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Manila Review Institute, Inc.

Chemical Engineering Review

EXERCISES ON THE USE OF THE

CHE HANDBOOK,
8TH EDITION

Dr. Servillano Olano, Jr.

DIRECTIONS: Locate where the following information can be

found in the Handbook and give the answer if required.

1. What is the solubility of dibasic potassium phosphate in

water at 25oC?

2. What is the defining equation of the Cavitation Number?

3. Determine the thermal conductivity of chlorine at 400 K.

4, The specific heat of phenol at 20oC is _____ cal/g-oC.

5. What type of pump is commonly used for a capacity

of 200 gal/min and a head of 10 ft of water?

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DIRECTIONS: Locate where the following information can be

found in the Handbook and give the answer if required.

6. The absorptivity of aluminum paint at 700oR is _______.

7. Estimate the terminal settling velocity (ft/s) in water at 70oF

of a particle with a sp. gr. of 2.0 and diameter of 100 microns.

8. Estimate the BPE of a 10-% aqueous KOH solution at 1 atm.

9. What is the diffusivity of toluene in air at 30oC?

10. Determine the enthalpy of steam in kJ/mole at 500K and 5

MPa. Is the steam saturated?

DIRECTIONS: Locate where the following information can be found

in the Handbook and give the answer if required.

11. Estimate the thermal conductivity of polystyrene at 100oF.

12. What is the thermal diffusivity of powdered coal?

13. What is the typical over-all HTC in a tubular HE where

kerosene flows in the shell side and water in the tube side?

14. The inside diameter of a 1-1/2 in. O.D. 16 BWG pipe is

_____ inches.

15. What is the viscosity of water in cP at 70oC?

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DIRECTIONS: Locate where the following information can be found

in the Handbook and give the answer if required.

16. Determine the inside diameter and thickness of a 2-in. Sch 80

steel pipe.

17. Compare the direct and indirect method of determining the

reaction rate constants.

18. For a consecutive reaction A → B→ C, k1 = 2hr-1, k2 = 1 hr-1, what

is the maximum concentration CB and at what time does it occur.
Take CAo = 1.

19. A thermometer at 0oC is immersed in boiling water. What will

be the time constant of the system if the temperature reading
becomes 86oC after 2 secs.

20. What is the Fanning friction factor for a 20 mm ID galvanized

iron pipe if the NRe of ethanol flowing is 3.0 x 104?