EXERCISES ON THE USE OF THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS HANDBOOK, 8th Edition

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?

ANS: 33 parts/100 parts water. Table 2-1 pp. 2-22

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

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

ANS: k = 0.124 W/m-K Table 2-316 pp. 2-445

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

ANS: 0.561 cal/g-oC Table 2-154 pp. 2-173

5. What type of pump is commonly used for a capacity of 200 gal/min and a head of 10 ft of
water?
ANS: Centrifugal pump…………… … Fig. 10-26 pp. 10-24

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

ANS: 0.39 Fig. 5-10 pp. 5-19

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.
ANS: 1.8 x 10-2 ft/s Fig. 6-61 pp. 6-55

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

ANS: BPR = 4oF Fig. 11-124 pp. 11-115

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

ANS: Dv = 0.088 cm2/s Table 2-324 pp. 2-455

10. Determine the enthalpy of steam in kJ/mole at 500K and 5 MPa. Is the steam saturated?
ANS: H = 17.582 kJ/mole, supersaturated Table 2-305 pp. 2-414

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

ANS: k = 0.36 Btu-in/hr-ft2-oF Fig. 11-65 pp. 11-71

12. What is the thermal diffusivity of powdered coal?

ANS: 0.0047 ft2/hr Table 11-9 pp. 11-28

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?
ANS: U = 30 to 65 Btu/hr-ft2-oF Table 11-3 pp. 11-25

14. The inside diameter of a 1-1/2 in. O.D. 16 BWG pipe is _____ inches.
ANS: Di = 1.37 inches Table 11-12 pp.11-42

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15. What is the viscosity of water in cP at 70oC?
ANS: 0.42 cP Fig. 2-122 p. 2-449

16. Determine the inside diameter and thickness of a 2-in. Sch 80 steel pipe.
ANS: Di = 1.939 in. x = 0.218 in. Table 10-22 pp. 10-78

17. Compare the direct and indirect method of determining the reaction rate constants.
ANS: See Table 7-13 pp. 7-36

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.
ANS: CBmax = 0.50 tmax = 0.8 hr See Fig. 7-3 pp. 7-14

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.
ANS: 2.33 min Fig. 8-9 pp. 8-10

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?
ANS: f = 0.0093 Fig. 6-9 pp. 6-10

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