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BIRLA GOA CAMPUS 1" Semester, 2016-2017, CHE F313 Separation Process (11) Test 1 Date : 23-09-16 Max Time : 60 min, Max Marks : 50 (CB) QU)Choose the correct option (10 marks) i, Increasing the capacity of the screen a)Decreases the screen efficiency b)increases the screen efficiency _¢) does not affect screen efficiency ii) Size measurement of ultrafines can be best expressed in terms of 1) surface area per unit mass b) Microns _c) Aperture size of screens iii) In Muller mixer the action is similar to that in a) ball mill without balls b) double roll crusher c) motar and pestle iv) Rittinger’s number designates a) The mechanical energy absorbed to create unit surface area b) The gross energy necessary to reduce a very large feed to such a size that 80% of the product passes through 0.1mm screen. ) The new surface created per unit mechanical energy absorbed by the material being crushed. v) The solid particles are trapped inside the filter medium in a) cake filters b)cross flow filters c) clarifying filters vi) To determine the pressure drop across the cake we use a) Hagen-Poiseuille equation b) Kozeny Carman equation ©) Kresmer equation vii) Angle of repose is related to a) Roll crusher b) Jaw crusher ©) neither roll crusher nor jaw crusher viii) Tunnel flow is also called a) Rat holing b) mass flow c) laminar flow ix) Screw conveyors are recommended for handling, a) Sticky solids ») crushed coal ©) abrasive materials x) When two identical cyclones are used in series the efficiency of the second unit is a) less than that of the first b) more than that of the first ©) same as the first.Q2) Sugar is ground from crystals of which it is acceptable that 80% pass a 500 mm sieve down to a size in which it is acceptable that 80% passes a 88 mm sieve, and a 5-horsepower motor is found just sufficient for the required throughput, If the requirements are changed such that the grinding is only down to 80% through a 125 mm sieve but the throughput is to be increased by 50% , would the existing motor have sufficient power to operate the grinder? Assume Bond's equation (show calculations to support your answer) (8 marks) Q3) In a ball mill of diameter 2000 mm, 100 mm diameter steel balls are being used for grinding. Presently, for the material being ground, the mill is run at 20 rpm. At what speed will the mill have to be run if the 100 mm balls are replaced by 10 mm balls, all the other conditions remaining the same? (give answer in rpm) (8 marks) Q4) The performance of a solid mixer was assessed by calculating the variance occurring in the mass fraction of a component amongst a selection of samples withdrawn from the mixture, The quality was tested at intervals of 30 seconds and data obtained are: (12 marks) Sample variance: 0.025 0.006 0.0 0.018 0.019 Mixture time(s): 30 60 90 120 150 If the component analyzed represents 20% of the mixture by mass and each [ of the samples removed contains approximately 100 particles, present the | data in tabular and graphical form showing the variation of the mixing index with time-and-hence make a suitable comment (for how much time you would do the mixing operation), ‘Comment: QS. (a) A conventional cyclone with diameter 1.0 m, handles 3.0 m°/s of standard air carrying particles with a density of 2000 kg/m’, For N = 6 (effective number of turns a gas makes in traversing the cyclone) determine the cut size Dp. (in pm). Given p = 1.81 x 10° kg/ms (9+3=12marks) (b) In cyclones why the decrease in efficiency with decreasing particle size is actually more gradual than predicted ?BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI, K.K. BIRLA GOA CAMPUS 1° Semester, 2016-2017, CHE F313 Separation Process (II) Test 2 Date : 28-10-16 Max Time : 60 min, Max Marks : 50 (OB) Q1) Answer the following in short (2 lines only) (4 marks) (a) Give 2 main reasons why the military and camping supply companies freeze-dry foods. (b) What type of materials are dried using vacuum drum driers? Q2) Fill in the blanks (6 marks) (a) The properties of moist air are called __ ___properties, and the subject which deals with the behavior of moist air is known as (b) Liquid water held in fine capillaries is water, whereas____—___water is largely held in voids of solids. Therefore, large wet particles such as coarse sand contain only ___water. @A_ dryer can combine the functions of an evaporator, a crystallizer, dryer and size reduction unit. Q3) A tunnel dryer is being designed for drying apple halves from initial moisture content of 70 % (wet basis) to final moisture content of 5 % (wet basis). An experimental drying curve for the product indicates that the critical moisture content is 25 % (wet basis) and the time consumed during constant rate period is 5 min. Based on the information, estimate the total drying time for product (in minutes) {Consider the given values as free moisture content] (10 marks) Q4) An insoluble wet granular material is dried in a pan 0.457 x 0.457 m. The material is 25.4 mm deep in the pan and the sides and bottom can be considered to be insulated. Heat transfer is by convection from an air stream flowing parallel to the surface at velocity of 6.1 m/s. The air is at 65.6 °C and humidity of 0.010 kg H,O/kg dry air. Determine the following: (a) Mass velocity of air, Gin kg/hr m? (6+44+2=12 marks) (b) Rate of drying for the constant rate period, R. in kg/hr m* (©) Rate of evaporation, mi, in kg/hr Given Ty = 28.9°C Ay = 2aga i Heat transfer coefficient h=0.0204G°* where G is in kg/hr.m? and h in W/m’K. QS) The air in a room is at 26.7°C and pressure of 101.325 kPa and contains water vapour with a partial pressure of 2.76 kPa. Calculate the following: (a) Humidity, H — (b) Saturation humidity, Hs (¢) Degree of saturation _(d) Percent relative humidity He (2+442+2=10 marks) Q6) Hot dry air at 40°C and 10% relative humidity passes through an evaporative cooler. Water is added as the air passes through a series of wicks and the mixture exits at 27°C, Using the psychrometric chart determine the following: ® Exaporanve (Swamp) Cooler & (a) the outlet relative humidity (in %) Misia (b) the amount of water added ( in gm water per kg dry air) (0) the lowest temperature that could be realized (in®C) mareup water (2+442=8 marks)25.30 Dry bulb temperature *C SATURATED WATER TABLES (Temperature)’ Spectic humidity (w) grams moisture / kilogram dry-air Temp Press Specific Volume Enthalpy Internal Energy Entropy cS he) A ee 32018 98266 160223302 oo 10754 10754 oo 0212-00000 -2:1889 40 12166 = (016020 2448, gor 0709 © 10780«S aoe 1008S tet? 2.4802 60 2563 016035 = 1206.9 28.08 1059.6 1087.7, (28.08 1030.4 05555 2.0943 80 © S073. «Dyeo72.« Ga28 «= 4800 to «10064 ©=— 48.08 «a7. «00st (2066 100 0.9503, 016130 350.0 68.05 1037.0 1105.0, 68.04 1043.5 12963 1.9822 120 166945, 016205 203.0 88.00 1025.5 1113.5, 87.99 1049.9 16465, 1.9336, 140, 2892 016293 122.88 107.96 10140 1121.9 107.95 19851 1.9882 160° 4,745, 016395 7.23 12796 = 10022 1930.1 127.94 23130, 1.8484 180 ©7515 wies09 $020 «= 14793 99021382147 ST zor 1.8109 200 11529 «016634. 36) HBOT T7945 6B.O4 1074220400 1772 212 14698 016716 =. 26.80 180.16 970.3 1150.5, 180.11 1077.6 31213 1.7867 220 17.188 16772 23.15. 188.22 965.3 1153.5, 188.47, 1079.8 32406, 14,7441 240 (24.97 216922 16.327 208.44 = 9523 1160.7, 208.26 1085.3 35335 17143 260 36.42 017084 11.768 2876 69388 1167.6 228.64 1090.5 38193 1.6864 280 49.18 017259 8 650 249.18 = 9240 A744 249.02 1095.4 40086 1.6602, 300 688174 Ga72 «26073 ONDA 11802 «HD 14000 «57201836 320 89.60 017652 4.919 290.43 895.3 1185.8, 290.14 1104.2 46400 1.6123 ao 11783 (D7872.«a7e2 = 38130 87S «11908 © 340G1 1108040031 Sa0t 0 162,82 018108 | 2961 33236 = 8629 1195.2 331.64 1114 51617 1.5688 350 19560 «0182632339 «= 35362 USA 11GD0 35295135163 15483 400-2763 «1266137512 8B «102037427 111668 8821584 420 (W085 018936 1.5024 396.89 807.2 1204.1 395.61 1118.3 59152 1.5081 a0 a2 019280 12102=«= 41808 7052 1205341762 «111931605 14000 460 © «4853-«ONSI4 99ST aa TOd1| 120585207) 11196 «40d 14712 480 565.5 (020002 0.8187 464.3 740.3 1204.6 4622 1118.9 6645 1.4524BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENC ‘Comprehensive Examination CHE F313, Separ: De: PILANI, K. K. BIRLA GOA CAMPUS Processes II (Close Book)[— Name: 1" Semester, 2016-2017 Date : 10-12-2016 Time 3 hrs, Max Marks 80 PARTA 3 QU) State True or false, justify your answer in each case, stating why it is so. (8x 2=16 marks) (a)Combustion is a unit operation. a ah {b) The residence time of all the particles in a hopper will be the same for tunnel flow. (c) Chelating resins exhibit greater selectivity for light metals in its sodium form than in its hydrogen form. (4)A cyclone with small diameter has a much lower separation factor at the same velocity. | (e) If the partition coefficient of components Aand Bare K, & ky respectively and if Ky is > than Ke then the component A elutes out first. (f)on hot days less water needs to be excreted through the kidneys. [~ = (g)Additives present in galvanic bath cannot be removed by electrodialysis. {h)Polymeri¢ membranes are usable at over 1000°C. aearve Q2) Fill in the blanks (8 marks) a) A ____formed from an impure solution is itself pure b) The two phase mixture of mother liquor and crystals which occupies the crystallizer and is withdrawn as @ product is called_ solution is prepared by slowly cooling a saturated solution so that it 15 more solute than normal at that temperature. d) __is the driving force for all solution crystallization processes.©) Particles which are smaller than the critical size are called __ f) The statistics can be used to estimate the number of critical sized particles i the parent phase. 2) Narrower the CSD and more granular the shape, the lower is the tendency of byIn nucleation, solid particles of foreign substances do influence the nucleation process. Q3) A pair of rolls isto take a feed equivalent to spheres of 3 om in diameter and crush them to spheres having 1 cm diameter. If the coefficient of friction is 0.29, what is the diameter of rolls? (4 marks) Q4) An clectrodialysis unit comprising of 2400 cells is used to dimineralize 4000 m'/day of waste water. The efficiency of salt removal is 50%. The current efficiency is 85%, CD/N ratio is 400, the resistance is 6 Q and it is given that the anion & cation concentration = 0.1 eq/L., Determine (a) current (amp), (b) power (kW), (c) area(em”) (4 4143-8 marks)Part B (Answer in main answer booklet) Q5(a) What are the 3 crushing laws, write equation to represent each law. (3+ 3+ 10=16 marks) (b) Give 3 reasons why small Grinding media is recommended for ball mills. (3 lines only) (c) Rock is being crushed in a jaw crusher. The feed is nearly uniform sphere of 2” diameter. The differential screen analysis of the product is given below. Estimate the energy required per ton of rock grinding. Given work index for the rock is 19.32 kWh/ton. Construct necessary table and graph. [Note: please use half graph paper] Mesh | Weight fraction _ Mesh reen opening in um aad | retained ‘6 3327 = 68 | 0.017 {s_ [2362 [8/10 0.235 (10 [1651 10/14 [0.298 14__| 1168 ce| {14720 | 0.217 20 | 833 20/28 | 0.105 28 [589 28735 [0.062 ah 35__‘(| 417 a 35/48 | 0.028 48 [295 | 48/65 65 __ | 208 65/100 7s 100 [147 | pan 6) Equilibrium isotherm data for adsorption of glucose from an aqueous solution to activated alumina is given [C@em} [0.0040 [0.0087 [0.019 [0.027 [0.094 [0.195 q (g Solute/g 70.026 [0.053 [0.075 [0.082 0.123 | 0.129 | Alumina) al: It is given that the above data best fits Langmuir isotherm (a) Write the expression for Langmuir isotherm, (b)Construct necessary table, draw graph, label axis and find the constants and write the final expression that describes the isotherm for the given data (2+ 6-8 marks) [Note: please use half graph paper for this question] Q7)(a) Name the 3 types of filters. What is added to increase the porosity of cake. (448=12 marks) (b) Laboratory filtration conducted at constant pressure drop of 70 Iby// in? on a slurry of CaCOs in water gave the following data: Specific cake resistance a= 16.99 x 10'° ft/lb Filter medium resistance Ry = 1.2 x 10° ft! Viscosity of water 1 = 6.6 x 10“ Ib/ ft.s The mass of the cake deposited was 3.0 Ibs solid cake per cubic foot of the filtrate collected. Find K, and 1/qo in terms of area A. (report along with proper units) (hint: 1 Ibp= 32.174 Ib,fs?) Q8) Air entering a dryer has a dry bulb temperature of 60°C and a dew point of 26.7°C. Using humidity chart determine humidity and hence calculate humit heat C, (J/Kg.K) & humid volume Viy(m'/kg dry air). (8 marks) (e) Desive equaken Soy humidity Hoan deems of ff, RP‘Temperature (°C)