1 – 3 . A pure saturated hydrocarbon is burned in excess of air. Air is supplied at the rate of 284.

14
m^3/kmol of the hydrocarbon. Air enters at 30 degrees Celsius, 1 atm and saturated with water vapor.
Partial Orsat Analysis of the stack gas shows 8.68%𝐶𝑂2 and 1.3 %𝐶𝑂.

1. The % excess air is about

A. 10
B. 5
C. 15
D. 20
2. The formula of the hydrocarbon is
A. 𝐶2 𝐻6
B. 𝐶3 𝐻8
C. 𝐶2 𝐻4
D. 𝐶𝐻4
3. The percentage of oxygen on a water free basis is about
A. 3.65
B. 6.56
C. 1.32
D. 0.44
4. A cooling water exchanger is used to cool a constant volumetric flow of gas. Only sensible heat
cooling occurs. The following information is given

Component Inlet (℉) Outlet (℉)

Cooling Water 80 100
Gas 160 140
If the MW of the gas is increases by 20%, what will happen?

A. The gas outlet temperature will increase, but the water outlet temperature will decrease
B. The gas outlet temperature will decrease, but the water outlet temperature will increase
C. The gas & water outlet temperature will both increase
D. The gas & water outlet temperature will both decrease
5. A vertical cylindrical furnace has an outside D of 33’-4” & 12 ft high. The outside wall temperature is
1200 ℉. The furnace has 30 in. of insulation applied (k= 1 BTU/h-ft-℉). The exterior surface at the
insulation is 77 ℉. The energy loss (BTU/h) through the cylindrical wall of the furnace is most nearly
A. 610, 000
B. 1,500,000
C. 560,000
D. 51,000
6. Phenol formaldehyde is produces by condensation polymerization also known as
A. Bakelite
B. Polyester
C. Nylon-66
D. Teflon
7. In steam power plant, the reheat recycle is mainly updated to

A.) recover waste heat of the boiler

B.) improve thermal efficiency

C.) decrease the moisture content in low pressure stages to a safe volume

D.) decrease the capacity of condenser

8. what is the ratio of specific heats for air at 600 ℉ (300 ℃)

A.) 1.67

B.) 1.41

C.) 1.38

D.) 1.33

Situation for numbers 9-11

In the burning of pyrite containing 92% 𝐹𝑒𝑆2 and 8% gangue, 13% of the 𝐹𝑒𝑆2 charged is lost in the
cinder. A partial analysis of the burner gases shows, 6.75 % 𝑆𝑂2 , 6.88% 𝑂2 and 86.37% 𝑁2 . Air supplied
is at 23 ℃, 743 mmHg and 88% RH.

9. The % excess air (𝐹𝑒𝑆2 𝑡𝑜 𝑆𝑂2 ) is about

a) 24
b) 47
c) 40
d) 16

10. The 𝑚 3air / kg pyrite is about

a) 3.58
b) 1.43
c) 0.89
d) 1.98

11. The 𝑚 3 burned gas (205 ℃, 750 mmHg) is about

a) 3.76
b) 5.93
c) 7.66
d) 1.98
12. Which of the following statements is incorrect

a) Reduction ratio of crushers is the ratio of feed opening to discharge opening

b) Grindability of a material depends upon its size
c) Rittinger’s Law gives the work required for size reduction of coal to -200 mesh in a ball mall
most accurately
d) In case of grinding in a ball mill, wet grinding achieves finer products than dry grinding

13. An air stream is flowing over a thin smooth flat plate that has a dimension of 1ft in the direction of
the flow. The heat transfer coefficient between the plate and the air stream is obtained from the
following expression

NNu=0.664(NRe)0.5(NPr)0.33

The thermal conductivity of air is 0.0156BTU/hr-ft-F. If the Reynolds number for the flow of air is 3x105
and the Prandtl number is 0.9, then the heat-transfer coefficient (BTU/hr-ft2-F)

A.) 350
B.) 8.3
C.) 5.5
D.) 0.6

14. The process of unknown transfer function is subjected to a unit impulse input. The output of the
process is measured accurately and is found to be represented by the function Y(t)-te-t. What is the unit
step response of this process?

A.) Y(t)=1-t2-e-t

B.) Y(t)=1-te-t-e-t

C.) Y(t)=1-t2e-t-e-t

D.) Y(t)=1-te-t-t2e-t

15. If the delivered costs of equipment of a fluid processing plant is $4x106, what is the capital cost of
the plant?

A.) $32.8x106

B.) $42.8x106

C.) $22.8x106

D.) 12.8x106

19. An ammonia water steam (essentially at bubble point) is processed in a trayed striping column with
an external kettle reboiler to recover the majority of the ammonia. A constant molal overflow
simulation provides the ff information:

Overhead – 0.95 ammonia mole fraction

Bottoms – 0.01 ammonia mole fraction

Feed – 0.40 ammonia mole fraction

The reboiler boil up ratio (V/B) for the conditions is most nearly

a. 1.41
b. 0.71
c. 0.58
d. 0.41

20. which of the following is incorrect:

a. selectivity of solvent used in solvent extraction is zero at the plait point

b. pachuka tank is not used in liquid-liquid extraction

c. plait point is the point on the solubility curve, when the line reduces to a point.

d. podbeielniak extractor uses centrifugal force for separating the two phases.

For number 21 to 22

Wet solid is dried from 30% to 10% moisture in 5 hours under constant drying conditions. The critical
moisture content is 14% and the equilibrium moisture content is 4% drying rate during falling period and
is proportional to the free moisture content of the solid. All moisture contents are on the wet basis.

21. the time to dry the solid to 6% moisture content is about

a. 7 hrs

b. 5 hours

c. 3 hrs

d. 1 hr

22. The final moisture content of the solid drying is continued for a total period of 8 hours is about

a. 6.8%

b. 5.2%

c. 4.1%

d. 7.5%

23. Either an orifice or venturi can be used for the measurement of the flow in a pipe. For equal throat
diameters, which of the following is true

a. The flow rates for the same measured pressure drop are identical

b. The orifice is more expensive

c. The permanent pressure drop is loss for venture

d. The coefficient of discharge will be equal since the pipe and throat diameters are the same

24. The following liquid phase reaction: A+B→P is second order and irreversible. Catalyst C is needed in
the reaction so that

C+B→ C∙ B (fast)

A+C∙B→P∙C (slow)

P∙C→C+P (fast)

The reaction rate expression is found to be –rA=k CaCc, k=1.2x10-6(m3/kmol-s), Cao=50 kmol/m3, Cco=
7 kmol/m3. Assume sufficient reactant B to form C∙B complex. At 30% conversion of A in an ideal CSTR,
the reaction rate (kmol/m3-s) is most nearly

a. 4.20x10-4

b. 2.94x10-4

c. 2.06x10-4

d. 1.26x10-4

25. A boiler is fired with a gas (MW=16.36) that has the following composition by volume: Methane:
97%, Nitrogen: 3%. The boiler is designed for a volumetric fuel rate of 60x103 standard cubic feet (scf)
per hour (60℉ and 1 atm). Methane has a gross heat of combustion (high heating value) of 1013 Btu/scf
and a net heat of combustion (low heating value) of 913 Btu/scf. The final rate (BTU/hr) to the boiler
(with water as a vapor in the flue gas and a 0% excess is most nearly:

A. 54.8 x106

B. 53.1 x106

C. 60.8 x106

D. 59 x106

26. In a chemical process, oil is flowing through a 2-I ID iron pipe at a velocity of 3 ft/s. The following
physical properties of the oil given: density, ρ=5.5 lbm/ft3; Cp=0.518 Btu/(lbm-℉);viscosity, µ=5.08 lbm/
ft-hr; thermal conductivity, k=2.17 x10-5 Btu/s-ft-℉). The Prandtl number (dimensionless) for this
flow situation is most nearly:

A. 2000

B. 34

C. 6.6
D. 0.61

27. Lubricating greases are a mixture of

A. mineral oil and fatty oil

B. fatty oil and metallic soap

C. mineral oil and metallic soap

D. mineral oil, soap and additives

28. The dust from the bag house at a steel mill has the ff. composition (by mass)

Fe (atomic weight = 56) 23%

Zn (atomic weight = 65) 17%

Pb (atomic weight = 207) 3%

Inerts 57%

This material can be used in fertilizer but only after the lead has been removed. This may be
accomplished by acid digestion and selective precipitation. The digestive step occurs with addition
of 36%wt dilute HCl (MW=36). One of the reaction occurs is

Pb + 2HCl PbCl2(s) + H2

Using 50% excess acid, the amount of dilute acid (kg) required to precipitate the lead in 100 kg of
the dust is most nearly:

a. 2.90
b. 4.35
c. 1.04
d. 2.17

29. industrial processes often are subjected to inputs that drift, that is, they gradually change
upward or downward for some period of time with a roughly constant slope. We can approximate
such a change in input variable by means of

a. step function

b. ramp function

c. exponential function
d. impulse function

30. in pneumatic proportional controller is used to control temperature within the range of 60 to 90
F. the controller is adjusted so that the output pressure goes from 2.5 psi (valve fully open) to 10
psi (valve fully close) as the measured temperature goes from 70-76 F with the set point held
constant. What is the gain? (K_ and proportional band (PB)?

A. 1.25, 30%

B. 2.15, 10%

C. 1.25, 20%

D. 5.21, 10%

31.) A waste stream contaminated with tricholoroethylene (TCE) is decontaminated using an air
stripper. The contaminated water process conditions are :flowrate: 125,000 lb/hr TCE content: 0.4
x 10 -9 weight fraction. The water from the stripper cannot exceed 0.04 x 10-12 weight fraction
TCE. Laboratory tests indicate that a design air rate of 0.0035 lb-air/ lb water is satisfactory. The
concentration of TCE in the discharge air ( wt% ) is most nearly :

A. 0.11 x 10-5 C. 0.11 x 10-4

B. 0.11 x 10-6 D. 0.11 x 10-3

32.) The henrys law constant for carbon dioxide in seawater at 25 C is 35.4 atm/ mol/kg . This
constant is based on concentration (c) rather than activity in the liquid phase. With CO2 partial
pressure at 0.000354 atm. The equilibrium ( mol/kg) of CO2 (aq) is most nearly :

A. 0.000010 C. 0.000354

B. 35.2 D. 0.0125

33.) 95% quality of wet steam means

A. 0.05 kg steam/ kg water mixture

B. 0.95 kg water/ kg of steam

C. 0.95 kg water/ kg steam-water

D. 0.05 kg water/ kg steam- water

34. TSO SHELL SIDE TSI = 500°F CP = 0.8Btu/(lb-°F) Other Information:
m = 8.350 lb/hr Uo = 111 Btu/(hr-ft2-°F)
Ao = 356 ft2
TTI = 100 °F TUBE SIDE TTO
CP = 1.1Btu/(lb-°F)
m = 13,300 lb/hr

TSO is most nearly

a. 150°F
b. 279°F
c. 225°F
d. 109°F

35. A pipeline from a refinery in El Paso, Texas to a tank farm in Tucson, Arizona, carries four
different brands and 3 different grades of gasoline on an alternating schedule. To minimize cross-
contamination of grades and/or brands during transit through the pipeline, the flow in the pipeline
should be

a. Highly turbulent
b. Transitional
c. Minimal turbulent
d. Laminar

36. Gas stream flowing at a rate of 100 lbmoles/hr

Component MW Mol%
N2 28 80
SO2 64 20

N2 flow rate (lb/hr) is most nearly

a. 2800
b. 2250
c. 3500
d. 80
SITUATION FOR PROBLEMS 37 – 39.

A saturated liquid feed containing 45% (by mole) of a more volatile component (A) and 55% (by mole) of
a less volatile component (B) is fractionated at 1 atm to produce 97% (by mole) component A distillate
and residue containing 97% (by mole) component B. The reflux ratio os 2.81, and the relative volatility is
3.2.

37) the slope for the upper operating line is about

A) 1.00

B) 0.45

C) 0.74

D) 0.33

38) The slope of the lower operating line is about

A) 0.454

B) 0.322

C) 1.554

D) 1.325

39) The number of equilibrium stages needed to achieve this separation is

A) 8

B) 6

C) 10

D) 12

43) This is the point in a logarithmic pressure drop-gas velocity diagram for packed columns where the
pressure drop start to increase more rapidly with increasing gas or vapor velocity caused by rapid
increase in liquid hold-up.

A. Feeding point

B. Pinch point

C. Loading point
D. Flooding point

44) A fuel contains 80 wt% C and 20 wt% H. Combustion results in the following position by volume (Dry
Basis): CO2-9.4%, CO-1.69%, O2-3.8%, N2-85.1%. The following equation describe the chemical
reactions taking place:

CO + 0.5O2  CO2

C + O2  CO2

H2 + 0.5O2  H2O

C + 0.5O2  CO

On the basis of 100lb moles of dry flue gas, the O2 required (lb moles) for complete combustion is most
nearly:

A. 27.8

B. 19.4

C. 18.6

D. 11.1

45) Sulfur removal by heating of Pyrite ore in presence of air is called

A. Calcination

B. Smelting

C. Roasting

D. Reduction

46) 2 tube, 1 shell pass heat exchanger having an outside tube area of 6,735 ft2 is to be used to cool a
25% NaOH solution from 235°F to 125°F on the tube side using cooling water heated from 80°F to 120°F.
For a duty of 1.056x108 Btu/hr. the Uo [Btu/(hr-ft2-°F)] is most nearly

a. 420
b. 210
c. 360
d. 250

47)ρliquid fuel = 0.8 kg/m3 , then its specific gravity is

a. 0.4
b. 0.8
c. 1.4
 d. 0.08

48) A packed tower air stripper is used to removed MTBE (methyl tert-butyrl ether) from wastewater as
shown in the figure below, at 1 atm. The following data supply: YMTBE = 78XMTBE ; Height of overall liquid-
phase transfer unit = 1.3 ft

Air to Fume Incinerator

YMTBE = 10.85x10-6

Water w/ MTBE Demister Height of packing is most nearly

22.5 lbmol/min a. 7
x = 4.1x10-7 b. 4.7
c. 2.4
Clean Air Clean Air d. 1.3
0.83 lbmol/min X = 8.2x10-9
XMTBE = 0
Diameter = 1.6 ft
a = 40ft2/ft3
= interfacial area / unit volume packing

61) Given:

Initial Moisture Content: 100%

Final Moisture Content: 10%

Critical Moisture Content: 55%

Equilibrium Moisture Content: 6%

Determine the time saved if the final Moisture Content is changed from 10% to 16%.

A. 16
B. 34
C. 27
D. 21

62) Process used to manufacture Sodium Carbonate from Ammonia

A. Haber

B. Solvay

C. Bosch

D. Ostwald
63) Determine the design equation for a CSTR. (dkonasulatyung choices kasimahahabapero gets
nyonasagot don :D)bastayung may (Fao –Fa /)V = -rairearrangenyolangyung equation

68) Acetone is produced by catalytic dehydrogenation of

A) ethyl benzene
B) naphthalene
C) isopropanol

D) phenol

69) 8ft3 (0.258m3) of 180°F, 14.7psi (82°C, 101.3 kPa) air are cooled to 100°F (38°C) in a constant
pressure process. What work is done?

A) -2 100 ft-lbf (-3.1kJ)

B)-1 500 ft-lbf (-2.3kJ)
C)-1 100 ft-lbf (-1.5kJ)
D) -900 ft-lbf (-1.3kJ)

70) What is the availability of an isentropic process using steam with an initial quality of 95% and
operating between 300psia and 50psia (2MPa & 0.35MPa)?

A) 340 BTU/lbm (780 kJ/kg)

B)210 BTU/lbm (480 kJ/kg)
C) 130 BTU/lbm (300 kJ/kg)
D) 100 BTU/lbm (230 kJ/kg)
71) What is the isentropic efficiency of a process that expands dry steam from 100 psia to 3 psia(700
kPa to 20kPa) and 90% quality
A) 40
B) 50
C) 60
D) 70
72) Which of the following statements is incorrect
A) Entropy change for a reversible process is zero.
B) The expansion for a reversible gas in a vacuum is an irreversible process
C) Free energy change after a spontaneous process is negative.
D) The Isometric process is a constant pressure process
73) A steam Carnot cycle operates between 180F and 100F. The turbine and compressor (pump)
isentropic efficiency as 90% and 80% respectively. What is thermal efficiency?

A) 47
B) 41
 C) 36
D) 31

74) Acetaldehyde vapor decompress to form methane and carbon monoxide according to the following
Reaction.

CH3CHO -> CH4 + CO

The reaction occurs at 520C and 1 atm in a continuous stirring reaction under these condition,
the reaction is known to be a irreversible and second order with respect to acetaldehyde. The rate
constant k is 0.43 m3/kmol s. The molar density of the feed is 0.01537 kmol/m 3 and the feed rate of 0.1
kg of pure acetaldehyde. The conversion in the reactor is 65% at the space time of 2200. The mean time
residence time is?
A) 1300
B) 1100
C) 1600
D) 2200

81) A heat exchanger is used to heat 100 lb/min of process water on the tube side from 40 deg F to 140
deg F using condensing steam. The steam pressure to the control valve is 30 psig and the condensate
exits at its saturation temperature. Overtime, the fouling occurs on both the water and steam sides. If
the outlet temperature is maintained at 140 deg F, which of the following is true for the fouled
exchanger? (Anongklaseng problem ito??)

A) the steam pressure in the shell increases

B) the steam pressure in the shell decreases

C) ∆Tlm-dirty = ∆Tlm-clean

D) the steam flow rate does not change

82) An orifice flow meter is installed in a liquid line. The meter is coupled to a differential pressure cell
and a flow recorder. The normal reading on the recorder is 5 on a 0 – 10 square root scale, and 25 on a 0
- 100 linear scale with no change in the fluid, the range of the instruments doubles. The recorder per
position on the respective scales will shift to: (Wat da pak???)

A) 3.5 on the square-root scale and 12.5 on the linear scale

B) 3.5 on the square root scale and 50 on the linear scale

C) 7.1 on the square root scale and 12.5 on the linear scale

D) 7.1 on the square root scale and 50 on the linear scale

83) An orifice meter is located in a 4-in schedule 40 pipe (ID =4.026 in). The orifice has a diameter of
2.00 in and a discharge coefficient of 0.61. If the upstream pressure tap is 1 pipe diameter from the
orifice plate and the downstream tap is 0.5 pipe diameter from the plate, which of the following best
describes the tap configuration (Saang universe po to nakuha????)

A) Cover of Pipe ???

B) radius or vena contracta

C) Flange

D) Pipe

84) A thermopane window is one in which two pieces of glass are separated by a stagnant air layer. The
following data apply:

Inside and outside the convection coefficient 1 BTU/(hr-ft2-F)

Thermal conductivity of glass 0.5 BTU/(hr-ft-F)

Glass thickness 0.25 in

Air gap for thermopane 0.25 in

The ratio of the heat flux for a thermopane to that for a single glass pane is most nearly:

A) 0.0122

B) 0.98

C) 0.50

D) 0.13

85) Air enters a countercurrent dryer at a flow rate of 1,000 kg/s (dry basis) at 405 K. the humidity of the
entering air is 7.0 g moisture/kg dry air. The reference temperature is 298 K. The following data are
available:

Heat capacity of dry air 0.99 kJ/(kg-K)

Heat capacity of water vapor 2.01 kJ/(kg-K)

Heat capacity of liquid water 4.186 kJ/(kg-K)

Latent heat of vaporization of water at 298 K 2,442 kJ/(kg)

86) The black flat roof of a building has an absorptivity of 0.8 for solar radiation. At midday the sun gas
an intensity of 300 BTU/(ft2-hr). Assume that the temperature of the air and of the surroundings is 80 F,
the wind velocity is negligible, and no heat penetrates the roof from inside the building. The rate of heat
transfer by conduction-convection Q/A (BTU/(ft2-hr) can be assumed to be 0.38 (ΔT)1.25, where ΔT is the
temperature difference (F) between the roof and the air. Under these conditions, the equilibrium (or
steady-state) temperature on the roof is 177.5 F. The percentage of the heat that is lost from the roof by
radiation is most nearly:

A) 52%

B) 61%

C) 80%

D) 85%

Situational (87-89)

1000 kg/hr of a reaction product from an alum reactor, containing 49.28% Al2(SO4)3, 14.70% insoluble
and the rest water has to be washed with water in multistage counter-current leaching units to remove
the insolubles. The strong solution is to contain 22% Al2(SO4)3. Not more than 2% of Al2(SO4)3 should
be lost in the washed mud. The underflow from each thickener should contain 4.0 kg of liquid per kg
solid. Equilibrium is ensured between overflow and underflow leaving each unit.

87) theamt (kg/hr) of wash water required per hour is close to

A) 1998

B) 1964

C) 2017

D) 1985

88) theamt (kg/hr) of Al2(SO4)3 in underflow is close to

A) 9.9

B) 3.5

C) 5.4

D) 0.0002

89) the number of units to be provided is about

A) 8

B) 10

C) 4

D) 6

(sensyanayung #90 hindikonasulatgawanadumaan - daansi sir Jes. Pero may picture naman available.
Salamat Josh and Ash (kayo nagpicdibahahaha!)

SITUATION FOR PROBLEMS 91-95:

An acetaldehyde –toluene solution containing 6% acetaldehyde by weight is being treated with water in
a three-stage cross-current extraction battery to remove acetaldehyde. Water and toluene are
completely immiscible and the equilibrium distribution of acetaldehyde between them is given by the
relation: Y* = 2.2X where, Y* = kg acetaldehyde per kg water and X = kg acetaldehyde per kg toluene. If
60 kg water is used in each stage per 100kg feed,
91. The final concentration of acetaldehyde in the extract is close to
A) 4.5 C) 2.4
B) 5.2 D) 3.2
92. The final concentration of acetaldehyde in the raffinate is close to
A) 0.9 C) 0.3
B) 0.1 D) 0.6
93. The percentage of acetaldehyde extracted is close to

A) 92 C) 88

B) 96 D) 85

94. If 100 kg feed is extracted once with 180 kg water, the final concentration of acetaldehyde in the
extract is close to

A) 1.8 C) 3.0

B) 3.6 D) 2.7
95. If 100 kg feed is extracted once with 180 kg water, the percentage of acetaldehyde extracted is close
to
A) 84 C) 94
B) 78 D) 89

98) The distance (m) between the largest and smallest particle after 2 min is close to

a) 5.9

b) 9.4

c) 3.0

d) 8.0

99) The range of motion of settling of the smallest solid particle.

100) The terminal settling velocity (in/s) of the largest solid particle is approximately equal to

a) 3.3
b) 5.8

c) 2.0

d) 8.4

101) Von in one word?

A) Idol

B) Perfect (I found a love …)

C) Pogi

D) Galenngggg