THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

EXAMINATIONS OF DECEMBER 2015

Code and Name of Course: CHNG 1000 Introduction to Chemical & Process Engineering Paper:

Date and Time: - Morning Duration: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has 3 pages and 5 questions

Calculators may be used in this examination. They must be silent, cordless and
non-programmable. Calculators will be examined to ensure that they comply
with these specified requirements.

ANSWER THREE (3) QUESTIONS,

AT LEAST ONE (1) MUST BE FROM SECTION (A) AND AT LEAST

ONE (1) MUST BE FROM SECTION B.

PLEASE USE SEPARATE ANSWER BOOKLETS FOR EACH SECTION.

ALL QUESTIONS ARE WORTH 25 MARKS EACH

The University of the West Indies Course Code CHNG 1000 2015/2016

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INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed by the Examiners and where applicable, the University Examiner and/or the External Examiner.
Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the First and Second Examiners. Completed forms
should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with
comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

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SECTION A

1. Describe the process of steam reforming as it relates to the conversion of Natural Gas.
Show how the steam reforming can form the basis of a chemical industry with a wide
range of products. Reference may be made to the operations at Point Lisas in Trinidad.
(25 Marks)

2. An important challenge facing Chemical Engineers is the imperative to protect and

improve the environment though the design and operation of plants and processes.

Discuss this statement in relation to

(a) Pollution and Waste control measures adopted in the processing of Cement.
(12 marks)

(b) Environmentally sound technology and waste management practices for an

industry of your choice excluding the Cement industry. (13 marks)

3. (a) Describe the loss prevention programme and what it seeks to achieve and the
factors that make it effective. (4 Marks)

(b) List and briefly discuss the hazard studies in the design stages of a plant.
(12 Marks)

(c) Illustrate with an example what is a safety policy, how it is derived, used and
enforced. (4 Marks)

(d) Give examples of safety motivators. (5 Marks)

The University of the West Indies Course Code CHNG 1000 2015/2016

DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY

INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed by the Examiners and where applicable, the University Examiner and/or the External Examiner.
Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the First and Second Examiners. Completed forms
should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with
comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

.........................................…………….. .........................................…………………..
First Examiner University Examiner

........................................……………… ………………………………………………
Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20....../......./...... Date: 20....../......./......

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SECTION B

4. (a) In the design and operation of heat exchangers, fouling factors for industrial
liquids are important and range from 300 to 1000 BTU ft-2 h-1 °F-1 . Express this
range in SI units.
Conversion Factors
1 m = 3.2808 ft
1 h = 3600 s
∆ (1°C) = ∆ (1.8°F)
1 J = 9.486 x 10-4 BTU (10 marks)

(b) The density of a 20 mass % sodium chloride solution in water is 1.155 g cm-3.

Calculate:

(i) the mole fraction of sodium chloride and the molarity of the solution.
(molarity is moles of solute per litre of solution). (10 marks)

(ii) the molality of the solution if 500 cm3 of water (density 1g cm-3) is added
to 1000 cm3 of the solution. (molality is the moles of solute per 1000 g of
solvent) (5 marks)
Molecular weights: sodium chloride – 58.5; water – 18
1 litre = 1000 cm3

5. (a) A distillation column separates a mixture of ethanol and water into a high purity
alcohol and wastewater. The feed is a 20 mole% ethanol and 80 mole% water
mixture. The distillate is to contain 85 mole% ethanol and the residue (the
bottoms) is to have 3 mole% ethanol.
Calculate
(i) the quantity of distillate (kmol h-1) and residue (kmol h-1) produced from
1000 kg h-1 of feed.
(ii) the percentage of ethanol in the feed that has been recovered in the
distillate.
Molecular weights: Ethanol – 46; Water – 18 (12 marks)

(b) An aqueous solution containing 10% sodium chloride and 10% potassium
chloride is desired. A solution is made up but is found to contain only 5% sodium
chloride and 4% potassium chloride. To bring the concentrations to the desired
value, one concentrated solution containing 30% potassium chloride and another
containing 25% sodium chloride were added. How much of each of the three
solutions must be used to produce 1000 kg h-1 of the desired solution. All
percentages are mass%. (13 marks)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

The University of the West Indies Course Code CHNG 1000 2015/2016

DO NOT WRITE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY

INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be signed by the Examiners and where applicable, the University Examiner and/or the External Examiner.
Where the examination does not require a University Examiner, the form must be signed by the First and Second Examiners. Completed forms
should be handed to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations). The EXTERNAL EXAMINER is requested to sign the question paper and return it with
comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Assistant Registrar (Examinations).

.........................................…………….. .........................................…………………..
First Examiner University Examiner

........................................……………… ………………………………………………
Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20....../......./...... Date: 20....../......./......