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A gas bubble (gas density $\rho_{g} =2\:kg/m^{3}$ ; bubble diameter $D=10^{-4}\:m$ is rising vertically through water (density $\rho =1000\:kg/m^{3}$; viscosity $\mu =0.0...
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In nucleate boiling, the pressure inside a bubble is higher than the pressure of the surrounding liquid. Assuming that both the liquid and vapour are saturated, the tempe...
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For the computation of Ziegler-Nichols settings, the ultimate period (in s/cycle) and the ultimate gain are $\pi$ and $0.8$, respectively$4\pi$ and $0.8$, respectively$4\...
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Match the following$\bf{Group 1}$ $\bf{Group 2}$(P) Viscosity (1) Pyrometer(Q) Pressure ...
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An incompressible Newtonian fluid , filled in an angular gap between two concentric cylinders of radii $R_{1}$ and $R_{2}$ as shown in the figure, is flowing under steady...
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The mass balance for a fluid with density ($\rho$) and velocity ($\overrightarrow{V}$) is$\frac{\partial\rho}{\partial{t}}$ + $\bigtriangledown$.($\rho\overrightarrow{V}$...
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The units of the isothermal compressibility are$m^{-3}$$Pa^{-1}$$m^{3} Pa^{-1}$$m^{-3}Pa^{-1}$
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The characteristic equation for a system is $S^{3}+9S^{2}+26S+12(2+K{_c}) = 0$.Using the Routh test, the value of $K{_...
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Consider a binary liquid mixture at constant temperature $T$ and pressure $P$. If the enthalpy change of mixing, $\Delta H = 5x_1x_2$, where $x_1$ and $x_2$ are the mole ...
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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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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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Water is heated at atmospheric pressure from $40^{\circ}C$ to $80^{\circ}C$ using two different processes. In process $I$, the heating is done by a source at $80^{\circ}C...
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Reaction $A{\rightarrow}B$ is carried out in a reactor operating at steady state and $1$ mol/$s$ of pure $A$ at $425^{\circ}C$ enters the reactor. The outlet stream leave...
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Benzene is removed from air by absorbing it n a non-volatile wash-oil at $100$ $kPa$ in a counter- current gas absorber. Gas flow rate is $100$ mol/min , which includes $...
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Air is flowing at a velocity of $3\:m/s$ perpendicular to a long pipe as shown in the figure below. The outer diameter of the pipe is $d=6\:cm$ and temperature at the out...
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The purchase cost of a heat exchanger of 20 m$^{2}$ area was Rs 500000 in 2006. What will be the estimated cost (in Rs to the nearest integer) of a similar heat exchanger...
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A control value, with a turndown ratio of 50, follows equal percentage characteristics. The flow rate of a liquid through the value at 40% stem positions is 1 m$^{3}$/h. ...
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Pitot tube is used to measureliquid level in a tankflow velocity at a pointangular deformationvorticity
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Two packed towers are designed for the same mass velocity of the gas. The first has liquid and gas flow rates of $30\:kg/s$ and $1.2\:kg/s$, respectively, while the corre...
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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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Choose the option that correctly matches the step response curve on the left with the appropriate transfer functions on the right. The step input change occurs at time $t...
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Carbon monoxide $(CO)$ reacts with hydrogen sulphide $(H_2S)$ at a constant temperature of $800\:K$ and a constant pressure of 2 bar as:$$CO+H_2S\leftrightharpoons COS+H_...
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The one-dimensional unsteady heat conduction equation is $$\rho C_{p}\frac{\partial T}{\partial t}=\frac{1}{r^{n}}\frac{\partial }{\partial r}\left ( r^{n}k\frac{\partial...
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The transfer function of a system is$$\frac{1}{4s^{2}+1.2s+1}$$For a unit step increase in the input, the fractional overshoot, rounded to $2$ decimal place, is _________...
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The space between two hollow concentric spheres of radii $0.1\:m$ and $0.2\:m$ is under vacuum. Exchange of radiation (uniform in all directions) occurs only between the ...
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Consider the following block diagram for a closed-loop feedback control system A proportional controller is being used with $K_{c}=-4$. If a step change in distrubance of...
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A fraction $f$ of the feed is bypassed and mixed with the permeate to obtain treated water having a fluoride concentration of 1 mg/L. Here also the flow rate of the rejec...
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A gaseous system contains H${_2}$,I${_2}$ and HI, which participate in the gas-phase reaction 2H...
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The first order liquid phase reaction $A \rightarrow P$ is conducted isothermally in a plug flow reactor of $5$ liter volume. The inlet volumetric flow rate is $1$ liter/...
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Match the items in Column $A$ with the items in Column $B$$\begin{array}{|cl|cI|}\hline&\text{$Column\:A$} & \text{$Column\:A$} \\ \hline &\text{P. Pure dead-time} & \te...
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​​​​​Hot oil at $110{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ heats water from $30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ to $70{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ in a counter-current double-pipe heat exchang...
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An elementary irreversible liquid-phase reaction, $2P \overset{k}{\rightarrow}Q$, where the rate constant $k = 2\:L\:\text{mol}^{-1}\:\text{min} ^{-1}$, takes place in an...
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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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In a heat exchanger, the inner diameter of a tube is $25\:mm$ and its outer diameter is $30\:mm$. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner area is $360\:W...
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A propeller (diameter $D=15\:m$) rotates at $N=1$ revolution per second $(rps)$. To understand the flow around the propeller, a lab-scale model is made. Important paramet...
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Let $I_{b\lambda }$ be the spectral blackbody radiation intensity per unit wavelength about the wavelength $\lambda$ . The blackbody radiation intensity emitted by a blac...
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Terms used in engineering economics have standard definitions and interpretations. Which one of the following statements is $INCORRECT$?The profitability measure 'return ...
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A gas obeying the Clausius equation of state is isothermally compressed from $5\:Mpa$ to $15\:MPa$ in a closed system at $400\:K$. The Clausius equation of state is $P=\f...
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A $CSTR$ has a long inlet pipe. A tracer is injected at the entrance of the pipe. The $E$-curve obtained at the exit of the $CSTR$ is shown in the figure below.Assuming p...