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November 2011 ChE Board Exam Questions PDF
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Day 2
Problem 1.7 Coulson and Richardson
A cyclone separator, 0.3 m in diameter and 1.2 m long, has a circular inlet 75 mm in diameter and an
outlet of the same size. If the gas enters at a velocity of 1.5 m/s, at what particle size will the theoretical
cut occur? The viscosity of air is 0.018 mN s/m2, the density of air is 1.3 kg/m3 and the density of the
particles is 2700 kg/m3.
Using the data provided:
cross-sectional area at the gas inlet, Ai = (/4)(0.075)2 = 4.42 103 m2
gas outlet diameter, d0 = 0.075 m
gas density, = 1.30 kg/m3
height of separator, Z = 1.2 m, separator diameter, dt = 0.3 m.
Thus: mass flow of gas, G = (1.5 4.42 10 3 1.30) = 8.62 103 kg/s
The terminal velocity of the smallest particle retained by the separator,
u0 = 0.2Ai2d0g/(ZdtG)
(equation 1.54)
or: u0 = [0.2 (4.42 103)2 0.075 1.3 9.81]/[ 1.2 0.3 8.62 10 3]
= 3.83 104 m/s
Use is now made of Stokes law (Chapter 3) to find the particle diameter, as follows:
u0 = d2g(s )/18
(equation 3.24)
(a) voidage
(b) the density of the fluidised bed,
(c) the pressure gradient in the bed attributable to the presence of the particles.
The particles are 2 mm in diameter and have a density of 2500 kg/m3. The density and viscosity of water
are 1000 kg/m3 and 1 mNs/m2 respectively. (sa original na tanong given naman yung galileo no.)
Solution
The Galileo number is given by:
Ga = d3(s )g/2
= [(2 103)3 1000(2500 1000) 9.81]/(1 103)2
= 117,720
From equation 5.79:
(4.8 n)/(n 2.4) = 0.043Ga0.57
= 0.043 117,7200.57 = 33.4
and: n = 2.47
u/u0 = 0.5 = e2.47
and hence: e = 0.755
The bed density is given by:
(1 e)s + e = (1 0.755) 2500 + (0.755 1000)
= 1367 kg/m3
The pressure gradient due to the solids is given by:
{[(1 e)s + e] }g = (1 e)(s )g
= (1 0.755)(2500 1000)9.81
= 3605 (N/m2)/m
(equation 14.7)
(equation 14.8)
In this case:
3.1T1 = 2.3T2 = 1.1T3
Thus: T1 = 0.742T2 and T3 = 2.091T2
T = T1 + T2 + T3 = (395 325) = 70 deg K
Thus: 0.742T2 + T2 + 2.091T2 = 70 deg K and T2 = 18.3 deg K
and: T1 = 13.5 deg K, T3 = 38.2 deg K
The temperatures in each effect are therefore:
T1 = (395 13.5) = 381.5 K
T2 = (381.5 18.3) = 363.2 K, and T3 = (363.2 38.2) = 325 K
Example 13.5 (Coulson and Richardson)
In order to extract acetic acid from dilute aqueous solution with isopropyl ether, the two immiscible
phases are passed countercurrently through a packed column 3 m in length and 75 mm in diameter.
It is found that, if 0.5 kg/m2s of the pure ether is used to extract 0.25 kg/m2s of 4.0 per cent acid
bymass, then the ether phase leaves the column with a concentration of 1.0 per cent acid by mass.
Calculate:
(a) the number of overall transfer units based on the raffinate phase, and
(b) the overall extraction coefficient based on the raffinate phase.
(pero ang tanong sa min eh, what daw ung conc. Ng acid sa raffinate, logarithmic driving force and no.
of transfer unit)
The equilibrium relationship is given by: (walang given na ganito)
(kg acid/kg isopropyl ether) = 0.3 (kg acid/kg water).
Note: Sa board exam di sinabi kung ilan yung retention na 2 kg insoluble matter/1kg solution
kenneth eto lang yun naaala ko
pero may mga ganito pa,
1.
super heated steam daw tas papasok sa nozzle, tapos may given na P1 P2 at T1, ang tinatanong eh
enthalpy at temp T2. (Over-all Energy Balance Problem)
2.
may lumabas ding fluid flow, sabi ni hero nasa mccabe daw xa, kaso nagulat xa kc iba ung sagot sa mccabe
eh same na same naman daw ang tanong pati given.
Example 4.6 (McCabe and Smith)
A pump draws a solution of specific gravity 1.84 from a storage tank through a 3 in. (75-mm) Schedule 40
steel pipe. The efficiency of the pump is 60 percent. The velocity in the suction line is 3 ft/s (0.914 m/s).
The pump discharges through a 2-in. (50-mm) Schedule 40 pipe to an overhead tank. The end of the
discharge pipe is 50 ft (15.2 m) above the level of the solution in the feed tank. Friction losses in the entire
piping system are 10 ft lbf/lbm (29.9 J/kg). What pressure must the pump develop? What is the power
delivered to the fluid by the pump?
3.
4.
Yung production ng ammonia, ung sinabi ko sau Kenneth, may given given na mass nila, tas tinatanong
mga conversion something etc.
The synthesis of ammonia proceeds according to the following reaction
N2 + 3 H2 -----> 2 NH3
In a given plant, 4202 lb of nitrogen and 1046 lb of hydrogen are fed to the synthesis reactor
per hour. Production of pure ammonia from this reactor is 3060 lb per hour.
a. What is the limiting reactant.
b. What is the percent excess reactant.
c. What is the percent conversion obtained (based on the limiting reactant).
5.
Liquid fuel combustion, may given na 20% excess air, tas sa fuel eh binigay ang % w/w ng carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen at nitrogen. Tinatanong ang moles ng co2 sa fuel gas. 02 na issupply given na 20% xs
air. May given din mga calorific value something, ung pangatlong tanong gagamitin ung mga data ng
calorific value something
6.
Ang isa pang multi effect evap. Given naman xa maxado, kukunin mo lang yung V1 na mag eevaporate sa
unang evaporator. Tas amount na pasok sa evaporator 2 tas ang pangatlo eh area ang hinahanap
7.
Absorption ng sulfur something, may given na recovery. Water ang absorpption medium. Tapos ung water
with sulfur eh magrereact sa NaOH para marecover yung sulfur. May amount na given sa sulfur sa
product, tas ayun stoic stoic ata gagamitin ditto. (MATERIAL BALANCE)
8.
Thermo. 2 given na tanks, tas magkakonek cla sa pamamagitan ng isang tube something, tas initially ung
tank1 eh may given na pressure na given at temp. tapos ayun tanong eh wat temp at pressure pag equal
na volume dun sa tank 1 at 2. Parang ganun. (haha ang gulo)
9.