CONFIDENTIAL CLB 10904

UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF
CHEMICAL & BIOENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

TEST 1
JANUARY SEMESTER 2020

COURSE CODE : CLB 10904

COURSE TITLE : CHEMICAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES

TIME / DURATION : 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

NAME : ………………………………………

ID NO. : …………………………..

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Answer ALL questions.

2. Question must be answered in the answer booklet.

THIS QUESTION BOOKLET CONSISTS OF 3 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS PAGE.

ATTENTION: DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL PERMISSION IS GIVEN TO DO SO.

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TOTAL MARKS: 50 MARKS

Answer ALL questions in the ANSWER PAPER provided.

Question 1
The rate of a fluid, q through a nozzle can be determined through the dimensionally homogenous
equation as given below.

Where: d1
q=C [ A √ V ( p1 −p 2 ) ]

= Smaller nozzle diameter = 30 cm

√()
1−
d1
d2
4

d2 = Larger nozzle diameter = 0.45 m

A = Area of nozzle outlet = 20 in2
p = Pressure; p1 ̶ p2 = 1.0 bar
V = Specific volume = 20.5 ft3/lbm
C = Dimensionless coefficient = 10.5

Determine the value and units of q in SI units.

(8 marks)

Question 2
A mixture with average molecular weight of 48.50 contains 200.0 m 3 of 20 mol% acetone (MW 58.08,
SG 0.791), and the remaining, X m3 of acetaldehyde (MW 44.05, SG 0.783) and Y m3 of acetic acid (MW
60.05, SG 1.049).

a) Determine the mole fraction for acetaldehyde and acetic acid in the mixture.
(5 marks)

b) Determine the mass (kg) of each compound in the mixture.

(10 marks)

c) Determine the values of X and Y.

(5 marks)

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Question 3
A condenser is used to condense substances from gaseous to liquid state, typically by cooling it.
In this problem, a stream of humid air (31.6 mole% N 2, 8.4 mole% O2 and water) enters a condenser
in which 90% of the water vapor in the humid air is condensed and removed as liquid water.
It is determined that the flow rate of this liquid water leaving the condenser as 500 cm 3 /hr.
Given the properties for the substances as following: Water (SG 1.00 and MW 18.016), N 2 (SG 0.967
and MW 28.02) and O2 (SG 1.105 and MW 32.00).

a) Draw and label a flowchart of the process.

(3 marks)
b) Calculate the total flow rate (mol/hr) of the gas stream leaving the condenser.
(6 marks)
c) Determine the average molecular weight of the mixture in the gas stream leaving the condenser.
(7 marks)
d) Determine the mass fractions of the dry air (without water) in the gas stream leaving the
condenser.
(6 marks)

END OF QUESTION

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