Chemical Papers

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Polymeric Systems
(a) Physical chemistry of polymers : Polymer solutions and their thermodynamic properties; number and
weight average molecular weights of polymers. Determination of molecular weights by sedimentation, light
scattering, osmotic pressure, viscosity, end group analysis methods.
(b) Preparation and properties of polymers : Organic polymers-polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl
chloride, Teflon, nylon, terylene, synthetic and natural rubber. Inorganic polymers-phosphonitrilic halides,
borazines, silicones and silicates.
(c) Biopolymers : Basic bonding in proteins, DNA and RNA.
6. Synthetic uses of reagents : OsO4, HIO4, CrO3, Pb(OAc)4, SeO2, NBS, B2H6, Na-Liquid NH3, LiA1H4, NaBH4
n-BuLi, MCPBA.
7. Photochemistry : Photochemical reactions of simple organic compounds, excited and ground states,
singlet and triplet states, Norrish-Type I and Type II reactions.
8. Principles of spectroscopy and applications in structure elucidation
(a) Rotational spectra-diatomic molecules; isotopic substitution and rotational constants.
(b) Vibrational spectra-diatomic molecules, linear triatomic molecules, specific frequencies of functional
groups in polyatomic molecules.
(c) Electronic spectra : Singlet and triplet states. N->π* and π->π* transitions; application to conjugated
double bonds and conjugated carbonyls-Woodward-Fieser rules.
(d) Nuclear magnetic resonance : Isochronous and anisochronous protons; chemical shift and coupling
constants; Application of H1 NMR to simple organic molecules.
(e) Mass spectra : Parent peak, base peak, daughter peak, metastable peak, fragmentation of simple organic
molecules; £-cleavage, McLafferty rearrangement.
(f) Electron spin resonance : Inorganic complexes and free radicals.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
PAPER-I
Section A
(a) Fluid and Particle Dynamics
Viscosity of fluids. Laminar and turbulent flows. Equation of continuity and Navier-Stokes equition-
Bernoulli's theorem. Flow meters. Fluid drag and pressure drop due to friction, Reynold's Number and
friction factor - effect of pipe roughness. Economic pipe diameter. Pumps, water, air/steam jet ejectors,
compressors, blowers and fans. Agitation and mixing of liquids. Mixing of solids and pastes. Crushing and
Grinding - principles and equipment. Rittinger's and Bond's laws. Filtration and filtration equipment. Fluid-
particle mechanics - free and hindered settling. Fluidisation and minimum fluidization velocity, concepts of
compressible and incompressible flow. Transport of Solids.
(b) Mass Transfer
Molecular diffusion coefficients, First and second law and diffusion, mass transfer coefficients, film and
penetration theories of mass transfer. Distillation, simple distillation, relative volatility, fractional distillation,
plate and packed columns for distillation. Calculation of theoretical number of plates. Liquid-liquid equilibria.
Extraction - theory and practice; Design of gas-absorption columns. Drying. Humidification, dehumidification.
Crystallisation. Design of equipment.
(c) Heat Transfer
Conduction, thermal conductivity, extended surface heat transfer.
Convection - free and forced. Heat transfer coefficients - Nusselt Number. LMTD and effectiveness. NTU
methods for the design of Double Pipe and Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers. Analogy between heat and
momentum transfer. Boiling and condensation heat transfer. Single and multiple-effect evaporators.
Rediation - Stefan-Boltzman Law, emissivity and absorptivity.
Calculation of heat load of a furnace. Solar heaters.
Section B
(d) Noval Separation Processes
Equilibrium separation processes – ion-exchange, osmosis, electro-dialysis, reverse osmosis, ultra-filtration
and other membrane processes. Molecular distillation. super critical fluid extraction.
(e) Process Equipment Design
Factors affecting vessel design criteria - Cost considerations. Design of storage vessels-vertical, horizontal
spherical, underground tanks for atmospheric and higher pressure. Design of closures flat and elliptical head.
Design of supports. Materials of construction-characteristics and selection.
(f) Process Dynamics and Control
Measuring instruments for process variables like level, pressure, flow, temperature pH and concentration
with indication in visual/pneumatic/analog/digital signal forms. Control variable, manipulative variable and
load variables. Linear control theory-Laplace, transforms. PID controllers. Block diagram representation
transient and frequency response, stability of closed loop system. Advanced control strategies. Computer
based process control.
Paper-II
Section A
(a) Material and Energy Balances
Material and energy balance calculations in processes with recycle/bypass/purge. Combustion of solid/
liquid/gaseous fuels, stoichiometric relationships and excess air requirements. Adiabatic flame temperature.
(b) Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Laws of thermodynamics. PVT relationships for pure components and mixtures. Energy functions and inter-
relationships - Maxwell's relations. Fugacity, activity and chemical potential. Vapour-liquid equilibria, for
ideal/non-ideal, single and multi-component systems. criteria for chemical reaction equilibrium, equilibrium
constant and equilibrium conversions. Thermodynamic cycles - refrigeration and power.
(c) Chemical Reaction Engineering :
Batch reactors - kinetics of homogeneous reactions and interpretation of kinetic data. Ideal flow reactors -
CSTR, plug flow reactors and their performance equations. Temperature effects and run-away reactions.
Heterogeneous reactions – catalytic and non-catalytic and gas-solid and gas-liquid reactions. Intrinsic
kinetics and global rate concept. Importance of inter-phase and intra-particle mass transfer on performance.
Effectiveness factor. Isothermal and non-isothermal reactors and reactor stability.
Section B
(d) Chemical Technology
Natural organic products - Wood and wood-based chemicals, pulp and paper, Agro industries - sugar, Edible
oils extraction (including tree based seeds), Soaps and detergents. Essential oils – Biomass gasification
(including biogas). Coal and coal chemical. Petroleum and Natural gas-Petroleum refining (Atomospheric
distillation/cracking/reforming) - Petrochemical industries – Polyethylenes (LDPE/HDPE/LLDPE), Polyvinyl
Chloride, Polystyrene. Ammonia manufacture. Cement and lime industries. Paints and varnishes. Glass and
ceremics. Fermentation - alcohol and antibiotics.
(e) Environmental Engineering and Safety
Ecology and Environment. Sources of pollutants in air and water. Green house effect, ozone layer depletion,
acid rain. Micrometeorology and dispersion of pollutants in environment. Measurement techniques of
pollutant levels and their control strategies. Solid wastes, their hazards and their disposal techniques. Design
and performance analysis of pollution control equipment. Fire and explosion hazards rating - HAZOP and
HAZAN. Emergency planning, disaster management. Environmental legislations - water, air environment
protection Acts. Forest (Conservation) Act.
(f) Process Engineering Economics :
Fixed and working capital requirement for a process industry and estimation methods. Cost estimation and
comparison of alternatives. Net present value by discounted cash flow. Pay back analysis. IRR, Depreciation,
taxes and insurance. Break-even point analysis. Project scheduling - PERT and CPM. Profit and loss account,
balance sheet and financial statement. Plant location and plant layout including piping.
CIVIL ENGINEERING
PAPER-I
Part-A : ENGINEERING MECHANICS,
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS.
ENGINEERING MECHANICS :
Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle and rigid body. Concurrent,
Non Concurrent and parallel forces in a plane, moment of force and Varignon's theorem, free body diagram,
conditions of equilibrium, Principle of virtual work, equivalent force system.
First and Second Moment of area, Mass moment of Inertia.
Static Friction, Inclined Plane and bearings.
Kinematics and Kinetics :
Kinematics in Cartesian and Polar Coordinates, motion under uniform and non-uniform acceleration, motion
under gravity. Kinetics of particle : Momentum and Energy principles, D' Alembert's Principle, Collision of
elastic bodies, rotation of rigid bodies, simple harmonic motion, Flywheel.
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS :
Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear force and bending
moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across cross sections, Beams of uniform
strength, Leaf spring. Strain Energy in direct stress, bending & shear. Deflection of beams : Mecaulay's
method, Mohr's Moment area method, Conjugate beam method, unit load method. Torsion of Shafts,
Transmission of power, close coiled helical springs, Elastic stability of columns, Euler's Rankine's and Secant
formulae. Principal Stresses and Strains in two dimensions, Mohr's Circle, Theories of Elastic Failure, Thin
and Thick cylinder : Stresses due to internal and external pressure-Lame's equations.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS :
Castiglianio's theorems I and II, unit load method, method of consistent deformation applied to beams and
pin jointed trusses. Slope-deflection, moment distribution, Kani's method of analysis and column Analogy
method applied to indeterminate beams and rigid frames.
Rolling loads and Influences lines : Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at a section of a
beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in beams traversed by a system of moving
loads. Influences lines for simply supported plane pin jointed trusses.
Arches : Three hinged, two hinged and fixed arches, rib shortening and temperature effects, influence lines in
arches.
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Paper-I
Section A
1. Answer any four of the following (10 × 4 = 40)
a. Answer the following questions
i. How is friction factor defined and what are the parameters on which it is dependent (5)?
ii. What are the different types of conveyers available for bulk solid transportation (5)?
b. Distinguish between Adiabatic Saturation Temperature and Wet Bulb temperature. Explain why both these are same for air-water system (10).
c. Discuss caking of crystals and its prevention (10).
d. Distinguish between resistances in series and resistances in parallel through which heat is being conducted under steady-state condition. Explain using electrical analogy (10).
e. Differentiate among nucleate boiling, pool boiling and subcooled boiling (10).
2. Answer the following questions
a. How do you use stress-strain relationship to explain the rheological classification of fluids? Explain with examples (10).
b. Derive the continuity equation. State the assumptions (10).
c. Answer the following questions
i. List the advantages and disadvantages of plate and frame filter press (5).
ii. State the two laws of crushing and write suitable mathematical relationships for the two laws (5).
d. Answer the following questions
i. Explain the basis for the selection of mixing impellers (5).
ii. Briefly explain the mechanism of fluidization (5).
i. Bring out clearly the concept of film transfer coefficient and overall transfer coefficient in mass transfer (5).
ii. Explain briefly the diffusivity of gases and liquids (5).
b. Answer the following questions
i. Discuss the mass transfer resistances in a wetted column (5).
ii. Write briefly on Shank system of leaching (5).
c. With a neat drying rate curve, explain different zones of drying (10).
d. What a1e the limitations of McCa1e-Thiele method? How are these overcome in Ponchon-
Savarit method (10)?
i. What is LMTD, and why and where is it used (5)?
ii. Obtain the relationship between individual and overall heat transfer coefficients (5).
i. State and explain the Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation (5).
ii. Write a note on absorption of radiation by opaque solids (5).
c. Answer the following questions
i. What is the influence of boiling point elevation on evaporator performance (5)?
ii. Briefly describe a vapour compression evaporator (5).
d. Write the design procedure for a double pipe heat exchanger (10).
Section B
1. Answer any four of the following (10 × 4 = 40)
a. Explain the principle, of reverse osmosis. What are its limitations and applications (10)?
b. List out the factors to be considered in the design of vessels (10).
c. Name the different supports used for process vessels mentioning their advantages and disadvantages (10).
d. Explain with sketches the working principles, installation and applications of thermocouples for temperature measurement (10).
e. Explain the working of a PID control system. Draw a pneumatic control circuit for this system and explain the characteristics (10).
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a. Explain the principle of ultra filtration and list out its industrial applications (10).
b. Discuss the industrial applications of ion exchange process (10).
c. Explain any two methods for separating a binary liquid mixture stating the underlying principles (10).
d. Explain the working of an instrument based on electro dialysis (10).
a. Explain the design equations for calculating the thickness of cylindrical and spherical shells. How will you select a standard plate for fabricating a shell (10)?
b. Write down the stepwise procedure for the design of an elliptical head (10).
c. Name the different stresses acting on a tall vessel which is to be installed in a seismic zone (10).
d. Mention any five industrially important alloys of Nickel and Copper. Give their approximate composition and application (10).
a. With a neat diagram, describe the radioactive vacuum gauge method for measuring pressrue in a process industry (10).
b. Sketch the following function and obtain the Laplace transform (10).
c. Answers the questions below
i. Explain in practical terms, how one tunes a feedback controller for an existing process in a chemical plant (5).
ii. Define phase margin and gain margin, and show how you can compute them from
Bode Plot (5).
d. Develop a transfer function between the pressure drop and the manometer reading h for a mercury manometer. List the assumptions made (10).
Paper-II
Section A
1. Answer any four of the following (in 150 words, maximum)
a. Discuss about proximate analysis of coal (10).
b. Discuss about Mollier diagrams (10).
c. An aqueous solution contains 40% Na2CO3 by weight. Express the composition in mole per cent (10).
d. A natural gas has the following composition, in volumetric per cent: Calculate
i. Composition in mole per cent.
ii. Composition in weight per cent (10).
e. Discuss the mathematical statement of second law of thermodynamics (10).
a. Mono-chloroacetic acid (MCA) is manufactured in a semi batch reactor by the action of glacial acetic acid with chlorine gas at 373 K in the presence of PC13 catalyst. MCA thus
formed will further react with chlorine to form dichloroacetic acid (DCA). To prevent the formation of DCA, excess acetic acid is used. A small-scale unit, producing 5000 kg/d
MCA, requires 4536 kg/d of chlorine gas. Also, 263 kg/d of DCA is separated in the crystallizer to get almost pure MCA product. Find the % conversion, % yield of MCA and
selectivity (25).
b. Discuss about the heat of reaction (15).
a. For the reaction A → R, K = 0.02 min. It is desired to produce 4752 g moles of R per 10 hours a day and 99% of A entering the reactor is to be converted in a batch reactor. To
charge the reactor and heat it to reaction temperature requires 0.26 hours. To discharge the reactor and to prepare it for the next run takes 0.9 hours. Calculate the volume of the
reactor required. Pure A with molar density of 8 g mole per liter is charged to the reactor (25).
b. Discuss about phase rule (15).
a. Discuss ideal solution and its properties (20).
b. Derive an expression for design equation for an ideal batch reactor (20).
Section B
1. Write short notes on any four of the following (in 150 words, maximum)
a. PVC (10)
b. Principles of piping layout (10)
c. Coal chemicals (10)
d. Alternative investments (10)
e. Effects of air pollution (10)
a. Describe the manufacture of penicillin using fermentation route (20).
b. List the mathematical methods for profitability evaluation and describe any one (20).
3. List various environmental protection laws and give the main features/provisions of any four in brief (40).
a. Discuss the estimation of capital investment (20).
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b. Discuss petroleum refining briefly (20).
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Paper-I
Section A
1. Answer any four of the following: (10 × 4 = 40)
a. Prove that the velocity profile in a laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid through a circular pipe is a parabola.
i. Differentiate between differential and cumulative analysis to find the average size of the sample.
ii. Derive the expression for the critical speed of a ball mill. Mention the meanings of symbols and their units clearly.
c. Define humidification and dehumidification, Explain the working of a water cooling tower with a neat diagram.
d. Derive the relation between rate of heat transfer and resistances in series in a composite wall.
a. Starting from the first principles, obtain Bernoulli's equation from momentum balance in potential flow and extend the equation for practical applications (10).
b. Define capacity and effectiveness of a screen. Derive an expression for the overall effectiveness of a screen (10).
c. Explain different types of fluidisation and their applications (10).
d. Give a critical account of Rittinger's and Bond's laws (10).
a. Explain the mechanism of drying during the constant rate and failing rate periods. Discuss the effects of humidity and velocity of the gas on drying rate (10).
b. Mention the various types of crystallisation equipment used in the process industry. Explain the working of any one of the crystallisers with a neat diagram (10).
c. Write the suitable conditions for liquid-liquid extraction. Discuss the importance of equilibrium distribution coefficient and selectivity in the choice of a solvent (10).
d. Write the procedure in detail for the design of a distillation column by Mc Cabe-Thiele method (10).
a. Discuss briefly the various regimes in boiling heat transfer (10).
b. Describe the construction of shell and tube heat exchanger with a neat sketch (10).
c. Define the capacity and steam economy of an evaporator. Discuss the effect of boiling point elevation on evaporator performance (10).
d. Air is heated in air heather from 30° C to 110° C and the hot gases are cooled from 210° C to 145° C. Calculate the LMTD in parallel and counter glows. Give critical comments of
the values obtained (10).
Section B
1. Answer any four of the following: (10 × 4 = 40)
a. Discuss various types of membranes.
b. Write the design procedure of either torispherical head or elliptical head.
c. Mention the principal stresses induced in a vessel. How they act over the vessel.
d. Differentiate between pneumatic and electronic controllers.
e. List the various liquid level measuring instruments. Give their range and applications.
a. Compare and contrast the terms osmosis and reverge osmosis (10).
b. Discuss the principles of ultrafiltration. Mention its applications (10).
c. Describe the processes of dialysis and also of electrodialysis. Write their applications (10).
d. Briefly discuss about Super critical fluid extraction (10).
a. Discuss the selection of material of construction for pressure vessels (10).
b. Explain the design procedure for vertical type storage vessels.
c. Mention various types of heads commonly used in cylindrical vessels and list their applications (10).
d. Define joint efficiency. Mention the factors influencing the choice of supports (10).
a. Explain the working principles involved in various pressure measuring instruments (10).
i. Explain the negative and positive feedback control system (5).
ii. Explain the servo and regulatory control problems (5).
c. What are the elements of computer based process control? Explain their functions (10).
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d. What are phase and gain margins? Discuss the bode stability criterion (10).
Paper-II
Section A
1. Answer any four of the following (Maximum 150 words):
a. Discuss reversible thermodynamic processes (10).
b. Write short note on fugacity (10).
c. Write short note on reactors in series (10).
d. A solution of naphthalene, C10H8, in benzene, C6 H6, contains 25 mole per cent of naphthalene. Express the composition of the solution in weight percent (10).
e. A solution of Sodium Chloride in water contains 230 grams of NaCl per liter at 20° C. The density of solution at this temperature is 1.148 grams per cubic centimeter, calculate:
i. Volumetric percent of water
ii. Composition in mole percent
iii. Modality.
Note: Density of water at 20° C = 0.998 g/cc.
a. The liquid phase reaction (where K1 = 8 liter/mol. Min K2 = 3 liter/mol. Min), is carried out in 150 litre stirred tank reactor under steady state conditions. Reactants A and B are
fed to the reactor at equal volumetric flow rates. The concentrations of A and B streams are 2.8 mole A/litre and 1.6 mole B/litre. What should be the flow rate of each stream to
get 75% conversion of the limiting reactant (25)?
b. Prove that the heat transferred equals the enthalpy change of the system for a mechanically reversible, constant-volume, constant-pressure, non-flow processes (15).
a. A steel casting [Cp = 0.5 kJ kg-1 K − 1] weighing 40 kg and at a temperature of 450° C is quenched in 150 kg of oil [Cp = 2.5 kJ kg-1 K-l] at 25° C, If there are no heat losses, what
is the change in entropy of:
i. the casting
ii. the oil
iii. both considered together (25)?
b. Derive the expression for the design equation of tubular reactor (15).
a. One litre/mm of liquid containing A and B [CA0 = 0.10 mol/litre, CBO = 0.01 mol/litre] flow into a mixed reactor of volume of one litre. The materials react in a complex
manner for which the stoichiometry is unknown. The outlet streak from the reactor contains A, B and C (CAf = 0.02 mol/litre, Cbt = 0.03 mol/litre, Ccf = 0.04 mol/litre). Find
the rate of reaction of A, B and C for the conditions within the reactor (20).
b. Chlorobenzene is nitrated using a mixture of nitric acid and sulphuric acid. During the pilot plant studies, a charge consisted of 100 kg chlorobenzene (CB), 106.5 kg 65.5% (by
weight) nitric acid and 108 kg 93.6% (by weight) sulphuric acid. After two hours of operation, the final mixture was analysed. It was found that the final product contained 2%
unreacted chlorobenzene. Also the product distribution was found to be 66% p-nitrochlorobenzene and 34% o-nitrochloro benzene, calculate:
i. The analysis of charge
ii. The percentage conversion of chlorobenzene (20).
Section B
1. Answer any four of the following in brief (Maximum 150 words):
a. PERT (10)
b. Break-even analysis (10)
c. Biogas (10)
d. Essential oils (10)
e. Norms for air emission (10).
2. Describe manufacture of ammonia giving neat flow diagram and discuss its major pollution problems (40).
a. Suggest and justify a location for a soda ash plant (20).
b. Discuss greenhouse effect (20).
a. Discuss cracking in brief (20).
b. The original value of a piece of equipment is Rs. 22, 000. Its salvage value is Rs. 2, 000 at the end of service life of 10 years. Determine the book value of the equipment at the
end of 5 years using:
i. Straight-line method
ii. Textbook declining-balance method
iii. Double declining-balance method (20).
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and an ideal plug flow reacWr. In which reactor
will you get better conversion ? Write down the
design equation of each ideal reactor.
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kinetic data by integral method of analysis with
that of differential method of analysis.
(d) Pure oxygen is mixed with air to produce an

ellriched air containing 50% by volume of oxygen.
Determine the ratio of air to oxygen used.
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(e) Explain about temperature effects and runaway
reactions.
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converter in a contact sulphuric acid plant is 4%
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a converter S02 is oxidised to 803. The gases
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free basis. Calculate % conversion of S0 2. 20
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(c) An aqueous solution of2·45% by weight sulphuric

acid, has a specific gravity of 1·011. Express the
composition of sulphuric acid in normality. 10
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K = >J2·576 kJ. 20
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disappearance of A in the gas reaction 2A R if,
on holding the pressure constant, the volume of
reaction mixture, starting with 80% A, decreases
by 20% in 3 minutes. 20
(b} A gaseous feed of pure A (one mole/litre) enters a
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as follows :
R - rA::: 0·05c! molellitre.sec.
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concentration of CA "' 0·5 mole/litre. 20
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(b) Explain about edible oils extraction. Compare
and contrast Soaps vs, Detergents.
(c) Explain about the reason for ozone layer
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(d) Discuss about solid wastes hazards and their
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disposal techniques.
(e) Explain about net present value by discounted
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(b) Discuss manufacture of ammonia (NH 3) with a
neal flow sheet. 15
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{o) Explain how poly vinyl chloride is manufactured. 10

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7. Explain the extent of environmental legislation in the

country. Bring out the specific features relevant W
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and working capital requirement a process
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(b) Explain about HAZOP and HAZAN. 20
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Paper-11
Candidates should attempt

nos. 1 and 5 which are comp 1so
any THREE of the remai i
selecting at least 0
each Section.
All questions c ual marks. Marks
allotted to a p rt of a question are
ust be written in ENGLISH

on .
suitable data, if considered
n cessary, and indicate the same clearly.
Symbols and notations have their usual
meanzngs.
Neat sketches may be drawn. wherever
required.
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SECTION-A
1. Answer any FIVE of the following in about t 00 words
each : 8x5=40
(a) What is criteria for Chemical
Equilibria ?
(b) _A solution of acetic acid (CH3COOH) in w e
(H 0) contains 20 mole percent CH)
2
Express the composition of the solution tn
percent % ). +
(c) Derive the following relation fro a·mentals :
Tds = C dT -
p .
The symbols have then us
(d) Briefly discuss about " · _eness Factor".
(e) Distinguish betwee 1 eat and non-ideal flow
reactors.
(f) Explain in br· e rocedure to calculate bubble
point and nt of a given binary mixture.
2.. (a) exp ression for the design equation of
CST 15
nalyse-: e performance of three-CSTR in series.
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ring out the criteria for vapour-liquid equilibria.
10
) ·Draw a P-x-y diagram for binary system consisting
of Benzene ( l) and Toluene (2) at 50°C. The
vapour pressures of Benzene and Toluene at 50°C
are P;at = 35·98 kPa and P{at = 12·20 kPa.
Using above data, calculate and tabulate
P-x-y data. Draw a P-x-y diagram using graph
paper. 16
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(b) The value of equilibrium cons.tant for chemical
reaction equilibria is four (4) at 200°C.temperature
· and 1 atm pressure for reaction :
A + B ;:=! C + D.
Calculate the value of equilibrium conversion
the above reaction under given. sets of condtt10 s.
Make suitable if 2
(c) Discuss and bring·out the significance o
'Fugacity', 'Activity' and 'Che fc l Otential '.
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4. (a) Pure oxygen is mixed ir to produce an
enriched air contairii volume of oxygen
(02). Determine t af of air to oxygen used.
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(b) o ing with suitable examples :
(i)
(ii)
pass and ·Purge Streams. 18
efme Adiabatic Flame Temperature and show how
1 can be determined for a gaseous fuel burning.
1n au. 12
SECTION-8
Write on any FIVE of the following in about 100 words
each : . 8x5=40
(a) Cracking and Reforming of Petroleum Fractions
(b) Ozone layer depletion
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(c) Pay Back Analysis
(d) Chemicals from Coal
(e) Emergency Planning and Disaster Management
(f) Production of Polystyrene.
6. (a) Describe manufacture of"Ammonia'' with a ne ·

Process Flow Diagram.
(b) Write briefly about Fire and
rating· with special reference to· "HAZ " and
'"HAZAN".
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7. (a) Explain the thermal processes

solid wastes.
(b)
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8. (a) o a unt of the following :
·(i) Point Analysis
(ii) E 1 methods of fixed and working
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· lain profitability and discuss various methods
or its determination. 20
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Candidates should attempt Question Nos. 1 and 5
which are compulsory, and any THREE of the
remaining questions, selecting at least
ONE question from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.
Marks sllotted to parts of a question are
indicated against each.
Assume suitable data, if necessary, and indicate
the same clearly.
Section-A
1. Answer any four of the following
(a) (i) Write the Bernoulli's equation for
pumping water from underground
storage to the tank on the top of a
building. Explain the significance of
each term. 5
(ii) Explain clearly the fluid drag and
pressure drop due to friction. 5
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principles. What is work index? 10
{c) Explain the following :
(i) Relative volatility 3
(ii) Fick's law of diffusion 3
(iii) Humidification and dehumidifica-
tion 4
(d) Explain the following :
(i) LMTD and effectiveness factor 4
(ii) Analogy between heat and
momentum transfer 3
(iii) Free and forced convections 3
(e) Explain briefly the concepts of
compressible and incompressible flows. 10
2. (a) Explain with a neat sketch the working

principle of spray dryer. 20
(b) Explain the principles of drying. 20
3. By what percentage would rate of absorption

be increased or decreased by increasing total
pressure from 100 to 200 kNfm 2 in the
following cases?
{a) The absorption of ammonia from a
mixture of ammonia and air containing
10% of ammonia by volume using pure
water as solvent. Assume that all the
resistance to mass transfer lies within
the gas phase 20
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absorbing solution exerts a partial vapor
pressure of ammonia of 5 kN/m 2 20
Assume that if pressure is doubled, the
diffusivity is halved.
4. Liquid oxygen is distributed by road in a

large spherical insulated vessel, 2 m internal
diameter, well-lagged on the outside. What
thickness of magnesia lagging of thermal
conductivity 0·07 W jm K, must be used so
that not more than 1% of the liquid oxygen
evaporates during a journey of 2·78 hours if
the vessel is initially 80% full? 40
Latent heat of vaporization of
oxygen= 215 kJ/kg
Boiling point of oxygen = 90 K
Density of liquid oxygen = 1140 kg/m 3
Atmospheric temperature = 288 K
Heat transfer coefficient from outside
lagging to atmosphere= 4·5 W jm 2 K
Section-S
5. Answer any four of the following

(a) Explain the mechanical properties of
the more common materials used in
the construction of chemical process
equipment. 10
(b) What are the various membrane
processes? Explain the working
principle of each membrane process. 10
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considered for design of underground
storage tank for higher pressure? 10
(d) What are the desirable properties of
thermocouples for industrial use?
Explain. 10
(e) Explain about control valve
construction. 10
6. (a) What are the various sources of fouling

of reverse osmosis membrane? 20
(b) Explain how fouling of reverse osmos1s
membranes can be prevented. 20
7. (a) Explain how skirt supports are

designed. 20
(b) Explain the vanous methods of
designing reinforcement for a nozzle. 15
(c) Explain the merits and demerits of flat
and elliptical heads. 5
8. (a) Explain the working principles of

constant-area flowmeter and variable-
area flowmeter with neat sketches. 20
(b) Explain the response of first-order
system m senes for non-interacting
system and interacting system. 20
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INST RUCT IONS

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which are compulsory, and any THRE E of the
remaining questions, selecting at least ONE
All questi ons cany equal marks. Marks

allotte d to each part o[a question are
indica ted against each.
.
.·Answ ers must be writte11 in ENGL ISH only.
Assum e suitable data, if considered necessary,

and indica te the same clearly. Symb 0 ls and
notati ons have their usital meanings.
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'A'
1. Answer any four of the following (maximum
150 words each): · 4xl0=40
(a) Write a note on Pi·oximate and Ultimate
analyses of coal.
(b) Give significance of the tenns 'fugacity',
'activity' and 'chemical potential' .
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(c) 'Entropy of the Universe is ever increasing'.
Explain.
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(d) Explain the concepts of 'Activation Energy'
and 'Frequency Factor' and significance of
Arrhenius Equation.
(e) Discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of
fixed-bed and fluidised-bed catalytic reactors,
2. (a) A fuel gas has the following composition by

volume: 20
C0 2 : 2%; CH4 : 15%; H2 : 40%; CO : 30%
and N 2 : 13%. · '
What is the composition of flue gases formed

by buming this gas with 30% excess air ?
Assume complete comhustion to take place.
(b) A gaseous mixture has the following composi-
tion by weight : 20
C0 2 : 20%; CO: 10%; 0 2 : 10%; CH4 : 16%;
C2H6 : I 5% and N2 : 29%. .
Express the composition of this gaseous
mixture by mol% and vol%.
(Atomic wts : C : 12; 0 : I 6; H : I; N : 14)
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idealisations assumed for these reactors ? 15
(b) Derive a Performance Equation for an ideal

plug-flow gaseous phase reactor. 15
(c) Give criteria for vapour-liquid equilibria. 10
4. (a) What is the difference between ideal gas law

and van der Waal's Equation of State ?
Elaborate your answer. 20
(b) . Define Free Energy (G), Internal Energy (E),

Enthalpy (H) and Total work function (A).
Discuss the ·inter-relation of these energy
properties and physical significance of the
same. 20
· Section 'B'
5. Answer any four of the following (maximum

'!50 words each) : 4xl0=40
(a) List various raw that could be used

for ·production of ethyl . alcohol. Discuss
chemistry of each of these processes.
(b) Explain cracking and reforming of petroleum

fractions.
(c) What are the Green House gases ? Why they

are called so ? How exactly they contribute to
global warming ?
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(d) What are the important techniques used to · 1
dispose off industrial solid wastes ? Discuss

any two of them in details.
(e) Write a note on PERT /CPM charts and their
utility.
6. (a) What are the various raw materials/feedstocks

used in India to produce hydrogen required in
the manufacture of ammonia ? Give merits and
demerits of each of them. 20
(b) Explain how LDPE is manufactured. Give its
flow sheet. Also compare its properties with
that of HDPE. 20
7. (a) Discuss briefly the important Environmental .

legislations enacted in India covering Air,
Water and Environment. 20
(b) Discuss briefly some important SPM (Sus-·
pended Particulate Matter) removal techniques
used to treat gaseous effluents in the Chemical
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8. (a) Define fixed capital and working capital. How

do you estimate fixed and working capital
requirements for a chemical process plant ?
20
(b) What is ·depreciation ? Give various methods
of its calculation along with salient features of
I each of the method. 20
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INSTRUCTIONS
Candidates should attempt questions 1 and 5
which are compulsory, and any THREE of the
remaining questions, selecting· at least ONE
All questions· carry equal marks.
Marks allotted to each part of a question are
indicated against each.
Assume suitable data if considered necessary
and indicate the same clearly in your answer.
Neat sketches ,.ay be drawn, wherever required.
IMPORTANT NOTE :
All parts/sub-parts of a question must be
answered contiguously. That is, where a
question is being attempted on the answer-book, •
all its constituent parts/sub-parts must be
attempted before moving on to the next question.
Pages left blank in the answer-book(s), if any,
must be clearly struck out. Answers that follow
pages left blank may not be given credit.
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SECTION A
1. Answer the following, keeping your answers brief and

to the point : Bx5=40
(a) (i) How is the friction factor defined and what

are the parameter s on which it depends ? 4
(ii) What are the different types of conveyers
available for bulk solid transporta tion ? 4
(b) Distinguis h between -"Adiabatic Saturation
Temperature" and "Wet Bulb Temperature".
Explain why both these are same for air-water
system.
(c) Discuss caking of crystals and its prevention .
(d) Distinguis h between senes resistance and

parallel resistance through which heat is being
conducted under steady- state conduction .
Explain using electrical analogy.
(e) Differentia te between nucleate boiling, pool

boiling and sub-cooled boiling.
.2. (a) How do you use shear stress- shear rate

relationsh ip to explain the rheologica l
classificati on of fluids ? Explain with examples. 8
(b) (i) Derive the continuity equation. State the
assumptio ns made. 5
(ii) Explain the terms, drag and drag
coefficient s. 4
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(c) (i) Describe a Rotary Drum Filter with its
advantages and disadvantages. 5
(ii) State the two laws of crushing and
grinding, and write ;ouitable mathematical
relationships for them. 5 •
(d) (i) Explain the basis for the selection of ..

mixing impellers. 4
(ii) Briefly explain the mechanism of
fluidization. 4
(e) Explain with a neat sketch the principle and
working of a leaf filter. 5
3. (a) (i) Bring out clearly the concept of film

transfer coefficient in mass transfer. 5
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(b) (i) Discuss the resistances in wetted column. 5
(ii) What are bubble cap and valve trays used
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in distillation columns ? 4
(c) With a neat drying rate curve, explain different
zones. 8
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(d) What are the limitations of McCabe- Thiele
method ? How are these overcome in
Ponchon- Savarit method ? 8
(e) Derive. the expression for critical speed of a ball

mill used for grinding solid material. State
clearly the assumptions made. 5
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A. (a) (i) Discus s flooding and loading phenom ena in
packed towers. 4
(ii) Obtain the relation ship betwee n individ ual
and transfe r coefficients. 5
(b) (i) Disting uish betwee n bound and
moisture. 4
(ii) Write a note on the absorpt ion of radiati on
by opaque solids. 5
(c) (i) What 1s the influen ce of boiling point
elevati on on the evapor ator perform ance ? 4,
(ii) Describ e differen t method s of creatin g
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vacuum in Multipl e Effect Evapor ators. 5
(d) Write the design procedu re for a double pipe heat
exchan ger. 8
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(e) Compa re and contras t fans and blowers .
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5. Answer the following, keeping your answers brief and

to the point : Bx5=40
(a) Explain the principle of reverse osmosis. What

are its limitations and applications ?
(b) Giving 'examples, distinguish between second

order "under damped" and "over damped"
systems.
(c) Name the different supports used for process

vessels mentioning their advantages and
disadvantages.
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(d) Explain with sketches the working principle,
installation and applications of thermocouples
for temperature measurement.
(e) Explain the working of a PID control system.

Draw a pneumatic control circuit. for this system
and explain the characteristics.
6. (a) Explain the principle of ultrafiltration and list

out its industrial applications. 10
(b) What are the _advantages and disadvantages of

ion exchange process over membrane processes ? 10
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(c) Explain any two method s for separa ting a
binary liquid mixtur e. List out the assump tions
made. 10
(d) Explai n the workin g of an instrum ent based on

electro dialysis . 10
7. (a) Explain the design equatio ns for calcula ting the

thickne ss of cylindr ical and spheric al shells,
subject ed to interna l pressur e. How will you
select a · standa rd plate for fabrica ting the
shell ? 10
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(b) Write down the stepwis e proced ure for the
design of an elliptic al head, of a cylindr ical
pressur e vessel.
(c) Name the differe nt stresse s· acting on a tall

vessel which is to be installe d in a seismic zone. 10
(d) I.
Mentio n any five industr ially import ant alloys of
Nickel and Copper . Give their. approx imate
compos itions and applica tions. 10
8. (a) With a neat diagram , describ e the radioac tive

vacuum gauge method for measur ing pressur e
in a process industr y. 10
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f(t) = 3t u(t) - 3u(t - 1) - u(t - 2)
and obtain the Laplace transfo rmation . 10
(c) (i) Explain in practic al terms, how one tunes a
feedbac k control ler for an existin g process
in a chemic al plant. 5
(ii) Define phase margin and gain margin and
show how you can comput e them from
Bode Plot. 5
(d) Develo p a transfe r functio n betwee n the pressur e
drop and the manom eter reading "h" for a
mercur y manom eter. List the assump tionsni ade. 10
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Pape r-11
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INST RUC TION S
Cand idate s shou ld attem pt Ques tion Nos. 1 and 5
whic h are comp ulsor y, and any THR EE of the
rema ining ques tions , selec ting at least ONE ques tion
from each Sect ion.
All ques tions carry equa l mark s.
Mark s allot ted to each part of a ques tion are
indic ated agai nst each .
Answ ers mus t be writt en in ENG LISH only .
Assu me suita ble data , if cons idere d nece ssary ,
and indic ate the same clear ly. Sym bols and
nota tions have their usua l mean ings.
Neat sket ches may be draw n, wher ever requ ired.
Impo rtant Note
All part s/ sub- parta of a ques tion bein g attem pted are
to be answ ered cont iguo usly on the answ er-bo ok. That
is, wher e a ques tion is bein g attem pted , all its
cons titue nt part s/ sub- parts mus t be answ ered befo re
mov ing on to the next ques tion.
Page s left blan k, if any, in the answ er-bo ok(sl mus t be
clear ly struc k out. Answ ers that follo w page s left ·
blan k may not be give n cred it.
Sec tion -A
1. Answ er the follo wing brief ly and to the poin t :
Sx8= 40
(a) Wha t is the diffe renc e betw een mola rity
and mola lity? Whi ch of thes e does not
chan ge with temp eratu re? Why ?
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(b) Give a brief account of L'
energy change and equilibrium constant
for a reaction.
(c) Explain the operation of heat pumps.
(d) How much potassium chlorate must be
taken to produce the same amount of
oxygen as will be produced by 2·3 grams
of mercuric oxide?
(e) What is optimum temperature
progression for exothe-rmic reactions?
(fl Explain Raoult's law and Henry's law,
and their limitations.
(g) Distinguish between space time, holding
time and mean residence time.
(h) Write down the relations among the
partial molar properties for constant
composition solutions.
2. (a} In the fixation of nitrogen by the
arc process, air is passed through
a magnetically flattened electric arc.
Some of the nitrogen is oxidized to NO,
which on cooling oxidizes to N0 2 . Of the
N0 2 formed, 66% will be associated to
N2 0 4 . at 26 ·c. The ga;;;es are then
passed into water-washed absorption
towers where, nitric acid is formed by
the following reaction :
H 2 0+3N0 2 -7N0+2HN0 3
The NO liberated in this reaction will be
reoxidized in part and form more nitric
acid. In the operation of such a plant,
it is found possible to produce gases
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oxide is 2% by volume, while hot. The
gases are cooled to 26 'C at a pressure
of" 750 mm Hg before entering the
absorption apparatus. Calculate the
weight of HN0 3 formed per 100 m 3 of
gas entering the absorption system if··
the conversion to nitric acid of the
combined nitrogen in the furnace gases
is 85% complete. 20
(b) Compare the important aspects of
different refrigeration cycles. 10
(c) Derive an equation for the coefficient of
performance of the Camot refrigeration
cycle and calculate the coefficient of
performance for a refrigeration cycle
operating at a temperature level of 25 'C
and ambient temperature of 30 'C. 10
3. (a) The azeotrope of the ethanol-benzene

system ·has a composition of 44·8 mole
percent ethanol with ·a boiling point of
68·24 'C at 760 mm Hg. At 68·24 'C,
the vapour pressure of pure benzene
is 517 mm Hg, and that of ethanol is
506 mm Hg. Calculate the van Laar
constants for the system and evaluate
the activity coefficients and vapour
composition for a solution containing
10 mole. percent ethanol. 15
(b) The solid catalyzed decomposition of
gaseous A proceeds as follows
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with 100 litres of catalyst is fed with
200 Jitres/s of pure A at 300 •c and
20 atm. Conversio n of reactant is 65%.
In a larger plant, it is desired to treat
200 cu m/hr of feed gases at 40 atm
absolute and 300 •c containin g 60%
A and 40% diluents to obtain 85%
conversio n of A. Compute the internal''
volume of the reactor required. 15
(c) A laundry can purchase soap
containin g 30% of water at a price of
<' 2,000 per 100 kg of f.o.b. the factory.
The same manufact urer offers a soap
containin g 5% of water. If the freight
rate is f' 200 per 100 kg, what is
the maximum price that the laundry
should pay the manufact urer for the
soap containin g 5% water? 10
4. (a} Calculate the theoretica l flame

temperatu re of a gas containin g
20% CO and 80% N 2 when burnt with
100% excess air, both gas and air
initially being at 25 •c.
The standard heat of combusti on of
CO (g) at 25 •c and 1 atmosphe re
0
pressure is !!.He = 67636 cal/gm mole.

The mean molal heat capacities in
calf (gm mole) (K) within the temperatu re
range involved are .as under : 10
C0 2 =11· 82, 02 =7 · 903, N2 = 7 · 4 71
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A -> rR proceeds in a constant volume
bomb with 20% inerts and the pressure
nses from 1 to 1·3 atmospheres m
2 minutes. If the same reaction takes
place m a constant pressure batch
reactor, what is the fractional volume
change in 4 minutes if the feed 1s
at 3 atmospheres and consists of
40% inerts? 10
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(c) A steel casmg (Cp = 0. 5 kJ/ kg K- 1 )

weighing 40 kg and at a temperature
of 450 •c 1s quenched in 150 kg of
oil (Cp =2·5 kJfkg r 1) at 25 •c. If
there are no heat losses, what is the
change m enthalpy of (i) the casing
and (ii) the oil? 8
(d) Determine the equilibrium composition

for the reaction CO+ 2H 2 = CH 3 0H at
600 K and 300 atm pressure for a feed
ratio of 1 mole of CO and 3 moles of H 2 .
Fugacity coefficients for CO, H 2 and
CH 3 0H are 1·0, 1·2 and 0·4 7
respectively. The reaction equilibrium
constant at 600 K and 300 atm IS
0·91x1o-4 . 12
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5. Answer the following briefly and to the point :

5x8=40
(a) What is capitalized cost?
(b) What do you mean by return on
investment?
(c) What is bulk polymerization?
(d) Distinguish between soap and detergent.
(e) What is acid rain?
(f) What are the thermodynamic limitations
of the ammonia synthesis reactions?
(g) What is break-even point?
(h) What are the various products of crude
distillation?
6. (a) Explain the manufacture of polyvinyl

chloride from ethylene with neat flow
diagram. 15
(b) The original value of a piece of
equipment 11,000. Its salvage value
is estimated to be 1,000 at the end of
a service life estimated to be 10 years.
Determine the asset (book value) of the
equipment at the end of 5 years using
straight line method and test book
declining balance method, and
compare. 10
(c) With a neat flow diagram, explain the
removal of sulphur from fuel oil using
hydrodesulphurization process. 15
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enactment of legislation on pollutio n? 10
(b) Write about HAZOP and HAZAN with

examples. 10
(c) Discuss various rur pollution control

methods and describe the equipm ent ..
used. 20
8. (a) Briefly describe the factors t hat

influence the location of a chem'1cal
plant. 10
(b) A company lS considering which of

two plants to build. Both plants cost
'( 25 million. The gross profits of e ach
plant are as follows :
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Years Plant-1 Plant-2:....___-1

• 1 I! 10,00,000 I! 50,00,0 00
2 i' 40,00,000 I! 50,00,000
3 I! 60,00,000 I! 50,00,0 00
4 i' 70,00,000 I! 50,00,0 00
5 I! 70,00,000 I! 50,00,0 00
The company lS borrowing mo ney

from a bank at 7 percent inte rest
compounded annually. Determine w hich
plant should be built. 15
(c) Explain the production of a detergent
with a neat flow diagram. 15
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Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX questions, THREE are to be attempted selecting at least
ONE question from each of the two Sections A and B.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even ·
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Answers must be written in ENGLISH only. .
Unless otherwise mentioned, symbols and notations have their usual standard meanings.
Assume suitable data, if necessary and indicate the same clearly.
SECTION A
Q.l. Answer all parts :
(a) (i) Distinguish clearly between laminar flow and turbulent flow. 4
(ii) Explain tbe terms : 'Mach number' and 'Stagnation temperature' in connection with flow of
compressible fluids. 4
(b) (i) Why is the countercurrent flow heat exchanger more efficient than the parallel flow heat
exchanger ? Under what conditions do these exchangers become equally effici.ent? 4
(ii) Why are baffies and tie rods used in shell and tube heat exchanger ? In order to enhance the
velocity of fluid flowing through tube side, what modification in the exchanger would you
suggest ? Give reasons. 4
(c) Write down different mass transfer coefficients and related driving forces indicating their units for
mass transfer. 8
(d) State the disadvantages of 'Forced draft' cooling tower. Explain Evaporative cooling. 8
(e) Explain about particulate fluidization and pneumatic conveying. 8
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the flow is laminar, steady and fully developed. Show that the velocity profile is a parabola. 10
(b) In a filtration process, a general relationship can be written as 1.!
d8 _ _J.l_[acV +R ]
dV - A(VP) A m
where, V is total volume collected in time 8, a is specific cake resistance, Rm is filter medium
resistance, cis concentration of solid in slurry, J.l is the viscosity of the filtrate and VP is the pressure
drop. Experiment was carried out at a constant pressure drop of 5 x 104 N/m2 with a slurry
containing 20 kg/m3 of CaC0 3 in water. The plot of vs. V, gave the slope of the curve to be
12·5 Sfiit2 and the intercept to be 26·5 S/lit. If the filter area is 0·09 m 2 and viscosity of the filtrate is
0·001 kg/m.s, calculate the specific cake resistance and filter medium resistance. 10
(c) Define "angle of nip" for two roll crushers. Develop an expression for angle of nip in terms of radii of
the rolls, size of the feed, and gap between the rolls. 20
Q.3 (a) Explain with examples, the terms :
Natural convection and Forced convection. 5
(b) In a double pipe heat exchanger, hot water flows at a rate of 50,000 kg/hr and gets cooled from 95 to
65•C. At the same time 50,000 kgfhr of cooling water at ao•c enters the heat exchanger. The overall
heat transfer coefficient is 2270 . Determine the heat transfer area and effectiveness of the
mK
heat exchanger assuming the two streams are in parallel flow. Assume for both the fluids
kJ
Cp= 4·2 - - . 20
kg.K
(c) Define Geometric or Aogle or view factor in radiation between two large parallel plates. Under what
circumstances the value becomes one or zero ? Deduce the expression for total heat flux between two
1 1
parallel grey surfaces which are large compared to their distance apart. 2 + 2 +10=15
2 2
Q.4. (a) Draw a neat diagram of a Sieve tray column, showing the internals, and explain the functions of the
internals. 15
(b) In the operation of a cooling tower, define the terms (i) temperature approach and (ii) cooling range.
How does the temperature approach affect the size of a cooling tower ? 5
(c) Derive the analytical expression for determination of minimum number of theoretical plates
required in plate type column for distillation of a binary mixture assuming the relative volatility to
be constant. 20
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Q.5. (a) Describe Bourdon tube with its working principle and areas of application. 10
(b) Explain about membrane separation process with its working principle, which may be used to
separate macromolecules of proteins, polymers and starches. 10
(c) Transportation lag is often present in industrial control systems. Explain it with its impact on the
control of process systems. 10
(d) Describe three types of compensations, which are commonly used to reinforce the area around an
opening in a pressure vessel. 10
Q.6. (a) Consider a membrane separator element which is used to separate a gas mixture of A and B. The
unit is being operated continuously. The feed flow rate is 2 x 103 cm3(STP)/s and mole fraction of A
in feed is 0·413. The feed side pressure is 80 em Hg and permeate side pressure is 20 em Hg. Mole
fraction of A in reject is 0·30. Membrane characteristics are as follows :
Membrane thickness= 2 x 10--3 em
3
b ·l·t fA = 400 x 10-10
PermeaiiYO cm (STP). em
· (s.cm 2 .cm-Hg)
Ratio of permeability of A to that ofB = 10.
Using complete-mixing model, calculate the mole fraction of A in permeate, fraction of feed
permeated, and area of the membrane in the separator unit. 20
(b) Derive equation used in part (a). 20
Q.7. (a) As per Code of Practice for design of mild cylindrical oil storage tanks, following equation is used to
calculate the thickness of cylindrical shell plates :
t= 4·9[H-0·3]DG
SE
t = minimum thickness of shell plates, mm
D = nominal diameter of tank, m
=
H height from bottom of the course to the maximum possible oil filling height, m
=
G specific gravity ofliquid to be stored
S =allowable stress of material, N/mm2
E = weld joint efficiency factor
Derive the above equation. 20
(b) A cylindrical large oil storage tank is used to store 1000 m 3 of liquid petroleum products. Determine
its optimum diameter to height ratio so that total cost is minimum.
C, = Cost of sides per m 2 area
<;,=Cost of head or top cover per m 2 of projected area= 1·5 C,
Cb =Cost of the flat bottom per m 2 area= 0·75 C, 20
Q.S. (a) Describe Bode diagrams used to represent the frequency response characteristics of a system.
Construct Bode diagram of a first order system. 25
(b) What do you understand by feed forward control of chemical process ? Explain with suitable
examples. 15
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Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX questions, THREE are to
be attempted selecting at least ONE question from each of the two Sections A and B.
Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt
of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page
left blank in the Question-cum-A nswer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
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1. Write on/ Answer the following briefly : 5x8=40
(a) Principle of corresponding states, and its use 5
(b) van der Waals' equation of state, and its application 5
(c) What are basic and derived units? 5
{d) Reversible and irreversible expansion of a gas 5
(e) Write Maxwell's relations. 5
{f) What is a limiting reactant and an excess reactant? 5
(g) A gas mixture contains 20% CO by volume. If the total pressure is 1·6 atm,
determine the partial pressure of CO. 5
(h) State Henry's law and indicate its application. 5
2. (a) Waste acid from a nitrating process contains 25% HN0 3 , 55% H 2 S0 4 and
20% H 2 0 by weight. This is to be concentrated to get fortified acid containing
27% HN0 3 , 60% H 2 S0 4 and 13% H 2 0. This is done by adding concentrated
H 2 S0 4 of 93% strength and concentrated HN0 3 of 90% strength in suitable
quantities to the waste acid. If 1000 kg of fortified acid is to be produced,
calculate the amount of various solutions mixed. 15
(b) A gaseous mixture contains ethylene= 30·6%, benzene = 24·5%, ethane= 25%,
methane = 15·5%, N2 = 3·1% and 0 2 = 1·3% by volume basis. Estimate the
composition in weight % and mole %. 15
(c) Hydrogen is formed by steam cracking of methane according to the reaction

CH 4 (g)+ 2H 2 0(g) ---> C0 2 (g)+ 4H 2 (g)
A reaction mixture containing stoichiometric quantities of pure reactants is
fed to the reactor. The reaction occurs at 600 oc and 10 1·32 kPa, where
equilibrium constant is found to be 6·0. Find the percentage conversion of
methane to hydrogen. 10
3. (a) What is the second law of thermodynamics? Discuss its significance. 10
(b) Prove the following : 10

(i) C P - Cv = R for an ideal gas
(ii) ( CJH)
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(i) Thermodynamic properties and their estimation 5
(ii) Fugacity and fugacity coefficient 5
(iii) Camot heat engine cycle and its application 5
(iv) Multistage compression and its significance 5
4. (a) Explain the integral method of analysis for finding the rate of reaction. 10
(b) Describe various types of flow reactors. 10
(c) For the series reaction A -> R-> S taking place in a batch reactor with rate
constants k 1 and k 2 for the two reactions, determine the time at which the
concentration of R is maximum and also determine the maximum
concentration of R that can be attained at this time. 20
SECTION-S
5. Answer all the following briefly : 5x8=40

(a) Differentiate the present worth of an equipment from its market value. 5
(b) Explain sinking fund method. 5
(c) Explain photochemical smog. 5
(d) Explain greenhouse effect. 5
(e) Explain toxicity and its role in determining the limits of pollutants. 5
(f) Explain deaeration. Where is it applied? 5
(g) Explain ozone depletion. 5
(h) Explain how fermentation is useful in production of antibiotics. 5
6. (a) Explain how paper is manufactured from bamboo wood. Discuss the key
parameters like by-products and pollutants generated during the
manufacturing process. 20
(b) Describe the manufacture of Portland cement highlighting the salient points. 20
7. (a) Explain the necessity of analysis of pollutants. Classify the pollutants in

industrial wastewater streams. Highlight the limits of pollutants in treated
wastewater before its disposal. 20
(b) Explain Bhopal gas disaster. What were its ill effects? How can disaster
management be useful in such cases? 20
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methods of calculating depreciation. 20
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(b) The total capital for a chemical plant is estimated as 12·5 crore, which
produces one crore kg of the product annually, selling at an average price of
11,000 (eleven thousand) per 1000 kg. The annual fixed charges are
estimated to be 2·0 crore, distribution cost to be 4% of total cost of
manufacturing. Input costs per 1000 kg of product are estimated to be-
raw 3,000; 1,500; 750; 250.
Estimate the total cost of manufacturing per year and gross profit per kg of
product. 20
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a question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left
blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
SECTION A
Ql. Answer all questions : 5x8=40
(a) Explain Danckwerts surface renewal theory of mass transfer. 5

(b) What is meant by NPSH? Explain its importance in fluid flow. 5
(c) Write briefly about analogy between momentum, heat and mass
transfer. 5
(d) What type of extractor do you suggest for the separation of liquids with
very small density difference ? 5
(e) Define Capillary number and explain its use. 5
(f) What is mixing index ? In what way is it useful ? 5
(g) Explain the critical radius concept in case of curved insulation. 5
(h) Determine the hydraulic radius for a square tube of dimensions s x s. 5
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the design of column. 10
(b) Discuss mass transfer resistances in a wetted wall column. 10
(c) With a neat drying rate curve, explain different zones of drying. 10
(d) Explain Mier's theory of supersaturation. Also outline the limitations of

this theory. 10
Q3. (a) Draw a Roll crusher and explain its working briefly. Describe the
equation to calculate the diameter of a roll in the Roll crusher. 15
(b) Discuss the flow pattern ·caused by a turbine type impeller in an

agitated tank and suggest means to prevent swirling and vortex
formation. 10
(c) Water is to be pumped from a pond to the top of the tower 18·2g m above
the water level in the pond. It is desired to deliver 0·34 m 3/min. of water
at a pressure of 204 k:N/m2 . The pipeline consists of 122 m length of
straight pipe, 76·2 mm I.D. with. 8 elbows of goo and 4 gate valves.
Calculate power rating of the pump, having an efficiency of 80%.
Equivalent lenith for goo elbow and gate valve may be taken as 32 D
and 7 D, respectively where Dis I.D. of the pipeline.
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Friction factor, f = " . 15
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Q4. (a) Discuss various factors which have an effect on heat transfer capacity of
an Evaporator and on its economics. 10
(b) · A polished metal pipe 5 em outside diameter and 370 K temperature at
the outer surface is exposed to ambient conditions at 2g5 K temperature.
The emissivity of the surface is 0·2 and the convection coefficient of heat
transfer is 15 W/m 2.K. Calculate the heat transfer by radiation and
natural convection per metre length of the pipe. Take the thermal
radiation constant cr = 5·67 x 10-8 W/m2 K4. 20
(c) Define effectiveness of a heat exchanger. Obtain its expression for a
I
parallel flow heat exchanger in terms ofNTU and capacity ratio. 10
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Q5. Answer all questions : 5x8=40

(a) Distinguish between servo problem and regulator problem. 5
(b) Give the transfer function for transportation lag. 5
(c) What is meant by equal percent control valve ? 5
(d) Compare and contrast the terms- 'osmosis' and 'reverse osmosis'. 5
(e) Distinguish between positive feedback and negative feedback. 5
(f) Explain membrane selectivity in separation processes using membrane. 5
(g) Name various types of heads commonly used in cylindrical vessels, along
with their sketches and areas of application. 5
(h) Indicate two types of commonly used steels in chemical industry and
give their composition. 5
Q6. (a) Explain the PID control action using hydraulic liquid level control with a
neat sketch. 10
(b) Prove that two first order systems connected in series is equivalent to a
second order over damped system or a critically damped system. 10
(c) How do you measure liquid level if the liquid contains suspended solid
particles ? Suggest a suitable measuring instrument and explain its
working principle. 10
(d) Define phase margin and gain margin. Also show how you can compute
them from Bode plot. 10
Q7. (a) What is the principle of dialysis ? List the applications of this operation.
What are the available commercial dialysis membranes ? 15
(b) What do you understand by liquid surfactant membrane technique? List
out its various advantages and disadvantages over conventional liquid
extraction. 15
(c) What is ultrafiltration ? Discuss the dependence of membrane
permeation rate on applied pressure difference, feed solute
concentration and cross flow velocity in ultrafiltration. 10
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are their compositions ? 10
(b) Discuss the design procedure of skirt supports for vertical vessels. 10
(c) Estimate the thickness of the shell and head of a process vessel. The
vessel is a cylinder having ellipsoidal heads (minor to major axis
ratio = 1 : 2) at its bottom and top ends. The inside diameter and length
of the vessel are 1·5 m and and 2·25 m respectively. The vessel is to
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operate at a pressure of 1·5 MN/m (absolute). Take design pressure as
10%.above operating pressure. Allowable stress for the material of vessel
is 85 MN/m2 .. Weld is fully radiographed. A corrosion allowance of 2 mm
may be taken. 20
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Attempts of questions shall be counted in chronological order. Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall
be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Answer Book must
be clearly struck off.
All questions carry equal marks. The number of marks carried by a question/part is indicated against it.
SECTION -A
Q. I. Answer the following in about 150 words each : 5X8=40
Q. I (a) Distinguish clearly between batch reactor, plug flow reactor and continuous flow stirred
tank reactor. 5
Q. !(b) Distinguish between ideal and non-ideal flow reactors. 5
Q. l(c) Compare and contrast between State functions and Path functions. 5
Q. !(d) Write a note on- First and Second law of thermodyna mics. 5
Q. !(e) State Henry's law and outline its significance . 5
Q. !(f) Write briefly about- Concept of Reduced Equation of State and its significance . 5
Q. I (g) Explain about micrometeo rology and dispersion of pollutants in environme nt 5
Q. I (h) Distinguish between Space time, Holding time and Mean residence time. 5
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CH = CH 2
0 ,+
Ethyl Benzene Styrene Hydrogen

is given by following equation :
LlG0 = 29,720 - 31.10 [T] where T is in °K, and LlG0 is in cal/g.mol e. For the
calculatio n equilibriu m constant for chemical reaction equilibria (K), the std. equation
LlG 0 = -RT ln K can be utilised.
Calculate the value of equilibriu m conversion (xc) for the above reaction where styrene
is being formed under condition s of T = 800°K and P = I atm. 20
Q. 2(b) Draw P-x-y diagram for an ideal binary system. Explain stepwise procedure for calculation
of x-y data for an ideal binary system. 20
Q. 3(a) Acetic anhydride is hydrolysed in a CSTR wherein water is used in excess and reaction
follows pseudo first-order kinetics. The concentration of acetic anhydride at the start is
0.4 g.mole/litre. Feed rate to reactor is 28 litres/min and can be assumed as constant. The
reaction rate constant is 0.4 min- 1 at the temperature at which reactor operates. Calculate
the volume of CSTR to achieve 65% conversion. 20
Q. 3(b) For the reaction A kl k2

R S taking place in a ·hatch reactor with rate constants
k 1 and k 2 for the two reactions obeying first-order kinetics, derive an expressio n for
time (8) at which the concentration of R is maximum and also determine the maximum
concentra tion of R that can be attained at this time (8). 20 ·
Q. 4(a) Explain the following terms with appropriate illustrations :

(i) Limiting reactant
(ii) Excess reactant
(iii) Recycle and by pass. 10
Q. 4(b) Two streams of effluent are mixed before disposal. One stream contains 8.05% of a
soluble salt while other stream contains no salt. The combined stream is found to contain
0.45% of the soluble salt. In what ratio, the two streams are mixed ? 15
Q. 4(c). Natural gas containing 95% Methane and 5% Hydrogen by volume is burnt in a furnace
with 15% excess air. How much air at 298°K and I 01.3 KPa is required if the fuel
consumpt ion is I 0 M 3/s measured at 298°K and I 01.3 KPa ? 15
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Q. 5. Answer the following in about 150 words each : 5X8=40
Q. 5(a) Write a brief note on "Ozone Layer Depletion".
5
Q. 5(b) Elaborate on "Sources of Pollutants in Water".
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Q. S(d) Discuss about - Project Schedu ling- PERT and CPM approach .
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Q. S(e) Write a short note on Net present value by discount ed cash flow.
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Q. S(f) Outline use of Unit Process - Ferment ation in producti on of antibiotics.
Q. S(g) Distinguish between Catalytic Crackin g and Thermal Crackin g of Petroleu m fractions.
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Q. S(h) Discuss about wood and wood based chemica ls.
20
Q. 6(a) Explain various steps involved in manufac ture of sugar with neat flow sheet.
eric
Q. 6(b) Discuss manufac turing of various petroleu m products obtained by carrying out atmosph
on
distillation of crude oil. Also give a neat flow sheet diagram for atmosph eric distillati
20
tower and various product cuts.
Q. 7. Answer the followin g :

coal
Q. 7(a) Give a critical overview of coal based chemica ls. Highligh t manufac turing of any
15
based chemica l with a neat flow sheet.
tion
Q. 7(b) Describe the manufac turing of power alcohol from renewab le sources by fermenta
15
process with a neat flow sheet.
covering Air,
Q. 7(c) Discuss briefly the importan t Environ mental legislati ons enacted in India
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Water and Environ ment.
Q. 8(a) Analyse critically various factors affecting investme nt and producti on costs. Discuss briefly
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about - "Break- even point analysis ".
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Q. 8(b) Write critically on various aspects related to "Plant location and Plant layout".
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Q. 8(c) Write about HAZOP and HAZAN with appropriate example s.
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1. Answer all questions :

(a} Explain the basic concepts of compressible and incompressible flow. 3
(b) Explain the significance of Grashof number and show that it is dimensionless. 5
(c) Determine the pressure drop per unit length in pascallm in fluidized bed if
porosity or volume fraction of voids in a bed is 0· 7. The density of solids is
2800 kg 1m 3 and that of water is 1000 kg I m 3 . 4
(d) State Bond's crushing law. What do you mean by "the work index of bauxite
is 8·5"? 3
(e) Using Fenske equation, determine the minimum number of plates required in
distillation using the following data :
O.AB =2·5, XD =0·8, Xw =0·01
where the terms have their usual meanings. 6
(f) What is reflux? Explain about minimum reflux, optimum reflux and partial
condenser in the context of a distillation column. 7
(g) Why is it possible to cool water to a temperature below the dry-bulb
temperature of the entering air in cooling towers? Explain. 7
(h) State and explain various laws of radiation. 5
2. (a) Explain the merits and demerits of centrifugal and reciprocating pump. 10
(b) A tall vertical column contains solid packing and a fluid is passing through the
column in upward direction. Depict pictorially the change in pressure drop
across the bed with increase in velocity-of the fluid. Explain about fluidization
and pneumatic conveying. 10
(c) Explain with a neat sketch the working principle of Bollman's extractor. 10
(d) Draw the temperature profiles for countercurrent and cocurrent heat
exchanger, and show the temperature approaches on the diagram. What is
LMTD? When and why is correction factor necessary in LMTD? 10
3. (a) What are the differences between Pitot tube and Venturi meter in the context of
flow measurements? Describe, with a neat sketch, the operation of a venturi
meter. 8
(b) Develop the expression for overall heat transfer coefficient in terms of
individual heat transfer coefficients considering the heat transfer to take place
between the fluids in a shell and tube heat exchanger by convection and
conduction. 10
(c) Explain the operating principles of leaf filter. Indicate its merits and demerits.
8
(d) Define free moisture, equilibrium moisture, critical moisture, bound moisture
and unbound moisture in drying operation. 14
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relationship between average and maximum velocity of fluid in both the cases. 10
(b) Explain various feeding arrangements in a multiple effect evaporator and
explain their merits and demerits. 12
(c) Explain clearly the principles of azeotropic and extractive distillation. 8
{d) (i} Explain the significance of absorption factor and stripping factor. 5
(ii) How does the temperature approach affect the height of the cooling
tower? 5
SECTION-B
5. Answer all questions :

{a) Explain the concentration polarization in membrane-b ased extraction
processes. Indicate the influence of polarization factor. 6
(b) What is meant by supercritical fluid extraction? Mention the criteria to be
considered in selecting the solvent of the operation. 6
(c) What are different types of stainless steels used in construction of equipments
for an industry? 6
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(d) Mention different types of heads generally used as enclosure of cylindrical I
vessel. 5
(e) Explain reproducibilit y and sensitivity. How are they related? 5
(f) Explain about manipulated variable and load variable citing examples. 5
(g) Define time constant and state its significance. 4
(h) List out the instruments/ devices used for measuremen t of level of liquid. 3
6. (a) When a mercury-in-g lass thermometer is used to measure the temperature of

water bath, the following equation may be used for predicting the temperature
profile in the situation :
where
1:
MC
=time constant = __ P_
UA
9 =time
T = temperature
Use Laplace transform to obtain the transfer function T2 (s) of the system. 10
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(c) Narrate the important characteristics to be considered for selection of material

of construction for a specific purpose. 10
(d) What are the basic differences between Reverse osmosis and Nanofiltration?
Name various types of membranes and modules used for reverse osmosis. 10
7. (a) Describe the operation of radiation pyrometer with the help of a neat sketch. 10
(b) What are various flow-measuring instruments? Discuss the working principle
of a variable area meter. 10
(c) Discuss the industrial application of ion-exchange process. 8
(d) (i) How can flanges be classified according to their faces? 6

(ii) Discuss various steps for the design of cylindrical storage tanks. 6
8. (a) Discuss the failure of vessels based on theory of plasticity. 10
(b) Discuss the operating principles of electrodialysis with a neat sketch, giving
examples of its applications. 10
(c) (i) What are various functional elements of an instrument? Explain with
examples. 5
(ii) What is meant by calibration of an instrument and how is it performed? 5
(d) Develop the transfer function of a second-order system and discuss its
response for ramp input. 10
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Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX questions, THREE are to
be selecting at least ONE question from each of the two Sections A and B.
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Assume suitable data, if necessary, and indicate the same clearly.
SECTION A
Ql. Answer each of the following questions : 5x8=40
(a) Explain the merits and demerits of oxycombustion versus regular

combustion of fuels. 5
(b) Give one example each of bypass, recycle and purge in a chemical flow
reacting system, and explain their importance. 5
(c) What is meant by fuel NOx and thermal NOx ? How are they
minimized ? 5
(d) Explain the importance of Le Chatelier's priniciple with an example. 5
(e) Write the Vapour Liquid equilibrium equation for a system having
non-ideality only in the gas phase. 5
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systems. 5
(g) Explain the main difference between plug flow reactor and continuous
stirred tank reactor. 5
(h) When are semi-batch reactors preferred over batch reactors ? 5
Q2. (a) A heat exchanger is used to heat up a process stream. The configuration
has a bypass of the process stream as shown below :
Heating in
T;n Fstream Tout, Fstream

'
Heating out
,,
The mass flow rate of the process stream is F stream and gets split with a
fraction a as bypass. Given that the process stream has a specific heat of
CP and a fixed amount of heat Q is delivered by the heating medium,
estimate the outlet temperature of the process stream as a function of a. 20
(b) What are the desirable properties of a refrigerant that are typically used
in a refrigeration cycle ? 10
(c) What is a Horton sphere ? What is it used for and why ? 10
Q3. (a) Using an example, explain what is reactive distillation. What are the
requirements for reactive distillation to be feasible ? 10
(b) A spherical coal particle with 40% ash (uniformly distributed) is to be

burnt. Describe the phenomena in the following two cases : 20
(i) Combustion is controlled by diffusion of oxygen in the surrounding air.
(ii) Combustion is controlled by diffusion of oxygen in the ash layer.
(c) A binary vapour mixture of benzene and toluene containing x mole

fraction of benzene is cooled at constant pressure P. Outline the method
to estimate the dew point of the mixture and the liquid phase
composition. 10
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(b) How is power generated in a thermal power plant ? Explain with a neat
diagram(s). 15
(c) Two waste streams, the first containing 100m3 per hour of 0·1 N HCl,
and the second containing 200 m 3 per hour of 1 N HN0 3 , are charged
into a neutralization pit having volume 1000 m 3 . Estimate the flow rate
of 1 N base that would be needed to enable acceptable discharge from
the neutralization pit. 15
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Q5. Answer each of the following questions : 5x8=40

(a) Explain why and when biomass gasification would be preferred over
combustion. 5
(b) What are the major solid wastes from forests ? How would you use or
dispose them ? 5
(c) Explain the molecular level aspects that provide cleansing action in
soaps and detergents. 5
(d) Explain what is meant by Global Warming Potential (GWP). Arrange
the following in increasing order of their GWP : 5
Steam, Methane, C0 2 .
(e) What is flyash ? What are its sources and what is its environmental
5
<D Explain the factors that influence optimal design of waste heat recovery
systems. 5
(g) What are the important sinks of C0 2 ? Explain the role of forests as
sources/sinks of C0 2 . 5
(h) What is steam reforming of methane? What is it used for? 5
Q6. (a) Explain the process of cement production with a neatly labelled
diagram. 15
(b) Explain what is meant by first generation biofuels. What are the
drawbacks of these fuels? 10
(c) Write a brief note on PERT/CPM. 15
Q7. (a) Explain the process of producing ethylene using a neatly labelled flow
diagram. 15
(b) Describe the process of production of bio-diesel via trans-esterification of
fatty acids/oils. 15
(c) Outline the different methods of asset depreciation and analyze their
impact on determining the profitability and payback. 10
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Q8. (a) Explain the steps in the production of ammonia from the Haber Process /
using a neatly labelled flow diagram. 15 I
(b) Describe two methods of air pollution control. Compare the treatment
methods. 15
(c) Explain the discounted cash flow method for assessing the profitability
of a project. · 10
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Question Nos. 1 and 5 are compulsory: Out of the remaining SIX questions, THREE are to be
attempted selecting at least ONE question from.each of the two Sections A and B.
question shall be counted even if attempted partly. Any page or portion of the page left blank
in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
All questions carry equal marks. The number of marks carried by a question / part. is indicated
against it.
SECTION 'A'
1. Answer all parts in this question : 5 x8=40
l.(a) How would you increase the sens itivity o f the manometer ? Suggest at leas t two ways. 5
l.(b) Explain briefly the difference between a fan, blower and a compressor. 5
l.(c) State Raoult's law and its limitations. 5
l.(d) Explain wet bulb and saturation temperatures of a vapour gas mix ture. Under what circum-
stances they are same ? 5
l.(e) Express overall heat transfer coefficient in terms of individual film transfer coefficient. 5
l.(f) De fine a nd explain the significance of Froucle Number a nd Powe r Number. 5
l.(g) Expla in brie fly about film theory. 5
l.(h) What are the simplified assumptions o f McCabe Thiele method ? Explain. 5
2.(a) Draw a Roll cmsher and explain its working briefly. Describe the equation to calculate the diame ter
of a roll in Roll crusher. 10·1-lO
2.(b) A fluidized bed (0·5 m dia and 0 ·5 m high) of spherical particles with diameter 2000 pm, and with
specific g1"avity 2·5, uses water as m edium. The poros ity of the bed is 0·4 . Determine LlP using Ergun
equation for the system
LLlP = 4 x !Os Urn1 + 1 + 10 urn1

Um1 is in m /s. What is minimum fluidization velocity ? 10
2.(c) An orifice meter having diameter of 0·025 rn is located in a 0·08 m pipe. Water is flow ing through
th e line and a mercury manometer meas ures the differential pressure over the instrument. The -leads
are filled with water. When the manometer reading is 0 ·3 5 m, what is flow rate o f water per minute?
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3.(b)
Explain the factors to be considered for selection of a solvent in absorption.
Derive an equation for estimation of time of drying when met
moisture.
solid contains both bound and
I0
unbound
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3.(c) Ammonia is stripped from a dilute aqueous solution by counter-current contact with air in a column
containing seven sieve trays. The equilibrium relationship is Ye = 0· 8 xe and molar flow rate of air is
1·5 times that of the solution. 90% of NH 3 is to be removed. How many ideal stages docs the column
have and what is the stage efficiency ? 20
4.(a) Give detailed procedure for calculation. of Heat load of a furnace. I0
4.(b) Derive an equation for estimation of overall heat transfer coefficient from individual coefficients.
10
4.(c) A solution of organic colloids is to be concentrated from 15 to 50 per cent solids in a vertical-
tube evaporator. T he solution has a negligible elevation iil boiling point, and the specific heat of
the feed is 0·93. Saturated steam is available at 0·8 atrn abs, and the pressure in the condenser is
· 100 mm Hg abs. The feed enters at 15°C. The overall coefficient is 1,700 Wtmz.oc. The evaporator
must evaporate 25,000 kg of water per hour. How many square metres of surface are required, .and
what is the steam consumption in kilograms per hour ? Enthalpy of super heated water vapour is
575 kcal/kg and that of steam is 4406 kcal/kg. Temperature in evaporator is 50°C. Enthalpy of thick
liquor is 122 kcal/kg, enthalpy of feed is 30 kcal/kg. 20
SECTION 'B'
s. Answer all parts in this question :
S.(a) List out and explain the various static and dynamic characteristics of a Temperature measuring
Instrument. 6
S.(b) Defme Stability criteria and explain Routh test method· for finding the stability of the control system.
8
S.(c) What are the advantages of liquid membrane process over liquid extract. 6
S.(d) Explain the Pervaporation operation. . 6
S.(e) What is meant by crossover frequency of a control system ? 4
·s.(t) Give the transfer function for transportation lag. 4
S.(g) Distinguish between Reverse Osmosis and Ultra Filtration. 6
6.(a) What is the principle of Electro-Dialysis ? List out applications of this operation. 10
6.(b) What are the commercial applications of dialysis operation ? 10
6.(c) A gas containing 70 per cent Hz, 24 per cent CH4 , and 6 per cent CzH6 is to be separated into a nearly
pure Hz stream and a fuel gas using a hollow-fibre permeate with a selectivity of 100 for HziCH4 .
(a) If the upstream and downstream pressures are 40 and 20 atmospheres absolute, what fraction
of Hz in the feed is recovered in permeate if the permeate is 96% Hz ? What is the stage cut ?
(b) How much more Hz could be recovered by lowering the permeate pressure · to 12 atmospheres
absolute ? 20
7.(a) Give the material of construction for Storage Vessels to handle Hydrochloric Acid of various
compositions. I0
7.(b) Discuss the design procedure of closures flat and elliptica l head. l0
7.(c) Estimate the . thickness of the shell of a spherical process vessel of diameter 2 mts. The vessel is
to be operated at a pressure of 1·5 MNfmZ (abs'o lute). Take the design pressure as I 0% above
the operating pressure. A llowable stress for the material of the vessel is 85 MN/m2. Weld is fully
radiographed. A corrosion allowance of 2 mm may be taken. Joint efficiency can be taken
as 95%. · 20
8.(a) Explain the PID control action or a Pneumatic controller with a neat sketch. 15
8.(b) For the transfer function shown below, sketch carefull y the gain versus frequency pmtion of the
asymptotic plot of the Bode diagram. Determine the actual (exact) value of gain and phase angle at
ro = I . Determine the phase angle as ro oo
. G(s) = T(071s+ l)
S 2 ( 10s + l)
Indicate very clearly the slopes of the asymptotic Bode diagram or G(s). 25
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1. (a} Explain the following terms with suitable illustrations for an operation
involving reaction with recycle 5
(i} Overall conversion
(ii} Single-pass conversion
(b) Define the following terms for combustion reaction 5

(i} Theoretical oxygen demand
(ii} Percentage of excess air
(c) Define degrees of freedom of each of the following equilibrium systems using
Gibbs' phase rule : 5
(i} A vapour-liquid mixture of four hydrocarbons
(ii} NaCl crystals suspended in an aqueous NaCl solution
(d) State Raoult's law and indicate its applications in vapour-liquid equilibrium
calculations. 5
(e) Define half-life time [t112 ] of a reaction and derive the half-life time expression
for first-order reaction. 5
(f) What are the factors that influence the selection of a catalyst for a catalytic
reaction? 5
(g) What is an equation of state? What is the ideal gas equation? At what
conditions does the ideal gas equation provide the most accurate estimates? 5
(h) What are the factors that influence the choice of good refrigerant for a
refrigeration unit? 5
2. (a} Methane burns in a reactor according to the following stoichiometry :

CH 4 +20 2 --? C0 2 +2H 2 0
CH 4 +1·50 2 --? C0+2H 2 0
One hundred mol/h of methane is fed to a reactor.

(i} What is the theoretical 0 2 flow rate if the complete combustion occurs in
the reactor?
(ii} What is the theoretical 0 2 flow rate assuming that only 70% methane
reacts?
(iii} What is the theoretical flow rate of air?
(iv} If the actual flow rate of air is such that 300 mol 0 2 /h enters the reactor,
what is the percent excess air? 20
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(b) Explain Hess' law of heat summation with its significance. Suppose heats of
reaction at 25 oc are measured experimentally for the following set of reactions :
2A+B -72C : = -1000 kJ /mol
A +D --7 C+3E : !!J.H;2 = -2000 kJ /mol
Using Hess' law, calculate the heats of reaction for the following reaction
at 25 oc : 20
B+6E -72D
3 . . (a) An ice plant working on a reversed Carnot cycle heat pump produces
20 tonnes of ice per day. The ice is maintained at 0 oc. The heat is rejected to
the atmosphere at 27 oc. The heat pump which is used to run the ice plant is
coupled to a Carnot engine which absorbs heat from a source which is
maintained at 227 oc by burning fuel of 45000 kJ /kg calorific value
and rejects the heat to the atmosphere. Determine the consumption of fuel
per hour and the power developed by the engine. Take enthalpy of fusion of
ice = 334·5 kJ /kg. 20
(b) An equimolar liquid mixture of Benzene (B) and Toluene (T) is in equilibrium
with its vapour. What is the system pressure and the composition of vapour?
Hint : The Antoine equation may be used to estimate the vapour pressure of
Benzene (B) and Toluene (T) :
log 10 P8* = 6 ·906 - - 1211

---
T+220· 8
*
log 10 PT = 6 ·9533 - -1343·9
-- -
T+219·38
where and P; are vapour pressures of Benzene and Toluene in mm Hg and
Tis the temperature in oc. 20
4. (a) In a batch reactor, decomposition reaction in liquid phase takes place with
a first-order kinetics. 50% of the reactant is converted to product in 5 minutes
experimental run.
(i) What is the value of rate constant?
(ii) How much longer would it take to reach 75% conversion? 20
(b) Consider a series reaction with the following stoichiometry which takes place in
an ideal plug flow reactor :
The feed is introduced into the reactor at 1000 litres/h and the feed contains
only the reactant with the concentration of 1 g mole/litre.
(i) What is the maximum concentration of R in the product stream?
(ii) What is the volume of the reactor? 20
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5. (a) Discuss in detail about setting and hardening of cement. 5

(b) Describe the various methods for extraction of vegetable oils. 5
(c) Differentiate between hazards, risk and safety. Give the classification of
hazards. 5
(d) What are the by-products of sugar industry? Mention their utilizations. 5
(e) What are the preventive and protective measures to prevent fire in chemical
industry? 5
(f) Discuss in detail about various legislations for safety control presently
applicable in chemical process plants. 5
(g) Explain the different methods for determining the depreciation of process
equipments and compare them. 5
(h) Explain the various factors to be considered while deciding the plant location. 5
6. (a) What are the characteristics of alkaline pulp? Explain i.n detail about the kraft
pulping process with a neat sketch. 20
(b) Differentiate between soaps and detergents. Explain the continuous process
for the production of fatty acids and soap in detail. 20
7. (a) Compare aerobic and anaerobic methods for composting of municipal solid
wastes. Discuss in detail about various treatments adopted for the treatment of
industrial wastewater with neat sketch. 20
(b) Discuss the safety aspects in the design of chemical plants and suggest a
suitable control scheme for safe operation of chemical reactor. 20
8. (a) The following equation shows the effect of variables x and y on the total cost
for a particular operation :
11900
Cr =2 · 33x+ +1·86y+10
xy
Determine the values of x and y which will give the least total cost. 15
(b) A chemical plant requires 50,00,000 of fixed capital investment. If
annual profits and annual depreciation costs are and
respectively, find the payback period on total investment. 10
(c) Explain the break-even chart for the production schedule with neat sketch and
explain its significance for optimum analysis. 15
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Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order. Unless struck off attempt of a
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SECTION A
Ql. State Fick's first law of diffusion. Prove that DAB = DBA• 5
Calculate the critical speed of a ball mill, 1200 ram in diameter, charged
with 75 mm balls. 5
Air at 300 K and FO atm pressure flows over a flat plate at a speed of
3.0 m/sec. Find out whether the flow would be laminar or turbulent at a
distance of 40 cm from the leading edge of the plate. Consider
momentum diffusivity of air as = F572 x 10-5 m2/s. 5
Give the selection criteria of choosing the solvent in gas absorption

column 5
A solution of organic colloids; 10,000 kg/hr is to be concentrated from

15% to 50% solids in a vertical tube evaporator by supplying heat of
4.624 MW. The saturated steam is available at 0-8 atm absolute
pressure, latent heat = 2272-62 J/kg. Calculate the economy for the
evaporator. 5
Draw and explain the characteristic curves for centrifugal pump. 5
The x-directed momentum transfer equation for constant density and

viscosity is given by
(ay
Dv x + v Dvx + v ayx a 2v a 2v
BP x+ x+
at ± vx ax Y ay Z 8Z , ax + Pgx.
ax2 ay2 8z2
Write the assumptions of creeping flow and inviscid flow. Also reduce
the above expression for both types of flows. 5
For fluid allocation in a shell and tube heat exchanger, discuss the
general design criteria considering corrosion, fouling, fluid temperature
and operating pressure. 5
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Q2. (a) Differentiate between the following:
Dropwise condensation and Film condensation
Space and Surface resistance
Forced and Free convection
Black body and Grey body
Conduction and Convection 15
A liquid mixture of benzene and toluene containing 50 mole percent

benzene is to be separated in a distillation column to achieve 98 mole
percent benzene in distillate and 2 mole percent benzene in residue. The
feed is a saturated liquid. If the reflux ratio of 4.0 is to be used, find the
number of theoretical plates needed for a feed rate of 100 kmoles/hr by
McCabe-Thiele method. Use relative volatility of
benzene-toluene = 2.16. Also, calculate the production rates. 15
Explain the batch sedimentation process showing different zones formed

at various stages of settling. 10
Q3. (a) Explain the working of rotary vacuum drum filter with the help of neat
sketch. 10
(b) Suppose a 3 inch schedule 80 pipe (inside diameter = 73.66 mm; outside
diameter = 88.9 mm) having thermal conductivity of 43 is covered

m°C
with 25.4 mm of an insulation having thermal conductivity of 0.06
m°C
The outside of the insulation is exposed to an environment having heat
transfer coefficient of 10 na 2 oc
and temperature is 20°C. The
temperature of the inside surface of the pipe is 250°C. Calculate the
overall thermal resistance and heat loss for unit length of the pipe with
insulation. 15
3
(c) Oxalic acid is to be crystallized from a saturated aqueous solution
initially at 80°C. To what temperature does the solution have to be
cooled to crystallize 95% of the oxalic acid as the dihydrate ? 151
Solubility data vs Temperature of oxalic acid
Temp °C 0 10 20 40 60 80
Solubility
3-5 6 9-5 21.6 44.3 84.4
c gms/100 gmol H20
Q4. (a) Explain briefly the following terms: 10
Relative humidity
Adiabatic saturation temperature
Wet bulb temperature
Equilibrium moisture content
HETP
(b) A shell and tube heat exchanger with one shell pass and two tube passes
is used to heat 5 kg/s of water from 30°C to 80°C. The water flows in the
tubes and condensing steam at 1 atm is used in the shell side. Calculate
the area of the heat exchanger, if overall heat transfer coefficient is
900 . Suppose, this same heat exchanger is used with entering

m2 cic
water at 30°C, but with a water flow rate of 1-3 kg/s. What would be the
exit water temperature under these conditions, if overall heat transfer
coefficient is 700 - ? The specific heat of water may be considered

m 2 °C
as 4179 . The relation of effectiveness (s) and number of transfer
kg°C
units (NTU) may be expressed as e = 1— expk NTU]. 15
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(c) Water at 20°C is being pumped from a tank to an elevated tank at the
rate of 5 litre/s through a 4 inch schedule 40 pipe (Inside
Diameter = 04023 m) as shown in the figure below. Calculate the power
required for the pump considering pump efficiency as 65%. 15
Given Data:
density of water = 998.2 kg/m3
viscosity of water = 1.005 x 10-3 Pa-s
loss coefficient for elbow = 0.75
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friction factor (f) = (Laminar flow)
Reynolds number (NRe )
f= 0.079 Nit25 (4000< NRe < 105)

Neglect contraction and expansion losses.
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SECTION B
Q5. (a) List the important characteristics to be considered while selecting a

material of construction. 5
(b) Define the following:

Flux
Permeability
Trans-membrane pressure
Molecular weight cut-off 5
(c) Estimate the thickness of the cylindrical vessel having 1.5 m diameter.
The vessel is to operate at a pressure of 15 bar absolute and
temperature of 300°C. 5
Given — MOC : Steel (Design stress = 85 1\11mm2); A corrosion allowance

of 3 mm and Joint efficiency (J) = FO.
(d) What are Horton spheres? Give its applications. 5
(e) Define controller's gain, lc and discuss the effect of value of lc on the
offset. 5
(0 Find the transfer function Y(s)/X(s) of the system shown in the figure. 5
1 0.5
x TS 1
y
(g) List the 'devices used for high temperature measurement in industry
giving their applications. 5
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(h) A step change of magnitude 40 is introduced into a system having
. Y(s) 10
transfer function
X(s) 52 + 1.6s + 4
Determine :
Overshoot
Maximum value of y(t)
Ultimate value of y(t)
Q6. (a) Discuss the algorithm for the design of a skirt support for a tall vertical
vessel. 15
Find the value of Ice for a stable system having the characteristic
equation
s3 + 6s2 + 12s + 6(1 + Ice) = 0
using Routh Array test. 10
Discuss the different membrane modules used for reverse osmosis. 15
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Q7. (a) Construct the Bode plot for the system having G(s) — 20
(s + 1) (s + 5)
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What are the advantages of supercritical fluid separation technique ?
List four applications for the same. 10
List the different types of closures used for vessels under internal
pressure. Draw neat sketches of the same. On what factors does the
choice of closure depend? 10
FSI-P-CHME 9
Q8. (a) Describe the working of Bourdon tube pressure gauge with the help of a
neat diagram. 10
Explain the principles of ion-exchange method and its application to

water softening process. 15
Answer the following in brief: 15
What are the various losses encountered while storing volatile

liquids?
What are wind girders ? Why are they provided?
What is reinforcement ? Why is it provided?
FSI-P-CHME 10
51-D-CHME
I.F.S. EXAM-(M) 2018
Paper-TI
Time Allowed: Three Hours Maximum Marks : 200

questions:
Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory. Out of the remaining SIX questions, THREE are
to be attempted selecting at least ONE question from each of the two Sections A and B.
blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off
indicated against it
F51-P-CHME '1
SECTION A
QL Answer all of the following questions: 8x5=40
A liquid has 40 (wt%) CH3OH and 60 (wt%) C2H5OH. Calculate the

average molecular weight of the liquid. 8
Discuss Rutocatalytic' reactions with the help of typical rate

concentration curve. 8
How is the COP of a heat pump related to the COP of a refrigerator? 8
Calculate the entropy change if 1 kg of water at 303 K is heated to

353 K at 1 bar pressure. The heat capacity of water may be taken as
4.2 kJ/kg K. 8
What is the standard Gibb's free energy change of a chemical reaction?

How is it related to equilibrium constant? 8
Q2. (a) A batch adiabatic reactor at an initial temperature of 373 K is being

used for the reaction : A —> B. Assume that the heat of reaction is
— 1 kJ/mol at 373 K and the heat capacity of both A and B to be constant
and equal to 50 J/mol K. Calculate the temperature rise for 1 mole of
feed and after a conversion of 0.5. 15
A wet paper pulp contains 75% water. After 100 kg of water is removed
in a dryer, it is found that the pulp now is containing 30% water.
Calculate the weight of the original pulp. 15
One mole of methane undergoes complete combustion in a stoichiometric

amount of air. Both the reactants and products are in the gas phase.
Estimate the mole fraction of water vapour in the product gas. 10
FSI-D-CHME 2
Q3. (a) The homogeneous gas phase decomposition of phosphine
4P113 (g) —> P4 (g) + 6112
proceeds at 922 K with first order rate

- rpH3 = (10/11r) CpH3
What size of plug flow reactor operating at 922 K and 460 kPa can
produce 80% conversion of a feed consisting of 40 moles of pure
phosphine per hour? 15
The rate constant for a second-order reaction at 300 K is 2.5 and the
activation energy is 20000 J/mol. What are the units of the rate
constant ? At what temperature would the rate be triple of the rate at
300 K for this reaction? 10
A first-order, irreversible liquid-phase reaction is taking place in a

CSTR and 50% conversion is obtained. If two more CSTRs of the same
size are placed downstream, what is the final conversion? 15
Q4. (a) A rigid and insulated tank of volume 2 m3 is divided into two equal
compartments by a very thin partition. One compartment contains an
ideal gas at 400 K and 3 MPa while the second compartment contains
the same gas at 600 K and 1 MPa. The partition is punctured and the
gases are allowed to mix. Determine the entropy change of the gas. The
isobaric molar heat capacity of the gas is equal to (5/2)R. The value of R
may be taken as 8-314 J/mol.K. 15
Estimate the standard Gibbs free energy of formation of CH3OH (g)

from the known value of standard Gibbs free energy of CH3OH (1) which
is given as A G;298 = 166-215 kJ. The saturation pressure of CH3OH
at 298 K is 016716 bar. 10
A saturated liquid at 1500 kPa and 500 K, with an enthalpy of 750 kJ/kg
is throttled to a liquid-vapour mixture at 150 kPa and 300 K. At the exit
conditions, the enthalpy of the standard liquid is 500 kJ/kg and the
enthalpy of the saturated vapour is 2500 kJ/kg. Find the percentage of
the original liquid which vaporises. 15
FSI-D-CHME 3
SECTION B
Q5. Answer all of the following questions: 84=40
What is black liquor ? What are the chemicals present in it? 8
What is plant layout ? How is it prepared? 8
What are the legal aspects of safety in plant design? 8
Explain primary and secondary air pollutants. 8
How is present worth determined ? What is discrete payment present

worth factor? 8
Q6. Explain the production of sugar with flow diagram. Also give major
engineering problems associated with the production. 15
Why is hydrogenation of edible oil required ? Explain hydrogenation of

vegetable oil with suitable diagram. 15
Explain the relative advantages and disadvantages of updraft and 1

downdraft biomass gasifier. 10
Q7. Discuss various methods for the extinction of fire. Differentiate between
Hazard and Risk. 15
Discuss the various plume patterns for the different environmental

prevailing lapse rate. 10
What are biodegradable and non-biodegradable organics ? Explain in

short, various methods used to treat biodegradable organics present in
the waste water. 15
F5I-D-CHME 4
Q8. (a) An equipment has an initial cost of 12,000. The depreciation will be
charged as by making equal charges each year and first payment being
made at the end of the first year. Determine the yearly cost due to
depreciation. Useful life period of equipment is seven years. Salvage
value is 1000 and depreciation fund will be accumulated at an annual
interest rate of 4.5%. 15
The purchase cost of a heat exchanger of 20 m2 area was 5,00,000 in

2007. What will be the estimated cost of a similar heat exchanger of
50 m2 area in the year 2014 ? Assume the six-tenth factor rule for
scaling and the cost index for 2007 as 430.2. The projected cost index for
the year 2014 is 512.6. 10
The total capital investment for a chemical plant is 20,00,000 and its
working capital is 2,00,000. If the plant produces an average of
10,000 kg final products per day during 365 days/year, what selling price
in per kg of product would be necessary to give a turnover ratio of 1? 15
F51-0-CHME 5
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IFS Chemical Engineering Papers 2006

a. Answer the following questions

c. Discuss caking of crystals and its prevention (10).

2. Answer the following questions

b. Derive the continuity equation. State the assumptions (10).

c. Answer the following questions

d. Answer the following questions

i. Explain the basis for the selection of mixing impellers (5).

ii. Briefly explain the mechanism of fluidization (5).

3. Answer the following questions

a. Answer the following questions

ii. Explain briefly the diffusivity of gases and liquids (5).

b. Answer the following questions

i. Discuss the mass transfer resistances in a wetted column (5).

ii. Write briefly on Shank system of leaching (5).

Savarit method (10)?

4. Answer the following questions

a. Answer the following questions

i. What is LMTD, and why and where is it used (5)?

b. Answer the following questions

i. State and explain the Stefan-Boltzmann law of radiation (5).

ii. Write a note on absorption of radiation by opaque solids (5).

c. Answer the following questions

i. What is the influence of boiling point elevation on evaporator performance (5)?

ii. Briefly describe a vapour compression evaporator (5).

b. List out the factors to be considered in the design of vessels (10).

2. Answer the following questions

b. Discuss the industrial applications of ion exchange process (10).

d. Explain the working of an instrument based on electro dialysis (10).

3. Answer the following questions

4. Answer the following questions

c. Answers the questions below

Bode Plot (5).

a. Discuss about proximate analysis of coal (10).

b. Discuss about Mollier diagrams (10).

i. Composition in mole per cent.

ii. Composition in weight per cent (10).

e. Discuss the mathematical statement of second law of thermodynamics (10).

2. Answer the following questions

b. Discuss about the heat of reaction (15).

3. Answer the following questions

b. Discuss about phase rule (15).

4. Answer the following questions

a. Discuss ideal solution and its properties (20).

b. Principles of piping layout (10)

c. Coal chemicals (10)

d. Alternative investments (10)

e. Effects of air pollution (10)

2. Answer the following questions

a. Describe the manufacture of penicillin using fermentation route (20).

4. Answer the following questions

a. Discuss the estimation of capital investment (20).

b. Discuss petroleum refining briefly (20).

IFS Chemical Engineering Papers 2007

b. Answer the following questions

2. Answer the following questions

c. Explain different types of fluidisation and their applications (10).

d. Give a critical account of Rittinger's and Bond's laws (10).

3. Answer the following questions

4. Answer the following questions

a. Discuss briefly the various regimes in boiling heat transfer (10).

a. Discuss various types of membranes.

b. Write the design procedure of either torispherical head or elliptical head.