PROGRAM NATIONAL DIPLOMA

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY IIIA

CODE CMTA321

DATE WINTER EXAMINATION

JUNE 2009
MODEL ANSWERS
 QUESTION 1
MWC2 H6  (12  2  6  1) gmol 1
1.1.C 2 H 4  (12  2  4  1) gmol 1
MW 1.2.
 30 gmol 1
 28 gmol  1 MWH 2  (1 2) gmol 1
1
.  1000kgd  2 gmol 1
nC2H4  
  Out 28 gmol  1 . .
m  MW  n
 35.714kmold  1  . 
 m  30 gmol 1  35.714kmold 1
 C 2 H 4  In   C 2 H 4  Produced   C 2 H 4  Out   C 2 H 4  Reacted   T, In
0kmold  1   C 2 H 4  Produced  35.714kmold  1  0kmold  1  2 gmol 1  0.361kmold 1
 1072.142kgd 1
 C 2 H 4  Produced  35.714kmold  1
 . 
 C 2 H 6  In   C 2 H 6  Produced   C 2 H 6  Out   C 2 H 6  Reacted m
  T, Out
 28 gmol 1  35.714kmold 1

 C 2 H 6  In  0kmold  1  0kmold  1   C 2 H 6  Reacted  2 gmol 1  36.075kmold 1

 C 2 H 6  In   C 2 H 6  Reacted  1072.142kgd 1
C2H6  C2H4  H 2  . 
 m
 . 
  m , as expected
 C 2 H 6  Re acted 1
  T, In   T, Out

 C 2 H 4  Pr oduced 1
 C 2 H 6  In 1
1

35.714kmold 1
 C 2 H 6  In  35.714kmold  1
 C 2 H 6  In
 0.99
 H 2  In   C 2 H 6  In 1.3.
35.714kmold  1  0.99   H 2  In  0.99  35.714kmold  1
 H 2  In  0.361kmold  1  C 2 H 6  Re acted
0.7 
 H 2  In   H 2  Produced   H 2  Out   H 2  Reacted  C2H 6  F '
 C 2 H 4  Produce 1  C 2 H 6  Re acted   C 2 H 6  In  35.714kmold 1

 H 2  Produced 1 1

 H 2  Produced  35.714kmold  1  C 2 H 6  F '  35.714kmold

0.7
0.361kmold  1  35.714kmold  1   H 2  Out  0kmold  1  51.02kmold 1
 H 2  Out  36.075kmold 1  C 2 H 4  F '   C 2 H 4  R'
 C 2 H 4  Out
0.99 
 C 2 H 4  Out   C 2 H 4  R'
0.99  35.714kmold 1  0.99   C 2 H 4  R '  35.714kmold 1
 C 2 H 4  R'  0.361kmold 1   C 2 H 4  F '
1.4. qadded  H Out  H In . 1 1
 n   51.02kmold  0.361kmold
 
.
H In  n C2H 6 , In  H F
0  T ,F '
C2H6

 35.714kmold  84kJmol 1  1000 JkJ 1

1  51.381kmold 1

 3000000kJd 1
.

H Out  n C2H 4Out H F
0
 C 2H 4   c P  C2H 4 170 K  298K  
35.714kmold 1
38kJmol 1
 1000 JkJ 1
 67 Jmol 1 K 1 170 K  298K  
1
 1051000kJd
qadded  1051000kJd 1   3000000kJd 1  
1
 4.05  10 kJd 6
 QUESTION 2

2
2.1.  G  v2 P2  P1
2 2
L  G 2
  ln  2f   0
 A  v1 2 P1v1 d  A
  G 2 v L  G  2 
P22  P12  2 P1v1    ln 2  2 f  
 A  v d  A 
 1 
2 v
G  ln 2  2 f L  2
P1  2 P1v1    P2
 A  v d
 1 
RT
P1v1 
M
1.278inch  2.54cm.inch 1 8.314Pam 3 mol 1 K 1  293K
d  
100cm.m 1 28  10 3 kgmol 1
 0.03246m  87000 Pam 3 kg 1
1000kgd 1 v2 P1
 1
G
60  60  24sd 1 v1 P2
 0.011574 kgs 1 d G
Re  
 A
d 2
A 0.03246m  14kgs 1m -2
4 
5 10 -6 kgms -2sm -2
   0.03246m  2
  9  10 4
4
k 0.00004572m
 0.000828m 2 
d 0.03246m
G 0.011574 kgs 1  0.0014

A 0.000828m 2 f  0.006
 14kgs 1m  2  P
2 1 2000 
0.00015 ft  2.54cm.inch 1  12inch. ft P11  2  87000 14  ln  2  0.006 P 2

k  P 0.03246  2
100cm.m 1  2 
 0.00004572m P 2  50000 Pa  101325 Pa
 151325 Pa
 P 
P1  3.41 10 7  ln 1   0  739   151325 2
 P 
 2 
 219315 Pa
 219315 
P1  3.41 10 7  ln  739   151325 2
 151325 
 219344 Pa
 219344 
P1  3.41 10 7  ln  739   151325 2
 151325 
 219344 Pa
2.2.

u 22 P2  u2 P 
U 2  z2 g    U 1  z1 g  1  1   W1  W2  q
2 2  2 1 
Energy balance per unit mass.
Assuming no work against gravity, or on surroundings and no pumping
u 22 P2  u12 P1 
U2    U 1     q
2  2  2 1 
u 22  u2 
U 2  P2V2   U 1  P1V1  1   q
2  2
2 2
u u
U  PV  2 1  q
2
2 2
u u
q  H  2 1
2
2 2
u u
 2 1 H for an ideal gas  0 for isothermal expansion
2
q  qG
Q
u
A
V PQ RT
P  P  
m G M
RTG
Q
MP
RT  G 
u  
MP  A 
2 2
 RT  G    RT  G  
        
MP  A   MP1  A   G
q 2 
2
G 3  1 1  RT 
2

q   2  2  
2  P2 P1  MA 
2.3.
G3  1 1  RT 
2

q    
2  P2 2 P1 2  MA 


 0.011574kgs 1 3


1 1  8.314Pam3 mol 1 K 1  293K



2

2  151325Pa  2   219344Pa  2  28 10 3 kgmol 1  0.000828m 2

  
 0.196W

2.4. q  hA(T  TS )
q
T  TS 
hA
A  dL
1.66inch  2.54cm.inch 1
d
100cm.m 1
 0.0422m
A    0.0422m  2000m
 265m 2
0.196W
T  293K 
5Wm K 1  265m 2
2

 293.0001K

2.5. Even a tiny temperature difference should be able to provide the heating
required, hence the assumption is reasonable.
QUESTION 3
3.1.
PS  PVP
NPSH  z S   h fSuction
g
h fSuction  h fC  h fS  h fC

  K f ,elbow  K f ,valve 
u2 L u2 u2
K 4f
2g d 2g 2g
2
 d2 
   0
 d1 
 d 
2

K  0.41.25   2  
  d1  
 
 0.5
Q
u
A
G

A
0.011574kgs 1

566kgm 3  0.000828m 2
 0.0247ms 1
d G
Re  
 A
0.03246m  14kgs 1m -2

0.0002kgms-2 sm -2
 2272
f  0.01
2
 L u
h fSuction   K  4 f  K f ,elbow  K f ,valve 
 d  2g

  0.5  4  0.01
12m  0.0247ms
 0.75  0.17 
1
  2

2
 0.03246m  2  9.81ms
 0.0005m
 7.06m
NPSH  2m  0.0005m
 1.9995m
 ve, hence no cavitation will take place