NUMERICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ( SEMESTER - 6 )

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ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT EXAMINATIONS, JUNE 2009

NUMERICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ( SEMESTER - 6 )

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GROUP A

( Multiple Choice Type Questions )

1.

Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :

10 1 = 10

Let f ( x ) = x 3 " 9x + 1, then for this case f ( 2 ) f ( 4 ) < 0 implies that

i)

a root lies between x = 2 and x = 4

b)

a root does not lie between x = 2 and x = 4

c)

no roots exist

d)

a root lies between x = 2 and x = 4.

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a)

By the principle of least squares, to fit a set of n data points

sum of the squares of the error becomes maximum

b)

sum of the squares of the error becomes zero

c)

sum of the squares of the error becomes minimum

d)

sum of the errors becomes minimum.

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iii)

a)

The Newton-Raphson method formula for finding the square root of a real
number R from the equation x 2 " R = 0 is

xi
2

a)

x i +1 =

b)

3x i
x i +1 =
2

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c)

x i +1 =

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d)

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Secant methods are used to calculate the roots of the functions whose
a)

derivatives are zero

b)

derivatives are very large

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v)

c)

derivatives are very small

d)

derivatives may be extremely difficult or inconvenient to calculate.

The root of the equation f ( x ) = 0 is found by using Newton-Raphson method.

The initial estimate of the root is x 0 = 3, f ( 3 ) = 5 . The angle the tangent to the
function f ( x ) makes at x = 3 is 57. The next estimate of the root, x1 is most
nearly
a)

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c)

32470

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d)

02470

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To find the root of f ( x ) = 0, a scientist is using the bisection method. At the

beginning of an iteration, the lower and upper guesses of the root are x l and x u .

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At the end of this iteration, the absolute relative approximate error in the
estimated value of the root would be
a)

xu
xu + xl

c)

xu " xl
xu + xl

d)

xu + xl
.
xu " xl

Pivoting is very much essential because

a)

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determinant of the coefficient matrix should be greater than zero

b)

pivot element should not have very large value compared to the elements of
the matrix

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b)

xl
xu + xl

c)

it reduces the possibility of division by zero

d)

chances of convergence is higher.

Gauss-Seidel algorithm is a simple modification of the algorithm of

a)

Gauss-Jordan

b)

c)

Jacobi method

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Gauss elimination
Newton-Raphson.

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ix)

The root of the x 3 " 2x " 5 = 0 correct to three decimal places by using NewtonRaphson method is
a)

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c)
x)

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b)

10404

d)

07011.

A root of the equation x 3 " x " 11 = 0 correct to four decimals using bisection
method is

xi)

a)

23737

c)

23736

b)

23838

d)

none of these.

The following table gives the values of x and y :

y:

30

35

40

45

50

159

149

141

133

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Find the value of x corresponding to y = 136.

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c)

432

b)

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a)

d)

None of these.

In Gauss elimination method the given system of equations represented by

AX = B, is converted another system UX = Y where U is

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diagonal matrix

c)

identity matrix

b)

upper triangular matrix

d)

null matrix.

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a)

The predictor corrector method is

a)

Eulers method

b)

R-K method 4th order

c)

Taylors method

d)

Modified Eulers method.

In trapezoidal rule, the order of h in the total error is

a)

b)

c)

d)

none of these.

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GROUP B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following questions.

3 5 = 15

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Find by Newton-Raphson method, the root of the equation xe x " 2 = 0 correct to three

2.

decimal places.
3.

Evaluate :

a)

" tan #1 x

b)

"2 cos 2x

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where is the forward difference operator.

1
2

4.

Given

that

#e

x2

dx = 0 " 544987104184 = p,

determine

5.

accuracy

of

the

with the truncated

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The following table gives the viscosity of oil as a function of temperature. Use
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Lagranges formula to find viscosity of oil at a temperature of 140 C.
Temp ( C )

110

Viscosity

108

130
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Write short notes on any two of the following :

a)

Interpolation

b)

Truncation error

c)

Gauss-Jordon method.

d)

Relative error.

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f ( x ) = ex

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approximation obtained by replacing the integrand

x4 x6 x8
Taylor series P8 ( x ) = 1 + x 2 +
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+
+
2! 3! 4 !
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the

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190
48
22

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GROUP C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following questions.

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3 15 = 45

a)

Find a root of the equation x 3 " 4 x " 9 = 0 , using bisection method in four stags.

b)

Students collected the experiment data in the following table :

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Time ( t )

Distance ( d )

The relation is d =

02

04

06

08

10

0196

0785

17665

31405

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1 2
gt where, d is the distance in meters and t is the time in
2

seconds. Find the gravitational constant g.

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8.

a)

8+7

Apply Gauss-Seidel iteration method to solve the following equations :

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20x + y 2z = 17; 3x + 20y z = 18; 2x 3y + 20z = 25.

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b)

Evaluate

" 1 +dxx

using Simpsons

9.

a)

1
rule.
3

10 + 5

Determine the heat required

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300 K to 1000 K at atmospheric pressure. The heat capacity of benzene vapour

varies as a function of temperature as follows :
T(K)

C P ( Cal/mole K )

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300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

1965

2674

3280

3774

4175

4506

4783

5016

Write the working rule for finding the increment of k of y corresponding to an

dy
increment of h of x by fourth order Runge-Kutta method from
= f ( x, y )
dx

given y ( x 0 ) = y0 .

10 + 5

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An irreversible chemical reaction A B takes place in an isothermal batch reactor. The

rate of reaction is given by r = kC A with a rate constant of k = 2h "1. If the initial number

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of moles of species A is 15 mol, determine the variation in the number of moles of A

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during the first one hour of the reaction. Compare your results with the analytical
solution.
11.

15

a)

Write Newtons forward and backward interpolation formula.

b)

The table gives the distances in Nautical miles of the visible horizon for the given
heights in feet above the earths surface :

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x = height

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

y = distance

1063

1303

1504

1681

1842

1990

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Find the values of y when x = 218 ft and 410 ft.

5 + 10

12.

Compute the value of the integral I =

" dx / (1+ x ) using

0

Trapezoidal rule

b)

Simpsons

1
rule.
3

1
Choose h = in each case.
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