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Thapar University, Patiala
Department of Chemical Engineering
End-Semester Examination

BE - Chemical (VIII - Semester) UCH802: Process Modeling and Simulation

19th May, 2015
Time: 9 AM - 12 Noon; MM: 45 Name of Faculty: Dr. Dipaloy Dana

Note: I. Attempt all the parts of a question together. 2. Make necessary assumption as and when required. 3.
Show all the necessary steps in the calculation.4. Total Six (6) questions on Two (2) Pages. 5. Evaluated
answer sheet of EST will be shown on 2r May 2015 in TAN building between 5 & 6 PM.

Ql. An isothermal 1E order irreversible be constant, write the equations describing

reaction A B takes place in the liquid the system. [4]
phase in a constant-volume reactor. The
mixing is not perfect. Observation of flow FR

F
patterns indicates that a two-tank system with F 2 ,2
CAO CA,
back mixing (Fig. 1) should approximate the
imperfect mixing. Assuming F and FR are to
Fig. 1

Q2. A closed kettle (Fig. 2) of total

surface area 40 m2 is heated by condensing
steam (373 K). The kettle is charged with
500 kg of liquid of heat capacity of 2500 J/kg
at a temperature of 298 K. If the process is
controlled by a heat-transfer coefficient of
140 W/m2K. (a) Derive a model equation to
show the variation of temperature in
dimensionless form. (b) Calculate the
temperature after 1 hr. [6 + 2 = 8] Fig. 2

Q3. 200 cm3/s of a solvent S is used to treat 500 cm3/s of a 15% by weight solution of A in B,
where A is being extracted from B under unsteady-state conditions in a single stage using the
counter-current mode of operation in a liquid-liquid extraction column. The volume of B (VI) is
100 dm3 and the volume, of solvent (V2) is 75 dm3. The distribution coefficient m = 4 and the
densities of A, B, and S are 1200, 1000, and 800 kg/m3, respectively. All the quantities are
expressed on a solute-free basis. (a) Derive an expression for the fraction of A being extracted.
(b) Determine the composition of the final raffinate and fraction extracted after 1 min. (c) If 50%
of A is to be extracted then calculate the time required for same VI and V2. [5 + 3 + 2 = 10]

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Q4. Consider an ideal mixture of 20 mol% propane (1), 45 mol% n-butane (2), and 35 mol%
n-pentane (3). If the mixture is tlash vaporized at 82C and 1013.25 kPa, determine proportion of
vapor (V), and compositions of vapor (y,'s) and liquid (x,'s) formed. Use Newton-Raphson
method. [5]
1892.47 2151.63
In (kPa) 13.7713 )(kPa =13.7224
In Pr
4 C) + 248.82 1(C)+ 236.91
2477.07
In P3s (kPa) =13.8183
t( C)+ 233.21
Q5. A chemical process is represented by the following set of equations. Precedence-order
these equations using appropriate algorithm. [6]
x6 4 = 0
(d) x33 + 2x2 2x3 = 0
(a) x1 x4
x,
(b) x2x5 3x6 = 0 (e) x2 + x4 3 = 0

(c) 3 2=0
+ In x (f) x3(x3 + x6 ) 7 = 0
x2 x4

Q6. The reduced digraph of a chemical process plant is shown in Fig. 3. Using the algorithms
proposed by Barkley and Motard (1972) for decomposition of networks to find the (a) cut-set
containing tear streams, and (b) total number of output streams affected by the cut-set. [10 + 2]

5 8

it ~ 12
10

24 25 26 8 30
14 15 18
22 4

39

33
Fig. 3

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