PULP & PAPER ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS A – PPEF101 EXAMINATION/TEST 2

LECTURER: MS CP DLAMINI DUBE DATE: 18 JUNE 2021

MODERATOR: MR GK REDDY DURATION: 08H00 – 13H00
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1. If a tank holds 125 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑚 of Sulphuric acid (𝐻𝐻2 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆4 ), how many:-
1.1. Pound moles of 𝐻𝐻2 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆4 does it contains? [2]
1.1.1. Molecular weight calculation [2]
1.1.2. Answer in significant figures for 1.1 [1]

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1.2. Kilograms mole of 𝐻𝐻2 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆4 does it contains? [2]

1.2.1. Answer in significant figures. [1]

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2. A mixture of gases analysed in the laboratory is found to have the following composition in Table 1:

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 Table 1: Laboratory analysis of the mixture of gases.
Gas 𝒊𝒊 Composition Mole Number of moles, Molecular Weight Mass, Mass fraction,
(%) fraction, 𝒚𝒚𝒊𝒊 𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒊 (𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍) 𝑴𝑴𝒊𝒊 �𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍�𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍� 𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒊 (𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍𝒍) 𝒙𝒙𝒊𝒊

𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 6.0
𝐻𝐻2 9.5
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶2 13.0
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶4 27.2
𝑁𝑁2 44.3
Total

2.1 How much will 20.0 lbmol of this gas weigh in 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑚 ? [15]
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2.2 What is the mass composition of each component? [4]
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2.3 What is the average molecular weight of the mixture using mass or mole fractions? [4]

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3. If you have a steadily flowing stream of water that is funnelled into a graduated cylinder for exactly 1
hour, during which time 2.5 liters is collected.
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3.1 What is the volumetric flowrate, 𝑉𝑉̇ of the stream of water in 𝑚𝑚 �𝑠𝑠? [2]

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3.2 What is the mass flowrate, 𝑚𝑚̇ of the stream of water in 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙�𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚? [3]

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4. In your design report, you are required to use the heat capacity of carbon dioxide, which is given in
terms of polynomial functions of temperature as follows:

𝐶𝐶𝑝𝑝 = 8.445 + 0.58 × 10−2 𝑇𝑇 − 0.22 × 10−5 𝑇𝑇 2 + 0.306 × 10−9 𝑇𝑇 3

𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵
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�𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏�𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏�
𝐽𝐽
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5. The pressure difference between two gas tanks A and B is measured by a U-tube manometer as shown
in figure 1, with mercury (𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻 = 13.56) as the manometer liquid. The barometric pressure is 6.91
kPa. Show workings in detail with all assumptions made.

5.1 What are the absolute and gauge pressure in Tank A in 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀? �𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏�𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟓�

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Figure 1: Gas tanks measured by U-tube manometers.

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FORMULA/DATA SHEET

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𝑇𝑇(𝐾𝐾) = 𝑇𝑇(℃) + 273.15

𝑇𝑇(°𝑅𝑅) = 𝑇𝑇(℉) + 459.67

𝑇𝑇(°𝑅𝑅) = 1.8𝑇𝑇(𝐾𝐾)

𝑇𝑇(℉) = 1.8𝑇𝑇(℃) + 32

1.8℉ 1.8°𝑅𝑅 1℉ 1℃
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1℃ 1𝐾𝐾 1°𝑅𝑅 1𝐾𝐾

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