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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN - II

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1) Answer Q1or Q2, Q3 or Q4, Q5 or Q6, Q7 or Q8, Q9 or Q10.

2) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.

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Q1) A plate column is to be designed for the following specifications

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Feed stream:3% by mole of acetone in aqueous stream, 20oC, 12800 kg/h. No.
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of theoretical stages 16, slope of bottom operating line = 5, slope of top opearting
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line = 0.57, xD= 0.94 (98% w/w), xW= 50 ppm, R = 1.35, plate efficiency =60%,
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plate pressure drop = 100 mm, Vapor density at bottom = 0.7 kg/m3, liquid
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density at bottom =950 kg/m3, surface tension at bottom = 5710-3 N/m, Vapor
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density at top = 2.05 kg/m3, liquid density at bottom= 753 kg/m3, surface tension
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at top = 2310-3 N/m, surface tension at bottom = 5710-3 N/m, K1 top=0.09 and
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K1 Bottom= 0.075. Find the column diameter. [10]
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Q2) a) How is the total plate pressure drop calculated? Explain in detail. [5]
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b) What are random and structured packings? When are structured packings
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preferred? [5]
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Q3) a) Using Ondas method find the height of transfer unit (HOG) using the
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following data: L = 0.07 N/m, R = 0.08314 bar m3/kmol K, dp = 0.038

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m, c = 0.061 N/m, L = 1000 kg/m3, L = 1 mNs/m2, a = 194 m2/m3,

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LW = 16.7 kg/m2s, DL=1.7 10-9 m2/s, VW*=0.79 kg/m2s,V=0.01810-3

mNs/m2, DV = 1.4510-5 m2/s,K5 = 5.23, V = 1.21 kg/m3, mol. wt. of
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gas = 29, mol. wt. of solvent = 18. [7]

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Q4) a) 25 kg/sec of water is to be transported through a steel pipeline to a

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Q5) a) Natural gas with a specific gravity 1.20 at 1,50,000 kPa and 45oC is
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being blown down to 1,09,000 kPa. The flow rate could be from 95 m3/
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3,100 kPa, leaving 1,000 kPa for the pipe. The pipe length is 140 m
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c) What is the function of a gasket? [2]

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Q7) a) What are the methods used for treatment of water used in boilers? [8]
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Q8) a) What is Dowtherm? What are its applications? [6]

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