ChE 603 - Chemical Engineering Principles

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

1. In the combustion of solid fuels, what is the key component between

the feed and the refuse? (a) coked coal (b) moisture (c)
volatile combustible matter (d) ash
2. Propane is burned with 30% excess air. Determine the percent of water in
the flue gas assuming complete combustion. (a) 33.61% (b) 12.14% (c) 67.21% (
3. From problem #2, determine the percentage of nitrogen gas in the flue gas.
(a) 18.57% (b) 20.36% (c) 40.71% (d) 74.21%
4. A water gas has the following composition: 25.6% CO, 32.6% Hz, 8.6% CH,,, 7.2% CaH6, 13.2% C21-14, 6.1% CO2, 0.6% Oz, &
6.1% N2. Calculate the % excess air.
(a) 11.4% (b) 34.6% (c) 58.7% (d) 60.3%
5. This is the empirical relation which allows one to compute for the net hydrogen in a given solid fuel.
(a) Calderwood Eq. (c) Dulong's Formula
(b) Theoretical Oz Eq (d) Oa accounted for
(6-8) An engine burns fuel oil analyzing 88% C & 12% H w/ air supplied at 21°C, normal barometric P & 80% RH. The air supplied
is less than the theoretical amount required for complete combustion of the fuel oil; 25% of the C burns to CO, the remainder to
CO2; 02 is all consumed & the molal ratio of CO to Hz in the exhaust gas is 3:2. The EG leaves at 480°C & 745 mm Hg. Calculate
• 6. the % of the theoretical air that is supplied for combustion.
(a) 60.22% (b) 35.32% (c) 24.42% )d( 85.24%
7. the m3 air supplied/kg of oil.
(al 10.32 (b) 4.43 (c) 20.52 (d) 24.42
8. the m3 exhaust gas/kg oil.
(a) 30.51 (b) 37.52 (c) 29.80 (d) 42.78
9. Which of these is not a form of hydrogen present in solid fuels?
(a) Moisture of the fuel (13) Net Hydrogen (c) Combined Water (d)None of the above
10. When 32 kg of methane is burned completely the theoretical oxygen required is
(a) 16 kg (b) 64 kg (c) 128 kg (d)32 kg
11. In a process for concentrating 1000 kg of freshly extracted orange juice containing 12.5 wt% solids, the juice is strained,
yielding 800 kg of strained juice and 200 kg of pulpy juice. The strained juice is concentrated in a vacuum evaporator to give
an evaporated juice of 58 wt% solids. The 200 kg of pulpy juice is bypassed around the evaporator and mixed with the
evaporated juice in the mixer to improve the flavor. This final concentrated juice contains 42 wt% solids. Calculate the
percentage of solids in the pulpy juice bypassed.
(a) 25.00% (b) 11.00% (c) 34.20% (d) 12.14%
12. The H in the fuel that uses 02 from air for combustion.
(a) net H (b) H in CW (c) H in M (d) total H
13. It is normally used to determine the quality of combustion gases.
(a) Stoichiometry (b) Gravimetric Analysis (c) Orsat analysis (d) material balance
14. Crude petroleum oil is generally considered to be formed from animal & vegetable debris accumulating in sea basins or
estuaries & decomposed by anaerobic bacteria resulting in a black viscous product. A typical elemental analysis shows
80% C, 13% H, 1% N, 3% 0 & 3% S. During a certain combustion, air supplied is less than the theoretical so that all Oz is
used up. 70% of the C burns to CO2, the rest to CO; the molal ratio of CO to H2 in the exhaust gas is 1:2. Calculate the % of
theoretical air which is supplied for combustion.
(a) 41.05% (b) 56.94% (c) 65.10% (d) 74.80%
15. Hydrogen in fuel which needs oxygen from air for its combustion is known as
(a) moisture H (b) net H (c) total H (d) combined H
16. The gas phase irreversible reaction A+ B -H C is elementary. The entering flow rate of A is 10 mol/min and is equal molar in A
and B. The entering concentration of A is 0.4 mol/L. What CSTR volume [L] is necessary to achieve 90% conversion?
(a) 113.00 (b) 227.00 (c) 851.00 (d)900.0
17. Which event must always occur for a chemical reaction to take place?
(a)formation of a precipitate (c) formation of a gas
(b)effective collisions between reacting particles (d) addition of a catalyst to the reaction system
18. The conversion for a first order liquid phase reaction A -H B in a CSTR is 50%. If another CSTR of the same volume is connected in
series, then the % conversion at the exit of the second reactor will be
(a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 90 (d) 75
19. In steady-state backmix flow reactor, composition is not
(a) variable throughout the reactor (c) constant throughout the reactor
(b) a function of time (d) not uniform throughout the reactor and varies from
time to time

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