EXAM SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE AFTERNOON SESSION 65AFTERNOON SESSION IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (60 questions in 11 topic areas) Topic Area Approximate Percentage of Test Content 1. Chemistry 10% A. Inorganic chemistry (c.g., molarity, normality, molality, acids, bases, redox, valence, solubility product, pH, pK, electrochemistry) B. Organic chemistry (e.g., nomenclature, structure, qualitative and quantitative analyses, balanced equations, reactions, synthesis) I. MateriaEnergy Balances 15% . Mass balance Energy balance Control boundary concept (e.g., black box concept) Steady-state process Unsteady-state process F. Recycle process G. Bypass process H. Combustion pop IIL Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 10% A. Thermodynamic laws (e.g., Ist Law, 2nd Law) B. Thermodynamic properties (eg, internal thermal energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energy) ‘Thermodynamic processes (¢g., isothermal, adiabatic, isentropic) Property and phase diagrams (¢.g., 1s, h-P, x-y, T-x-y) Equations of state (e.g, van der Waals, Soave-Redlich-Kwong) Steam tabl . Phase equilibrium and phase change . Chemical equilibrium Heats of reaction Cyclic processes and efficiency (e.g., power, refrigeration, heat pump) Heats of mixing 2 luid Dynamies 10% . Bernoulli equation and mechanical energy balance Hydrostatic pressure Dimensionless numbers (e.g., Reynolds number) |. Laminar and turbulent flow Velocity head Friction losses (e.g., . Pipe networks |. Compressible and incompressible flow Flow measurement (e.g, orifices, Venturi meters) Pumps, turbines, and compressors .. Non-Newtonian flow Flow through packed beds, ipe, valves, fittings) PRES Rem moApp sy AE roOmmpA 67V. Heat Transfer A. Conductive heat transfer B. Convective heat transfer C. Radiation heat transfer D. Heat transfer coefficients E F. G. E. Heat exchanger types (e.g, plate and frame, spiral) ~. Flow configuration (c.g, cocurrent/countercurrent) 5, Log mean temperature difference (LMTD) and NTU H. Fouling 1 Shell-and-tube heat exchanger design (e.g., area, number of passes) VI. Mass Transfer ‘A. Diffusion (e.g, Fick's Ist and 2nd laws) B. Mass transfer coefficient C. Equilibrium stage method (efficiency) D. Graphical methods (e.g., McCabe-Thiele) E F . Differential method (e.g, NTU, HETP, HTU, NTP) "Separation systems (¢.g., distillation, absorption, extraction, membrane processes) G. Humidification and drying VII. Chemical Reaction Engineering A. Reaction rates and order B. Rate constant (e.g., Arthenius function) C. Conversion, yield, and selectivity D. Series and parallel reactions E. Forward and reverse reactions F. Energy/material balance around a reactor G. Reactions with volume change H. Reactor types (e.g., plug flow, batch, semi-batch, CSTR) 1. Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions I. Catalysis VILL. Process Design and Economic Optimization Process flow diagrams (PED) Scale-up poppe cash flow, rate of return) E. Cost estimation IX. Computer Usage in Chemical Engineering ‘A. Numerical methods and concepts (e.g., convergence, tolerance) B. Spreadsheets for chemical engineering calculations C. Statistical data analysis Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) Comparison of economic alternatives (¢.g., net present value, discounted 68 10% 10% 10% 10% 5%Process Control 5% . Sensors and control valves (¢.g., temperature, pressure) Dynamics (e.g., time constants, 2nd order, underdamped) Feedback and feedforward control ). Proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) controller concepts, Cascade control Control loop design (c.g., matching measured and manipulated variables) ‘Tuning PID controllers and stability (c.g., Method of Ziegler-Nichols, Routh Test) Open-loop and closed-loop transfer functions HOm™mpop> . Sate, Health, and Environmental 5% Hazardous properties of materials (e.g., corrosive, flammable, toxic), including MSDS Industrial hygiene (e.g., noise, PPE, ergonomics) Process hazard analysis (e.g, using fault-ree analysis or event tree) Overpressure and underpressure protection (e.g. relief, redundant control, intrinsically safe) Storage and handling (e.g, inerting, spill containment) Waste minimization Waste treatment (e.g. air, water, solids) oo omm 69CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SAMPLE QUESTIONS NOTE: THESE QUESTIONS REPRESENT HALF THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT APPEAR ON THE ACTUAL EXAMINATION.CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 1. The number of oxygen atoms in one molecule of acetic anhydride is: (A) (B) © () one two three four 2. Isogeraniolene is another name for 2,6-dimethyl-1,3-heptadiene. The molecular weight of this species is most nearly: (A) 96 (B) 100 © 124 ) 128 3. The solubility product (Ksp) for calcium carbonate (MW = 100,09) at 25°C is 0.87 x 10% ‘Assuming that the activity coefficients for all of the dissolved ionie species are equal to unity, then the solubility (mg/L) of this compound in water at the same temperature would be most nearly: (a) @) © 716 93 20.6 () 130.0 Copyright 2006 by the National Council of B GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying(CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 4. Alow-energy gas is bumed in a furnace with excess air. The feed rate is 2,500 m’/hr of gas at 0°C and 1 atm, ‘The amount (kmol) of air supplied per 100 kmol of dry flue gas is most nearly: ) 10 () 17 © 0 (0) 400 5. It is desired to bum liquid propane, CsHs, with excess air, both supplied at 25°C. Assume that ait is 21 vol% oxygen, and the balance is nitrogen. If 1.00 mol of propane is burned with x mols of air, how many mols of oxygen appear in the combustion products? (A) 3.0+021x (B) 4.0+0.79%x © 0.79% (D) 021x-5.0 Copyright 2005 by the National Counc of 4 (G0.0N TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying(CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS. 6. An insulated, steam-heated, single-stage laboratory evaporator is used to determine data for the design of large units. Saturated steam at 150°C is used as the heating medium. The steam condensate is all liquid at 150°C. The total heat duty is 225 kW. The required steam rate (kg/s) is most nearly: (A) 9.40 (B) 8.56 (©) O11 (D) 0.08 ‘Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 75 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 7. Crude iron pyrites are burned in a sulfur-acid plant to produce a burner gas with the following Orsat analysis: SO 8.5% QO, 7.0% Nr 84.5% (Note: SOs is present but cannot be estimated with an Orsat analysis.) The crude pyrites (FeS> + inert) contain 46 wt% of sulfur. ‘The solid refuse of the bumer, cinder, contains 3 w1% of sulfur as Fe,(SO4)3. The expected reactions are as follows: 4 FeSp + 15 O22 Fe,03 + 8 SOs 4 FeSp +11 O2-> 2 Fe203 + 8 SO2 Fe,05 + 3 SO; > Fex(SO4)s Molecular weights are as follows: FeS 120.0 Fe03 139.7 FexSO,)s 400.0 02 320 ™ 28.0 $0, 64.1 SO; 80.1 Fe 35.85 s 321 ‘The amount of inert material (wt%) in the crude pyrites is most nearly: @ 8 @) 14 © 31 @) 34 Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 76 GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 8 A.30-L cylinder is filled with air to a pressure of 10 MPa. The valve to the cylinder is then closed. ‘Thermodynamic data for dry air are given in the table below. y 0.0198 | 0.0214 | 0.0252 | 0.0290 | 0.0327 | 0.0364 | 0.0438 4 u 191.0 | 206.1 | 243.8 | 281.0 | 3184 | 355.9 | 431.7 h 270.2 | 291.7 [3446 | 397.0 | 449.2 | 5015 | 6069 i 0.0131 | 0.0142 | 0.0169 | 0.0194 | 0.0220 | 0.0245 | 0.0294 6 u 1845 | 2004 |239.0 | 2776 3151 |3536 | 4304 h 263.1 | 285.6 [340.4 | 3940 | 447.1 | 5006 | 606.8 - 0.0098 | 0.0107 | 0.0127 | 0.0147 | 0.0166 | 0.0185 | 0.0223 8 u 1823 | 1981 | 2374 | 275.5 1313.7 | 351.8 | 428.3, h 2608 | 2837 [339.0 |3931 | 4465 | 499.8 | 606.7 - 0.0078 | 0.0086 | 0.0102 | 0.0118 | 0.0134 | 0.0149 | 0.0180 10 uw 1779 | 1944 | 2345 | 2733 | 311.3 | 350.0 | 426.6 h 2564 | 279.9 | 3365 [3913 | 445.3 | 499.0 | 606.0 y= specific volume, m’/kg; 1 = internal energy, kI/kg; h = enthalpy, KI/ke Assuming that the temperature in the cylinder immediately after filling is 600 K and that no air has been removed from the cylinder, the pressure (MPa) in the cylinder a week after filling (when the temperature is 300 K) is most neatly: (A) 4.17 (B) 494 (© 5.06 0) 5.20 ‘Copyright 2005 by the National Council of | 7 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying10. CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS, ‘One mole of an ideal gas with Cp = 3.5 R and Cy = 2.5 R, where R = universal gas constant, expands from P, = 10° kPa and V; = 0.001 m’ to P2 = 100 kPa. If the gas follows a path such that the volume of the gas is constant, then the amount of work (kJ) done for the process is most nearly: (A) 00 ® 14 (©) 208 ) 29.0 ‘An absorber must be designed to remove acetone from an airstream using liquid water as an absorbent. The absorber will be designed to operate at 760 mm Hg and 25°C. Assume tat air is insoluble in acetone-water liquid solutions. The following data apply for an acetone-water system at 25°C (x = liquid mole fraction of acetone, y= vapor mole fraction of acetone): 0.0 0.0194 0.0289 0.0449 0.0556 1.0 0.0 0.5234 0.6212 0.7168 0.7591 1.0 23.76 © 50.1 61.8 = 81.3 91.9 230.05 ‘The VLE data are for a two-component, air-free system. The vapor phase can be assumed to be ideal For the acetone-water VLE data above, the liquid activity coefficient of acetone when the liquid mole fraction of acetone is 0.0194 is most nearly: (A) 0.17 (B) 052 © 10 @) 59 Copyright 2008 by the National Council of B (GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying11. Spherical particles settle in still air. Settling is in the Stokes regime. The following data apply: Air: pr = 1.1614 kg/m? Hh = 184.6 x 107 Nesim? Particles: u_ = settling velocity, m/s 4 = particle diameter, m Pp = 2,890 kg/m? The settling velocity (m/s) of a 10-m particle is most nearly: (A) 08 (B) 0.08 (©) 0.008 (D) 0.0008 12. A venturi meter (Cy = 0.98) isto be installed in a Sch. 40 4-in. pipe (LD. = 10.22 em) to measure the flow of water. The maximum flow rate expected is 1,400 L/min at a temperature of 20°C. A vertical manometer with a useful length of 100 cm, filled with mercury (sp gr = 13.6), is available to measure the pressure drop across the venturi. The leads to the manometer are filled with water. If the ratio of the throat area to the pipe flow area is small, the required throat diameter (em) of the venturi for the ‘maximum flow is most nearly: (A) 82 () 77 © 52 () 44 Copyright 200 by the National Counc of np GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS Questions 13-14: A nuclear reactor fuel tank consists of a metallic uranium cylinder 1.995 cm in diameter with an aluminum cladding 0.127 cm thick. The fuel element is placed axially in a channel 3.81 em in diameter. The coolant is water that enters at a temperature of 80°C and at a flow rate of 130 L/min. ‘The heat flux at a given point in the reactor is constant at 3.4 x 10° W/m? measured at the surface of the aluminum cladding. 13. The velocity (m/s) of the flow in the channel is most nearly: (A) 25 ®) 28 © 12 () 280 14. If the flow rate of the cooling water is doubled, the ratio of the new to the old hest-transfer coefficient is most nearly: (A) 05 B) 06 © 17 () 20 Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 80 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 15. Scale-up calculations for a commercial evaporator containing 38-mm O.D. tubes with 2-mm walls indicate thatthe boiling coefficient is 4,500 W/(m’+K) and that the condensing steam coefficient is 3,500 Wim’+K). The steam condenses inside the tubes at 150°C. The vapor rate will be 1.2 kg/s, and the concentrated liquor rate will be 0.30 kg/s. Based on outside area and neglecting tube-wall resistance, the overall heat-transfer coefficient [W/(m?*K)] is most nearly: (A) 1,850 (B) 1970 (C) 2,060 ©) = 2,130 16. A. multitube heat exchanger for cooling a process fluid with water contains 25-mm_O.D. tubes with a wall thickness of 3 mm. After a period of operation, the following quantities are known: Overall heat-transfer coefficient (outside area) 700 Wi(m?+K) Film coefficient on the shell side 1,500 W/(m?*K) Film coefficient on the tube side 2,500 Wi(m’*K) Neglecting wall resistance, the combined fouling factor (m?+K/W) based on outside area under these conditions is most nearly: (A) 0.00015 (B) 0.00024 (©) 0.00036 () 0.00046 Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 81 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 17. _ Gaseous hydrogen is contained in a steel cylinder at 15 bars and 27°C. Hydrogen can diffuse into bubble defects in the cylinder wall and cause embrittlement and consequent failure. A defect is located 2 mm from the inner surface of the cylinder. The cylinder can be considered large enough. that the radial effects can be neglected. The system then transforms to: H| CYLINDER | BUBBLE WALL — | DEFECT 2mm ‘The molar concentration of the hydrogen at the inner surface of the cylinder is 1.50 kmol/m’ and is initially zero at the surface of the defect. The initial pressure of inert gas in the defect is 1.0 bar. ‘The diffusion coefficient of hydrogen in steel is 0.3 x 10 m’/s, Ifa linear concentration profile were established between the inner wall of the cylinder and the innermost edge of the defect before the concentration in the defect changed significantly, the molar flux {kmol(m"ss)] of the hydrogen into the defect would be most nearly: (A) 225x10" @) 150x10" (1.13 10° (D) 450x 10% CCopytight 2005 by the National Counc of 82 (G0 ONTO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying(CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 18. A distillation system is used to separate a mixture of mheptane and r-octane. A mixture containing 40 mole% r-heptane and 60 mole% n-oetane is fed to the distillation column to produce one product containing 99 mole% n-oetane and another containing 5 mole% n-octane. ‘The feed enters the column at its dew point. Data are provided in the figure below. 10 EF TT os | 09 07 A+ 06 + 05 04 | 03 Hy 02 I - i + - | 00 al I 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 MOLE FRACTION n- HEPTANE IN LIQUID PHASE MOLE FRACTION n-HEPTANE IN VAPOR PHASE ‘The minimum reflux ratio (L/D) is most nearly: (A) 029 (B) 0.78 © 179 (D) 332 Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 33 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 19. A liquid is flowing inside a tube coated with a slightly soluble inorganic salt having a molecular weight of 250. The inside diameter of the coated tube is 5.0 cm. The following data apply: Reynolds number 30,000 Schmidt number 60 Diffusion coefficient of the salt in the liquid 1.0 x 10° cm*/s Solubility of the salt in the liquid 2.0 x 107 mol/em* ‘After the boundary layer is established and before there is significant salt in the bulk liquid, the flux {mol(sm?)] of the salt into the flowing liquid is most nearly: (A) 638104 (B) 2.39x 10° (3.89% 107 (D) 611x107 ‘Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 84 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 20. Diazobenzene chloride (DABC) decomposes according to the following reaction in the liquid phase: CoHsN2CI (1) > CoHsCl (1) + Na (g) The reaction is first order and imeversible. Both CsHN2CI and CsHsCl are liquids at room temperature and both have high boiling points. The following data, assumed temperature independent, are available: Rate constant at 120°C 0.8 br! Entering feed volume (vo) 172 Lihr ‘The feed stream is pure CcH;N,Cl. If the reaction is carried out in a single CSTR at 120°C, the reactor volume (m*) necessary for 95% conversion is most nearly: (A) 4.10 @) 3.40 © 275 @) 021 21. Component A is converted in a liquid-phase batch reactor. The reaction is first order. ARter 15 min, 50% of Component A is gone. The time (min) it will take for 75% of Component A to be converted is most nearly: (A) 225 (B) 30.0 © 375 ) 45.0 ‘Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 85 GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying2. 24, (CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS ‘A liquid-phase reaction A + B > C + D takes place in a CSTR with B being in substantial excess. ‘The kinetic expression for the reaction is -t4 = kC,Cp. ‘The units of k are: (A) m/(kmolss) (B)_— kmol’s* (©) kmols/m? (D) — m'M(kmol+s) ‘A company purchases a plant for $14.5 million. The plant has a salvage value of $0.5 million at the end of 10 years. Based on the straight-line method for depreciation, the first-year depreciation is most near'y: (A) $2.80 million (B) $1.50 million © @) ‘A recently purchased shell-and-tube, floating head, carbon steel heat exchanger containing 400 f° of surface area cost $8,700. The estimated purchase cost of a similar exchanger containing 200 of surface area is most nearly (A) $4,350 ®) $5,740 (© $6,410 () $13,200 ‘Copyright 205 by the National Council of 86 GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 25. A piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) would NOT contain which of the following? (a) () © (0) Insulation specification identification Process stream compositions Fail/close or fail/open indication for valves, Locations of safety interlocks 26. The experimental heat capacity ofa particular ideal ga is tabulated below. Enthalpy change is Ah = Io (rar If this gas is heated from 20° to 100°C, the enthalpy change for 1 mole of gas can be calculated using numerical integration, Using Simpson's rule, the result is most nearly: (A) Ah=20(22+ 22.5 +23.4+ 23.8) (B) Ah=20022.5 + 23.4 +23.8 + 24.4) (C) — Ah= (20/3)[22 + 4(22.5) + 2(23.4) + 4(23.8) + 24.4] (D) Ah=(20/2)[22 + 2(22.5 + 23.4 + 23.8) + 24.4] Copyright 2008 by the National Council of 87 GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 27. The production of six batches is entered into the plant computer system. The batch production values (kg) are 16.0, 14.2, 13.7, 15.0, 16.5, and 15.4. The values are stored in an array, P, and the following pseudocode segment is executed: Set X= 100; Y=0; Z=0 ForN=1t06 If PON) Y Then Y = P(N) Z=Z+P) Next N 7-6 Output X, Y, Z Afier the segment is executed, the values of X, Y, and Z, respectively, are most nearly: (A) 16.5, 13.7, 15.1 (B) 165, 13.7, 15.4 (©) 15.4, 13.7, 16.5 (D) 137,165, 15.1 Copyright 2008 by the National Council of 88. GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 28. A feedback control system is represented by the following figure where OL (s+) @s#1) Gpls)= R ¢ + Which statement correctly describes the stability of the system? (A) The system is stable for K> 0. (B) The system is unstable for Ke > 10. (C) The system is stable only if Ke is in the range 0 < Ke < 22. (D) _ The system is stable only if Kc is in the range 0 < Ke <8. Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 89 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Examiners for Engineering and Surveying(CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 29, ‘The figure below shows a block diagram for a process control system. : k ‘eH «|e 7 i The closed-loop transfer function C/R is: wy —226Ge 1+G,GGcH Ge 1-G,G,GcH © GGG ©) GGGcH 30, Benzene (molecular weight 78) is a constituent of gasoline used in automobiles and is a hazardous material. The limit for the ambient atmosphere is 1 ppm by volume. When a gas tank is filled, the vapor in the tank is vented into the atmosphere unless a vapor recovery system is used. If 100 g of benzene were emitted to the atmosphere, then the volume (m*) of air outside the tank that would be uniformly contaminated to the level of 1.0 ppm would be most nearly: (A) 31x 10° (B) 31x 10° (© 31x10 @) 31x10 IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, YOU MAY WISH TO CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. Copyright 2005 by the National Council of 90 Examiners for Engineering and SurveyingCHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONSANSWERS TO THE CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SAMPLE QUESTIONS Detailed solutions to each question begin on the next page. elefalalulafolrole 10 1 2 13 is 15, 16 17 18 19 20 2 2 23 24 25 26 21 28 29 wlelol>lel>/>lo/>|el>lalalclalol>|w/wlalclalwlala ° al>l>loCHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS Acetic anhydride is 2 x acetic acid 1 x water which is 2 x [CHyCOOH] — H;0 = (CH3CO),0 Thus, the number of oxygen atoms = (2)(1) + 1=3 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) Number of carbon atom: =9 Number of hydrogen atoms = (2)(9) ++2—4 = 16 ‘The subtraction of 4 occurs because of the diene structure of two double bonds. ‘The molecular formula is then CoH ‘Thus, MW = (9)(12) + (16)(1) = 124 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) Ionization reaction is CaCO3 ¢> Ca”* + CO} Let x = [Ca then Ksp = x? = 0.87 x 10° > x = 0.933 x 107 gmol/L and $= (0.933 x 10“ gmol/L.)(100 g/gmol)(1,000 me/a) =9.33 mg/L ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) A nitrogen balance ties the flue gas to the air. No im the flue gas = (100 kmol flue gas)(0.844 kmol No/kmol flue gas) = 84.4 kmol Nz Nz in air = (¥ kmol ait)(0.79 kmol No/kmol ait) = Nz in flue gas, Y = 84.4 kmol Ny/0.79 = 107 kmol air THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) 93(CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS Propane is bumed with oxygen according to the following reaction: CsHg +5. 02+ 3 CO) +4 10 Since there are x moles of air furnished, if 1 mole of propane is burned, the O: remaining will be: 0.2Ix-5 ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (D) Referring to the Thermodynamics section of the FE Reference Handbook, AHyap of steam at 150°C is 2,114.3 kikg. mskw x, lke kWes 2,114.31) =0.106 kg/s ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (©) Let x= wt of crude pyrites Let s= 1 of sulfur = 0.46x = 0.46(FeS + inert) 64.2 Ib S ~~ Fe 1201b FeS, $= 0.46 x 298 + 0.46 ciner 64.2 S= 0.8598 S + 0.46 (inert) S=3.24 (inert) S=0.46x 3.24 (inert) = 0.46x inert 0.46 _5 14 x 3.24 ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B)CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS Make the following premises: (1) rigid walled cylinder, 30 L in volume (2) initial state of air in the cylinder: 10 MPa, 600 K (3) final state of air in the cylinder: ? MPa, 300 K Volume of gas and number of moles of gas are fixed. Initially, at 10 MPa, 600 K, v= 0.018 m’/kg Final state: v= 0.018 m’/kg, T = 300K Interpolate between 4 and 6 MPa in table. Pis proportional to Y, 0.018-0.0214 0.0142-0.0214 P=4+2 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) Make the following premises: (1) closed system (2) only boundary expansion work Work = [Pav With a constant volume path, dv = 0 So, the work done is zero. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) 95.CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS, 10. i YOPaXnh At the low pressures attained at 25°C, 4 freem So, 7, )5234)(50.1mm Hg) ~ (0.0194)(230.05mm Hg) y =587 (Note: P for acetone at 25°C = P where Xj = 1.0) THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (D) 11. The flow is in the Stokes regime. For a spherical particle, the drag coefficient Cp ccan be expressed as: cee Re dup; A combination of the two equations for Cp can be solved for the settling velocity. For settling in the Stokes regime: Cp awe oe PB _ [0x 10°)'m?][2,890-1.1614) kg/m’ }(9.807 m/s") oO Ga86107NeslmfealE NT] = 0.0085 m/s ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) 9612. (CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS Fora venturi, the relationship between flow and pressure drop is given under Venturi Meters in the Fluid Mechanics section of the FE Reference Handbook. qu CoA bath [+2 -B-Z) I= (A, / A, where Point 2 is at the throat of the venturi, Assume 1-(A,/A,)’ is approximately unity: Ak Ae 4 For a manometer measuring the pressure differenee between Points 1 and 2, the equation from Manometry in the Fluid Mechanics section of the FE Reference Handbook can be used. Pi-Po=h (v.71) =byi(SGmnr— 1) and — (P)~P3)/y1= gh (SGar— 1) = (980.7 em/s*)(100 em)(13.6 - 1) = 1.236 x 10° o/s? Solving the venturi equation for D3 gives: (4)(1,4001/min) RETIN = (1,000 cm’ /L)(1/60 s/min) = 19.3 em? (2)(1.236 x 10° em’ and D2 = 4.4 em THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (D) 7(CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS ‘The diameter of the outside of the inner pipe (D,) is 2.159 cm, and the diameter of the inside of the outer pipe (Dz) is 3.81 em, The velocity in an annular region is the volumetric flow rate divided by the annular area, i Q i (130 L/min}(4)(100" cm?/m?) © n(D2—D3)/4 (1,000 L/m')()3.87 cm? — 2.159" cm’)(60 s/min) = 28 m/s ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) ‘A 100% increase in the flow rate doubles the velocity and increases the Reynolds number by a factor of 2. Thus: baew -{ Regen yes =(2)8=17 Bae (Regu) ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) ‘The problem statement specifies that thermal resistance of the tube wall can be neglected. 1 1 1 (Wo)EEB) ~ S0VC3B) * SOO} Up = L847 W/(m?-x) THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) 9816, CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS ‘When fouling occurs in a heat exchanger, the overall heat-transfer coefficient is given by the following equation from the Heat ‘Transfer section of the FE Reference Handbook. Le Kang Ay by A ‘The two fouling terms cannot be determined separately, and they will be combined into the following: ps ae bt og eaten 2) MO ge 700 Wi(m?+K) [2.500 w/(m?-k) ]19 mm) 1,500 W/(m = 0.00024 m?-K/W THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) Flux is proportional to concentration difference divided by metal thickness. (03 x10" = sok!) 3 m) 1,000 mm 2mm m =2.25 x 10 kmol/(m?+s) ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) 99CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS 18. t 2 KJ Hetil "TAY MOLE FRACTION HEPTANE IN VAPOR PHASE 01 02 03 04 05 08 07 08 09 10 [MOLE FRACTION m-HEPTANE IN LIQUID PHASE ‘The minimum reflux ratio is defined as the value that results in an infinite number of contact stages. A straight line is drawn from xp = 0.95 on the diagonal through the point where the horizontal feed line intersects the equilibrium line. ‘The intersection of the equilibrium line and the operating lin is at x= 0.23 and y =0.24. The equation of the operating line is =332 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (D) 10019, 20, (CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS The Dimensionless Group equation (Sherwood) is given in the Chemical Engineering section of the FE Reference Handbook. v3 kD cas ¥0)"[ ew “) = 0.023 Re Se we .023(30,000)°* (6) = 159.52 2 sem 1x10" 15952 Pa = 15952 =3.1910™ = D Sem s Assume that liquid in contact with the surface of the tube is at equilibrium concentration. Flux ky(Carae~ Cua) = 31910 — "2 (19444 9} mol cm’ it ae > = 638x109 2 } =6.38 x10 mot/(s-m’) cans ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) ‘The design equation for a CSTR is given under Flow Reactors in the Chemical Engineering section of the FE Reference Handbook. FroXa The feed is pure reactant but no density value is provided. Fag = (171.67 Lit )( Cao mol/L) Cu-Cd)_o9s C, (—ra)Vestr. mS at =KC, = (0.8)(0.05C,,) ¥ 71.67 C,,)(0.95) sr (0.80.05 C,.) =4,077L or 4.08m° THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) 1012. 2. CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS ‘This is a first-order batch reaction, and C= C,e™ Att= 15 min Fzinlos) k= 0.046 min™ When 75% of A is gone, C/Co = 0.25 k t (0 min In(0.25) k This is a half-life problem, During each 15-min period, one half of the reactant that is present at the beginning of the period is consumed. During the first 15 min, there is a 50% conversion. During the next 15 min, 50% of the remaining A is converted. At the end of two half-lives, or 30 min, 75% of A has been converted. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) “ta =kCqCp Inunits (ine! (232) m'ss m m x-|— kmol-s ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) Straight-line depreciation: ial cost ~ salvage value d time (years) = 14,500,000 ~ 500,000 10 = $1,400,000 ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (D) 10224, 25. 26. 21. CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS Use the exponent 0.60 from the table of typical exponents for equipment cost vs. capacity from the Chemical Engineering section of the FE Reference Handbook. Cost of 200-f? exchanger = $8,700 (200/400)"* = $8,700 (0.660) = $5,740 ‘THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) Process stream compositions are shown on process flow diagrams (PFDs), not P&IDs. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (B) ‘Simpson's rule is under Numerical Methods in the Mathematics section of the FE Reference Handbook. Options (A) and (B) are rectangular integration. Option (D) is the Trapezoidal rule. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) The variable X contains the minimum value (13.7); the variable Y contains the maximum value (16.5), and Z contains the mean. Z= (16.0 + 14.2.4 13.7 + 15.04 165 + 1SAV6~= 15.1 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (D) 10328. 29. CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS The characteristic equation is: pat Rit. I+ = (#2541) which simplifies to: 29 +3s+1+K-=0 ‘The Routh array is: 20 14K Sito 1+K The system is stable for all positive K.. Note that this is a second-order process with a proportional controller. With any other stability analysis technique (root locus, phase margin, etc), the system will be stable forall positive controller gains. THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) C= GM + Gob C= GGGAR-B)+ GL C= GG GcR - GyG\GcHC + GL (1+ GxGGcH)C= GaG GR + Gal. GGG. _p,__& 1+G,GGH”1+G,GG.H ‘The two transfer functions are: =~ GGG C[R= 1+G6,GG,H cjt=—a2_ 1+G6,GG.H THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (A) 10430. (CHEMICAL AFTERNOON SOLUTIONS, ._ (10°m’ air \( m 100g benz Volume of contaminated air = nz. || — 8 Tm? benz )| mo 78z/mol m _RT kPaem’ —=— =8314 x 10° 1 KP: mol P O° epK 4238 K)/(101 kPa) =2.45 x 107 m’/mol «Mair Volume of contaminated air = 10° aif 45 x 10° 2m ‘mol benz) = 3.14 x 10! m? THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: (C) 105FE Study Material Available for Purchase FE Supplied-Reference Handbook Sample Questions and Solutions (in printed and a multidiscipli are available for the following modules: Chemical Civil Electrical Environmental General Industrial Mechanical CD-ROM format) For more information about these and other Council publications and services, visit us at [Link] or contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 250-3196, 107“rears EACESLAY' gab. een ie a