HUMG

ECH 158B
Separations and Unit Operations
Ahmet Palazoglu

HOMEWORK 1

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___ June 2015

1. (10 pts) Find a manufacturing company for spiral heat-exchangers for process applications in
the US or Europe. State what specific standard certifications (ISO quality and/or environment as
well as others like ASME) that this company may have and provide details (do not choose a
company that does not have such certifications). Include copies of the certificates as attachments
if available. Select a specific product they sell and provide details of its properties and
performance and a specification sheet that could be used for ordering (or inquiring about) that
product.

2. (10 pts) Problem 10-5 from PTW.

3. (10 pts) Problem 12-1 from PTW.
4. (10 pts) A compressor is discharging dry air at a rate of 500 ft3/min through a 4 Sch 40 pipe.
The discharge temperature from the compressor is 800F and the pressure is 150 psia. What is the
mass flow rate through the pipe? If the total equivalent length of the pipe is 500 ft, estimate the
pressure loss in the pipeline. You can assume adiabatic expansion and rough pipe. Use TMEB
and state all your assumptions.

(DUE 6/29/15)

Reference Information
g c = 32.174

R = 1544

kg.m
g .cm
kgm
lb.
=1
=1
= 9.806
2
2
2
N . sec
dyne. sec
kgf . sec 2
lbf.sec

lb f ft
ft 3 psi
cal
J
kg m 2
= 10.73
= 1.987
= 8.314
= 8314
lb mole R
lb mole R
g mole K
g mole K
sec 2 kg mole K

Unit Conversions
1 cp = 0.000672 lbm/ft/sec = 0.001 N sec/m2
1 ft3 = 7.481 gal = 28.3 L
1 ft = 0.3048 m = 12 in
1 lbm = 0.454 kgm
densitywater(250C)=62.4 lbm/ft3
1 atm = 101.3 kPa = 14.7 lbf/in2
1 kPa = 1 N/m2
1 cal = 4.1868 J
1 J = 1 N m = 1 W sec
R = 460+0F K = 273+0C

K-values
450 Elbow standard
900 Elbow standard
Tee standard
Coupling
Globe valve, open
Gate Valve, open
Union
Square-edged inlet
Inward projecting pipe
Sudden enlargement

0.35
0.75
0.4
0.04
6.0
0.17
0.04
0.5
1.0