UEMK3213 Unit Operation

2016/2017 September
1. (a) S = 164.7 kg/h (b) R = 46.7 kg/h, E = 218 kg/h (c) 3 stages
2. (c) LN = 1191.7 kg/h, V1 = 701.4 kg/h (d) 10 stages
3. (a)(i) 0.02347 cm2/s (ii) 9.658  10-8 cm3/cm2s (b)(i) 0.3849 (ii) 0.3756, 0.5999 L/minm2
(iii) 3.415 L/min, 31.58 L/min (iv) 0.5692, 0.5853
4. (b)(i) 0.6667 (ii) 3645 kmol/day (iii) 4.419  10-3 , 0.04409 (iv) 10.12
5. (b)(ii) 2.896 h

2015/2016 September
1. (b)(i) X = 0.375, Y = 0.025, Z = 0.60, (ii) 0.421
2. (a) 0.2221 (b) (i) 0.4320, 0.1552
3. (a) 50% (b) (ii) 37190 kg/day , 49440 kg/day (iii) 49440 kg/day, 9.658  10-3 (iv) 4
4. (b) 0.570, 0.513 (c) (i) 4.790 (ii) 90.49 kmol/daym3y, 5.40 m (iii) 25.90 m
5. (a) 13.08 lb H2O (b) 0.03728 lb water/lb dry air, 11.5%, 17.1 ft3/lb dry air, 108F, 95.5F
(c) 421.1, 15.39 (d) 4.08 h (e) 1.068 lb H2O/hr.ft2, 4.69 h

2014/2015 September
6. (b)(i) 31, (ii) xD = 0.1052, 0.8754, 0.0194, 0, xB = 0, 0.0080, 0.8587, 0.1333, (iii) 14
7. (a)(ii) M (0.5, 0.285), (iii) 150, 50 kg/h, (b)(i) 0.000612, (ii) 15.75 ft
8. (a)(i) 0.20, (ii) 0.024 g/hcm2, (iii) 6.64 h, (iv) 3.31 h,
(b) 97, 67 Btu/lb dry air, 0.039 lb water/lb dry air
9. (a)(ii) 0.50, 0.184, (iii) 10.56 m2, (b) 4  10-4 m
10. (c) 4, (d) 912.5 kg/h

2013/2014 September
11. (a) 0.444, 0.833, (b) 3, (c) 4
12. (b) X = 0.37, Y = 0.02, S = 0.61, (c) X = 0.185, Y = 0.51, S = 0.305, (d) 0.46
13. (a)(i) 0.484 h, (b) R = 0.5357X – 0.02284, (c) 0.781 h
(b) 97F, 97F, 36 Btu/lb dry air, 0.0115 lb water/lb dry air, 14.3 ft3/lb dry air, 0.07 lb dry air/ft3
14. (a)(i) 1.250 kPa, 9 times, (b)(i) 0.6642, (iii) 0.72
15. (a) 0.05 kmol/h, 0.000204, (b) 104.3 kmol/h, (c) 11.02, (d) 2.58 m
2012/2013 September
1. (b)(i) (1.0, 3.55), (0.03, 0) (ii) 0.765, 0.24, (iii) 0.24, 0.24
2. (a) M (0.645,0.17), (b) 164.7 kg/h, (c) 45.7, 219 kg/h, (e) 3
3. (a) 15%, 110F, 36 Btu/lb dry air, 0.008 lb water/lb dry air, 14.5 ft3/lb dry air,
(b)(i) 0.041 g/hcm2, (ii) 112.6 cm2, (iii) 0.688 h, (iv) 0.039 g/hcm2
4. (a)(i) 1.465  10-5 m3/sm2, (ii) 0.0316 m3/hm2, (b)(ii) 0.49, 0.30, (iii) 0.886 L/minm2atm
5. (a) 204.379 kmol/h, (b) 0.3 kmol/h, 0.000618, (c) 589.57 mol/sm3y, (d) 12.1, (e) 0.207 m,
1.2 m

2011/2012 September
1. (a)(i) 0.99, 0.98, (ii) 15.99, (b) acetone/water/solvent = (ii) 0.185/0.365/0.45,
(iii) E: 0.21/0.02/0.77, 116.67 g; R: 0.15/0.84/0.01, 83.33 g
2. (b) (0.94, 2.32), (0, 0), (b) xM = 0.37, (c) 4, (d) 1070 kg/h
3. (a) 2.87 h, (b) 0.024 g/hcm2 (c) 3.77 h, 6.64 h, (d) 0.073, (e) 33.24 cm2
4. (a) 3 kPa, (b) 458 m, (c) 0.564, (d) 9%, (e) 0.889
5. (a) 49.1, 0.9, 0.098, 0.802 mol/s, 89%, (b) L’min = 118 mol/s, 1.69, (c) 208.5 mol/sm3y,
(d) 2.84 m

2010/2011 September
1. (a) xD = 0.1203, 0.7941, 0.0772, 0.0084, 0; xB = 0, 0.0080, 0.0229, 0.8294, 0.1396, (b) 14.3,
(d) 2.08
2. (b) 174.75 kg/h, (c) acetone/water/solvent = (i) 0.333/0.408/0.259, (ii) 0.52/0.04/0.44, (iii) 5
3. (a) 3.26 h, (b) R = 0.4286X + 0.0203, (c) 4.03 h, (d) 11.38 h
4. (a) 1.81 kPa, (b) 0.68, (c) 135 kPa, (d) 6.5%
5. (a) 3.9 kmol/h, 97.55%, (b) 162.5 kmol/h, (c) 2.23 m, 8.43, (d) 18.8 m

2009/2010 September
1. (a) 0.44, 0.974, 0.0235, (b) 7, (c) can, TOL: y = 0.778x + 0.216, since all the plate collapsed in
the stripping section, there is no BOL, (d) xB  0.22 wt%, B = 10336 kg/h
2. (a) L0 (0.941, 2.35), VN+1 (0.015, 0), (b) xm = 0.376, (c) 4, (d) 495.5 kg
3. (a) 31%, 10%, 3%, (b) 0.096 g/hcm2, (c) R = 0.96X, (d)(i) 3.68 h, (ii) 2.37 h
4. (a) 0.56, (b) 0.679, (c)(i) 0.58, (ii) 0.481, 0.104, (d) 1.8 kPa
5. (a) 98.5 lbmol/hft3y, (b) 0.616 m, (c) 1999 lbmol/h, (d) 3.65 m

2008/2009 September
1. (a) 1.79, (b) 6, (c) 11, (d) 388.9h cal/h
2. (b) acetone/water/solvent = 0.35/0.02/0.63, (c) acetone/water/solvent = 0.19/0.52/0.29, (d) 0.59
3. (a)(i) 900 Pa, (ii) increase 25 times, (iii) 22.5 kPa, (b)(i) 0.491, 0.808
4. tc = 3.32 h, tf1 = 3.15 h, tf2 = 2.11 h, total = 8.58 h
5. (a) 3.49 kmol/h, 0.108 kmol/h, (b) 97.53 kmol/h, (c) 4.79 m, (d) 0.0532 kmol/m3sy