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MIT ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

COURSE CODE: CH331T 21 MAY 2019


TY BTECH SEMESTER - VI 2018 - 2019 EXAMINATION
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION
PROCESS ENGINEERING
TIME : 3 HOURS MAX MARKS : 100 MARKS
TOTAL NO OF QUESTIONS: 04 TOTAL NO OF PRINTED PAGES: 05
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Assume suitable data wherever necessary
2. Non programmable scientific calculators are allowed
3. Black figures to the right indicate full marks

1 a) As a process engineer, what are the various basic [09] CO1 L2


engineering activities need to be consider while
designing the process. Explain any 2 in detail. (List of
activities: 5 marks, explaination: 2 marks each)
b) While designing process plant, why material selection [03] CO1 L2
is important? In case of acidic compounds what type of
material is suitable for pipiline? (Reason: 2 marks,
Material: 1 mark)
c) Draw symbols for following equipment generally used [05] CO2 L2
in development of PFD. i) CSTR, ii) Heat Exchanger,
iii) Centrifugal Pump, iv) Distillation Column, v) Mixer (1
mark each)
d) What are the various paramters that process engineer [08] CO6 L2
need to be consider while selecting any equipment for
a process? Explain in detail with suitable example.
(paramters: 4 marks, Example: 4 marks)
2 a) Liquid propane, at its bubble point, is to be pumped [12] CO3 L4
from a reflux drum to a depropanizer. The maximum
flow rate is expected to be 360 gpm. The pressures in
the vessels are 200 and 220 psia respectively. The
specific gravity of propane at the pumping temperature
(100°F) is 0.485. The elevations and estimated
frictional pressure losses are shown on Figure below.
The pump curves are shown in Figure below.

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The pump nozzles elevations are zero and the velocity
head at nozzles is negligible.
Efficiency Given = 62%
NPSHR= 9 Feet
Solve for the following as given below;
1] How much is the NPSHA in feet (3 marks)
2] What is the required Differential head with factor of
Safety (3 marks)
3] Calculate the Actual horse power (3 marks)
4] Referring the Figure 2, what is the standard HP
rating for electrical Motor (3 Marks)

[2]
b) Make a preliminary Design for a Vertical Separator to [04] CO5 L4
separate a mixture of steam and water flow-rates:
steam 2000 kg/h, water 1000 kg/h; operating pressure
4 bar. (Design equations: 2 marks, Design
paramters: 2 marks)
Given data: L/D = 3
From steam table, at 4 bar: saturation temperature
143.6°C, liquid density 926.4 kg/m3, vapour density
2.16 kg/m3
c) What is control Valve? And flow coefficient of control [09] CO6 L2
valve? List and draw flow characteristics of control
valve. (Defination: 2 mark each, Characteristics: 5
marks)

3 a) Explain step wise procedure for design of kettle type of [10] CO3 L3
reboiler with relevant equations for calculations of Uo
and Ar. (1 mark for each step)
b) 10000 kg/hr of nearly pure saturated methyl ethyl [15] CO3 L5
ketone (MEK) vapour at 13.73 kPa g is to be
condensed and cooled to 60 C by cooling water which
is available in the plant at 32 C. Consider pressure
drop of 13.7 kPa for vapour and 68.7 kPa for the water
as permissible. Design the suitable shell and tube heat
exchanger for the heat duty. Calculate the total
reauired heat transfer area and the percent excess
heat transfer area. (Energy Balance calculations: 5
marks, hi and ho calculations: 5 marks, Uo and Ar
calculatoons: 5 marks)

Data Given:
At condensation, temperature=83.87 °C, Critical
temperature of MEK= 535.6K, Latent heat of
vaporization of MEK at condensation
temperature=438.27 kJ/kg, Specific heat of liquid
MEK=2.298 kJ/kg °C, Outlet temperature of cooling
water= 40 °C, Specific heat of warer =4.1868 kJ/kg °C,
for condensation :Uc=800 w/m2 °C, for
subcooling:Usub= 200 W/m2 °C, For pure
components R=0, Ft=1, Tube outside diamter=19.05
mm, length= 1.83 m, Pt=23.8125 mm,

[3]
Clearance netween shell ID and Db=13 mm, Tube
inside diameter= 15.748 mm, Np=2, k1=0.249,
n1=2.207, density of water=992.9 kg/m3, viscosity of
water at 36 °C=0.72 cP, Thermal conductivity of water
at 36 °C=k=0.6228 W/m °C, hco=1500 W/m2 °C,
tw=58.577 °C, Viscosity of MEK at 71.22 C=0.32 cP,
Density of MEK at 71.22 C= 805 kg/m3, Thermal
Conductivity of MEK at 71.22 C= 0.173W/m °C,
hosub=283.77 W/m2 °C, hod=10000 W/m2 °C,
hid=4000 W/m2 °C, kw=16.3 W/m °C+C29

4 a) What are various criterias for slection of type of [06] CO6 L2


distillation column for given application? Explain in
detail. (minimum 6 criterias: 1 mark each)
b) When we should select azeotropic distillation, reactive [09] CO4 L3
distillation and extractive distillation? Explain with
suitable example. (Reasons with examples: 3 marks
each)
c) Aqueous solution of ethanol contains 6% by mass [10] CO3 L4
ethanol. It is to be concentrated in the distillation
column to 30% (by mass). Open steam, saturated at
80 kPa g pressure will be used for the distillation
Column. Feed flow rate is 5000 kg/h and it is saturated
liquid at its boiling point. Residue should not contain
more than 0.02 mass percent ethanol. Sparging steam
flow is 0.2 kg/kg of feed. Calculate reflux ratio and
number of theretical stages required for the desired
separation. (Material Balance: 2 marks, Reflux ratio: 2
marks, Number of stages: 6 marks)
Equilibrium data for ethanol-water system at 101.3 kPa

x 0.019 0.0721 0.097 0.1238 0.1661

y 0.17 0.3891 0.438 0.4704 0.5089

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