1. A heavy hydrogen oil (Cp=2.

30 KJ/kg▪K) is being cooled in a counter current pipe heat exchanger from

371.9K to 349.7K and flows inside the inner pipe at 3630kg/hr. Water is used for cooling at a rate of 1450
kg/hr and enters the annulus at 288.6 K. The outlet temperatue of water should be

a. 319 ˚F b. 319.1 K c. 280 ˚F d. 280 K

2. From the data in the problem above, the logarithmic mean temperature in K is.

a. 60 b. 50 c. 57 d. 69

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The reaction A→R is elementary and R has a catalytic effect. The initial concentrations of A and R are 5
and 1 gmol/L , respectively. If there is no catalyst (other than R) present, it takes 15 min to reduce the
concentration from 5 to 2 gmol/L. But if there is Catalyst C present in 0.3 gmol/L concentration , it takes
7 minutes for the same reduction of the concentration of A.

3. Calculate the rate constant for the rxn catalyzed by R.

a. 0.0256 L/mol▪min b. 0.0375 L/mol▪min c. 0.301 L2/mol▪min d. 0.0527 L2/mol▪min

4. Calculate the rate constant for the rxn catalyzed by both R and C.

a. a. 0.01 L2/mol2min b. 0.1 L2/mol2min c. 0.026 L2/mol2min d. 0.00375 L2/mol2min

5. A solution at 25˚C is to be concentrated from 10 to 65% solids in a vertical long-tube evaporator. The
solution has a negligible elevation in boiling point and its specific hto be the sameeat can be taken

50. A nozzle of cross-sectional area A2 is discharging to the atmosphere and located in the side of a large
tank, in which the open surface of the liquid in the tank is Hm above the centerline of the nozzle. What is
the correct expression for the velocity V2 in the nozzle?

a. 2gH b. gH c. √2gH d. √gH

51. Solute A is to be extracted from water using Solvent C. If 200 lb of a 10% Solute A solution is extracted
once with 300 lb of Solvent C, what percent of solute A is extracted? Equilibrium data is y=0.82x

a. 3.85% b. 35.34% c. 55.16% d. 57.75%

52. Referring to the previous problem, if we increase the mass extracting solvent to 500lb Solvent C, how
much change in the percentage would be obtained?

a. 10.64% decrease b. 12.05% decrease c. 1.07% decrease d. 11.74% increase

53. In pumps, this occurs if the pressure on the liquid in the suction line drops below the vapor pressure.

a. flashing b. cavitation c. vibration d. swirling

54. A class of pumps where a definite volume of liquid is drawn into a chamber and then forced out of the
chamber at a higher pressure.

a. rotary pumps b. reciprocating pumps c. positive-displacement pumps d.centrifugal pumps

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55. A new design of a filter press claims that the rate of washing is only 1/6 that of the rate of filtration.
Assuming that Ve=0 and Ruth equation applies, and the wash water is only 5% of the filtrate volume.
Calculate the time of washing in minutes if the filtration time is 30 minutes?

a. 30 b. 6 c. 20 d. 18

56. If the volume of the filtrate is 20L per thirty minutes in the previous problem, what is the value of
constant k used in the Ruth equation?

a. 13.3 b. 30 c. 20 d. 18.6

57. In the power law model that describes the rheology of Bingham fluids, the value of the power law
exponent is

a. 0 b. >1 c. <1 d. 1

58. A third creeps in a circular pipe and the “brag”, a term to characterize the mobility of the fluid,is
governed by the equation B=45fDi2, where Di is in inches. If the pipe has 2” ID, the velocity is 0.6 m/s and
the viscosity and density of the fluid are 0.01 Pa▪s and 600kg/m3. Calculate the brag of the fluid.

a. 0.033 b. 1.6 c. 0.025 d. 0.171

59. What is the volumetric flow rate in m3/hr of the fluid flowing velocity in the previous problem?

a. 10.2 b. 17.5 c. 1.22 d. 4.38

60. Which of the ff is not an equivalent value of universal gas constant?

a. 82.06 cm3▪atm/K▪mol b. 1545 ft▪lbf/lbmol▪˚R c. 1.987 ft3▪atm/lbmol▪˚R d. 1.987 erg/mol▪K

61. Which is an example of an equimolar counter diffusion?

a. Absorption b. Stripping c. Distillation d. Evaporation

62. It is the methiod used to free milk from disease germs.

a. Lyophilization b. Pasteurization c. Fermentation d. Evaporation

63. Ink diffuses in water and it has a diffusivity of a 0.15 cm2/s. The average concentration pressure of ink
is 3g/L and that at the point 3mm below the surface is 0.03g/L. Calculate the mass flux in g/cm 3 ▪hr

a. 1.49 b. 0.09 c. 5.35 d. 0.68

64. If phase drift is imposed on the system by a value of 2g/cm 2 ▪hr in the previous problem, how much
will the value of increased?

a. 234% b. 57.3% c. 37.4% d. 271%

65. Calculate the volumetric flow rate of water in fpm as it goes out of a 1’’-diameter orifice. The height
of the fluid is 5ft and it is replenished such that its level is maintained.
66. A composite material fabricated by attaching two thin still skins to a lightweight butt core?

a. ceramic metal composite b. laminar composite c. ? d?

67. The mode of transfer that can occur in vacuum is?

a. conduction only b. convection only c. conduction and convection only d. radiation only

68. An industrial furnace is constructed at 0.900 ft having k=0.600 BTU/hr▪ft▪˚F. This is covered on the
outer surface with a 0.200 ft thick layer of insulating material having k= 0.0300 BTU/hr▪ft▪˚F. The
innermost surface is at 2500 ˚F. Calculate the heat transfer per square foot.

a. 294 b. 415 c. 592 d. 3.6

69. The phenomenon happens when the fluid in a packed column tends to move toward the region of
greatest void space. It is because of this condition that a poor performance for using random packing in
packed column is observed. What do you call this phenomenon?

a. pressure drop b. channeling c. blinding d. cavitation

70. The desired material in a screening procedure is the oversize. It is the total pecentage larger than the
screen in the feed, product and oversize are 39%, 89%, and 3% respectively. Calculate the effectiveness
of the screen.

a. 73.8% b. 78.3% c. 83.8% d. 88.3%

71. A 70% NaOH liquor at 1600 ˚F with a heat content of 325 BTU /lb is diluted with a 20% NaOH liquor at
800 ˚F with a heat content of 40 BTU/lb to give a final solution containing 40% NaOH. For every 100 lb of
product, how much heat in BTU must be removed to maintain a final temp of 1000 ˚F? (heat content of
40% solution is 94 BTU/lb at 1000 ˚F)

a. 6000 b. 5000 c. 4000 d. 3000