CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: BOARD EXAM GUIDELINES

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: BOARD EXAM GUIDELINES

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: BOARD EXAM GUIDELINES
 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: BOARD EXAM GUIDELINES

SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1) Two centrifugal pumps, a 5 inch delivering 129 gpm and a 4 ½ inch delivering 140 gpm are
connected in parallel. Determine the overall efficiency of the pump set.
a) 74% b) 75% c) 76% d) 77%

2) A pitot tube with a U-tube water manometer is attached to a horizontal oil pipe of 4 inch inside
diameter. If the manometer reading is 15 in, determine the volumetric flow rate in gpm of oil in
the pipe. The pitot opening is placed at the center of the pipe. The oil specific gravity of 0.84
and a viscosity of 0.0336 lbm/ft-sec
a) 32 b) 55 c) 77 d) 94

3) Water at 600F flows through a 3 inch schedule 40 pipe. A pitot tube in the pipe shows a 3 in Hg
differential. If the pitot tube is located at the center of the pipe, what is the mass flow rate of
the water in lbm/s?
a) 22.8 b) 38.8 c) 45.6 d) no answer