MANIPAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR

Department of Chemical Engineering

CE1305 Chemical Process Calculations

Assignment # 1

Date of Assignment: 12/08/2019

Date of Submission: 19/08/2019 MM: 50

1. The speed of an airplane is to be decreased from 525 miles per hour to 475 miles per hour.
The corresponding fuel consumption will decrease from 2200 gal/h to 2000 gal/h. Calculate
the number of gallons that can be saved in a 1000 miles journey?
2. A tractor pulls a load with a force equal to 800 lb with a velocity of 300 ft/min. what is the
power required using the given American Engineering system data? The SI data?
3. Explain in detail whether the following equation for flow over a rectangular weir is
dimensionally consistent.

q  0.415( L  0.2h0 )h01.5 2 g

where,
q Volumetric flow rate (ft3/s)
L Crest height (ft)
h0 Weir head (ft)
g Acceleration due to gravity (32.2 ft/s2)

4. A mixture of gases is analyzed and found to have the following composition:

CO2 12%
CO 6%
CH4 27.3%
H2 9.9%
N2 44.8%
How much will 3lb mol of this gas weigh?
5. In the AE system of units, the viscosity has the units of (lbf) (hr) / ft2, while in the handbook
the units are (g) / (cm)(s). Convert a viscosity of 20.0 (g) / (m).(s) to the given American
Engineering system of units.

Page 1 of 1