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BOARD OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LICENSURE EXAMINATION
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

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34. A liquid-phase batch reaction 2D +E→F has a conversion factor expressed by the equation 𝑟 = 0.24𝐶𝐸 0.5 where r is the conversion
factor based on the reactant E, 𝐶𝐸 is the concentration of E at any time t. The average molecular weight of the feed is 90 and a density of
1.6 g/mL. The feed consists of 2 kgmol D and 1 kgmol E. The charging, cleaning and discharging time per batch is 2.5 hours and the
volume of the reactor is twice the volume of the feed. Assume 300 days per year and 12 hours operation/day. The volume of the reactor in
liters is
a. 257 b. 338 c. 170 d. 413
1 1
𝑉 = 3(90)(1000) ( ) ( ) (2) = 337.5 𝐿
1.6 1000
35. If the same volume (without the allowance) for conversion from the previous problem is used in a CSTR, using all conditions of the feed,
what is the resulting conversion if space time is 5 minutes?
a) 0.24 b) 0.38 c) 0.61 d) 0.66
𝑉 168.75
𝜏 = ; 𝑣0 = = 33.75 𝐿/𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑣0 5
1
𝐹𝐴0 𝑋𝐴 𝑣𝑜 𝐶𝐴0 𝑋𝐴 (33.75) ( ) 𝑋𝐴
𝑉 = 168.75 = = = 168.75
0.5 (1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
𝑘𝐶𝐴0 − 𝑋𝐴 ) 𝑘𝐶𝐴0 (1 − 𝑋𝐴 ) 1
0.25 ( ) (1 − 𝑋𝐴 )0.5
168.75
𝑋𝐴 = 0.9962
36. If we used PFR, what is the volume required for the same conversion and space time?
a) 145 b) 295 c) 0.66 d) 0.88
𝑔
𝐶𝐴0 = 1.6
𝑚𝐿
𝐹𝐴0 𝑑𝑋𝐴 𝑣𝑜 𝐶𝐴0 𝑋𝐴 𝑑𝑋𝐴
𝑉= 0.5 (1 0.5
= 0.5 0.5
𝑘𝐶𝐴0 − 𝑋𝐴 ) 𝑑𝑡 𝑘𝐶𝐴0 (1 − 𝑋𝐴 ) 𝑑𝑡
1
(33.75) ( ) 0.9962
𝑋𝐴
𝑉
0.5 ∫
𝑑𝑋 = 𝑉
1 0 (1 − 𝑋𝐴 )0.5 𝐴
0.25 ( )
𝑉
𝑉=

37. A spherical body of diameter 0.3 m is at 311 K, and it is being heated by a surface of temperature of 1100 K. If the emissivity of the body is
0.5 at 311 K and 0.60 at 1100 K, what is the total amount of heat transferred in kJ?
a) 14.1 b) -14.1 c) 23.3 d) -23.3
2
0.3
𝑞 = 𝜎𝐴𝜀(𝑇14 − 𝑇24 ) = 4𝜋 ( ) (5.676𝑥10−8 )(0.6)(3114 − 11004 ) = −23346.5 𝐽 = −23.3 𝑘𝐽
2
38. A gaseous fuel is burned in excess air and the combustion gases has the analysis of 12%CO2, 0.5%CO, 2%O2,2%H2 and 83.5%N2. What
is the %excess air?
a) 2.1 b) 10 c) 9.7 d) 10.6
1
𝐻2 + 𝑂2 → 𝐻2
2
21
𝑂2 𝑠𝑢𝑝 = 83.5 ( ) = 22.1962
79
0.5
𝑂2 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 22.1962 − 12 − − 2 = 7.9462
2
2
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜 𝑂2 = 12 + 0.5 + + 7.9462 = 21.4462
2
′
22.1962 − 21.4462
%𝑋 𝑠 𝑎𝑖𝑟 = (100) = 3.5%
21.4462
39. What is the C to H ratio in the fuel in the previous problem?
a) 0.94 b) 0.85 c) 0.33 d) 4.0
𝐶 12.5
= = 0.37
𝐻 7.9462(4) + 2
40. Aluminum sulfate can be made by reacting crushed bauxite ore with sulfuric acid. The bauxite ore contains 55.4% by weight Al 2O3, the
remainder being impurities. The acid solution contains 77.7% by weight H2SO4. To produce crude aluminum sulfate containing 1798 lb of
pure aluminum sulfate, 1080 lb of bauxite ore and 2510 lb sulfuric are used. What percentage of the excess reactant was consumed?
a. 60% b. 70% c. 80% d. 90%
𝐴𝑙2 𝑂3 + 3𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4 → 𝐴𝑙2 (𝑆𝑂4 )3 + 3𝐻2 𝑂
1080 lb 2510 lb 1798 lb
0.554(1080) (0.777)2510
598.32 1950.27
(0.554)1080 3 98
𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4 = ( ) ( ) = 1724.57, ∴ 𝐻2 𝑆𝑂4 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔
102 1 1
1798 102
( )
%𝑋𝑠 𝑟𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑑 = 342 1 (100) = 90%
1080(0.554)
41. Calculate the percentage excess reactant.
a. 7.5% b. 11.5% c. 18.99% d. 25.67%
1950.27 1 102
598.32 − ( )( )
%𝑋𝑠 𝑟𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 = 98 3 1 = 11.6%
1950.27 1 102
( )( )
98 3 1
42. What is the degree of completion of the reaction?
a. 0.90 b. 0.80 c. 0.70 d. 0.60
1798
deg 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = = 0.90
598.32 342
( )
102 1
43. Two feed streams are fed to a distillation column; stream A with 40%mol Churnek and 60%mol Chuchu flows at a rate of 500 mol/hr, while
stream B with 30%mol Churnek and 70%mol Chuchu flows at a rate of 300 mol/hr. If the amount of distillate is 250 mols/hr with 80% of
Churnek goes to it, what is the concentration of the bottoms?
a) 10.5% b) 23.2% c) 6.7% d) 5.2%
𝐹1 + 𝐹2 = 𝐷 + 𝐵
500 + 300 = 250 + 𝐵; 𝐵 = 550
500(0.4) + 300(0.3) = (500)(0.4)(0.8) + 550(𝑥); 𝑥 = 23.6
44. If stream A is 40% vapor and stream B is 45% vapor, what is the slope of the feed line?
a) -1.50 b) -1.22 c) -0.72 d) -1.39
500(0.4) + 300(0.45)
𝑓= = 0.41875
800
1−𝑓 1 − 0.41875
− =− = −1.39
𝑓 0.41875
45. Chemical A is placed a vessel vented on the atmosphere. At a temperature of 205.9oC, the gauge pressure is -10 mmHg while that at
209.6oC, the gauge pressure is -5 mmHg. What is normal boiling point in oC of chemical A?
a. 259 b. 532 c. 805 d. 278
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 + 𝑃𝑔𝑎𝑢𝑔𝑒
𝑃1 = −10 + 760 = 750 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔, 𝑇1 = 205.9 + 273.15 = 479.05 𝐾
𝑃2 = −5 + 760 = 755 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔, 𝑇1 = 209.6 + 273.15 = 482.75 𝐾
𝑃1 750 ∆𝐻𝑣𝑎𝑝 1 1 ∆𝐻𝑣𝑎𝑝 1 1
ln = ln =− ( − )=− ( − )
𝑃2 755 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 8.314 479.05 482.75
𝐽
∆𝐻𝑣𝑎𝑝 = 3475.84
𝑚𝑜𝑙
750 3475.84 1 1
ln =− ( − )
760 8.314 479.05 𝑇𝑏
𝑇𝑏 = 486.43 𝐾 = 213.28
46. If 6 lb of argon undergo a constant 1 atm-pressure heating process from 80oF to 230oF, determine the heat needed in Btu.
a. 112 b. 242 c. 312 d. 455
5 3
𝐶𝑝 = 𝑅, 𝐶𝑣 = 𝑅
2 2
𝑏𝑡𝑢
𝑅 = 1.986
𝑙𝑏𝑚𝑜𝑙 °𝑅
6 5
𝑞 = 𝑛𝑐𝑝 (∆𝑇) = ( ) (1.986)(230 − 80) = 112 𝑏𝑡𝑢
40 2
47. From the data in the problem above, calculate the change in internal energy in Btu
a) 412 b) 345 c) 210 d) 67
6 3
∆𝑈 = 𝑛𝑐𝑣 ∆𝑇 = ( ) (1.986)(230 − 80) = 67 𝑏𝑡𝑢
40 2
48. Water at 298 K is flowing at a rate of 10 gal/min in a pipe having an inside diameter of 2.067 in. Calculate the Reynolds number.
a. 1.53 x 102 b) 1.53 x 103 c) 1.53 x 104 d) 1.53 x 105
3 2
𝑔𝑎𝑙 1𝑓𝑡 1𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝜋 2.067
𝑞 = 𝑣𝑆 = 10 ( )( ) = 𝑣( )( ) ; 𝑣 = 0.9562 𝑓𝑡/𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑚𝑖𝑛 7.48𝑔𝑎𝑙 60𝑠 4 12
𝑙𝑏𝑚
𝜇 = 1.864x10−5 , 𝜌 = 62.4
𝑓𝑡3
2.067
𝜌𝐷𝑣 62.4 ( 12 ) (0.9562)
𝑁𝑅𝑒 = = = 5.51𝑥105
𝜇 1.864x10−5
𝑣 0.8
49. The heat transfer coefficient of water can be estimated as ℎ = 1429(1 + 0.0146𝑇 𝑜 𝐶) 0.2. If water at 298 K flows in a pipe with ID of
𝐷
0.053 m at a rate of 630 cc/s, and the wall temperature is 311 K, calculate the amount of heat transfer due to convection per 0.301 m of
pipe.
a) -36.94W b) 3289.20 W c) -896.07 W d) -144.79 W
0.8
𝑣
ℎ = 1429(1 + 0.0146𝑇 𝑜 𝐶) 0.2
𝐷
311 + 298
𝑇𝑓 = = 304.5 𝐾 = 31.35℃
2
3
𝑐𝑚3 1 𝑚 𝜋
𝑞 = 𝑣𝑆 = 630 ( ) = 𝑣 ( ) (0.053)2 ; 𝑣 = 0.285561 𝑚/𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑠 100 𝑐𝑚 4
0.2855610.8
ℎ = 1429[1 + 0.0146(31.35)] = 1375.33
0.0530.2
𝑞 = 1375.33(𝜋)(0.053)(0.301)(298 − 311) = −896.07

50. A packed tower is used to treat 25,000 m3/hr of gas containing 2% A(molecular weight: 30) and 98% non-soluble B (molecular weight: 50)
by volume. T = 25°C and Pt = 1atm. If the mass velocity of the gas is 4.0 kg/(m2-s), what should be the diameter of the tower?
a) 1.76 m b) 1.86 m c) 2.12 m d) 1.52 m
𝜌𝑞
𝐺 = 𝜌𝑣 =
𝑆
𝑃𝑀 1[0.02(30) + 0.98(50)] 𝑔 1𝑘𝑔 1000𝐿 𝑘𝑔
𝜌= = = 2.0273 ( )( 3
) = 2.0273 3
𝑅𝑇 0.08206(298.15) 𝐿 1000𝑔 1𝑚 𝑚
𝑚3 1ℎ𝑟
𝜌𝑞 2.0273 (25000 ℎ𝑟 ) (3600𝑠 )
𝐺=4= = 𝜋 2 ; 𝐷 = 2.12 𝑚
𝑆 𝐷
4
51. If Henry’s constant of A in water is 1500 and heavy water is 0.0001%A, what is the %efficiency of the tower?
a) 89.58 b) 85.27 c) 97.69 d) 92.63
𝑦 = 𝐻𝑥
𝑦2 = 1500(0.000001) = 0.0015
0.0015
𝑌2 = = 0.00150225338
1 − 0.0015
0.02
𝑌1 = = 0.02040816327
1 − 0.02
0.02040816327 − 0.00150225338
𝑒𝑓𝑓 = (100) = 92.64%
0.02040816327
52. A 100 kg material contains 10% moisture and is being dried in a dyer using 50 ft3/min dry air at 75oC and 1 atm. The outgoing air is
saturated at the same temperature and pressure. What is the final moisture content of the dried material after 30 minutes?
a) 0% b) 2% c) 4% d) 6%
𝑉𝑃 = 289.1 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
289.1 𝑓𝑡 3 1𝑚 3 1000𝐿
𝑃𝑉 (50 ) ( ) ( )
760 𝑚𝑖𝑛 3.28𝑓𝑡 1𝑚3
𝑚= 𝑀= (18) = 0.339592 𝑘𝑔/𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑅𝑇 0.08206(75 + 273.15)
𝑚𝐻2𝑂 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 = 0.339592(30) = 10.18776 𝑘𝑔
𝑚𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 = 100(0.1) = 10 𝑘𝑔; ∴ 0%
53. A solution containing 30%Borbs salt is sent into a crystallizer where it is cooled down to 20oC and the crop is died to obtain anhydrous salt.
How many salt is recovered per 1000 kg/hr feed if the solubility of Borbs salt is 10 g/100 g water and that the crop adheres 10% of the
mother liquor?
a) 230 kg/hr b) 237 kg/hr c) 241 kg/hr d) 322 kg/hr
1000 = 𝐶 + 𝑀
10
1000(0.3) = 𝐶 + 𝑀 ( )
110
 𝐶 = 230, 𝑀 = 770
10 𝑘𝑔
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 230 + 0.1(770) ( ) = 237
110 ℎ𝑟
54. If Borbs salt costs P 200/kg, how much profit is gained for 1 month if the cost of feed is P 40/kg?
a) P 5,328,000 b) P 7,400,0000 c) P 1,776,000 d) P 4,320,000
𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 = 237(200)(24)(30) = 𝑃ℎ𝑃 34, 128, 000
𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 1000(40)(24)(30) = 𝑃ℎ𝑃 28, 800, 000
𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡 = 𝑃ℎ𝑃 5, 328, 000
55. Using the “no-slip” condition, the velocity of the film adjacent to the wall of the pipe is
a) Equal to the average velocity of the fluid c) zero
b) Equal to twice the average velocity of the fluid d) two-thirds of the maximum velocity of the fluid
56. Black body has emissivity
a) less than 1.0 b) equals 1.0 c) greater than 1.0 d) equals zero.
57. What is the density of 40% carbon dioxide and 60% carbon monoxide by volume at 89oF and 2 atm?
a) 1.473 g/L b) 0.055 lbm/ft3 c) 0.092 lbm/ft3 d) 1.473 lbm/ft3
𝑃𝑀 2[44(0.4) + 28(0.6)] 𝑙𝑏 1𝑘𝑔 3.28𝑓𝑡 3 𝑘𝑔
𝜌= = = 0.1716 3 ( )( ) = 2.75 3
𝑅𝑇 0.7302(89 + 460) 𝑓𝑡 2.2𝑙𝑏 1𝑚 𝑚
58. Ethanol is diffusing through a vessel 0.25 m deep containing water at 1 atm and 298 K. At the surface, the concentration of ethanol is
0.092 g/m3 and the bottom, the concentration is 0.0092 g/m3. Calculate the flux of ethanol in g/s-m2 at steady state. Diffusivity is 0.230 m2/s
a) 0.076 b) 3.074 x 10-8 c) 3.115 x 10-3 d) 0.021
𝑁𝐴 𝐷 0.23 𝑔
= (𝐶𝐴1 − 𝐶𝐴2 ) = (0.092 − 0.0092) = 0.076
𝐴 𝑧 0.25 𝑠 𝑚2
59. What is the molar flow rate of ethanol in mol/s if the vessel is a 8 cm x 8 cm square duct?
a) 4.86E-4 b) 1.06E-5 c) 1.97E-10 d) 4.33E-7
0.076(0.08)(0.08) 𝑚𝑜𝑙
𝑁𝐴 = = 1.06𝑥10−5
46 𝑠
60. A feed of 4535 kg/hr of a 2.0%wt salt solution at 311 K enters continuously in a single effect evaporator and is being concentrated to 3.0%.
The evaporation is atmospheric pressure and the area of the evaporator is 69.7 m 2. Saturated steam at 383.2 K is supplied for heating.
There is no appreciable BPR, and the heat capacity is taken as 4.10 kJ/kg-K. Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient in W/m2-K
a) 1762 b) 1790 c) 1840 d) 1941
4535 = 𝑉 + 𝐿
4535(0.02) = 𝐿(0.03)
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝑔
𝐿 = 3023.33 ; 𝑉 = 1511.67
ℎ𝑟 ℎ𝑟
𝑇𝑆 = 383.2 𝐾 = 110.05 ℃, 𝜆 = 2230.04 kJ/kg
𝐹ℎ𝐹 + 𝑆𝜆 = 𝐿ℎ𝐿 + 𝑉𝐻𝑉
4535(4.10)(311 − 373.15) + 𝑆(2230.04) = 1511.67(2257)
𝑘𝑔
𝑆 = 2048.136
ℎ𝑟
1000 𝑊
𝑞 = 2048.136(2230.44) ( ) = 𝑈𝐴(𝑇𝑆 − 𝑇1 ) = 𝑈(69.7)(383.2 − 373.15); 𝑈 = 1811.54 2
3600 𝑚 𝐾
61. Calculate the steam economy
a) 1.49 b) 1.74 c) 0.36 d) 0.73
1511.67
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑛 = = 0.738
2048.136
62. The amount of heat transferred by the steam in W is
a) 1280000 b) 625000 c) 627 d) 2256000
1000
𝑞 = 2048.136(2230.44) ( ) = 1,268,956.79 𝑊
3600
63. A bacteria doubles every 5 minutes and there is 1 mg per 1 million population. Calculate the mass of biomass if there are initially 1 million
bacteria and they are allowed to grow in 2 hour?
a) 16.8 kg b) 16.8 g c) 135 g d) 1.30 kg
6
ln 2
ln 2 = 𝑘(5); 𝑥 = 1𝑥10 exp ( ∙ 2 ∙ 60) = 1.6777216𝑥1013
5
1𝑚𝑔 1𝑘𝑔
𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 = 1.6777216𝑥1013 ( 6
)( ) = 16.8 𝑘𝑔
1𝑥10 1𝑥106 𝑚𝑔
64. Gravity filters operate by virtue of the difference in __________ of material components.
a) densities b) volatility c) tensile strength d) attractive force
65. Black body has emissivity
a) less than 1.0 b) equals 1.0 c) greater than 1.0 d) equals zero.
66. Consider a lake with a volume of 8 billion ft³ and an initial pollutant concentration of 0.25%. An inflowing river brings in 500 million ft³ of
water daily with a low pollutant concentration of 0.05%, and an outflowing river removes 500 million ft³ of the lake water daily. Assume the
water is perfectly mixed. How long will it take to reduce the pollutant concentration in the lake to 0.10%?
a) 13.9 days b) 18.4 days c) 22.2 days d) 36.1 days
𝑑𝑋 𝑋 1
= 500𝑥106 (0.00005) − 500𝑥106 ( 9
) = 250,000 − 𝑋
𝑑𝑡 8𝑥10 16
𝑑𝑋 1
+ 𝑋 = 250,000
𝑑𝑡 16
1
𝑣 = 𝑒 16𝑡
1 250000 1 𝑡
𝑒 16𝑡 ∙ 𝑋 = 𝑒 16 + 𝐶
1
16
1
𝑋 = 4𝑥106 + 𝐶𝑒 −16𝑡
𝑎𝑡 𝑡 = 0, 𝑋 = 0.0025(8𝑥109 ) = 2𝑥107
𝑋 = 2𝑥107 − 4𝑥106 = 1.6𝑥107
1
𝑋 = 4𝑥106 + 1.6𝑥107 𝑒 −16𝑡
𝑎𝑡 𝑋 = 0.001(8𝑥109 ) = 8𝑥106
1
8𝑥106 = 4𝑥106 + 1.6𝑥107 𝑒 −16𝑡
𝑡 = 22.18 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
67. Using the “no-slip” condition, the velocity of the film adjacent to the wall of the pipe is
a) Equal to the average velocity of the fluid c) zero
b) Equal to twice the average velocity of the fluid d) two-thirds of the maximum velocity of the fluid