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The following homogeneous liquid phase reactions are at equilibrium,The values of rate constants are given by: $k_1 = 0.1 s^{-1}$, $k_{-1}=0.2 s^{-1}, k_2 = 1 s^{-1}, k_{...
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Formaldehyde is produced by the oxidation of methane in a reactor. The following two parallel reactions occur.$$CH_4+O_2 \rightarrow HCHO+H_2O \\ CH_4 +2O_2 \rightarrow C...
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To solve an algebraic equation $f(x)=0$, an iterative scehme of the type $x_{n+1} = g(x_n)$ is proposed, where $g(x)=x-\dfrac{f(x)}{f’(x)}$.At the solution $x=s,\: g’...
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A distillation column handling a binary mixture of $A$ and $B$ is operating at total reflux. It has two ideal stages including the reboiler. The mole fraction of the more...
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A gaseous mixture at $1$ bar and $300 \: K$ consists of $20 \text{ mol } \% \: CO_2$ and $80 \text{ mol } \%$ inert gas.Assume the gases to be ideal. Take $R=8.314 \text{...
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A company invests in a recovery unit to separate valuable metals from effluent streams. The total initial capital investment of this unit is Rs. $10$ lakhs. The recovered...
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The combustion of carbon monoxide is carried out in a closed, rigid and insulated vessel. $1 \text{ mol}$ of $CO$, $0.5 \text{ mol}$ of $O_2$ and $2 \text{ mol}$ of $N_2$...
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Seawater is passed through a column containing a bed of resin beads.Density of seawater $=1025 \: \text{ kg m}^{-3}$Density of resin beads $=1330 \text{ kg m}^{-3}$Diame...
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A double-effect evaporator is used to concentrate a solution. Steam is sent to the first effect at $110\:^{\circ} C$ and the boiling point of the solution in the second e...
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As shown in the figure below, air flows in parallel to a freshly painted solid surface of width $10 \: m$, along the $z$-direction.The equilibrium vapor concentration of ...
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The probability distribution function of a random variable $X$ is shown in the following figure.From this distribution, random samples with sample size $n=68$ are taken. ...
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Operating labor requirements $L$ in the chemical process industry is described in terms of the plant capacity $C ( \text{kg day}^{-1})$ over a wide range $(10^3-10^6)$ by...
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Which of the following is $\text{NOT}$ a necessary condition for a process under closed-loop control to be stable?Dead-time term(s) must be absent in the open-loop transf...
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For the ordinary differential equation $$\dfrac{d^3y}{dt^3}+6 \dfrac{d^2y}{dt^2}+11 \dfrac{dy}{dt}+6y=1$$ with initial conditions $y(0)=y’(0) = y’’(0)=y’’’(0)...
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It is required to control the volume of the contents in the jacketed reactor shown in the figure.Which one of the following schemes can be used for feedback control?Measu...
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Match the reaction in $\textbf{Group – 1}$ with the reaction type in $\textbf{Group – 2}$.$\begin{array}{|c|l|c|l|} \hline & \textbf{Group – 1} && \textbf{Group –...
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A person has a transfer function $G(s)= \dfrac{Y(s)}{X(s)} = \dfrac{20}{90000s^2+240s+1}$. Initially the process is at steady state with $x(t=0)=0.4$ and $y(t=0)=100$. If...
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Consider a solid slab of thickness $2L$ and uniform cross section $A$. The volumetric rate of heat generation within the slab is $\dot{g} \: (W \: m^{-3})$. The slab lose...
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The following isothermal autocatalytic reaction $$ A +B \longrightarrow 2B \quad\quad\quad(-r_A)=0.1C_AC_B(\text{mol } L^{-1} s^{-1})$$is carried out in an ideal continuo...
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The following homogeneous, irreversible reaction involving ideal gases, $$A \longrightarrow B+C \quad\quad\quad(-r_A)=0.5C_A (\text{mol L}^{-1} s^{-1})$$ is carried out i...
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Consider a tank filled with $3$ immiscible liquid $A$, $B$ and $C$ at static equilibrium, as shown in the figure. At $2 \: cm$ below the liquid $A$- liquid $B$ interface,...
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Reactant $A$ decomposes to products $B$ and $C$ in the presence of an enzyme in a well-stirred batch reactor. The kinetic rate expression is given by$$-r_A = \dfrac{0.01C...
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Select the word that fits the analogy:$\text{Cover : Uncover :: Associate :}$ _______UnassociateInassociateMisassociateDissociate
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Despite a string of poor performances, the chances of $K.L.$ Rahul’s selection in the team are ________slimbrightobviousuncertain
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The distance between Delhi and Agra is $233$ km. A car $P$ started travelling from Delhi to Agra and another car $Q$ started from Agra to Delhi along the same road $1$ ho...
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred ______ Mary Kom, a six-time world champion in boxing, recently in a ceremony _____ the Rashtrapati Bhawan (the President’s o...
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Hit by floods, the kharif (summer sown) crops in various parts of the country have been affected. Officials believe that the loss in production of the kharif crops can be...
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Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve Bank of India $\text{(RBI)}$ lends commercial banks, and reverse repo rate is the rate at which $\text{(RBI)}$ borrows money from c...
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The profit shares of two companies $P$ and $Q$ are shown in the figure. If the two companies have invested a fixed and equal amount every year, then the ratio of the tota...
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$P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,$ and $W$ are seated around a circular table.$S$ is seated opposite to $W$$U$ is seated at the second place to the right of $R$$T$ is seated at the third p...
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For a matrix $M=[m_{ij}]; \: i,j=1,2,3,4$, the diagonal elements are all zero and $m_{ij}=-m_{ji}$. The minimum number of elements required to fully specify the matrix is...
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The difference between the sum of the first $2n$ natural numbers and the sum of the first $n$ odd natural numbers is ______$n^2-n$$n^2+n$$2n^2-n$$2n^2+n$
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A U-tube manometer contains two manometric fluids of densities $1000 \: kg \: m^{-3}$ and $600 \: kg \: m^{-3}$. When both the limbs are open to atmosphere, the differenc...
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Consider an incompressible flow of a constant property fluid over a smooth, thin and wide flat plate. The free stream flows parallel to the surface of the plate along its...
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An aqueous suspension at $60^{\circ}C$ is fed to the first effect of a double effect forward feed evaporator with a mass flow rate of $1.25 \: kg \: s^{-1}$. The sum of t...
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Consider an infinitely long rectangular fin exposed to a surrounding fluid at a constant temperature $T_a=27^{\circ}C$.The steady state one dimensional energy balance on ...
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A rigid spherical particle undergoes free settling in a liquid of density $750 \: kg \: m^{-3}$ and viscosity $9.81 \times 10^{-3} \: Pa \: s$. Density of the particle is...
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Consider a vertically falling film of water over an impermeable wall. The film is in contact with a static pool of an non-reactive pure gas. The gas diffuses into the wat...
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Two film theory applies for absorption of a solute from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent. The interfacial mass transfer coefficient (in $mol \: m^{-2} \: s^{-1}$) for ...
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A student performs a flow experiment with Bingham Plastic under fully developed laminar flow conditions in a tube of radius $0.01 \: m$ with a pressure drop $(\Delta P)$ ...