Exam Details

Subject chemical engineering
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course indian forest service
Department
Organization union public service commission
Position
Exam Date 2004
City, State central government,


Question Paper

Paper-II
Section A

Answer any four of the following

Explain the graphical procedure for finding the concentrations in a series of mixed reactor

A solution of FeCl3 in water contains 64.1% FeC13 by weight. Calculate the yield of FeC13.6H2O crystals obtained from 1000 kgs solution, if cooled to 27° C. Solubility at 27° C 68.3% by weight

Derive the following relation from the fundamentals

Explain the procedure to calculate the bubble pressure 8 dew pressure for a given ideal Binary mixture

Derive the performance equation for a given 1st order Ideal CSTR operating at steady-state conditions

A Producer gas with composition by volume 27.3% CO, 5.4% CO2, 0.6% O2, 66.7% N2 is burnt with 20% excess air. If the combustion is 98% complete, calculate the composition, by volume, of the flue gas

Substance A in a liquid reacts to produce R S as follows: A feed (CA0 CR0 CS0 enters two mixed reactors in series (i1 2.5 min, i2 5 min). Knowing the composition in the final reactor 1 1 1 CA 0.4, CR 0.4, CS 0.2, find the compositions leaving the 2nd reactor

The system n-pentane, n-hexane, n-heptane obeys Raoults law, for a system at 105° C. In a flash drum has overall composition of Z1 0.25, and Z2 0.45 Determine

Bubble pressure, Dew pressure and its composition.

L (Liquid rate), V (Vapour rate) and xiyi when

The data of Antoine's constants are:

Section B

Answer any four of the following

What are the various steps involved for calculating Total Product Cost

What is profitability? Discuss different methods for evaluating the profitability

Briefly explain the concept of straight and mixed fertilizers. List out various sources for the manufacture of Ammnonium sulphate

Describe in detail the activated sludge process

What is polymerization? Explain different methods of polymerization

The total capital investment for a chemical plant is Rs. 15, 00, 000 and the plant produces 30 laths kg of product annually. The selling price of the product is Re. 0.41/kg. Working capital amounts to 15% of total capital investment. Raw material costs for the products are Re. 0.045/kg, labour cost Re. 0.04/kg. Distribution costs are of the total product cost. Estimate:

Manufacturing cost/kg of product

Total product cost/year

Profit/kg of product before taxes

Answer the following questions

Describe with neat flow sheet the manufacture of soap by continuous process

With a neat flow sheet explain the manufacture of LDFE

Answer the following questions

Explain the thermal processes for the treatment of solid wastes

Discuss the various sources of air pollutants and their effect on man and his environment


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