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Chemical Engineering Principles

Refresher Problem Set 3
#301-400

301.The amount of oxygen needed to completely burn the fuel yielding carbon dioxide and water is
A. required oxygen C. excess oxygen
B. theoretical oxygen D. free oxygen
302. It is normally used to determine the quality of combustion gases.
A. stoichiometry C. orsat analysis
B. gravimetric analysis D. material balance
303. Pure carbon is burned with theoretical amount of air for complete combustion, 80% of carbon
burns, one-half of which formed CO2 and the rest CO. The percentage CO2, CO and O2 in the
combustion gases are respectively
A. 33.3, 33.3, 33.3 C. 8.1, 8.1, 8.1
B. 4.8, 8.1, 12.2 D. 81, 4.0, 12.0
304. What will be the percent carbon monoxide in flue gas from the burning of carbon with 50%
excess air in such a manner that 80% carbon burns to carbon dioxide and the rest to carbon
monoxide?
A. 2.8 C. 17.2
B. 8.3 D. 20.5
305. Hydrogen in fuel which needs oxygen from air for its combustion is known as
A. moisture hydrogen C. net hydrogen
B. total hydrogen D. combined hydrogen
306. In batch process, 10,000 lb of 20% solution of acetone in water are distilled. Water residue
contains 50 lb acetone, while the distillate contains 10% water. What is the total weight of the
distillate?
A. 6584 lb C. 1486 lb
B. 2167 lb D. 3958 lb
307. A binary azeotrope contains X % wt of A (MW=100) and Y % wt of B (MW=200). Express the
mole fraction of A in terms of X.
A. (X+150)/2 C. 200X/(X+100)
B. X/150 D. 2X/(X+100)
308. In equimolar mixture of benzene and toluene is subjected to a single batch distillation.
Distillation is discontinued when 60% of the benzene in the feed is distilled. At this instance the
bottom product when analyzed shows benzene to be 36.4% by mole. In the distillate the mole
% of benzene is
A. 66.6 C. 58.1
B. 33.6 D. 54.7
309. Steam generated in a power plant at a pressure of 8600 kPa and a temperature of 500°C is fed to a turbine.
Exhaust from the turbine enters a condenser at 10 kPa, where it is condensed to saturated liquid, which is then
pump to the boiler. What is the thermal efficiency of a Rankine cycle operating at these conditions?
A. 39.7% C. 46.2%
B. 50.8% D. 61.2%
310. When 32 kilogram of methane is burned completely, the theoretical oxygen required is
A. 16 kg B. 64 kg
C. 128 kg D. 32 kg
311. Which of the following ratios is correct in providing a physical meaning for the Reynold’s
number, Re ?
A. buoyant forces / inertial forces C. drag forces / viscous forces
B. viscous forces / inertial forces D. inertial forces / viscous forces
312.The process to transform long chain hydrocarbon into small chains.
A. cracking C. polymerization
B. isomerization D. fusion
313. Which of the following is needed to make a silicone rubber?
A. trihydroxymethyl silane C. hydroxytrimethyl silane
B. dihydroxydimethyl silane D. tetramethyl silane
314. Entropy of vaporization for substances is determined to be constant, the value is _____.
 A. 21 cal/mol-K C. 8 cal/mol-K
B. 18 cal/mol-K D. 4.18 cal/mol-K
315.Magnesium is obtained from
A. sea shells C. sea water
B. bentonite D. corals
316.Calculate percent oxygen in Fe2(SO4)3.
A. 37% C. 44%
B. 40% D. 48%
317. What weight of AgNO3 is required to precipitate the chlorides in a 750 mg solution of 14% BaCl 2?
A. 256 mg C. 80 mg
B. 342 mg D. 171 mg
318. Another name of Yamatake system ?
A. Azbil * B. Zuzuki
C. Pfizer D. Little Boy
319. Which of the following is a synthetic dye?
A. alizarin B. melanin
C. canotenoid D. rubber
320. What is used in ultrasonic flow meters?
A. Doppler * B. resonance
C. Tyndall effect D. Beer’s Law
321. Calculate the density of SO2 gas at 0.960 atm and 35ºC.
A. 2.86 g/L C. 5.47 g/L
B. 2.75 g/L D. 2.43 g/L
322. The number of degrees of freedom of an ethanol-water system in equilibrium with its vapor is
A. 3 C. 2
B. 1 D. 0
323. 1000 gal/min of water is cascading done a height of 100 ft from a reservoir. If half of the energy
is converted to electrical energy, how many 100 watts bulb can be lighted in 30 seconds?
A. 84 C. 94
B. 86 D. 90
324. A gas made by passing air and steam through a bed of hot coal or coke.
A. LPG C. furnace gas
B. water gas D. producer gas
325. Producer gas is produced by passing over a hot bed of coke or coal a/an __.
A. water C. air
B. steam D. air and steam
326. Active ingredients in sunblock /sunscreen?
A. zinc oxide * B. melatonin
C. titanium D. talc powder
327. The science dealing with the study of phenomena at very low temperatures is known as
A. refrigenics C. cytogenics
B. frozenics D. cryogenics
328. It is desired to agitate a liquid having a viscosity of 1.5 x 10 -3 Pa-s and a density of 969 kg/m³ in a tank having a
diameter of 0.91m. The agitator will be a six blade open turbine having a diameter of 0.305 m operating at 180
rpm. The tank has four vertical baffles each with a width of 0.076 m. Also, W = 0.0381 m. Calculate the required
kW.
A. 0.120 C. 0.142
B. 0.172 * D. 0.190
329. The capacity in cubic meters per hour of a clarifying centrifuge operating under these conditions is?
Diameter of bowl = 600 mm
Thickness of liquid layer = 75 mm
Depth of bowl = 400 mm
Speed = 1200 r/min
Specific gravity of liquid = 1.2
Specific gravity of solid = 1.6
Viscosity of liquid = 2 cp
Cut size of particles = 30 microns
A. 200 C. 310
B. 320 D. 210 *
330. A purchase cost of 0.2-m³, glass-lined, jacketed reactor was P10,000 in 1991. Estimate the
purchased cost of a similar 2-m³, glass-lined, jacketed reactor in 1996. Cost index in 1991 was
361 and in 1996 was 382.
 A. P32,180 C. P27,850
B. P18,720 D. P42,127
331. It refers to waste or scrap glass, usually ground.
A. cullet C. fluorospar
B. feldspar D. glass float
332. The temperature at which 5000 grains (1grain = 0.0648 g) of oxygen occupying a volume of 30 L and 30 psig is
A. 720 R C. 197 R
B. 1003 R D. 1015 R
333.A series of measurements are made in order to determine the molar mass of an unknown gas.
First, a large flask is evacuated and found to weight 134.567 g. It is then filled with the gas to a
pressure of 735 torr at 310°C and reweighed; its mass is now 137.456 g. Finally, the flask is
filled with water at 31°C and found to weigh 1067.9 g. (The density of the water at this
temperature is 0.977 g/ml) Assuming that the ideal gas equation applies, calculate the molar
mass of the unknown as.
A. 65.2 g/mol C. 70.8 g/mol
B. 74.2 g/mol D. 79.7 g/mol
334. A complete fertilizer contains
A. N, P and K C. N, P and C
B. Na, P and K D. N, P and S
335. Commercially important ore of lead is
A. siderite C. sphalerite
B. galena D. haematite
336. Brimstone is
A. charcoal C. sulfur
B. sulfur dioxide D. form of diamond
337. Brass is an alloy of
A. Cu and Zn C. Fe and C
B. Cu and Sn D. Fe and Ni
338. 5968 gal/hr of water is flowing at a height of 50 feet. If 80% of energy is converted to electrical
energy, how many 100 watts bulb can be lighted in 1 minute.
A. 7 C. 7.5
B. 8 D. 9
339.The change in enthalpy is a function of
A. temperature and pressure C. pressure only
B. temperature only D. concentration only
340. What is the specific gravity of nitrogen at 80ºF and 745 mmHg compared to air at the same
condition?
A. 0.97 C. 0.85
B. 0.91 D. 0.82
341.The purest form of iron is
A. cast iron C. pig iron
B. mild steel D. wrought iron*
342. The black image on an exposed and developed photographic film is composed of
A. Ag C. AgBr
C. Ag2O D. Ag(S2O3)23-
343. A distillation column separates 10,000 kg/hr of benzene-toluene mixture as shown in the figure
below. Xf, Xd and Xw represents the weight fractions of benzene in the feed, distillate and
residue respectively.Find the reflux ratio.
A. 0.5 C. 0.6
B. 1.0 D. 2.0
344. It is a linear polymer which may be reversibly softened by heat and solidified by cooling.
A. thermosets C. polymer
B. thermoplastics D. copolymer
345. It is obtained from the milky secretion of various plants such us the tree Hevea brasilienses.
A. natural rubber C. Xenoy
B. PAI D. collagen
346. Compounds with the general formula (C5H8)n.
A. alkenes C. elastomers
B. terpenes D. enantiomers
347. Which of the following polymer is used in making styrofoams, disposable cups, forks, spoons and food
containers.
A. polyethylene C. PVC
 B. polypropylene D. polystyrene
348. Which of the following polymer is used in making water pipes, rain coats and shower curtains?
A. polyethylene C. PVC
B. polypropylene D. polystyrene
349. Which of the following polymer is used in non-stick frying pans and other cooking wares?
A. Orlon C. Teflon
B. synthetic rubber D. PVC
350. Butyric acid is found mainly on
A. rancid butter C. citrus fruits
B. animal fats D. cellulose
351. Plastic used for synthetic leather?
A. PVC C. PE
B. PS D. PTFE
352. Brix scale is the hydrometer scale for
A. LPG C. water
B. sugar solution D. gasoline
353. A flue gas is burned from the combustion of a hydrocarbon has the following Orsat analysis: 5.68% CO2, 2.43%
CO, 6.49%O2 and 85,4% N2. The percent excess air supplied is
A. 30.3 C. 52%
B. 34.6% D. 45%
354. A fuel gas is burned in 50% excess air.
A. 50% more oxygen in air reacted to completely burn the fuel
B. only theoretical oxygen in air is needed to completely burn the fuel
C. oxygen reacted is equal to the oxygen supplied
D. fuel gas will not burn
355. If two metals lose the same weight in water, they must have the same
A. density C. weight
B. volume D. specific gravity
356. Calculate the density of a natural gas mixture containing 32.1% methane, 41.2% ethane, 17.5% propane and
9.2% nitrogen (mole basis) at 500 psig and 394K. Assume idea gas law applies.
A. 30.1 kg/m³ C. 44.7 kg/m³
B. 38.1 kg/m³ D. 49.6 kg/m³
357. Which of the following is an extensive property?
A. temperature C. velocity
B. pressure D. mass *
358. Water with quality x=50% is contained in a rigid vessel. If more heat is added
A. x increases C. x decreases
B. x is constant D. x varies
359. If the temperature of a confined gas is constant, the pressure is inversely proportional to the volume. This is
known as:
A. Charles law C. Archimedes principle
C. Boyle’s law D. Dalton’s law
360. What is the value of the work done for a closed, reversible, isometric system?
A. zero C. positive
B. negative D. positive or negative
361. During an adiabatic , internally reversible process, what is true about the change in entropy?
A. it is temperature dependent C. it is always less than zero
B. it is always zero D. it is always greater than zero
362.An adiabatic process is characterized by which of the following?
A. the entropy change is zero C. the heat transfer is zero *
B. it is isothermal D. the work is zero
363. In an experiment, 0.02 kg of a substance is heated in a bath of boiling water until its temperature is
approximately 100ºC. The substance is then placed in an insulated container that is holding 0.10 kg of water at
25ºC. The final temperature of the mixture is 32ºC. The specific heat of substance, in kilojoules per kilogram per
degree Celsius, is
A. 2.16 C. 2.57
B. 4.19 D. 1.0
364.The composition of the reaction component vary from position to position along a path of a/an
A. CSTR C. adiabatic reactor
B. batch reactor D. plug flow reactor
365. The half-life of a material undergoing second order decay is
A. proportional to the square of initial concentration
 B. independent of initial concentration
C. proportional to initial concentration
D. inversely proportional to initial concentration
366. Reactions which occur in a single step.
A. series reactions C. homogenous reactions
B. parallel reactions D. elementary reactions
367.What is the order of the reaction wherein the half-life increases as the initial concentration increases?
A. first order C. zero order
B. second order D. third order
368.A certain substance is mixed with equal amounts of B and C. After 1000 seconds, half of A has reacted. How
much will be left unreacted after 2000 seconds, if the reaction is second order with respect to A?
A. 0.25 Cao C. Cao/3
B. 0.38 Cao D. 0
369.The law governing the kinetics of reaction is the law of
A. constant composition C. constant temperature
B. equilibrium D. mass action
370. The homogeneous gas-phase decomposition of phosphine proceeds at 1200ºF,
4PH3 ( g ) → P4 ( g ) + 6H 2 with first-order rate, −rPH 3 = (10 / hr )CPH 3 . What size of plug flow reactor operating
at 1200ºF and 4.6 atm can produce 80% conversion of a feed consisting of 4 lbmoles of pure phosphine
per hour.
A. 160 ft³ C. 245 ft³
B. 210 ft³ D. 320 ft³
371. A valve that controls flow by means of a disk or wedge-shaped dam sliding at right angles to the direction of flow
and seating tightly in the valve body is a
A. gate valve C. globe valve
B. butterfly valve D. orifice
372. If pressure drops on the fluid suction line drops, some liquid flashes into vapor. This flashing is called
A. diffusion C. vaporization
B. boiling D. cavitation
373. Water enters a boiler at 18.33ºC(291.33ºK) and 137.9 kPa through a pipe at an average velocity of 1.52 m/s.
Exit steam at a height of 15.2 m above the liquid inlet leaves at 137.9 kPa, 148.9ºC, and 9.14 m/s in the outlet
line. At steady state how much heat must be added per kg mass of steam ? The flow in the two pipes are
turbulent.
A. 3.25 E 6 J C. 3.21 E 8 J
B. 5.12 E 7 J D. 7.0 E 5 J
374.The absolute viscosity of a fluid varies with pressure and temperature and is defined as a function of
A. density and angular deformation rate B. density, shear stress, and angular deformation rate
C. density and shear stress D. shear stress and angular deformation rate
375. Glass spheres are fluidised by water at a velocity equal to one half of their terminal falling velocities. 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. Calculate:
(a) the density of the fluidised bed,
A. 1367 kg/m³ * C. 985 kg/m³
B. 1120 kg/m³ D. 1754 kg/m³
(b) the pressure gradient in the bed attributable to the presence of the particles.
A. 3605 Pa/m * C. 3899 Pa/m
B. 2218 Pa/m D. 4555 Pa/m
376. The material passing one screening surface and retained on a subsequent surface is called
A. intermediate material C. minus material
B. plus material D. oversize
377. Materials which remains on a screen surface is called
A. fines C. undersize
B. intermediate material D. oversize
378. It is the number of openings per linear inch of screen.
A. mesh C. aperture
B. screen diameter D. interval
379. The minimum clear space between the edges of the opening in the screening surface and is usually given in
inches and millimeters
A. sieve C. aperture
B. mesh number D. holes
380. Another name for revolving screen is
A. shaking screen C. vibrating screen
 B. trommel screen D. mechanically vibrated screen
381. A screen is said to be blinded when
A. oversizes are present in undersize fraction
B. undersizes are retained in oversize fraction
C. the screen is plugged with solid particles
D. its capacity is abruptly increased
382. It is the most important and versatile flow assisters which are used to enlarge the storage-bin opening and to
cause flow by breaking up material bridges.
A. striker skirt C. idlers
B. rollers D. vibrating hoppers
383. It is a portable flatform on which packaged materials can be handled and stored.
A. pallets C. steel drums
B. hopper trucks D. baler bags
384. A membrane separation process where the component from a liquid phase, which is heated, permeates through
the membrane and is removed under low pressure.
A. reverse osmosis C. dialysis
B. pervaporization D. microfiltration
385. An ideal surface that absorbs all incident radiation regardless of wavelength and direction and is also considered
as a perfect emitter is referred to as a
A. gray body C. black body
B. pin hole D. black hole
386. The total amount of evaporation an evaporator is capable of producing per unit of time.
A. economy B. steam consumption
C. capacity D. fouling factors
387. Lanolin is
A. a hydrocarbon oil C. a plant wax
B. a hydrocarbon wax D. fat from sheep’s wool
388.Bauxite is an oxide mineral of
A. Ba C. Bi
C. B D. Al
389.What is kaolinite?
A. aluminum silicate C. potassium silicate
B. MgSO4-7H2O D. magnesium silicate
390.Tests on a small scale tank 0.3 m diameter (Rushton impeller, diameter 0.1 m) have shown that a blending
process between two miscible liquids (aqueous solutions, properties approximately the same as water, i.e.
viscosity 1 mN s/m2, density 1000 kg/m3) is satisfactorily completed after 1 minute using an impeller speed of
250 rev/min. It is decided to scale up the process to a tank of 2.5 m diameter using the criterion of constant tip-
speed.
(a) What speed should be chosen for the larger impeller?
A. 20.8 rpm * B. 33.4 rpm
C. 49.5 rpm D. 57.6 rpm
(b) What power will be required?
A. 5.4 W B. 9.8 W *
C. 18.7 W D. 33.5 W
(c) What will be the blend time in the large tank?
A. 1.15 min * B. 3.45 min
C. 7.88 min D. 14.5 min
391. Air at 75 C, 1.1 bar and with 30% relative humidity is feed into a process unit at 1000 m3/hr.
Calculate (a) kmol O2 /hr
A. 7.145 kmol/hr * B. 5.43 kmol/hr
C. 8.99 kmol/hr D. 12.44 kmol/hr
(b) absolute humidity of air
A. 0.0087 B. 0.073 *
C. 0,877 D. 1.532
(c) dew point temperature
A. 32.1C B. 41.7 C
C. 48.7 C * D. 56.2 C
392. Propane gas at 20 bar and 400 K is throttled in a steady state flow process to 1 bar. Estimate the final
temperature of the propane and its entropy change. Pc = 42.48 bar, Tc = 369.8 K , eccentric factor = 0.152
A. 385.2 K, 23.80 J/mol-K * B. 385.2 K, 12.55 J/mol-K
C. 455.1 K, 15.77 J/mol-K D. 455.1 K, 24.77 J.mol-K
393.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).
(a) What pressure must the pump develop?
A. 330 KPa * B. 245 kPa
C. 388 kPa D. 420 kPa
(b) What is the power delivered to the fluid by the pump?
A. 0.25 kW B. 1.45 kW *
C. 5.12 kW D. 6.55 kW
394. Drying of solids from 25% to 10% at constant drying conditions with Xc=15% and Xe=5% takes
4.17hrs. A solid is to dry from 30% to 8% with the same drying conditions. Q = 10020 kg
(a) What is the rate of drying in the first period? (Choices in kg/s}
A. 0.131 B. 0.253
C. 0.113 D. 0.0311
(b) What is the falling rate in the 2nd drying period? (Choices in kg/kg)
A. 0.05 B. 0.03
C. 0.04 D. 0.02
(c) What is the total time? (Choices in hrs)
A. 6.56 B. 6.86
C. 6.65 D. 6.95
395. A single-effec t evaporator with a heating surface area of 10 m2 is used to concentrate a
NaOH solution flowing at 0.38 kg/s from 10 per cent to 33.3 per cent. The feed enters at338 K
and its specific heat capacity is 3.2 kJ/kg K. The pressure in the vapour space is13.5 kN/m2
and 0.3 kg/s of steam is used from a supply at 375 K. Calculate:
(a) The apparent overall heat transfer coefficient in kW/m²-C.
A. 1.248 C. 1.424
B. 1.482 D. 1.289 *
(b) The coefficient corrected for boiling point rise of dissolved solids in kW/m²-C.
A. 2.122 C. 1.224
B. 2.214 * D. 2.412
(c) The corrected coefficient if the depth of liquid is 1.5 m.
A. 1.247 C. 1.275
B. 1.427 * D. 1.472
396. 0.126 kg/s of a solid product containing 4 per cent water is produced in a dryer from a wet feed containing 42
per cent water on a wet basis. Ambient air at 294 K and of 40 per cent relative humidity is heated to 366 K in a
preheater before entering the dryer from which it leaves at 60 per cent relative humidity.
(a) Assuming that the dryer operates adiabatically, what must be the flowrate of air to the preheater (in m3/s)and
how much heat must be added to the preheater (in kW)?
A. 3.16, 276 * B. 3.16, 322
C. 5.12, 276 D. 5.12, 322
How will these values be affected if the air enters the dryer at 340 K and sufficient heat is supplied within the
dryer so that the air again leaves at 340 K with a relative humidity of 60 percent?
A. 0.66 , 31* B. 0.66, 211
C. 0.87, 242 D. 0.87, 46
397.It is desired to separate 1 kg/s of an ammonia solution containing 30 per cent NH3 by mass into 99.5 per cent
liquid NH3, and a residual weak solution containing 10 per cent NH3. Assuming the feed to be at its boiling point,
a column pressure of 1013 kN/m2, a plate efficiency of 60 per cent and that an 8 per cent excess over the
minimum reflux requirement is used, how many plates must be used in the column and how much heat is
removed in the condenser (in kW) and added in the boiler (in kW)?
A. 9 plates, 420 & 750 B. 9 plates, 372 & 617 *
C. 5 plates, 210 & 340 D. 5 plates, 372 & 617
398. Sulphuric acid is pumped at 3 kg/s through a 60 m length of smooth 25 mm pipe has an unknown
pressure drop. If this pressure falls by one half, what will be the new mass flow rate. Density of acid =
1840 kg/m³, Viscosity of acid = 25 mN-s/m²
A. 0.02 kg/s C. 1.86 kg/s *
B. 25.4 kg/s D. 14.5 kg/s
399. What is the yield of sodium acetate crystals (CH3COONa.3H2O) obtainable from a vacuum crystalliser
operating at 1.33 kN/m2 when it is supplied with 0.56 kg/s of a 40 per cent aqueous solution of the salt at 353 K?
The boiling point elevation of the solution is 11.5 deg K.
Data: Heat of crystallisation, q = 144 kJ/kg trihydrate
 Heat capacity of the solution, Cp = 3.5 kJ/kg deg K
Latent heat of water at 1.33 kN/m2, λ = 2.46 MJ/kg
Boiling point of water at 1.33 kN/m2 = 290.7 K
Solubility of sodium acetate at 290.7 K, c2 = 0.539 kg/kg water.
A. 0.088 kg/s B. 0.183 kg/s *
C. 0.899 kg/s D. 1.442 kg/s
400.Two tanks, the bottoms of which are at the same level, are connected with one another by a horizontal pipe 75
mm diameter and 300 m long. The pipe is bell-mouthed at each end so that losses on entry and exit are
negligible. One tank is 7 m diameter and contains water to a depth of 7 m. The other tank is 5 m diameter and
contains water to a depth of 3 m. If the tanks are connected to each other by means of the pipe,
(a) how long will it take before the water level in the larger tank has fallen to 6 m? Assume the pipe to be of
agedmild steel.
A. 1.25 hr B. 2.94 hr *
C. 3.77 hr D. 4.12 hr
(b) Calculate the average velocity in the pipe. Assume the pipe to be of aged mild steel.
A. 0.077 m/s B. 0.82 m/s*
C. 1.45 m/s D. 2.55 m/s
(c) Calculate the Reynolds number in the pipe. Assume the pipe to be of aged mild steel.
A. 62000 * B. 75000
C. 88200 D. 100500

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