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(Gate 2001) specifications required to determine the product

flow rate and composition is
1. For the case of a fuel gas undergoing
combustion with air, if the air/fuel ratio is (A) o ' (B) 1

increased, the adiabatic flame [Link] will (C) 2 (D)3

4. Fresh orange juice contains 12% (by weight)

(A)increase 1
solids and the rest water. 90% of the fresh juice
(B) decrease is sent to an evaporator to remo\·e water and
(C) increase or decrease depending upon the
subsequently mixed with the remainmg 10~0 of
fuel type the fresh juice. The resultant product contains
(D) not change 40% solids. The kg of water removed tram 1 k;;
fresh juice is
2. A butane isomerization process produces 70
kmol/h of pure isobutane. A purge sh·eam (A) 0-4 (B) 0.5
removed continuously contains 85% n-butane (C) o.6 (D) 0.7

and 15% impurity (mole %). The feed stream is

n-butane containing 1% impurity (mole%). The 5. 1 kg of saturated aqueous solutio11 of :1 highly
flow rate of the purge stream will be soluble component A at 6o°C is cooled to 25°C.
The solubility limits of A are lo.6 kg A),'(kg
(A) 3 kmol/h (B) 4 kmol/h waler) at 6o°C nnd (0.'.:! kg ..\) lk.~ \,,1ter) at

(C) 5 lunol/h (D) 6 kmol/h 25°C. The amount in kgs, of the crystal:; formeLl
is
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(A) 0,4 (B) 0.25
3. Methane is mixed with stoichiometric (C) 0.2 (D) 0.175
propo1tion of oxygen and completely
combusted. The number of additional

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going . CO , the ORSAT analysis in volume
to
6. 6g of carbon . b
percent is
conta· . is urnt With an amount of air
c i111ng i8g

l6.5g CO2
0
"'--Ygen. The product contains CO2: 6.26 co : 1.56 0 2 : 3-91
nd 2 8
consftu
1 a - g CO besides other H2O: 15.66 N2: 72.60
ents Wh .
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on the basis of a·
at is the degree of conversion CO2: 7-4 2 co : 1.86 02: 4-64
reactant? isappearance of the limiting N2 : 86.02
CO2: 6.39 co: 1.60 02 : 3.99
(Ahoo%
H20: 15.96 N 2 : 72.06
(B.) 95%
(C) 7S%
(D) 20% CO2 : 7.60 co : 1.90 02 : 4.75
N2: 85.74
7. An aqueous solution of 2-45% by weight
H2S04 has a ·fi .
spec1 c graVlty of 1.011. The (Oat€ 2004)
com · · . .
Position expressed in normality is
11 • A distillation column separates 10,000
(A)o.2500
(B) 0.2528
(C) 0.5000 kg/h o.f a benzene-toluene mb..--ture as shown i.n
(D) 0.50.55
tfu,e figure below. In the figure, Xr, Xo, and Xw
8
- · Air at a temperatun~ of 20°C & 750mm Hg 0 ~·epresent the weight f-raction of benzene in the
pressure has a relative humidity of 80%. What is feed, distillate, and residue, respectively.
percentage humidity? Vapour pressurn of water
at 20°c is 17.5 mm Hg
(A) 80.38 (B) 80
(C) 79.62
{D) 78.5_] Feed x,,= O.S
1©000 kg In

9. Na2S0 4 .10H20 crystals_ are formed by cooling

100kg of 30% by weig11t aqueous solution of
Na2S0 4 _ The final concentration of the solute in
-~t
\,= 0.05
the solution is 10%. The weight of the crystal is
The reflux rati& is -

(A) 20 (B) 32 .2 (A) 0.5

(B) o.6
(C) 45.35 (D) 58.65 (C) LO
(D) 2.0
1 o. A sample of natural gas containing 80% 12.
The weight fraction of methanol in an
methane (CH 4) and the rest Nitrogen (N2) is
aqueous solution is 0.64. The mole fraction of
bumi with 20% excess air. V•lith 80% of the methanol X,, satisfies.
b Stl. bles producing CO2 and the remainder (A) X
com u -~ o.i.__ (H) Xu
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(C) 0.5 < XM< 0.64 (D) XM~ 0,6'1 nc, rcspectivcly, Assuming th,1l ti·, v,1pr1r
nC i·s 2 ., I I l'a, the
pressure of water <1 t 20 •,J

13. . If 80 kg of Na2SO4 (molecular weight - amount of water vapor (in kg) in llit ' .,•I i'
14 2) 1s present in 330 kg of an aqueous
approximately
solution. And the solution 1·s co oIed suel1 t1mt 80
(8)20
kg of Na2SO4. 10 H2O crystals separate out. The (A) 17
(D) 34
weight fraction of Na2SO4 in the remaining (C) 25
solution is
(Gale 2.005)
(A) [Link] (B) 0.18 17. A process flow sheet analysis results

(C) 0.24 (D) 1.00 in the degrees of freedom having a value of -

2 which one of the following steps must be
Common Data Questions 14 _ 1 5 '
next carried out?
One mole of methane undergoes complete Identify and add two new independent
combustion in a stoichiometric amount of equatipns from process model
air. The reaction proceeds as CH 4 + 20 2 --+ CO 2 + Remove two equations that have been
2H2O Both the reactants and the products are in wrongly assumed to be independent
gas phase. Assig~ values of two variables in the process.

t.H ~98 =- 730 kJ / mol of methane

Assig~ value to one variable and remove one
equatibn that was wrongly assumed to be
14. Mole fraction of water vapor in the indep ndent.
product gases is about
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(A) 0.19 (B) 0.33 18. A metal recovery -u,nit ([Link]) of intake
(C) 0-40 (D) 0.67 capacity 5000 kg/hr treats a liquid product from
a plant and recovers 90% of the metal in the
15. If the average specific heat of all the
pure form. The unrecovered metal and
gases / vapor is 40 J/ (mo! k), the maximum
associated liquid are sent to a disposal unit along
temperature rise of the exhaust gases (in °C)
with the untreated product from the plant (See
would be approximately equal to
figure below). Find the flow rate (m6) and the
(A) 1225 (B)1335 weight fraction of the metal (w6). The liquid
product flow rate is 7500 kg/hr of composition
(C) 1525 (D) 1735
0 .1 (wt. fraction). Assume steady state.
16. A vessel of volume 1000 mJ contains air
which is saturated with water vapor. The total
pressure and temperature are 100 kPa and 20
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L1q111\I P1 oJuc1 n1 , (A) 11 and 110 kg/hr
W..1 = I
n1, ~~500kg h1
w1 - 0 I ( 13) 24 and 240 kg/hr

(C) 11 and 5.5 kg/hr

(D) 70 and 330 kg/hr

ll1 i_ W5

(Gate 2006)
Byµass To disp\lsa l
unit
m3 "'2500kg/hr.
Linked Answer Questions 10 -11
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(A) mc, == 750 0 kg/ hr, w ::::: o.o • Solvent C is used to extract solute B selectively
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fro m, 100 kg/ hr feed mixture A+B in a s teady
(B) m 6 == 705 0 kg/ hr, w 6 == 0.0 2
4 55 state continuous proce1,s shown below. The

(C) 1116 == 450 0 kg/ hr, w6 == 0.1712 solubility of C in the raffinate and the sol_ubility
of A in the extract are negligible. The extract is
CD) m 6 == 5600 kg/ hr, w6 == 0.0314 distilled to i:ecover B in the bottom product. The
I overhead product is recycled to the
19. A feed stream (S1) at 100 kg/hr and
extractoF. The loss of solvent in the bottoms is
containing only A mixes with reeycle stream S_
5 co mpensated by makeup solvent Sd. The total
before ente ring the reactor (see figure below), C
where the reaction A - B tak,es pJ~ce. The
operation is at steady state. The srream S
3
fl ow rate of the solvent stream S going to the
extractOF is 50 kg/hr. The mass fractions (Xi's) -
of some selected streams are indicated in the
leaving the reactor is separated, without either
fi gure below.
phase o r composition change, into twd streams
Solrcnl (( I
S4 and S5 • If the mass fraction of B in S4 is 0.95 Dusing s. Ovcrhc,J
Xac = I
rrodu(t
and total flow rate of S5 is 10 kg/hr, then the
.. S• 50kglu
C
ratio of flow rates of streams (S 3/S 5), and the x,, =o
flow rate of A in S3 are, respectively, C

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f«d(M B\
s~ F- IIJIJ~eihr l),,1d.'1tlltor:

_X1_,•_o._6 _ ___,1tjj-; _ C.,fm,i

SI
t.T1,11,1111
C
L
Sl
SJ
Reactor Scpcrulor
C
R,1ffirutc
:-.., I O
ss

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20. Distillation bottoms flow rale w and -
\\,r hh.1lcr

solvent dosing rate Sd in kg/hr are 111r1llrupe

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(A) w = so, sd = so

(B)W = 100, sd = 20 11 ,0

cc) w =10, sd =so

CD) w = so, sd r=- 10

Waste waler

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1 21. Feed rate E' to the distillation column and
overhead product rate T in kg/hr are The reaction is:C2H4 (g) + H2O(g)-> C2HsOH
(g)
(A) E =90, T =40

22
For an azeotropic product rate of 500
(B) E = 80, T = 40
moi I hr, the recycle gas flow rate in mol / hr
(C) E =90, T =50 is

(D) E = 45, T =20 (B) 420

(A) 30
(C) 1020 (D) 1500
(Gate 2007)

Linked Answer Questions 12&13: 23. For the same process, if fresh H20
A simplified flow sheet is sho~ in the figure feed to the reactor is 600 mol / hr and wash

-- for production of ethanol . from

ethylene. The con'jersion of ethyle~e in !he
reactor is 30% ana the scrubber followmg
water for scrubbing is 20% of the
condensable comipg out of the reactor, the
water flow rate •in mol / hr from the
the reactor completely separates ethylene distillation column as bottoms is
(as top stream) and ethanol and wate~ as
bottoms. The last (distillation) column gives
an ethanol - water azeotropic mixture (90 (A)170 (B) 220
mol% ethanol) as the final product and (C) 270 (D) 430
water as waste. The recycle to purge ratio is
34.
Linked Answer Questions 24 & 25:

1 44 kg of C3Hs is burnt with 1160 kg of air

(Mol. Wt. = 29) to produce 88 kg of CO2 and
14 kg of CO, the reaction is as follows:

- Clls + 502 __, 3C02 + 4 H20

24. What is the percent excess air use?

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350 °c and 1 bar (enthalpy . Jl75·
6
C
C
C,
(A)55 kJ /kg). The flow rate of the product 15
(B) 60
(C) 65
(D) 68 C
(A) 711 kg/hr (B) 1111 kg/hr
25. What is the% carbonburnt? (C) 1451 kg/hr (D) 2051 kg/hr
C
(A) 63.3
(B) 73-3 C
(C) 83.3 29. Carbon black is produced by
(D) 93-3
' (Gate 2008) decomposition of methane: C
CH 4(gl ---+ CCsl + 2H2 (gJ C
26 Ai (
is . r 79 mole% N2 and 21 mole%. 02) The single pass conversion of methane is
passed over a catalyst at high 60%. If fresh feed is pure methane and 25~
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temn{.)rature oxygen completely reacts Wlth
of the methane exiting the reactor 1s
nitrogen as shown below )
recycled, then the mofar ratio of fresh feed
o.5 N2(gJ + o.5 02(gl ---+ NO (gJ stream to recycl~ stream is
0.5 N2egJ+ 02(g) ---+ NO 2(gl (A) 0.9 (B) 9
The mol_ar ratio of NO to N02 in the product (C) 10 (D) 90
s~eam 1s 2:1. The fractional conversion of Common Data Questions 30, 31 and
nitrogen is 32: C
(A) 0.13 (B) 0.20 Methane and steam aie fed to a reactor in
(C) 0.27 (D) 0,40 µiolar ratio 1: 2. The following reactions
take place,
0

CH4(gl + 2H20(gJ---+C02(gJ + 4H2(gl

27. A 35 wt. % Na2S0 4 solution in water, •
initially at 50°c, is fed to a crystallizer at · CH4 (gl + H20(gJ--+CO (gJ + 3H2~J
20°C. The product stream contains where CO2 is the desired product, CO is the
hydrated crystals Na2S0 4.10H20 in undesired product and H~ is a byproduct. The
equilibrium with a 20 wt.% Na2S0 4
solution. · The molecular weights of Na2S0 4 exit stream has the. following composition
and Na2S0 4 .IOH20 are 142 and 322,
respectively. The feed rate of the 35% CH 4 H20 CO2 H2 co
solution required to produce 500 kg/hr of Species
hydrated crystals is Mole% 4.35 10.88 15.21 67.39 2.17
(A) 403 kg/hr (B) 603 kg/hr
(C) 803 kg/hr (D) 1103 kg/hr
30. The selectivity for desired product
28. 600 kg/hr of saturated steam at 1 bar relative to undesired product is
(enthalpy 2675,4 kJ /kg) is mixed
adiabatically with superheated steam at
450 °c and 1 bar (enthalpy 3382,4
kJ /kg). The product is superheated steam at
(A) 2.3

(C) 7
(B) 3-5
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(D) 8

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"I 31. The fractional yield of CO2 is (where continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). The
J
fractional yield is defined as the ratio of moles of feed is pure ethane. If the reactor exit stream
.,,"' the desired product formed to the moles that contains unconverted ethane along with the
would have been formed if there were no side produc,ts, then the number of degrees of freedom
,.,~
.._ reactions and the limiting reactant had reacted for the CSTR is
., completely)
(A) 1 (B) 2

.," (A) 0.7 (B) o.88 (C) 3 (D) 4

35· Pure water (stream W) is to be obtained
.,'"' (C) 1 (D) 3.5
from a feed containing 5 wt. % salt using a

-""' 32,

is
m The fractional conversion of methane desalination unit as shown below:

-"'
Rtr,<• ( R)

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(A) 0-4 (B) 0.5

-
"It\
(C) 0.7 (D) o.8
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- 33. A dehumidifier (shown below) is used to
l\mWlln
0"11'4 llil

""'
''V completely remove water vapor from air. y

- ~
If the overall recovery of pure water
(through stream W) is 0.75 kg/kg feed, then
-""'
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Wet air
011• air the recycle ratio (R/F) is

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Dehumidilier

(A) 0.25 (B) 0.5

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I Waler (C) 0-75 (D) 1.0

Which ONE of the following statements is Common Data Questions 26 and 27:
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TRUE? l
A flash distillation drum (see figure below) is
(A) Water is the ONLY tie component used tLepa~·ate a methanol-water tni}..ture. The
""" ~ mole fraction of methanol in the feed is 0.5, and
(B) Air is the ONLY tie component,
the fee'd flow rate is 1000 kmol/hr. The feed is
~
(C) BOTH water and air are the components prehec1it~d in a heater with heat duty Qh and is
I ~ subsequently flashed in the drum. The flash
(D) There are NO tie components
I ~
drum can be assumed to be an equilibrium
34. Dehydrogenation of ethane, C2H6 (g) stage, operating adiabatically. The equilibrium
"" -+~H 4 (g) + i-!2 (g), is carried out in a relation between the mole fractions of methanol
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- - - - ~G~A~T~E::._:P~r'._'.:e:_:_Vl: . :0.·:_u_s_Y_e_a_rs(C -
(D) 3-34 kg
in th e vapor and liquid phases is y4 = 4 x. The (C) 2 kg
ratio of ct·1st1·11 ate to feed flow rate is o 5. / Tl1e products of combustion of methane
39 . . o 02 ,t nd 79% N2) have
l>i1hllale ill atmospheric air (21 % .
. • n
the following compos1t10n o ' a dry basis:
Q, -
Feed ~ltllh Products mole%
1000krnollhr
j
SO rnol¾ I Orum
methanol
..u'
CO2 10
rrehcalcr

Bolloms 2.37
02
36. The mole fraction of methanol in the
distillate is
co 0.53

N2 87.1
(A) 0.2
(B) 0.7

(C) o.8 (D) 0.9

The ratio of the moles of CH4 to the mores of 0 2
37, If the enthalpy of the distillate with
in the feed stream is
reference to the feed is 3000 kJ / kmol, and the
enthalpy of the bottoms \\~th reference to the (A}1.05 (B) 0.60
feed is -1000 kJ / kmol, the heat duty of the (C) 0.51 (D) 0-45
pre-heater (Qh in kJ / hr) is

(Gate 2011)
40. Ammonia is synthesized at 200 bar and
(A) - 2 x 106 (B) -1 X 10 6
773 K by the reaction

(C) 1 X 10 6 (D)2x10 6

(Gate 2010)
The yield of am~onia is 0-45 mol/ mol of fresh
38. A saturated solution at 30°C contains 5 feed: Flow sheet for the process (along \\~th
moles of solute (M.W.= so kg/ kmol) per kg of
solvent (M.W.=20 kg / kmol). The solubility at
100°c is 10 moles of the solute per kg of the
available compositions) is shown below.

F
15't,H,
Reactor Separator
Pure
.._\
24'1,N;
solvent. If 10 kg of the original solution is
1
l'lo Inert R
~l
heated to 100°c, then the weight of the . 75%H1
15°eN,
~f

~,
additional solute that can be dissolved in it, is 10%1ncrl

(A) 0.25 kg (B) 1 kg

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The single pass conversion for II 2 i11 the reactor Notation :

is 20 %. The amount of 112 losl in the pu rge as a
Molar flow rat,• ,,f fre'ih Bi1 f HJ
percenlage of 11 2 in fresh fl'cd is
I
(A) 10 (B) 20 Molar row n1tc of A 1~

Molar flow rate of Bin recycle gas is Y,&

(C) 45 (D) 55
Mole fraction of B in recycle gas is Y.118
41. The following combustion reactions
occur when methane is burnt. '
Molar pow rate of purge gas 15 FPG

. Fe
Molar flow rate ofc 15
~ =2mol/ s, F,.= l mol/s,andFe/ F,. = 5
Here, Fs

20 % excess air is supplied to the combustor. and A is completely converted.

The conversion of methane is 80 % molar ratio
of CO to CO2 in the flue gas is 1: 3. Assume air to
have 80 mol % N2 and rest 02. The 02 If YRB = O.J the ratio of recycle gas to
42.
consumed as a percentage of 02 entering the (F. /FPG ).
purge gas RG ts
combustor is
(A) 2 (B) 5
(A) 20 (B) 62.5
(C) 7 (D) 10

(C) 80 (D) 83.3

43. If the ratio of recycle gas to purge gas
(Gate 2012)
(FRG / FPG) is 4 then YRs is
Common Data Question 42 and 43:
(A) 3 / 8 (B) 2 / 5
The reaction Ani + Bcgr---+ Ccn + Dcgiis carried out
(C) 1 / 2 (D) 3 / 4
in a reactor followed by a separator as shown
Gate 2013)
below 44. Calculate the heat required (in kJ. up to 1

Yu f ,. digit after the decimal p~int) to raise the

temperature of 1 mole of a solid material from
100°c to 1000°c. Ihe specific heat l Cp) of the
F =' F,
Rm10< ScparalO!
F, =I
material (in J/mol-K) is expressed as Cr = :w +
0.005T, where T is in K. Assume no phase

F, =I
change.

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LC

rw;cle is u-:eJ [ht prod11!!t is separ:-1ted

co~pleteh, in pure form. The fresh feed has 19
Common Oata Que.'-lion~ 35 and 36: mo!% of A anc.l B each along \\;th 2 molo6
A reverc.e osmosis umt lreatc;; feed water (F) impurities. The maximum allowable impurities
cont:lining fluonde and ,ts output consists of in the recycle stream is 20 mo!%. The amount of
a permeate ~lream (P) and a reject stream purge stream (in moles) per 100 moles of the
(R). Lei CF, Cr, and Ciidenote ~e fluoride fresh feed is _ __
concentration in the fecd, penneate, and
48. Carbon - monoxide (Co) is burnt in
reject i;treami,,, respcetivcly. Under steady presence of 290°b excess pure oxygen and the
'>late co n<litfoni,, the volumetric flow iate of flame temp. achieved is 2298 K. the inlet
th e rejl'ct i-; 60% of th<' volumetric flow rate ·•
streams are 25°C. the standard heat of formation
of the inlPt stream, and (' 1 _ 2 mg/L and (al. 25°C) of Co and Co2 are -uo kJ mol· 1 and -
Cp 0.1 mg/L.
390 kJ mol·1 respectively .The capacitates (in J
mol·1 K· 1 ) of the components are
45, The \'a]ue of CR in mg/L. up lo one
digit after tht> decimal point, is
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46. The fraction f of the feed is bypassed
and mixed with the permeate to obtain Where T is the temperatme in K. the heat loss
treated water having a fluoride (in kJ) per mole of Co burnt is
concentrat1on of 1 mg/ L. Here also the flow ~
rate of the reject stream is 60% of the flow • 49. Detennine the correctness or [Link]
. of the following Assertion [a} and Reason lr].
rate entering the reverse osmosis unit (after
the bypass). The value ofJ, up to 2 digits Assertion: Significant combustion of coke tales
after the decimal point, is place only if it is heated nt higher temperature in
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presence of air.

(Gate 2014) Reason: C+ o -.co •.

2 ~ ts an exothermk reaction.

47. Two elemental gases (A and ll) are Both [a] and lrl are tru0 and [r.l is the correct
reacting l'l'nson for la]
Both [al and [rl Urt> true but [r] is not th
to form a [Link] (C) in a steady stale rocess as reason for lnl e correct
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per the reaction. A + B -c. The &'ihgle-pass la] is correct but [r] is false
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1 Both [a] and [r] are false 'rlw llowrnte of P, crmtaining :w ma ,% of

ethanol, is 100 kg/h. What is the IP ht n•1mber of
2 additional specification(s) required tn [Link]

(Gate 2015) the mass flowrates and compositionc:. ( ma ~ %) of

the two exit streams?

50. The schematic diagram9of a steady state
(A) o (B) 1
process is shown below. The fresh feed (F) to the
reactor consists of g6 mol% reactant A and 4 (D) 3
(C) 2
mol% inert I. The st0ichiometry of the reaction
52. A jacketed stirred tank with a provision
is A -+ C. A part of the reactor effluent is
for heat removal is used to mix sulphuric acid
recycled. The molar flow rate of the recycle
and water in a steady state flow proces<;. H:$04
stream is o.3F. The product stream p contains
(I) enters at a rate of 4 kg/h at 25°C and H20 (1)
so mol% C. The percentage conversion of A in
enters at a rate of 6 kg/h at 10°C. The following
the reactor based on A entering the reactor at
point 1 in the figure (up to one decimal place) data are available:

is_ Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 kJ kg- 1'.".

1

Specific heat capacity of aqueous solution of 40

1
mass% H2S0 4 = 2.8 kJ (kg solutionf' K- •

Assume the specific heat capacities to be

independent of temperature.

(Gate 2016) Based on reference states of H2SO4 (l) and H~O

(l) at 25°C, the heat of mixing for aqueous
51. A liquid mixture of ethanol and water is
solution of 40 mass% H2SO 4 = - 650 kJ (kg
flowing as inlet stream P into a stream splitter.
H2S0 4f!.
It is split into two streams, Q and R, as shown in
the figure below. If the mixed stream leaves at ,w'C. what is the
rate of heat removal (in kJ /h)?

(A) 1802 (B) ~558

(C) 5702 (D) 6458

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hydrogen and benzene from cydohe\.ane by de-
hydro aromatization. In order to increase the

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(B) xcG
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The feed flowrate required for a. produ~tion rate 57. An insulated storage tank contains 1000 kg

of 100 kg/s of hydrated sal,t, rou,nderl tq the liquid of specific heat 10 kJ kg-1 K-1• The liquid is
nearest integer, is _ _kg/s heated by saturated steam, condensing in a
helical coil at a temperature of 180°C. The heat
(Gate 2018) transfer area of the coil is 0.1 m2 • If the overall
heat transfer coeffieient is constant at 1000 W
55. The ammonia (NH 3 ) oxidation process 2 1
m· K- , then the time (in hours) required to raise
occurs over a catalyst as
the temperature of the liquid in the tank from
4NH J +502 ➔ 6H,- 0+4NO
20°C to 8o°C is _ _ _ _(rounded off to second
decimal place)
Air is supplied such that oxygen (02) is 20% in
excess of that required fo_r complete conversion
of NH 3. The mole fraction of 02 in inlet gas
mixture (NH 3 + air ) is --~(rounded off to
third decimal plaee)

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