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    SARDAR VALLAVHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY B, Tech, - IV (CHEMICAL) SEMESTER VIT Sub: Computer Aided Design in Chemical Engineering . End Semest Marks: 50 ees ate:1$/12/2022 ‘Time: 2:00-5:00 Instructions ‘8) Follow the sequence of question/sub question, ) Assume suitable data/propertes required wherever necessary tion it clear ©) Figures to the right indicate full marks. nae 4) Draw neat and clean Diagrams Qu Answer the following. (Any Eight) te (a) An operator is going for mixed product campaign. However, his senior is suggesting to g0 for single product campaign (SPC) © save time, What can be reason for it? (b) Write any two process constraints which may be there in HEN design before contacting any two streams in a heat exchanger? ae eicter truco fle “Cp Cpe eure 0 be filed below pinch”. Why? erence values of ATmin was set ith it? What can pas spun, vas ‘to be 2°C for shell and tube exchanger. Are you happy with it? iG Stan weer tutor false, “Above pinch a cooler must not be presen and below pinch heater must not be presen”, Explain the reason in one statement. (®)1s it possible to have threshold problem? How? (g) JEall the intervals are deficit in problem table algorithm, give your comments on design of heat integration of heat exchangers che ‘minimum heating utility is given above PINCH POINT, is it feasible to design HEN? Why? eat integration of heat exchangers problem is divided in two parts? Which two parts? Why? LpBraw schematics fora jbshop plat and a flowshop plant. In ‘which plant, mixed product campaign is more feasible? Q + the following. [6+3+3-12] A tend rintare containing four components is to be separated with ordinary distiltin in relatively Puts products. (i) For the STN given below, for partial coupling, eliminate one condenser only. Which condenser can be ‘eliminated? Draw the new STN Slearls with five heat exchange unts, Draw all possible actual column configurations representing he co (ji) For the same STN given below, eliminate one reboiler only (n0 condense elimination), and draw the new S°S ‘clearly with five heat exchange units. BNtw all possible actual column configurations representing the same. (i) For he same STIS Ye ‘below, eliminate two units at Pete (Gos condenser, and one reboile) for partial coupling. draw the new STN with four heat ‘exchange units after partial ‘coupling. Draw all possible actual column configurations representing the same, aA clo g a wet ee SG BC ‘ABCD a oO a 8 D the size of vessel required. The product is to be obtained AR two stage process at the rate of 40000 kg/year with the See operating time oro hyear In the tage 1, product (Ps produced when 2 kg of reacants ‘and 3 kg of reactant B react Paar density of Pis 600 kg/m”. The yield of the product is #076. the stage 2, the product is then added with 0.5 kg. eared coperted BY o eoifuged during 2h to recover 90% of product. The final density of he product is 1000 kg/m’. hot composite curve and cold composite curve forthe following data on ‘T vs AH curve on normal graph paper. Use (©) Draw the STs of 20°C. What Can be determined from it? eee no | Ta(K) | THQ | CPW) [ Qavallable GoW) |b Win?) 1 600__| 450 10000 1,500,000 800 2 300 | 400 10000 1,000,000 700 3 450590 15000 2,100,000 00) Sie Q3 Answer the following, [8+8-16) (2 Te eat integration of Butyadehyde production plan requires following streams to be heatedcooled as given in following ‘Streamno. Ts (°C) THO) (KIT HFC) 1 20 125 25 2 25 100 3.0 3 150 60 25 4 90 60 8 —— == aa @ Pinch point, use ATaia = 20°C (i Minimum hot and cold utility requirement. {i Ifthe minimum cold utility is given by cold water, calculate the min flow rate of cold water required. cold water with Cp= 4.18 (Caney Cis available at 25 °C the minimum hot uty i lly given by bot oil in place of steam, calculate the min flow rate of bot oll required. Hot oil with Gp 2.1 KJ/Kg °C is available at 170°C. (b) For the above problem Q3 (8), (Poctermine minimum number of heat transfer devices required for proposed heat transfer equieme of the plant from equation. {Gp Prepare complete het exchanger Network (HEN) design. Show stepwise method. Draw figures required clearly. Q.4 Answer the following. [t11=14) Sr the production in multiproduct campaign, with two products in batch plant, following dat available. List out the three ‘er policies possble fora batch plant for production with mixed product campaign (AB. o§ follows: Draw the Gantt chart cane Pot the tee transfer policies and calculate the corresponding cycle times and make span for ‘each policy for the cyclic sequence AB... (means one batch of A, one of B each) Processing Times (hr) Profit Stage! Stage ‘Stage’ ee Oe : x i 3 4 B 4 9 3 , ine the size ofthe vessels of multiproduct batch plant that consists of thre stages for manufacturing products A and B. iy one vessel is to be used in each stage. Consider following two cases: 4 Data: Demands: A: 4,00,000 kg/¥s B: 6,00,000 ke/ys, ‘Production time /year = 6400 h Processing time (br) Size factor (UiKe product) Product Stage 1 Stage? Stage 1 Stage 2 A 3 3 0.07 0.04 B 4 3 0.06 0.05, (Cleanup time for A to B and B to A=2 br [Use Production cycle of 400 hr for single product campaign. @ Compute Taand Ts {Compute batch size and the sizes ofthe vessels (V1 and V2) (iy Calculate the average inventory cost, ifthe inventory oos is Bs. 12hkg, tiv) Which campaign will you suggest, Single product campaign or mixed product campaign? Why? “W aoe ofthe vessels (Vand Va) for Cycle sequence of mixed product campaign ABABAB.. : Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Department of Chemical Engineering End-Semester Exam, May - 2023 ‘Subject: Design of Experiments, B. Tech. - IV (8 Semester) CH 428 Date: 1" May, 2023 Max. Marks: 50, Time: 180 minutes all questions ‘The effect of five different ingredients (A, B, C, D, E) on the reaction time of a chemical process is being Studied. Each batch of new material is only large enough to permit five runs to be made. Furthermore, each run Tequires approximately hours, so only five runs can be made in one day. The experimenter decides to run the experiment as a Latin square so that day and batch effects may be systematically controlled. She obtains the . (B. Tech. Chemical Engineering, Final Year (7 Semester)) End Semester Examination Green Technology (CH 435) Date: 14-12-2022 Total Marks: 50 Total Time: 3 Hrs Note: Give answers to the number and time allotted. NIRSEINEE ofall the sections at one place and assume data which s required and mention clearly. ‘Write question numbers clearty. ) Qu. the following terms (any Seven) (7x1=07) 2. Biopolyms . Biopolymer 13:Thermal degradation of polymer !4-Activated sludge process Cactivity ratio technology ) 7. Secure landfilling 18-Giéen nanoparticles (79 Microbial fuel cell trod any Five (5x3515) | microplastic. Write the dangerous effect of it on environment and human health® 2. Describe with neat sketch solar dome system. sae ‘any two characterization methods. plain the working principle of most advanced technique of air to drinking water. 3 is membrane distillation, its types and membrane properties? 6. What are the collection methods and any one treatment method for solid waste. Phat is the use of wetland and explain its different types? 24 Q:3. Attempt any Seven (7x4=28) plasma pyrolysis and enlist its application. pbsiie any three miscibility criteria in detail for polymer blending. . in different types and importance of hydrogel in Agriculture sector. are the main objectives and research gaps of the advanced waste water treatment? ~S. Mention various methods to dispose plastic waste along with their merits and demerits. parameter decide the arrangement of monomer in copolymer, explain random arrangement in copolymer + 7. Draw a neat & clean figure of UASB write the chemical reaction of organic matter. _8-Wiat is difference between forward osmosis and reverse osmosis? The reverse osmosis. * membrane area is 14.6 em’, time interval is 135 minutes and the amount of water collected was measured in the 2.6 Ibm Find the pure water flux (L/M2.hr).+ 9. What is the significance of BOD, COD and BOD/COD ratio? A wastewater sample is being analyzed to determine its BOD content. The sample is diluted in order to perform the test: 295 mL of distilled water are added to 5 mL of sample to fill the 300 mL BOD bottle. The bottle has an initial dissolved oxygen concentration of 7.9 mg/L. After incubating $ days, the dissolved oxygen concentration is 4.5 mg/L. Find out is the 5-day BOD of the wastewater? Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Mid Semester Examination (B. Tech, Chemical Engineering, 8 Sem) Sub: Safety and Pollution Control in Chemical Process Industries (CH 444) Date: 07/03/2023 ‘Total Time: 1.5 hrs Total Marks: 30 Note: Give answers according to the number and time allotted, Give answer of all the sections at one place and assume data whatever is required and mention clearly. Write question numbers clearly. Give systematic answer as per the question asked. Q.1 Answer any Six (07*03=21) 00 EXplain in details about various types of fire and fire extinguishers. (b) Explain the concept of membranes in chemical process industries to reduce pollution. \ificance of Fault tree analysis and when itis required? (4) Define TLV-TWA & TLV-STEL, TLV-C. ribe advantages and limitations of fire hose, fire blanket and fire ball? Significance of NFPA 704 fire diamond and how you feel that it will reduce the number and level of accidents? <{g) Classifications of various safety symbols used in chemical industries. (h) Details about sugar industry waste characterization and processing methods. <9 Mat is poison, LDS0, toxicity, industrial hygiene and its significance? Q.2 Answer the following 8) (a) A substance has a TLV-TWA of 200 ppm. The data in the following table were taken in a work area: Time Concentration Time Concentration (ppm) (pm) 8.01 AM 180 1.06 PM 160 9.17 AM 245 2.05 PM 180 10.05 AM 275, 3.09 PM 160 11.22. AM 240 4.00 PM 170 12.08 PM 200 5.05 PM 140 ‘A worker on an 8-hour shift is exposed to this vapor. Is the exposure within compliance? econ ‘gas accident, take one any variable and accordingly choose guide words and (6) find deviations, causes, consequences, and action recommended, in a HAZOP worksheet. OR (b) Draw Fault tree analysis (FTA) with the use of five different gates/nodes for © hazardous chemical explosion ‘Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat B.Tech.-IV (Chemical Engineering), 8* Semester (2022-23) ‘CH 424: New Separation Techniques (Elective) ‘Mid-Semester Examination Date: 1193/2023 (Saturday); Time: 14.00 to 15.30 hours Maximum Marks: 30 Instructions: As, 1. Clearly write the question mmber you are answering “ @ 2 Assume data wherever : °, 2 neces, fot provided and ighlght he same Gp Answer any FIVE from the following: 5%6=30 a |a reverse osmosis (RO) operation with a spiral-wound membrane, the feed side itions are 1.8 wt% NaCl, 25°C, and 1,000 psia, while on the permeate side are 0.05 wi% ‘NaCl, 25°C, and 50 psia. For the particular membrane being used, the permeate values are 1.1*10° g/(cm?-s.atm) for HO and 1610" cm/s for the salt. If mass-transfer resistances are negligible on each side of the membrane, calculate the flux of water in USgallons/(ft”.day) and the flux of salt in g/(ft’.day). If mass transfer coefficient is 0.005 cm/s, estimate the polarization factor. © 2) Microfiltration (MF) is performed with a polymer membrane (pore size is 450 nanometers and membrane area 17310 m’) to concentrate a material at 4.3 g/L concentration. In stage 1, for 15 mL/min constant flux operation pressure increases from 0.3 psi to an upper limit of 20 psi in 400 seconds. In stage 2, at constant pressure filtration at 1.36 atm is continued till the flux drops to 5 mL/min. Calculate the additional operation time. The permeate viscosity is 1 cP. Also, prepare plots of permeate volume in mL and permeate flux in mL/(cm?.min) as functions of time in seconds. © 3) Dssctibe the purpose of a membrane transport model (MTM) and explain the approaches ved in deriving MTMs. Give the working equations of various MTMs used for RO/NF/UF and explain how they are used, and their merits and demerits. © 4) Discuss about the various flow pattems and cascades arrangements in membrane modules and their pros and cons on the performance. 6 5) White about the importance of osmotic pressure and various relations to estimate the same ‘use in RO/NF/UF. Also, derive the concentration polarization relation using film theory to ‘calculate Cyz. © DS stein experiment with 2 wi% aqueous casein solution at 25°C, the casein gels C, = 14 wt%. Pure water permeability (PWP) = 7000 L m? day" with AP = 5 atm. (a) Calculate the mass transfer coefficient and ge! permeability coefficient (A,) per unit thickness of the gel layer when 2 wt% casein solution is used, at AP= 5 atm, solvent flux (Jp) is 233 L m™ day" and the rejection is 100%. (b) If we increase AP to 7 atm, determine the peak value of Jp, the final value of Jp and the final value of Ag per unit thickness of the gel layer. (6) gH PEMBT Ex asom™ oA, KV4B Ker eC Be Poe A2oP BY oP Sardar Vatlabhbhai National Institute of ‘Technology, Surat B.Tech.-IV (Chemical Engineering), 8 Semester (2022-23) CH 424: Now Separation Techniques (Elective) ° End-Semester Examination Date: 03/08/2023 (Weddnvenday); Time: 14.00 to 17.00 hours r ; 1 Clearly write the question member 2 Assume dave wherever neces poate 2 mre, mt rove od Ng he name 4 Allthequertins cory eal tals ‘Anewer any FIVE from the following: Maximum Marks: 50 510 = 80 Ar Briefly discuss about various membrane properties and characterization methods, (3) Sust about various aspects of membrane distillation (MD) and different configurations of MD along with thelr Cons. Also, discuss about the factors affecting the MD performance. ° 2a) pace o salient features of zone melting ‘on of solute and maxi 2.b) Wetfe about aatalec ee i / crystallization from melt, and derive the relation for effective Passes required, (5) Ane fatient features of superritical fluid extraction (SCFE), Describe the integration of SCFE with & Separation process and a conventional separation method to recover caffeine from ‘coffee seeds. Also, briefly explain about the crude oll fractionation by SCFE, om (3) 3.) DISCuss about ti iquid membranes (LM), separation mechanisms and explain how acid and base wastewaters are 3) in an integrated process with LM. 6 (Gain about the importance of various reactive’ separations. Explain reactive distillation in detail with two (3) ee the important aspects of dialysis and derive the relation for extraction ratio (B) for counter-current flow c (6) ‘\b) Briefly discuss about various extemal field induced membrane separation techniques, ) Sa) wish to remove CO; containing CH, At 33°C and uf , ipstream pressure of 20 atm the permeability of cellulose membrane for CO; is 15*10"” and for CHy is 0.48*10"" cm’ {STP].cm/(cm’.s.cmFlg). The gas is perfectly mixed on both the sides of the membrane. The high pressure upstream feed gas is 90 mole% CH, and 10 mole% CO}. ‘The permeate pressure is 1.1 atm, and the Cut®=0.5. Determine the membrane selectivity Boysen + Yourco,* Xoo, + the 20; flux, and the CH. flux if membrane thickness is 1.0 ym. Assume ideal gas, ) -b) Dérvaporation is used to separate water (W) from n-butanol (B) using a cellulose acetate membrane, Feed, contains B, and is at 60°C. Selectivity is 43, flux is 0.2 tb/(f?.h). Maximum permissible temperature drop is 30°C. Find the Cut 0, and the permeate and liquid mole fractions. If feed rate is 100 Ib/h, find the membrane area in ft. Data: Ay= 141.6 Calig; dy 9.72 kCal/gmole; Cy 0.625 Cal(g."C) (at 45°C); Caw = 1.0 Cal(g.°C) (at 45°C); MWa = 74.12; MW, = 18.016. 6) 6.ayK \aboratory electrodialysis {ED) unit is available to determine cell resistance and electrical efficiency for desalting NaCl solution. The following experiment is done: Q = 30L/min, n = 50, Cr = 2.0 g/L, Cui = 0.8 g/L. We measure |= 21.5 amp and E = 60,670 Joules in one minute, (i) Determine the resistance per unit cell at Cy, and the electrical efficiency. (ii) Assuming that R and electrical efficiency are unchanged for «commercial unit, design a system for Q=300 Limin going from Cy= 2.0 g/L to Car = 0.49 g/L if membrane area is 0.4 m? and i= 20 amp/m’. Find I, n, and E in one minute. 6) 6.b) An aqueous waste stream flowing at the rate of $000 L/hour contains traces of a metallic ion which needs to be ‘removed. When using a simple mode continuous foam fractionation tall column, having enriching mode, with average bubble diameter of 0.1 em in the liquid pool, itis desired to reduce the concentration of this ion to $% of its initial ‘concentration while producing no more than 300 L/hour of collapsed foam. Assume fairly dry foam. Find the gas flowrate (in cm’/s), cross-sectional area (in cm’) of the empty column, and diameter (in em) of this column required. Data: Assume that the distribution factor is constant and is equal to 5x10” cm. Bulk solution viscosity = 1.010? pi(cm.s); Surface viscosity = 1.0*10” g/(cm.s); Density of solution = 1.0 gicm’ ; g = 980 cm/s’ ; Function @ is assumed to be 2.310" I/em?. (S) (©) Ae&fiee BOD, COD and nitrogenous BOD. A 1S mL. sample is pipetted decly 122.300 mL. incubation bottle, The initial DO dituted sample is 88 mg/L andl its final DO after the $ day test is 2.1 mg/L. The seeded dllution water is Separately incubated in a 300 ml. bottle for $ days, and the Initial and final DO Gutecntrations are, respectively, 9.0 mg/L. and 7.7 mg/L. Find out BOD $ of this sample. Q “Q-Bekda in detail the importance ‘ofany three section of Material Safety Data t (MSDS). Pete ‘litferent pipeline colors and its importance in chemical industties, ‘What isthe use of Fault tree analysis (FTA)? Caloulate the probability of main event from below FTA, ony a sta ut in detail any four osmosis based processes for waste water treatment With neat figure. Which one is most popular and why? (>) What do you understand by zero discharge concept? How is it different from the conventional treatment and explain with any suitable example with neat and clear figure? @.6(a/” With a neat sketch explain the principal, construction and working ofa secure fill for hazardous waste, Define E-waste. Explain the E-waste collection and waste management techniques, (©) _,What is the difference between gasification and pyrolysis? With the help the flow chart/ figure explains the process of pyrolysis {1 BI Qh BI BI BL BI 13) BI Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (B. Tech. Chemical Engineering, Final Year (8" Semester) End Semester Examination Sub: Safety and Pollution Control in Chemical Process Industries (CH 444) Maximum Marks: 50 Date: 02-05-2023 Total Time: 03 Hours Write question numbers clearty. a Me) eghin different types of pollution generated through chemical process [3] istry and their adverse effect on environment. Classify air pollutants, Describe sources of different air pollutants and explain BI with suitable examples, j Q.2 (a) Explain with a neat sketch preiprimary and disinfection process used in [3] industrial effluent treatment. (©) Give detail of all parameters/characteristic of wastewater and their adverse BI effects on environment in table form. Q3 *) Peamine the below two different plants effluents and provide possible [5] treatment steps/designs. The effluent parameters are listed in below table. Table! : Wastewater effluent parameters for industrial plants 1 and 2 Parameter Plant 1 Plant 2 pH. 3.7 7A BOD,(mgiLy 5 850 130 COD mg/L) 1500 300 Nickel (ppm) = 05 Total suspended solids (mg/L) 3 260 @ Comment on the biodegradability of the compounds in these two plant’s ‘wastewater and their probable reduction methods. Gi) Comment on the other characteristics of the wastewater and suggest possible treatment options (e.g. suitable unit operations, overall treatment Processes, etc.). : ) flux of water through the reverse osmosis membrane can be described [5] bby the following equation: Ju= Lp (AP - An) ‘A number of experiments were conducted to determine the permeability (Ip) of a cellulose acetate membrane. In the laboratory test the membrane arca ‘was 2x10? m?. The feed solution concentration of NaCl was 10 g/L and the product solution (the permeate) contained 0.39 g/L NaCl. The feed was kept at 55 atm (absolute pressure), and the permeate was at atmospheric pressure, The permeate flow rate was 1.92x10* m’/s Calculate the membrane permeability (in m°/{m s bar)). PTO Q.3 Answer the following. (Any One) 19) (a) A feed 100 kmoles/h of saturated vapor containing 35 mole % benzene (A), 35 mole % toh OAK cumene (C) is to be separsted in a distillation column, It is desired to have 93 sites ae benzene in the distillate. It is desired to have 97.5 % recovery of toluene the in the bottom product, The sefing ratio is 1.2 times minimum. Equilibrium data: aan 2.4, an= 1.0, 2cn = 0.281. Find (i) Material balance and Minimum number of stages required by Fenske method (i) Minimum reflux ratio by Underwood method (i) Number of ideal stages at R= 1.3 times Rmin, by Gilliland method (iv) Also find the number of ideal stages rectifying section and the stripping section atthe opcrating reflux ratio and location of feed stage. Gee (R= Reig (R41) =1 T1+117.20R = Rosy AR +1) A(R = Rong AR 4D]? @) continuous distillation column (plate) to recover acetone from a 50-50 mole % acetone-water mixture (apie 30°C. The feed stream flow rate is 23,000 kg/h. The ‘op product should contain at least 95 mole% etone and the bottom product should contain less than 1% acetone by mole. Consider reboiler as equivalent to one stage. This column is operated at atmospheric pressure (top tray). Column efficiency of 60% tind pressure drop per plate of 1.25 kPa may be assumed. You can take the minimum liquid flow as 70% of the maximum rate both above and below the feed plate. Find column (tower) diameter and only suggest provisional plate design with diameter, Active area, Weir Length, etc Use Plate spacing-0.6 m. Data: pv= 0.693; pl=955 kgm R= 1.675 Slope of the bottom operating line : L'/V '= 1.32 Total number of tray= 6 (above feed) +3 (below feed) =9 Total number of real stages= 9-1 /0.6 = 14 ‘Column top: pressure= 101325 Pa (I atm) and Column top temperature 56.3 °C; water density= 985 acetone density= 735 kg/m3 at $6.3 °C; Surface tension, ¢ =20*10-3 N/m Bottom section: Surface tension, ¢ =58*10-3 Nim ketene cere ere oe et SARDAR VALLAVHAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY B. Tech. ~ IV (CHEMICAL) SEMESTERVIII Sub: Computer Aided Design eceentcal Engineering Time: 14:00-15:30 28-09-2022 Full Marks: 30 8) Figures to the right indicates full marks b) Assume suitable data if necessary. Q.1 Answer the following in brief: (Any Ten) 2 the shortcut method used for multicomponent distil pia ‘ortcut of rigorous method for same? Which one? (©) Compare shortcut method vs rigorous method of column design. Give basic difference. i (2) 8¢lect appropriate method for ammonia separation from water. Give proper justification for your selection. raw the schematic graph showing minimum enhancement in separation factors (Relatively) for choosing tractive distillation and L-L extraction over ordinary dist in Design? (€) What do you mean by grassroot design? When is it required? What do you mean by retrofitting in Design What is the use of it in industry? slits at least four process simulators useful in chemical engineering. ‘out three categories of extractors available for ‘separation with their basic limitations. eo )_Difctentine solution erysalization vs melt crystallization. Which one is suggested for xylene isomer ion (§) Select and justify in one statement the appropriate separation method for separation of acetic acid and water. Also suggest separation equipment. @) Select and justify in one statement the appropriate separation method for separation of ethanol from water. (k) How many numbers of sequences are possible in distillation, if feed contains eleven (11) number of components? Show the ealculatior.. ion column design? Is there any other Q.2 Answer the following. . [743=10] (@) A production unit gives following product. All the components are required to be separated in pure form. ‘Component Relative volatilit rote relative to e Ge 26 82 & ™ 43 ce 120 32 G 100 12 Cy 180 1 ordinary distillation best suitable or enhanced distillation? Give justification based on common/thumb Tule in chemical engineering. uu (i) Write all the heuristics and apply them one by one to select best sequence for separation by ordinary fistillation. 4] (iii) Take overall decision. Can you decide two best sequences (first best sequence and second best sequence)? Draw two best or most favorable sequences. Do they conflict? (2) (b) Explain in brief how selection of separation method depends on various factors. First list out the factors and then explain it in brief. 81 — y (b) A solution is made by dissolving 13.0 g of sucrose, CisHinnOn1, in 217 g of water, producing a solution with a volume of 175 mL at 25.°C, What is the expected ‘osmotic pressure at 25.°C? OR (a) CaleGlate water flux and reverst Salt flux in the forward osmosis process having a fiameter of the membrane is 5-5 cm. The volume change in the draw solution compartment is 75 mi for 24 bts. And having the conductivity of solution 18000 nS/em. (&) PAiculate power and current deasity of microbial fuel cell (MFC) system having voltage and resistance of 0.448 V and 3800 12 respectively. The area of anode electrode is 0.0049 m*, Q4, Answer the following 06 iscuss the need of advanced wastewater treatment and explain the osmotic electrochemical system with neat and clean figure. © Yesftons the problems involved in membrane bio reactor and what are the possible Solutions? OR (2) How to remove organic compounds from the wastewater? Explain any two methodologies. (b) Why disinfection process used in wastewater treatment? Name any three disinfectants, QS. Answer any TWO 06 2s the help of examples, discuss the role of smart polymer in green technology. ‘Describe the design and operation of a sanitary landfill with a neat sketch. (©) How does hydrogel help in agriculture? Describe the uniqueness and mechanism of hydrogel in detail, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Jastitute of Technology (B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Fsal Year (8 Semestr)) Green Technology (CH 435) Date: 29-09-2022 Total Marks: 30 Total Time: 1.5 Hrs ‘Nate: Give anowers according to the number and time stetted ‘Give answer ofall the sections at one place and assume data which s required and mention clearly. Write question numbers clearly QL. Answer the following 04 PS sets ho w wie oogh e ‘technology. (©) Explain in detail the mechanism of setf.claning surfice. - Q2. Answer the following 06 (@) Wate the possible solutions for waste to energy for minimization of waste and footprint. So Give a case study for latest method available for sea water desalination. Q3. Answer the following 08 (@) Wastewater treatment plant has pre, primary, secondary and disinfection units ‘This plant is operated with the values given below; Population =45,000 Average municipal sewage flow=0.22 m/day Inlet BOD in wastewater plant= 330 mg/l Efficiency of pretreatment=15% Efficiency of primary treatment=20% Total BOD reduction capacity of whole plant =92% ‘MLSS=3200 mg/l BRT=12 hr Calculate volume of the secondary reactor, F/M ratio and % BOD reduction in secondary treatment. T S. V. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ‘TECHNOLOGY SURA’ DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERIN Mid Semester Examinations September 2022 B.Tech 1V (Sem VID csogy : cH 401-G rechnol : Date: 26/09/2022 = bean’ oe A ene Maximum Marks: x Clearly mention the number of question/sub-question being attempted * Figures to the right indicate full marks 2Chemi tional Qt (3)-Chemical Process Industries is considered to be the backbone of our nal a economy’. Justify the statement _-Sey State the major role of Reforming, Alkylation and Isomerization in @ pee refinery. Q.2. (gf Draw the symbol of Jet ejector and Spray drier. a (b) Interpret the following conventions used in a process flow diagram? 2 (i) E-305 (ii) C-101 AVB (ii) T-501 (iv) V-204 Q.3. Discuss the role of major chemical process equipments in the production of Enero via Cumene route. f OR Q.3. Draw a neat and labelled Process Flow Diagram for the manufacturing of Isopropanol. Enlist the unit processes and unit operations involved therein. B+2] ee a neat and labelled Block Flow Diagram for Vinyl Chloride manufacturing with Ethylene as the starting material. Enlist the unit processes and unit operations involved therein. [3+2] Q.5. Describe the industrial production of Ethylene Oxide. [4] ‘OR Q.5. Describe the industrial production of Terephthalic Acid. [4] _ 9p Discuss the manufacturing of Methanol via Syngas route. What major engineering problems are encountered during the manufacturing process? [4+2] ace Fe a re Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat B-Tech-1V (Chemical Engincering), ™ Semester (2022-23) CH 403: Elements of Transport Phenoment Date:2710072022Cruadayy_MMSemester Examination Time: 14.00~ 15.30 houre Maximum Marks: 30 able data, if ‘ided, wherever necessary ‘ not provided, ‘and highlight the same. done? sae ‘the question number: You are answering. ean z cal valve answer only in the units mentioned in problem. S ben Romenclatures / symbols are used. ations and numerical Problems should be solved in step-by-step manner. Answer ANY FIVE from the following, 1. Write short not ‘method, and the cl 'es on various types of viscometers with their basic principle lassification of instruments used to measure the viscosity of liquids. Fedisewss about the various empirical equatoss for non-Newtonian fluid models and how 'Y can be simplified to the Newtonian fluid model. 2% method of determining the radius of a capillary tube is to measure the rate of flow of a seous Muid through the tbe. Find the radius of capillary tube from the fllowing da Length of capillary = 0 cm; Kinematic viscosity of uid = 4x10" mis ; Density of fluid = 955 kg/m’ ; Pressure drop across (horizontal) capillary tube = 4.8 atm; Mass rate of flow through capillary tube = 0.003 ke/s. Further, what is the major drawback to this method? Can end effects are neglected? Suggest ‘Some other means for determining the radii of capillary tubes. © a relation that enables one to get the viscosity of a fluid by measuting the terminal of a small sphere of radius R in the fluid. Use this relation to solve the following problem: Estimate the maximum diameter (in em) of spherical catalyst particles that could be lost in the stack gas of a fluid cracking unit under the following conditi Gas velocity at axis of stack = 1.3 fs (vertically upward); Gas viscosity = 0.03 cP; Gas density = 0.06 lb/ft; Density of a catalyst particle = 1.6 g/cm; Is it permissible to use Stokes! law in this case? _gSiing from the basics, derive an analog of the Hagen-Poiseuille formula for a Power law luid flowing vertically downwards through a tube having radius R. & AxConian fluid is in laminar flow in a narrow slit formed by parallel walls a distance 2B apart (see side Figure). It is understood that B << W, so that "edge effects" are unimportant, Make a differential momentum balance, and obtain the momentum flux, velocity distributions, and average velocity and volumetric flow rate relations. _ sees SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SURA’ DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ») End Semester Examinations December 2022 2 ec B.Tech IV (Sem VII) H 401 - General Chemical Technology Date: 12/12/2022 Time: 14.00 - 17.00 Maximum Marks: 50 {nstructions: ‘+ Clearty mention the number of question/sub-question being attempted * Figures to the right indicate full marks a4 ibe the production of Anhydrous Ethanol via fermentation route with the help of a &- t and labelled Process Flow Diagram. m Q.2. Explain the role of major process equipments involved in the manufacturing of Phenol Fe hyde. ry CUBE mea BOIL, Nylon Cie, (6) + 2.2 Explain the role of major equipments involved in the Extraction of Vegetable Oils. [6] # vas. ‘@ neat and labelled Process Flow Diagram depicting the manufacturing of Sulphuric Via DCDA route. Apply the Le Chatelier’s principle in optimizing the production of 6 Sulphuric Acid. 1542) Q nocellulosic biorefineries are critical to empower the emerging bioeconomy and to | ‘advance energy and environmental sustainability’. Justify the statement. ty >? Qs. ntiate between bulk drug and formulation. Discuss the manufacturing of Penicilin’ y ‘antibiotic with the help of a neat and labelled Process Flow Diagram. [146] OR Q'5. Describe the production of Soda Ash via Solvay route with the help of a neat and labelled Process Flow Diagram. How the Dual Salt route differs from the Solvay route? [6+1] % Draw a neat and labelled Process Flow Diagram for the manufacturing of Styrene from Benzene. What role does steam plays in the dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene? _[5+1] Q7. Describe the industrial production of Rayon with the help of a Block Flow Diagram. [7] OR vay ibe the industrial production of Urea with the help of a Block Flow Diagram. m Hoge syed MPsLLe2 -} UNE ot HAAS Aceon Omer 7 Ue CUS = Pali tn major engineering problems are encountered and how are they addressed in: . ® (a) Hydrogenation of vegetable oils. (b) Manufacturing of DAP. (c) Manufacturing of Maleic Anhydride. © BSS 4. Derive the relations for heat flux distributions, temperature distributions and the maximum ‘temperature for the system of heat conduction in a long cylindrical nuclear fuel rod assembly with radius R™ and temperature T), which is surrounded by an annular layer of aluminum cladding with radius R‘© and temperature T, and the out side surface of the cladding is in contact with a liquid coolant at temperature T, (see Figure 4). Assume that the nuclear source can be approximated by a volume source of thermal resulting from nuclear fission S, (cal(cm’s)), given by the following relation: S,=Sjo{1+b(/R™)']. Here S,o and b are known constants, and r is the radial coordinate measured from the axis of the cylindrical fuel rod. The heat transfer coefficient at the cladding-coolant interface is h,, and the thermal conductivities of the fuel rod and cladding are kr and (10) 5S, Fredict Das (in em?/s) for the methane-ethane system at 104°F and 1 atm by the following (D Slattery equation; (i) Corresponding-states charts; and (lif) Chapman-Enskog theoretical equation using critical pressures and temperatures to estimate Lennard-Jones parameters. (0) _ Sorat gas mixture containing helium is contained in a pyrex tube with inner radius R,, Suter radius R2, and length L (see Figure 5). Only helium is permeable by diffusion through pyrex ‘tube. Obtain an expression for the rate at which helium will leak through the tube in terms of the diffusivity of helium in pyrex, the interfacial concentrations of the helium in the pyrex, and the dimensions of the tube. (6) 'b) Rate of leaching (see Figure 6). In studying the rate of leaching of a substance A from solid particles by a solvent B, we may postulate that the rate-controlling step is the diffusion of A from the particle surface through a stagnant liquid film thickness 6 out into the main stream. The molar solubility of A in B is cao, and the concentration in the main stream is cas. (f) Obtain a differential ‘equation for ca as a function of z by making a mass balance on A over a thin slab of thickness Az. Assume that Dap is constant and that A is only slightly soluble in B. Neglect the curvature of the particle. (ii) Show that, in the absence of chemical reaction in the liquid phase, the concentration profile is linear. (ii) Find the rate of leaching. © pal oo Lari Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, ‘Surat B.Tech.-IV (Chemical Engineering), 7” Semester (2022-23) “ CH 403: Elements of Transport Phenomena End-Semester Examination Date: 13/12/2022 (Tuesday) Time: 14,00 ~ 17.00 hours Maximum Marks: $0 Instructions: 1. Assume suitable data, ifnot provided, wherever necessary and highlight the same, 2. Clearly write the question number you are answers 3. Give numerical value answer only in the units mentioned in problem. 4, Standard nomenclatures / symbols are used. 5. Derivations and numerical problems should be solved in step-by-step manner. Answer ANY FIVE from the following six questions: 1,97 Water at 68°F is to be pumped through 95 ft of standard 3-in. pipe (internal diameter 3.068 2) into an overhead reservoir (see Figure 1). (a) What pressure is required at the outlet of the ‘pump to supply water to the overhead reservoir at a rate of 18 USgal/min? At 68°F the viscosity Of water is 1-002 eP and the density is 0.9982 g/mL. (b) What percentage of the pressure drop (in psi) is needed for overcoming the pipe friction? F¢°S[ bAY 1S dja Leah. () b) A horizontal tube with diameter 4 in. and length 5.5 f is packed with glass spheres of diameter 1/16 in. and the void fraction is 0.41. CO; is to be pumped through the tube at 300 K, at which temperature its viscosity is 1.5*10% g/em.s. What will be the mass flow rate (in g/s) through the column when the inlet and outlet pressures are 25 atm and 3 atm, respectively. (5) 2.a) A spherical tank (see Figure 2) of radius R and its drainpipe of length L and diameter D are completely filled with a heavy oil. At time ¢ = 0 the valve at the bottom of the drainpipe is ‘opened, How long will it take to drain the tank? There is an air vent at the very top of the spherical tank. Ignore the amount of oil that clings to the inner surface of the tank, and assume ‘that the flow in the drainpipe is laminar. (3) b) A spherical tank of radius R and its drainpipe of length L and diameter D are completely filled with heavy oil (see Figure 3). At time ¢ = 0 the valve at the bottom of the drainpipe is opened. How long will it take to drain the tank? There is an air vent at the very top of the spherical tank. Ignore the amount of oil that clings to the inner surface of the tank, and assume that the flow in the drainpips is laminar. 6) ‘alate the thermal conductivity of a gas mixture (in W/m.K) containing 20 mole% CO: 0 mole% Hz at 1 atm and 300K. Use critical properties, related charts and appropriat Zelations ye find individual pure component viscosity (in Pas) and thermal conductivity (in ‘of pure CO. Take thermal conductivity of pure Hs as 0.18 Wim.K. ©) vacfied gases are sometimes stored in well-insulated spherical containers vented to the Phere. Develop an expression for the steady-state heat transfer rate through the walls of Such a container, with the radii ofthe inner and outer walls being ro, and r,, respectively, and the temperatures atthe inner and outer walls being To and 7). The thermal conductivity of the insulation varies linearly with temperature from ko at To to ki, at Ti. (b) Estimate the rate of evaporation of liquid oxygen from a spherical container of 6 ft inside diameter covered with a 1- fethick annular evacuated jacket filled with particulate insulation. The following information is available: () Temperature at inner surface of insulation 188°C Temperature at outer surface of insulation — °C Boiling point of O; ~189°C Heat of vaporization of O; 1636 cal/ ‘Thermal conductivity of Insulation at *C 9.0 10 * Btu/hr: ft: F ‘Thermal conductivity of insulation at “183°C 7.2 x 10°* Beu/he-ft-F (PTO) EE Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Department of Chemical Engineering Class Test — 2, April - 2023 Subject: Design of Experiment, B.Tech, —IV (8" Semester) a CH 428 Date: 21" April, 2023 Max. Marks: 10, Time: 20 minutes of) Note: Attempt all questions In which type of RSM designs the number of experiments required is less? : [Marks:1] Q2 If the i ¢ tolerance is £0.25 mm and the Quality loss coefficient is 2520, it represents the quality loss functions. { ahs [Marks:1] g@ " hat are the interference factors? Give classification with examples. [Marks:1] Traditional approach to: the desi F of the ‘ i ¥ h ‘on specification limits. Identi en © experiment focuses on target value, and Taguchi’s approac! ify the statement True or False. [Marks:1] Q-5 For factorial design, what will be the most appropriate statistical test? pes [Marks:1] oe, 7 = * Q# Taguchi's quality loss function shows which type of distribution amongst the following — [Marks:1] (a) linear equation (b) binomial distribution (c) negative exponential distribution (d) quadratic equation Q.7 What is two-level factorial design? Write down the difference between full factorial design and % fraction A c design. [Marks:2] Q8 Write down the statistical model equation for Graeco-Latin Square Design. Also, define all the symbols used in the model equation. 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