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EH/APR 2011/CHE471

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE

CHEMICAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES 1

COURSE CODE

CHE471

EXAMINATION

APRIL 2011

TIME

3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
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This question paper consists of five (5) questions.

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QUESTION 1
(P01&2, C01, C1, C3, C4, C3)
a) Define the following:
i)

Dimension

ii)

Average molecular weight of a mixture

(2 marks)
(3 marks)
b) In a chemical plant, air samples from a process area are continuously drawn through a %
inch, diameter tube to an analytical instrument located 110 ft from the process area. The
% inch, tubing has an outside diameter of 0.25 inch, and a wall thickness of 0.030 inch.
The sampling rate is 15 cm3/s under ambient conditions of 22C and 1.0 atm. The
pressure drop in the transfer line can be considered negligible. Chlorine gas is used in the
process, and if it leaks from the process, it can poison workers who might be in the area
of the leak. Determine the time required to detect a leak of chlorine in the process area
with the equipment currently installed.
(10 marks)
c) The heat capacity of acetone gas may be related to temperature by the following
equation:

Cp = 0.07196 + 20.10xl0" 5 7/-12.78xl0~ 8 7/ 2 + 34.76xKT l2 7/ 3

where, heat capacity, Cp, is expressed in kJ/(mol- C) and T\s expressed in C. Derive a
new equation with heat capacity expressed in units of atm ff/lb-mol F, and temperature
expressed in units of F.
(Given: T(F) = 1.8T(C) + 32, 1C = 1.8F)
(10 marks)
d) A 1 m3 of a solution containing formic acid (SG=1.220, MW=46.03), sulfuric acid
(SG=1.834, MW=98.08) and nitric acid (SG=1.502, MW=63.02) is prepared for chemical
engineering laboratory. Determine the mass fraction of each acids.
(5 marks)

QUESTION 2
(P01&2, C02, C2, C3, C5)
In a wastewater treatment of a metal plant, a wastewater stream containing 4.20 wt%
magnesium, Mg, is fed to a treatment unit to removes 90% of the magnesium in the feed
stream. The treated waste is sent to a waste pond before being discharged to a river. The
maximum capacity for the treatment unit is 5000 kg wastewater/h. If wastewater enters at a
rate higher than the capacity of the treatment unit, the excess wastewater will bypasses the
unit and combines with the treated waste and goes to the waste pond.
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a) Draw and label a complete flowchart of the process.

(6 marks)
b) If the wastewater enters at a rate 6000 kg/h. Calculate the flowrate of the stream to the
waste pond and the mass fraction of Mg in this stream.
(10 marks)
c) Fahmi, a process engineer for the plant has been assigned to increase the capacity of the
treatment unit to improve the removal of magnesium (Mg). Propose two (2) criteria that he
needs to consider in his assignment.
(4 marks)
QUESTION 3

(P01&2, C02, C2, C3, C3, C3)

Isopropyl alcohol (C3H7OH) and oxygen (02) react to form carbon dioxide (C02) and water
(H20). In a parallel reaction, isopropyl alcohol is oxidized to carbon monoxide (CO) and
water. The liquid isopropyl alcohol is fed to a reactor at a rate of 20.0 L/h and burned with
excess air. The product gas is analyzed and contains 0.89 mole% isopropyl alcohol, 9.10
mole% carbon dioxide and 2.05 mole% carbon monoxide on a dry-basis.
a) Draw and label a complete flowchart. Verify that the system has zero degrees of freedom
(DOF).
(3 marks)
b) Determine all the unknowns in the above process design.
(12 marks)
c) Calculate the fractional conversion of C3H7OH.
(2 marks)
d) Determine the percentage yield of C0 2 .
(3 marks)
QUESTION 4
(P01&2, C03, C1,C3, C5)
a) Define or state the following:
i) Pure component volume of a substance in a mixture
(3 marks)
ii) Gas
(2 marks)
iii) Law of corresponding states
(3 marks)

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b) A hazardous species, A, enters a laboratory which has a volume of 50 m3, as a

consequence of poor laboratory practice. Temperature of the room is 27C and partial
pressure of the A species is 0.023 atm. Assuming the species to behave as ideal gas,
i) Determine number of moles of species A released into the laboratory
(3 marks)
ii) Explain 4 (four) situations that cause A to get into the laboratory
(4 marks)
(Given: Gas constant, R = 0.08206 Latm/molK)

QUESTION 5
(P01&2, C04, C2, C3, C3, C5)
A fuel oil is burned with air in a furnace. The combustion produces 900 kW of thermal energy
which is used to boil water in tubes that pass through a shell and tube heat exchanger. Only
75% of the thermal energy is transferred to the tubes. Water enters the tube as liquid at
22C and 1 atm, and leaves as saturated steam at 24 bars.
a)

Draw and label the process flow diagram.

b)

Determine the flow rate of the steam produced in kg/s.

c)

Calculate the volumetric flow rate of the steam produced in m3/s.

(3 marks)
(7 marks)
(3 marks)
d)

Propose two (2) possible ways to increase the efficiency of the heat transfer.
(2 marks)

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