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Semester/Academic year 2 2020-2021

BIG Date 12/08/2021
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UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – Course title Food Engineering 1
VNUHCM FACULTY OF CE Course ID CH2017
Duration 3 days Question sheet code
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Question 1) (L.O. 4.3, 2 points)

A pump is used to pump water from tank A (at atmospheric pressure) to tank B (at gauge pressure of 2
at). Given: distance between water levels in the two tanks is 25 m; pump capacity is 10 m3/h; suction
pipe has: diameter of 100 mm, length of 10 m, friction coefficient of 0.025, and local coefficient of 2;
discharge pipe has: diameter of 80 mm, length of 30 m, friction coefficient of 0.028, and local
coefficient of 5; pump efficiency is 80%.

a. Calculate the pump required power in Hp.

b. Why is the suction pipe diameter greater than or equal to the discharge pipe diameter when
design pumping system?

Question 2) (L.O.13.1, 2 points)

A gravity settling tank has a settling area of 5 (m) x 25 (m) and a capacity of 1000 m3 of suspension
per hour. The densities of dispersed and continuous phases are 2000 and 1000 kg/m3, respectively.
Viscosity of the continuous phase is 1cP.

a. Determine the minimum diameter of the dispersed phase that can be settled.
b. As the viscosity of the continuous phase increases, how does the settlingcapacity change
and why?

Question 3) (L.O.14.1, 2 points)

A filter is operated under the constant pressure condition to filter a suspension volume of 10 m3 for 2
hours. Given: the suspension has a mass concentration of 10%; densities of dispersed and continuous
phases are 2000 and 1000 kg/m3, respectively; the filter coefficients are C=1.8 ×10-2 m3/m2 and
K=0.6×10-4 m2/s; residual moisture of 30%.

a. Calculate area of the filter.

b. Calculate the filtration rate after 1 hour.
Question 4) (L.O.15.1, 2 points)
An agitator is used to stir a suspension with mass concentration of 30%. 4-plate impeller diameter of
0.5 m is used and rotated at 150 rpm. The densities1/2of dispersed and continuous phases are 2500 and
3
1000 kg/m , respectively. Agitator power number is 4.7.

a. Calculate the agitator required power in hp.

b. If the agitator is assembled with baffles, how does the required power change and why?
 Question 5) (L.O.12.2, 2 points)

A fluidized bed dryer is used to dry particles with a density of 1100 kg/m3 (at moisture content of 0%)
from 40% to 10% moisture content. The drying agent is hot air at 100 °C. Porosity of the particles in
the stationary state is 0.35. The particle diameter is 2 mm.

a. When calculating critical velocity of the hot air flow in the dryer, what value of particle density
(containing 0%, 10% or 40% moisture content) is used and why? Given: the density of wet
particles is calculated using the formula for a suspension.
b. Calculate the critical velocity of the hot air flow to get fluidization state of the particles.

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