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The document is a problem set for a chemical engineering course at Adamson University, focusing on various calculations related to heat transfer, mass flow, gas properties, and solution compositions. It includes multiple problems requiring students to derive units, convert equations, calculate pressures, and analyze data. Each problem is structured with specific points assigned for correct solutions.

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Basic Concepts Problem Sets 2020 2021

The document is a problem set for a chemical engineering course at Adamson University, focusing on various calculations related to heat transfer, mass flow, gas properties, and solution compositions. It includes multiple problems requiring students to derive units, convert equations, calculate pressures, and analyze data. Each problem is structured with specific points assigned for correct solutions.

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ADAMSON UNIVERSITY CHE CALCULATIONS Score

College of Engineering Problem Sets I


Chemical Engineering Department Date: _____________

Name: _________________ Student No.____________Section_________ Instructor________

I. Problem Solving. Read each problem carefully. Answer each question. Follow the steps in
solving i.e. given, required, solution and answer.

1. In 1916 Nusselt derived a theoretical relation for predicting the coefficient of heat
transfer between a pure saturated vapor and a colder surface:

where h is the mean heat transfer coefficient, Btu/[(hr)(ft2)(°F)]


k is the thermal conductivity, Btu/[(hr)(ft)(°F)]
ρ is the density in lb/ft3
g is the acceleration of gravity, 4.17 × 108 ft/(hr)2
λ is the enthalpy change of evaporation in Btu/lb
L is the length of tube in ft
µ is the viscosity in lbm/[(hr)(ft)]
ΔT is a temperature difference in °F
What are the units of the constant 0.943? (10 points)

2. Mass flow through a sonic nozzle is a function of gas pressure and temperature. For a
given pressure p and temperature T, mass flow rate through the nozzle is given by:

m = 0.0549 p / (T)0.5 where m is in lb/min, p is in psia and T is in °R

(a). Determine what the units for the constant 0.0549 are?(b). What will be the new
value of the constant, now given as 0.0549, if the variables in the equation are to be
substituted with SI units and m is calculated in SI units.

3. Heat capacities are usually given in terms of polynomial functions of temperature. The
equation for carbon dioxide is
Cp = 8.4448 + 0.5757 × 10–2 T – 0.2159 × 10–5 T2 + 0.3059 × 10–9 T3

where T is in °F and Cp is in Btu/[(lb mol)(°F)]. Convert the equation so that T can be in°C
and Cp will be in J/[(g mol)(K)]. (15 points)

4. A natural gas containing 3% hydrogen sulfide, 4% butane, 3% propane, 3% ethane, 82%


methane, 2% helium and 3% nitrogen is piped from the well at an absolute pressure of 4
bar and 300 K. Calculate:
(i) the partial pressure of each component:
(ii) the pure component volume of the components;
(iii) density of the gas at above conditions.
(5 points each; total of 15 points)

5. A solution of zinc bromide in water contains 130 grams of ZnBr per 100 ml of solution.
The density of the solution is 2.003 g cm -3 at 293 K. Compute for (a) the composition in
weight per cent; (b) the composition in mole per cent; (c) the composition in atomic per
cent; (d) the molality and (e) the molarity. (MW: Zn=65.37, Br=79.904)

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6. A U-tube manometer filled with mercury is connected between two points in a pipeline.
If the manometer reading is 26 mm Hg, calculate the pressure difference in kilopascals
between the points when (a) water is flowing through the pipeline, and (b) air at
atmospheric pressure and 20°C with a density of 1.20 kg/m3 is flowing in the pipeline.
(10 points)

7. A U-tube manometer is used to determine the pressure drop across an orifice meter.
The liquid flowing in the pipeline is a sulfuric acid solution having a specific gravity
(60°/60°) of 1.250. The manometer liquid is mercury, with a specific gravity (60°/60°) of
13.56. The manometer reading is 5.35 inches, and all parts of the system are at a
temperature of 60°F. What is the pressure drop across the orifice meter in psi?

8. A plot of F versus t yields a line that passes through the points (t 1=15, F1=0.298) and
(t2=30, F2=0.0527) on (1) a semi log plot and (2) a log plot. For each case, calculate the
equation that relates F and t.

9. A process instrument reading, Z (volt), is thought to be related to a process stream flow


rate V (L/s) and pressure P(kPa) by the following expression: Z=aV bPc. Process data have
been obtained in two sets of runs-one with V held constant, the other with P held
constant. The data are as follows:

Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
V(L/s) 0.65 1.02 1.7 3.43 1.02 1.0 1.02
5 2
P(kPa) 11.2 11.2 11. 11.2 9.1 7.6 5.4
2
Z(volts) 2.27 2.58 3.7 5.21 3.50 4.1 5.89
2 9

Suppose you had only performed runs 2,3, and 5. Calculate a, b and c algebraically from
the data for these runs. (20 points)

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