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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE - SEMESTER–III (OLD) - EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2018
Subject Code:130504 Date: 25/05/2018
Subject Name: Process Calculation
Time:10:30 AM to 01:30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) What is Fundamental quantity and Derived quantities? Give units of following 07
in terms of fundamental quantity: Area, Volume, Work, Power, Mass flow rate
and Specific heat.
(b) Find the value of Universal gas constant R in following units. 07
(1) m3.kPa/kmol. 0k
(2) m3.bar/kmol. 0k
(3) kcal/kmole.0k
(4) L.atm(mol. 0k)
Q.2 (a) Define (i) Raoult’s law (ii) Dalton’s law. 07
What are the applications and limitations of Raoult’s law?
(b) Vapour pressure of benzene in the temperature range of 280.65 K (7.5o C) to 07
377.15 K(104oC) can be calculated. By using the following Antoine equation.

Where, p = vapour pressure in torr (mm Hg), t = temperature in oC . Convert the

equation in SI units.
OR
(b) An aqueous solution of sodium chloride is prepared by dissolving 25 kg of 07
sodium chloride in 100 kg of water. Determine (a) weight % and (b) mole %
composition of solution.
Q.3 (a) Explain the material balance of extractor. 07
(b) An aqueous solution of pyridine containing 27% (by weight) pyridine and 73% 07
(by weight) water is to be extracted with chlorobenzene. The feed and the solvent
are mixed well in batch extractor and the mixture is then allowed to stand for
phase separation. The extract phase contains 11% pyridine, 88.1% chlorobenzene
and 0.9% water by weight. The raffinate phase contains 5% pyridine and 95%
water by weight. Calculate: (a) The quantities of two phases (layers) (b) the
weight ratio of solvent to feed based on 100 kg of feed.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain the material balance of crystallizer. 07
(b) The dilute acid containing 25% H2SO4 is concentrated by commercial grade 07
sulphuric acid containing 98% H2SO4 to obtain desired acid containing 65%
H2SO4. Find the quantities of the acids required to make 1000 kg desired acid.
Q.4 (a) Discuss the importance of recycling, bypassing and purge operation 07
(b) Ethylene oxide is produced by oxidation of ethylene. 100 kmol of ethylene are 07
fed to a reactor and the product is found to contain 80 kmol ethylene oxide and
10 kmol of CO2. Calculate: (a) the percent conversion of ethylene and (b) the
percent yield of ethylene oxide.
OR
Q.4 (a) Define and explain the following terms: 07
(1)Heat of formation (2)Heat of combustion (3)Heat of reaction

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 (4) Limiting reactant (5) Excess reactant (6) Conversion of reaction (7) Heat of
solution
(b) In the Decon process for the manufacturing of chlorine, a dry mixture of 07
hydrochloric acid gas and air is passed over a heated catalyst which promotes
oxidation of acid. Air is used 30% in excess of that theoretically required.
Calculate the weight of air supplied per kilogram of the acid.(atomic weight of
Cl=35.5, Molecular weight of air=28.84)
Q.5 (a) Discuss Proximate and Ultimate analysis of coal. 07
(b) The ultimate analysis of a residual fuel oil (RFO) sample is as given as: C: 88.4%, 07
H: 9.4%, and S: 2.2 % (by weight). It is used as a fuel in a power generating
boiler with 25% excess air. Calculate (a) the theoretical dry air requirement (b)
the actual dry air supplied (c) the Orsat analysis of flue gases.
OR
Q.5 (a) Define GCV and NCV for fuels. Give its importance. Also give the names of the 07
equipments used for measuring CV of solid, liquid and gases.
(b) Define the following terms 07
(1) Dry-bulb temperature
(2) Absolute humidity
(3) Percentage humidity
(4) Process flow sheet
(5) Dew point
(6) Humid heat
(7) Limiting component

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