DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION

CHEMICAL ENGINEERNG PRINCIPLES

Choose the letter that best answers the following questions.

1.
A. B. C. D.
2. A diesel power plant consumes 650 L of fuel at 26OC in 24 hours with 28OAPI. Find the fuel rate in kg/h.
A. 23.83 B. 24.85 C. 22.85 D. 26.85
3.
A. B. C. D.
4.
A. B. C. D.
5.
A. B. C. D.
6.
A. B. C. D.
7.
A. B. C. D.
8. Seawater for cooling enters a condenser at 27 C and leaves at 37 C. The condenser temperature is 45OC, what
O O

is the log mean temperature difference?

A. 50.56OC B. 12.33OC C. 37.82OC D. 80.54OC
9.
A. B. C. D.
10
.
A. B. C. D.
11 Optical bleaches used in textile fabric is to make
.
A. dyes dry fast B. fibers shinier C. fiber appear blue D. fibers stain resistant
12
.
A. B. C. D.
13
.
A. B. C. D.
14
.
A. B. C. D.
15 Acetic acid is to be extracted from an aqueous solution by counter-current extraction with isopropyl ether.
. The feed is 10,000 kg/hr of 28% acetic acid. the number of equilibrium stages required for a solvent feed rate
of 30,000 kg/hr and an extract composition of 8% acetic acid is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10
16
.

17
.
A. B. C. D.

18 An oil heater heats 100 kg per minute of oil from 35 OC to 100OC in a counterflow heat exchanger. The average
. specific heat of the oil is 2.5 kJ/kg. OC. Exhaust gases used for heating enter the heater with an average specific
heat of 1 kJ/kg.OC, a mass flow rate of 250 kg/min and an initial temperature of 200 OC. The overall heat
transfer coefficient is 75 W/m2.K. Determine the heating surface in square meters.

1
 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION
CHEMICAL ENGINEERNG PRINCIPLES

Choose the letter that best answers the following questions.

A. 30 B. 63 C. 40 D. 37
19
.
A. B. C. D.
20 The stress relieving factor if mandatory is
.
A. 1 B. 1.06 C. 1.12 D. 1.5
21
.
A. B. C. D.
22
.
A. B. C. D.
23 The feed piping to the boiler shall be provided with two ________ near the boiler and a gate valve near the
. pump.
A. Globe valve B. Check valve C. Butterfly valve D. Safety valve
24 Solid particle frequently metallic, formed by the condensation of vapors by sublimation or other chemical
. processes.
A. Spray B. Fog C. Fume D. Dust
25
.
A. B. C. D.
26 A large tube or pipe connecting the water space of the drum to the water drum.
.
A. economizer B. downcomer C. carry over D. breeching
27 An air bubble rises from the bottom of a well where the temperature is 25 OC, to the surface where the
. temperature 27OC. Find the percent increase in volume of the bubble if the depth of the well is 5 m.
atmospheric pressure is 101.325 kPa.
A. 49.3 B. 41.3 C. 56.7 D. 38.6
28
.
A. B. C. D.
29
.
A. B. C. D.
30
.
A. B. C. D.
31
.
A. B. C. D.
32 A wet material having a critical moisture content of 15% and an equilibrium moisture content of 3% dry bulb
. took 6 hours to dry from 45% dry bulb to 10% moisture. The time it will take to dry to 15% moisture dry
bulb is
A. 5 hours B. 4 hours C. 5.5 hours D. 8 hours
33 Steam enters a throttling calorimeter at a pressure of 1.03 MPa. The calorimeter downstream pressure and
. temperature are 0.100 MPa and 125OC, respectively. What is the percentage moisture of the supply steam?
A. 5.21 % B. 3.15 % C. 1.98 % D. 2.62%
34

2
 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION
CHEMICAL ENGINEERNG PRINCIPLES

Choose the letter that best answers the following questions.

.
A. B. C. D.
35 Ability of a material to absorb energy in deformation in the range is characterized as its
.
A. ductility B. creep C. toughness D. resilience
36
.
A. B. C. D.
37
.
A. B. C. D.
38 For intrinsic silicon, the room temperature electrical conductivity is 4 x 10 -4 (Ωm)-1; the electron and hole
. mobilities are 0.14 and 0.048 m 2/Vs, respectively. Compute the electron and hole concentrations at room
temperature. e = 1.6 x 10-19
A. 142 x 1016 m-3 B. 1.73 x 1016 m-3 C. 1.33 x 1016 m-3 D. None of these
39
.
A. B. C. D.
40
.
A. B. C. D.
41 Dehydration of ethyl benzene produces
.
A. styrene B. naphthalene C. benzoic acid D. phenol
42 An ideal material of construction for 50% caustic soda is
.
A. stainless steel B. high silica cast iron C. monel D. karbate
43 The mole fraction of solute entering a gas absorption tower is 0.25. If the percentage recovery is 75%, then
. the mole fraction of the solute leaving the tower will be
A. 0.0833 B. 0.0625 C. 0.0769 D. 0.157
44 A power plant has a use factor of 50% and capacity factor of 44%. How many hours did it operate during the
. year?
A. 7700 hrs B. 7800 hrs C. 7709 hrs D. 7805 hrs
45
.
A. B. C. D.
46 Flexible foam (mattresses) is usually made of
.
A. PVCs B. polyurethanes C. silicone D. polyamides
47
.
A. B. C. D.
48 Which of the following is NOT a man-made pollutant?
.
A. CO B. SOx C. CH4 D. NOx
49 If 100 lb of dry air at 50 F dry bulb and 50 F wet bulb is mixed with 300 lb of dry air at 110OF dry bulb and
O O

. 80OF wet bulb, the resulting mixture will have a dry bulb temperature of
A. 85OF B. 90OF C. 80OF D. 95OF
50

3
 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION
CHEMICAL ENGINEERNG PRINCIPLES

Choose the letter that best answers the following questions.

.
A. B. C. D.