater in ether than in water at a particular
temperature. If an aqueous solution of iodine, 30 ml in volume and containing 2 mg of iodine is shaken
with 30 ml of ether and the ether is allowed to separate, what quantity of iodine remains in the water
layer?
A) 7.86 x10-3 mg

B) 9.95x10-3 mg

C) 6.05x10-3 mg

D) 5.40 x10-3 mg
 
39. FOR NUMBER 39-40:
QUESTION #39:

Air from a solvent plant contains 2 percent n-pentane. The pentane concentration is to be reduced to
0.1 percent by contacting the gas, at 800F and 147 lb per sq. in abs with 6950 lb per hour of an
absorption oil that contains 0.05 percent pentane by weight; 100000 cu. ft of the gas, measures at 600F
and 14.7 psia, is handled per hour. The molecular weight of the oil is 220. The vapor pressure of pentane
at 800F is 523 mmHg. Raoult’s law and Dalton’s law are assumed to be valid at these conditions.

Calculate the concentration of strong solution.

A) 0.14

B) 0.09

C) 0.07

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40. QUESTION #40 :

Air from a solvent plant contains 2 percent n-pentane. The pentane concentration is to be reduced to
0.1 percent by contacting the gas, at 800F and 147 lb per sq. in abs with 6950 lb per hour of an
absorption oil that contains 0.05 percent pentane by weight; 100000 cu. ft of the gas, measures at 600F
and 14.7 psia, is handled per hour. The molecular weight of the oil is 220. The vapor pressure of pentane
at 800F is 523 mmHg. Raoult’s law and Dalton’s law are assumed to be valid at these conditions.

Calculate the number of perfect plates required

A) 4.5

B) 5.6

C) 3.6

D) 2.7
 
41. QUESTION #41:

Glauber’s salt, Na2SO4x10H2O, is to be produced in a Swenson–Walker crystallizer by cooling to 290 K a

solution of anhydrous Na2SO4 which saturates between 300 K and 290 K. Cooling water enters and
leaves the unit at 280 K and 290 K respectively and evaporation is negligible. The solubilities of
anhydrous Na2SO4 in water are 40 and 14 kg/100 kg water at 300 K and 290 K respectively, the mean
heat capacity of the liquor is 3.8 kJ/kgK and the heat of crystallization is 230 kJ/kg. For the crystallizer,
the available heat transfer area is 3 m2/m length, the overall coefficient of heat transfer is 0.15 kW/m2-
K.

What is the total heat to be removed?

A) 76 kW

B) 34 kW

C) 82 kW

D) 51 kW
 
42. QUESTION #42:

If vapors are withdrawn from a given effect of multiple-effect evaporator and used outside the
evaporator system in place of the steam, the steam saving is number of withdrawal effect times amount
of vapor withdrawal divided by the total number of effects. If one pound of vapor withdrawn from the
third effect of a four-effect evaporator, how much steam would be saved?
A) 0.85

B) 0.75

C) 0.55

D) 0.65
 
43.  QUESTION #43:

The fresh feed enters at the coldest effect

A) none of these

B) feed-backward

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 C) parallel feed

D) feed-forward
 
44. QUESTION #44:

Liquid diffusivity is of the order of __________ cm2 /second.

A) 103

B) 10-1 to 10-3

C) 10-2

D) 10-5 to 10-6
 
45. QUESTION #45:

In a CO2 absorber using a carbonate solution as absorbent, 1,000 kmols/h of flue gases containing 50%
by volume CO2 and the balance being inert gases, is fed into the column. The lean gas leaves the
absorber with a 2% by volume CO2. Calculate the quantity of CO2, in kg/h, that is recovered from the
regeneration of the fat liquor.
A) 21400 kg/hr

B) 18000 kg/hr

C) 27500 kg/hr

D) 23000 kg/hr
 
46. QUESTION #46:

Acetone is removed from air in an isothermal dilute absorber using pure water as solvent. The incoming
air contains 5 mol% acetone. The design equation to be used for obtaining the number of trays (N) of
the absorber is

For 98% recovery of acetone, determine the number of theoretical trays required?

A) 8.07

B) 5.30

C) 9.31

D) 7.65
 
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47. QUESTION #47:

In a countercurrent extractor as the axial mixing increases, the extraction efficiency

A) depends on the pressure of the system

B) does not have any effect

C) decreases

D) increases
 
48. QUESTION #48:

For a fixed number of ideal stages in a distillation column, as the reflux ratio is increased, the difference
in composition between the top and bottom product streams

A) decreases

B) does not have any effect

C) increases

D) depends on the pressure of the system

 
49. QUESTION #49:

Pipes having diameter 14 inches or more are designated by their

A) outside diameter

B) cross-sectional area

C) schedule number

D) inside diameter
 

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50. QUESTION #50:

Saturated air leaving the cooling section of an air conditioning system at 14 0C at a rate of 50 m3/min is
mixed adiabatically with the outside air at 32 0C and 60% RH at a rate of 20 m 3/min. Assuming that the
mixing process occurs at a pressure of 1 atm. Determine the relative humidity

A) 89%

B) 60%

C) 75%

D) 47%

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Answer Keys
 
Question Answer Question Answer

1 D 26 D
2 C 27 C
3 B 28 C
4 C 29 D
5 D 30 D
6 A 31 A
7 A 32 A
8 D 33 B
9 A 34 B
10 A 35 B
11 B 36 C
12 D 37 A
13 A 38 B
14 D 39 A
15 B 40 C
16 A 41 A
17 C 42 B
18 A 43 B
19 D 44 D
20 C 45 D
21 A 46 A
22 A 47 C
23 A 48 C
24 A 49 A
25 B 50 A

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