PROBLEM 1.2, p. 33, 7th ed. PROBLEM 1.21, p. 37, 7th ed.

Convert The density of a certain liquid is given in an equation of the

following form:
a.) 0.04 g/min.m3 to lbm /h.ft3
where ρ = density in g/cm3
b.) 2 L/s to ft3/day
t = temperature in oC
c.) 6 in.cm2/yr.s.lbm.ft2 to all SI units
P = pressure in atm

a.) If the equation is dimensionally consistent. What are the units

PROBLEM 1.10, p. 35, 7th ed. of A, B, and C?

In the American Engineering System of units, the viscosity can b.) In the units above, A = 1.096, B = 0.00086 and C = 0.000953
have the units lbf.h/ft2, while in a handbook the units are g/cm.s.
Convert a viscosity of 20.0 g/cm.s to the American Engineering Find A if ρ is expressed in lbm/ft3 .
units.

SAMPLE PROBLEMS: Mole

PROBLEM 1.12, p. 35, 7th ed.
1. If a bucket holds 2.00 lb of NaOH, how many
Water is flowing through a 2-inch diameter pipe with a velocity
of 3 ft/s. What is the kinetic energy of the water in ft.lbf/lbm? a.)Pound moles of NaOH does it contain?

b.)Gram moles of NaOH does it contain?

SAMPLE PROBLEM:
DIMENSIONAL CONSISTENCY
Problem 2, p. 47
Microchip etching roughly follows the relation
Convert 39.8 kg of NaCl per 100 kg of water to:
d = 16.2 – 16.2e-0.021t t < 200
a. kmol of NaCl per kmol water
where d is the depth of the etch in microns (micrometer) and t is
the time of the etch in seconds. What are the units associated b. lbmol of NaCl per lbmol water
with the numbers 16.2 and 0.021? Convert the relation so that d
c. gmol of NaCl per gmol water
is expressed in inches and t in minutes.

Problem 3, p. 47
PROBLEM 1, p. 24, 7th ed.
How many gmol of NaNO3 are there in 100 lb?
An orifice meter is used to measure the rate of flow of a fluid in
pipes. The flow rate is related to the pressure drop by the
following equation
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
∆𝑷 Density and Specific Gravity
𝒖 = 𝒄√
𝝆
If dibromopentane (DBP) has a sp. gr. of 1.57, what is the
where u = fluid velocity density in (a) g/cm3? (b) lbm/ft3?

∆P = pressure drop (force per unit area)

ρ = density of the flowing fluid Problem 2, p. 50

c = constant An empty 10 gal tank weighs 4.5 lb. What is the total weight of
the tank plus the water when it is filled with 5 gal of water?
What are the units of c in the SI system of units?

Problem 1, p. 56
PROBLEM 2, p. 24, 7th ed.
For ethanol, a handbook gives: sp. gr. 60oF = 0.79389. What is
The thermal conductivity k of a liquid metal is predicted via the the density of ethanol at 60oF?
empirical equation

k = A exp(B/T)
Problem 2, p. 56
Where k is in J/s.m.K and A and B are constants. What are the
units of A and B? The sp. gr. of steel is 7.9. What is the volume in cubic feet of
steel ingot weighing 4000 lb?
PROBLEM 3, p. 56, 7th ed. PROBLEM 2.43, 7th ed. (new)

The specific gravity of a solution is 0.80 at 70oF. How many You have 100 kilograms of gas of the following composition:CH4
cubic feet will be occupied by 100 lbm of solution at 70oF? 30%, H2 10% and N2 60%. Find the following:

a) mole fraction composition.

PROBLEM 4, p. 56, 7th ed. b) mass fraction composition

A solution in water contains 1.704 kg of HNO3/kg H2O, and the c) average molecular weight of the mixture
solution has a sp. gr. of 1.382 at 20oC. What is the mass of HNO3
in kg per cubic meter of solution at 20oC?

SAMPLE PROBLEM: Use of ppm

PROBLEM 1, p. 57, 7th ed. (Flow Rate)
Forty gal/min of hydrocarbon fuel having a specific gravity of
0.91 flow into a tank truck with a load limit of 40,000 lb of fuel.
How long will it take to fill the tank in the truck?
The current OSHA 8-hour limit for HCN in air is 10.0 ppm. A lethal
dose of HCN in air is 300 mg/kg of air at room temperature.
How many mg HCN/kg of air is 10.0 ppm? What fraction of the
lethal dose is 10.0 ppm?

PROBLEM 1, p. 66, 7th ed.

PROBLEM 2, p. 57, 7th ed. (Flow Rate)
How many mg/L is equivalent to a 1.2% solution of a substance
Pure chlorine enters a process. By measurement it is found that in water?
2.4 kg of chlorine pass into the process every 3.1 minutes.
Calculate the molar flow rate of the chlorine in kmol/h.

Exercise:

An oil having a specific gravity of 0.918 is flowing into a 2-in PROBLEM 2.52, p. 76, 7th ed.
diameter pipe with a velocity of 2 ft/s. Calculate the mass
flowrate of the oil in kg/h. A gas contains 350 ppm of H2S in CO2. If the gas is liquefied,
what is the weight fraction of H2S?

Exercise: (new)
PROBLEM 4, p. 59, 7th ed. (Mole Fraction)
A gas mixture contains 55% SO3, 41% N2, 3.5% SO2 and 0.5% O2.
A gas mixture contains 40 lbm of O2, 25 lbm of SO2, and 30 lbm of
SO3. What is the composition of the mixture in mole fraction? a) How many ppm of SO2 does the gas mixture contain?

b) How many ppb of O2 does the gas mixture contain?

PROBLEM 3, p. 61, 7th ed.

A liquefied mixture of n-butane, EXERCISE:

n-pentane, and n-hexane has the following composition: n-
A gas mixture has the following composition: CH4 30%, H2 10%
C4H10 50% ,
and N2 60%.
n-C5H12 30%, and n-C6H14 20%.
For this mixture, calculate:
For this mixture, calculate:
a. The weight fraction of each component
a. The weight fraction of each component
b. The mole fraction of each component.
b. The mole fraction of each component.
c. The mole % of each component.
c. The mole % of each component.
d. The average molecular weight of the mixture
d. The average molecular weight of the mixture
e. How many ppm of H2 does the gas contain?

PROBLEM 1, p. 59, 7th ed.

SAMPLE PROBLEM: Choosing a basis
Commercial sulfuric acid is 98% H2SO4 and 2% H2O. What is the
mole ratio of H2SO4 to H2O?
The dehydrogenation of the lower alkanes has been carried out
using a ceric oxide catalyst. What is the mass fraction and mole
fraction of Ce and O in the catalyst?
SAMPLE PROBLEM: Choosing a basis

Most processes for producing high-energy-content

gas or gasoline from coal include some type of gasification step
to make hydrogen or synthesis gas. Pressure gasification is
preferred because of its greater yield of methane and higher rate
of gasification.

Given that a 50.0-kg test run of gas averages 10.0%

H2, 40.0% CH4, 30.0% CO, and 20% CO2, what is the average
molecular weight of the gas?

SAMPLE PROBLEM: Temperature

The thermal conductivity of aluminum at 32oF is 117

Btu/(h)(ft2)(oF/ft). Find the equivalent value at 0oC in terms of
Btu/(h)ft2)(K/ft).

SAMPLE PROBLEM: Temperature

The heat capacity of sulfuric acid in a handbook has the units

J/gmol.oC and is given by the relation

heat capacity = 139.1 + 1.56 x 10-1 T

Where T is expressed in oC. Modify the formula so that the

resulting expression has the associated units of Btu/lbmol.oR
and T is in oR.

PROBLEM 4, p. 95, 7th ed.

In Appendix E, the heat capacity of sulfur is Cp = 15.2 + 2.68T,

where Cp is in J/(gmol)(K) and T is in K. Convert this expression
so that Cp is in cal/(gmol)(oF) with T in oF.

PROBLEM 4, p. 95, 7th ed. (revised 1)

In Appendix E, the heat capacity of sulfur is Cp = 15.2 + 2.68T,

where Cp is in J/(gmol)(K) and T is in K. Convert this expression
so that Cp is in kcal/(kmol)(oC) with T in oC.

PROBLEM 4, p. 95, 7th ed. (revised 2)

In Appendix E, the heat capacity of sulfur is Cp = 15.2 + 2.68T,

where Cp is in J/(gmol)(K) and T is in K. Convert this expression
so that Cp is in Btu/lbmol)(oR) with T in oR.