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Consider the gas phase reaction $N_2O_4 \rightleftarrows 2NO_2$ occuring in an isothermal and isobaric reactor maintained at $298 K$ and $1.0$ bar. The standard Gibbs ene...
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Flow of water thorough an equal percentage valve is $900 \text{ litre } h^{-1}$ at $30 \%$ opening, and $1080 \text{ litre } h^{-1}$ at $35 \%$ opening. Assume that the p...
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A tank initially contains a gas mixture with $21\:mol\:\% $ oxygen and $79\:mol\:\%$ nitrogen. Pure nitrogen enters the tank, and a gas mixture of nitrogen and oxygen exi...
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An exothermic, aqueous phase, irreversible, first order reaction, $Y \rightarrow Z$ is carried out in an ideal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) operated adiabatical...
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Consider the following closed loop system with $G_p$ and $G_c$ as the transfer functions of the process and the controller, respectively.For a unit step change in the set...
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A vertically held packed bed has a height of $1 \: m$, and void fraction of $0.1$, when there is no flow through the bed. The incipient (minimum) fluidization is set in b...
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The liquid phase irreversible reactions, $P \xrightarrow[]{k_1} Q$ and $P \xrightarrow[]{k_2} R$, are carried out in an ideal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) opera...
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Consider one mole of an ideal gas in a closed system. It undergoes a change in state from $L$ to $N$ through two different non-isothermal processes, as shown in the $P-V$...
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A pure gas obeys the equation of state given by $$\dfrac{PV}{RT} = 1 + \dfrac{BP}{RT}$$ where $P$ is the pressure, $T$ is the absolute temperature, $V$ is the molar volum...
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Two ideal cross-current stages operate to extract $P$ from a feed containing $P$ and $Q$, as shown below.The mass flow rates of $P$ and $Q$ fed to Stage $1$ are $1,000 \:...
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Leidenfrost phenomenon refers tothe condensation of vapour on a cold surfacethe exchange of heat between two solidsthe melting of frostfilm boiling and evaporation of liq...
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$SO_2$ from air is absorbed by pure water in a counter current packed column operating at constant pressure. The compositions and the flow rates of the streams are shown ...
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An elementary liquid phase reversible reaction $P \leftrightarrows Q$ is carried out in an ideal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) operated at steady state. The rate...
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The square of Thiele modulus, $M_{T}$, is given by $M_{T}^2 = \dfrac{L^2k}{D_{eff}}$, where $L$ is the characteristic length of the catalyst pellet, $k$ is the rate const...
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Consider a batch distillation process for an equimolar mixture of benzene and toluene at atmospheric pressure. The mole fraction of benzene in the distillate collected af...
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A hollow cylinder of equal length and inner diameter (i.e., $L=D$) is sealed at both ends with flat plate, as shown in the figure. Its inner surfaces, $A_1$, $A_2$, and $...
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Consider the refinery processes in $\textbf{Group-I}$ and the catalysts in $\textbf{Group-2}$.$\begin{array}{llll} & \textbf{Group-I} && \textbf{Group-2} \\ \textbf{P} & ...
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A fluid is heated from $40^{\circ}C$ to $60^{\circ} C$ in a countercurrent, double pipe heat exchanger. Hot fluid enters at $100^{\circ}C$ and exits at $70^{\circ}C$. The...
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A catalytic gas phase reaction $P \rightarrow Q$ is conducted in an isothermal packed bed reactor operated at steady state. The reaction is irreversible and second order ...
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Consider the following closed loop system.$G_c, G_f$ , and $G_p$ are the transfer functions of the controller, the final control element and the process, respectively. $Y...
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The operating temperature range for the Haber process is $350-500^{\circ}C$. It is used for the production of ammonia at$20 \:MPa$ using $Fe$ catalyst in an exothermic re...
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Pure gas $\textbf{P}$ is being absorbed into a liquid. The dissolved $\textbf{P}$ undergoes an irreversible reaction in the liquid film. The reaction is first order with ...
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In a constant-pressure cake filtration with an incompressible cake layer, volume of the filtrate $(V)$ is measured as a function of time $t$. The plot of $t/V$ versus $V$...
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Hot-wire anemometer is used for the measurement ofcompositionflowpressuretemperature
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Consider the hyperbolic functions in $\textbf{Group-1}$ and their definitions in $\textbf{Group-2}$.$\begin{array}{llll} & \textbf{Group-1} & & \textbf{Group-2} \\ \textb...
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Ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity isReynolds numberPrandtl numberNusselt numberPeclet number
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Which one of the following is $\textbf{NOT CORRECT}$?nylon$-6,6$ is produced by condensation polymerizationphenol-formaldehyde resin is a thermosetting polymerhigh densit...
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Consider the processes in $\textbf{Group – 1}$ and the reactions in $\textbf{Group – 2}$.$\begin{array}{llll} & \textbf{Group – 1} & & \textbf{Group – 2} \\ \text...
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Mole fraction and activity coefficient of component $1$ in a binary liquid mixture are $x_1$ and $\gamma _1$ respectively. $G^E$ is excess molar Gibbs energy of the mixtu...
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Three distillation schemes for separating an equimolar, constant relative volatility $ABC$ mixture into nearly pure components are shown. The usual simplifying assumption...
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In Kraft process, the essential chemical reagents used in the digester arecaustic soda, mercaptans and ethylene oxidecaustic soda, sodium sulphide and soda ashquick lime,...
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For a first order reaction in a porous spherical catalyst pellet, diffiusional effects are most likely to lower the observed rate of reaction for slow reaction in a pell...
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For a single component system, vapor (subscript $g$) and liquid (subscript $f$) coexist in mechanical, thermal and phase equilibrium when$u_{g}=u_{f}$ (equality of specif...
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The most common catalyst used for oxidation of $o$-xylene to phthalic anhydride is$V_{2}O_{5}$$Pd$$Pt$$Ag$
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Producer gas is obtained bypassing air through red hot cokethermal cracking of naphthapassing steam through red hot cokepassing air and steam through red hot coke
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The combination that correctly matches the polymer in Group-$1$ with the polymerization reaction type in Group-$2$ is $$\begin{array}{lclc}\&\text{Group-1} & &\text{Group...
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The liquid flow rate through an equal percentage control valve, when fully open, is $150$ gal/min and the corresponding pressure drop is $50$ psi. If the specific gravity...
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Consider a vessel containing steam at $180^{\circ}C$.The initial steam quality is $0.5$ and the initial volume of the vessel in $1$ $m^{3}$. The vessel loses heat at a co...
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Consider two non-interacting tanks-in-series as shown in figure. Water enters $TANK$ $1$ at $q$ $cm^{3}/s$ and drains down to $TANK$ $2$ by gravity at a rate $k\sqrt{h_{1...
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Consider a rigid, perfectly insulated, container partitioned into two unequal parts by a thin membrane (see figure). One part contains one mole of an ideal gas at pressur...