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Third Semester (Chemioal Engineeriog) (CcS)
10987 : Process Calculations : 3 CH 05 / 3 PP 05 / CT 05
P. Pages : 4 AW - 271E
Time : Three Hours IilIIIIfl tiltil]lil Max. Marks ; 80
Notes: 1, Atl question carry marks as indicated.
2. Answer thr€e questios &om Sectioo A aod three question from Section B.
3. Due qedit will be giveB to rcatness ard adequate dimensioos.
4. Assume suitable data wherovgr rccessary,
5 Diagrarns and chemicat equations should be given whercver npc€ssary.
6. Discuss the rcactioo, mechanism whersver necessary.
Use ofcell phone is stricdy prohibiled in the exam.
8. Use ofpen Btu€/Black in*/refill only for'ndting the aoswer book.
SECTION -A
I a) Explain the following in brief: 4
i) Dalton's Law
ii) Raoult's Law
iii) Amagat's Law
iv) HeDry's Law
b) A closed vessel cootaining a mixture of40% NO2 and 60% N2O4 at a temperaturo 01311 9
K and a pressure of531.96 kPa whe[ the temperature is increased to 333 K some of N2O4
dissociatcs to NO2 and a Fessure dses to 679.95 kPa. Calculate the composition ofgases
al 60"C by weight.
OR
2. a) A chemist is ider€sted in prepariry 500 nl of I uormal, I molar aad I molal solutiol of 7
H2SOa. Assuaing the deosity of H2SO4 solutiotr to be 1.075glco3, aalculatE the
quautities of H2SO4 to b€ taketr to pleparc these solutions.
b) A sahrratod solution ofsalicylic acid (IIOC6 H4 COOH) io methanol (CH3 OH) cantains 6
64 kg salicylic acid per 100 kg methrnot at 298 K Find the composition ofsolution in (a)
weight % ard @) mole %.
3. a) Soyabean seeds are extracted with hexane in batch extractom. The flaked seeds are found 8
to contain 18.6% oil, 69% solid and 12.4% moistue by weight. At the erd of extaction
process, cake (meal) is separated ftom hexane - oil mixture. The cakg is analysed to contain
0.8% oil, 87.7% solids and 1 1.5% moisturE by weight, Find the percentage recovery ofoil.
b) A single effect evaporator is f€d with fu/hr ofweak [quor containing 15% caustic
10000 5
by weight and is conoetrhated to get thick liquor cirdainiq 40% by vreight caustic (NaOH).
Calcdate (a) kg/hr ofwat€r evapomted ard O) kg/hr oflhick liquor obtained.
OR
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4. a) Wet solids containing 20% wate! is sellt through a dryer ir which 80% ofthe wate! is 8
r€movod. Based on I 00 kg of feed, caloulate :
a) Th€ mass ftaction ofdry sotids in wet solids that leaves the dryer.
b) Weight ratio ofwater removed to wet solids leaving lhe dryer and
c) If 1000 kg per day ofwet solids arc fed to the dryer.
Find the additional watsr to b€ rerEoved to dry the solids completely.
b) The groundnut seeds contailiDg 45% oil and 45% sotid are fed to expeller, the cake comiog 5
out of expeller is fouod to contaitr 80% solids and 5% oil. Find the percettage recovery of
oil.
Formaldehyde is produced by dehydrogenatioa ofmethanol, 1{
CHsOH + HCHO + H2
The per pass conveBion is 67%. The product leeving the reactor is fed to separation unit
battery where formaldehyde is sepamted ftom methanol and hy&ogen.
The separated metianol is recycle.d to reactot. If the production rate of formaldehyde is
1000 fu/br, catculate :
a) combined feed ratio atrd
b) flow rate ofmethaBol requi&d to the plocess as fresh fe€d.
OR
6. a) In production ofStdphur trioxide, 100 kmol of SO2 and 100 kmol of 02 are fed to a reactor. 7
Iflhe percetrt conversion of SO2 is 80, Calculate the coEposition ofproduct stream on mole
basis.
b) A combustion reactor is fed with 50 kmoVhr of butane and 2000 kmoVhr of air. Calculate 7
the 0Z excess air used and composition ofthe gases leaving combustion rcactor assuming
complete combustiotr of butane.
SECTION-B
a) A s$eam ofcaxbon dioxide flowing at a rate of 100 kmoumio is heated fiom 298 k to 383k. {
Calculate the heat that must be tmnsferred using Ci .
Dara: C| = a+bT + cT2 + dT3 kJ /(kmol.k)
Grx a bx103 cx106 dxl09
Coz 21.3655 64.2841 - 41.0506 9.7999
b) A naturai gas has tbe foltowing conrposition on mole basis : 9
cH4 =84o/o, C2H6 =13% and N2 =3%
Calculare
a) The heat add€d to heat 2 kmol ofgas mixtEe ftos 311 k to 533 k.
b) The hear to b€ added to heat 200 kg ofrarrml 9s fiom 3l 1 k to 533 k.
Dara : C;m values in k (kmol. k)
Gas
cPll (3ll -298k) cftn (533 - 298k)
CH,I 36.0483 41.7800
czEe 53.5240 67.4954
N2 29.131',7 29.3578
OR
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8. Flue gases leavitrg the boiler stack at 523 K have the following composition : t4
CO2 =11.31%, H2O =13.04yo, Oz = 2.17o/o aad N, =73.49o7. (by volume).
Calculate the heat lost in I knol of gas mixture abovc 298 K using the heat capacity data
giveo below :
Ci =a+bT+ct2 +dT3, kl / (l@ol*)
Gas a
bx 103 cxl06 dx109
coz 21.3655 64.2841 - 4l-0506 9.7999
Hzo 32.4921 0.0796 t3.2t07 -4.5474
O2 26.0257 11.7551 - 2.3426 - 0.5623
N2 29.5909 - 5.141 13. t 829 - 4.968
9 Methane is oxidized with air to produce formaldehyde as per the fotlowing equatiotr : 13
CHa(s) + O2(s) J
HCHOG) +H2Oc)
AHi = -283 094 kJ/ mot
100 mol ofmethans arp fcd to the r€octor at 311 K air is used 50lo excess atd is $pplied
at 373 IC If
th€ perceDt conversion is 60, Calcula& the 1'eat tbaf must be removed ioi tbe
product stre€m to eEerg€ at 478 IC
Data :
Cdmpollent c],6rr-zertl cP'rl (478 - 298k)
cHl 36.044 40.193
I
N2 29.2866
O2 30.0821
HCIIO 41.2902
Hzo 34.2396
Ch for air (373 - 298k) - 29.2908 kJ/(kmol.k)
OR
10. a) Calculate the heat of formation of liquid ethyl acetat€ at 298 K. 7
Data I
Stardard h%t of forrnation of CO2G) =-393.51U/mol
SlaDdard heat of forrnation of H2Oi2y = -285.83 kJ / mol
Standard heat of combustiotr of liquid elhyl acetate CaHgO2 = agl = -2230.91kJ / Eol
b) Calculatc tbe enrhalpy change b€tween reactants and producs if both are at 298, I 5 K if 60 6
mol CO2 is produced alcording to the following reaction :
2 CaH161r; +13 026; -+ 8CO26y +10H2O17y
Data:
CoEporcnt AH;, kJ / molat 298.15k
c+Hro{e) - t25.79
co2c) - 393.51
H2og'1 - 285.83
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11. a) What are the various types offuel? Discuss the proximate atrd ultimate analysis ofcoal, 6
b) The purge gas obtained Aom aqrqonia synthesis loop bas rhe following molar composition: 7
H2 = 6y/o,N2 = 23o/o, Ar =2;lo/o ad CHq = 5.3o/o
It is bumt llith 20oZ excess air. Calculate the thoretical 8ir rcquircd atrd toolar composition
ofthe dry flue gases.
OR
12, Thc ultiDate snalysis of coal ssmple is given below: l3
Carbor = 6l .5%, Hydrogco = 3.5%, Sulphur - 0 .4y0. ash= 14.2%, rJrtorogetr = I .8% and rest
oxygeB. Calculale :
a) Theoretical oxygeo requirement per unit weight ofcoal.
b) Theoretical dry air rcquiremed per utit weight ofcoal alld
c) Th€ Orsat aralysis offlue gases when coal is bumed with 90% excess dry air.
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