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MANIPAL UNIVERSITY

THIRD SEMESTER B.Tech. (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION-NOV/DEC. 2014
SUBJECT: CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS (CHE 201)

Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 100

Instructions to Candidates:
● Answer any FIVE FULL questions.
● Atomic Mass- O:16, S: 32, Na: 23, H:1, C:12, Ca:40, Cl: 35.5, Br: 79.9, K:39,
Cr:52.
● Missing data, if any, may be suitably assumed

1A Convert
i. 1000 inch to km
ii. 20 ft. of hydrostatic head of water to kPa. 6
iii. Convert 10000 BTU/hr ft2 oF to W/cm2 oC

1B Answer the following:

i. What is the molecular weight of phenol (C6H5OH)?
ii. How many moles are there in 500 g of phenol?
iii. What is the volume occupied by 500 g of phenol in cm3 (specific
gravity =1.07)
iv. How many molecules are contained in 500 g of phenol? 6

1C A commercial grade of sulfuric acid has a density of 1.84g/ml and a

concentration of 96% H2SO4(by wt.) and 4% water. Calculate:
1. The molarity
2. The molality 8
3. The mole fraction of H2SO4

2A A solution of Calcium Chloride in water contains 62 parts of CaCl2 per 100

parts water by weight after the crystallization process. Calculate the weight
of solution necessary to dissolve 500 kg of CaCl2.6H2O crystals at 25oC
(Solubilty at 25oC is 7.38 kgmoles of CaCl2 per 1000kg water. 10

2B A gas mixture flowing through a pipe line contains 4% oxygen by volume

and rest an inert gas. The flow rate is 500 m3/ min. It is desired to increase
the oxygen content of the gas so that the leaving gas contains 8% by oxygen
by volume.

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 Calculate:
i. the rate of addition of oxygen,
ii. If the change in composition is caused by pure air, find the rate of
addition of pure air, 10
iii. Find the volume of gas mixture leaving under condition (ii)
iv. What is the composition of outgoing gas mixture under condition (ii)
v. What is the composition in wt% of gas leaving under condition (ii)
If the M.Wt. of inert gas is 40?
vi. What is the average molecular wt. of the leaving gas mixture?

3A In the Decon process of manufacturing Chlorine gas, HCl gas is oxidized

with air. The reaction is given as
4HCl+O2 → 2Cl2+2H2O
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If the air is used in 20% excess & the reaction is 70% complete, calculate the
composition of the dry gas leaving.

3B Solid material with 15% water is to be dried to 7% water under the following
conditions:
Fresh air is mixed with recycled air and is blown over the solid. The humidity of
fresh air =0.01 kg water/ kg of dry air and the recycled air has a humidity=0.1 kg of
water/ kg of dry air. They are mixed in such a way that the entering mix to the drier
has a humidity of 0.03 kg water/ kg dry air. Calculate
i. Kg of dry air/ 100 kg of wet material
ii. Kg of water removed/ kg of feed
iii. Ratio of recycled air to fresh air
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iv. If fresh air enters at 60oC and 10 atm, find the volume of the air entering.

4A The analysis of a coal indicates 75 wt% C, 17% H, 2% S, and the balance

noncombustible ash. The coal is burned at a rate of 5000 kg/h, and the feed
rate of air to the furnace is 3500 kmol/hr. All of the ash, having no carbon
content leaves the furnace as a molten slag; All of the carbon leaves in the
stack gas as CO2; the hydrogen in the coal is oxidized to water vapor, and the
sulfur emerges as SO2.
(a) Calculate the percent excess air fed to the reactor.
(b) Calculate the mole fractions of the gaseous pollutant SO2-in the stack 15
gas.

4B C(s)+O2(g) → CO2 (g) ΔH= - 94.13Kcal /mole 5

Find the calorific value of carbon in kJ/kg.
5A Calculate the heat of reaction at 500oK for the reaction
SO2 + ½ O2  SO3. 10
Standard heats of formation (in Kcal/ gmol):
SO2 = -70944, SO3= -94580
α β x103 γ x107
SO2 6.147 13.84 -91.03
O2 6.732 1.505 -1.791
SO3 6.077 23.537 -96.87

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5B N2 and H2 mixed in a mole ratio of 1:3 is used for manufacturing NH3. The
conversion per pass is 16%. Ammonia is separated and the unconverted
gases are recycled. The feed contains 0.2 moles of Argon per 100 moles of
N2 and H2 mix by volume. The tolerance limit of Argon entering the reactor
is 6 parts per 100 parts of N2 and H2 mix by volume. Calculate:
i. The fraction of the recycle that must be continuously purged. 10
ii. Recycle ratio

6A The heat capacity of acetaldehyde is given by

Cp= 3.364+ 35.722 x 10-3 T – 12.236 x 10-6 T2
T= Kelvin
Cp=Cal/(gmole K) 10
Calculate the mean heat capacity between the range of 300 K to 500 K.

6B What is the maximum temperature that can be attained by combustion of

CH4 with 10 % excess air; both CH4 and air enter at 25oC. Assume complete 10
combustion.
ΔHRo= -191760 cal.
Mean Cp Data ( cal/gmoleoK)
CO2 =12.95
H2O=10.25
O2=8.3
N2=7.9

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