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The document provides information about an examination for a unit operations course. It includes 6 questions regarding distillation column design and analysis. Question 1 involves calculating parameters like concentration, operating line equation, number of transfer units (NTU), diameter, and height for an amine sweetening process. Question 2 involves using graphical and McCabe-Thiele methods to determine minimum reflux ratio and number of trays for a binary distillation. Other questions involve multicomponent distillation design, effect of pressure on distillation, batch adsorption, and liquid-liquid extraction. Supplementary information includes diagrams to assist with questions.

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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais: Answer-Sheet

The document provides information about an examination for a unit operations course. It includes 6 questions regarding distillation column design and analysis. Question 1 involves calculating parameters like concentration, operating line equation, number of transfer units (NTU), diameter, and height for an amine sweetening process. Question 2 involves using graphical and McCabe-Thiele methods to determine minimum reflux ratio and number of trays for a binary distillation. Other questions involve multicomponent distillation design, effect of pressure on distillation, batch adsorption, and liquid-liquid extraction. Supplementary information includes diagrams to assist with questions.

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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais

End Semeter Examination: Unit Operation -II (B.Tech, 3rd Year, ChE)
Date: 3rd May, 2019
Time: 3 h Maximum marks: 100
Instructions:
A. This is an open handwritten-lecture note examination. No Xerox copies will be allowed.
B. All relevant figure and supplementary information are given. Submit plots in along with
answer-sheet.
C. Present your results in proper SI units. NO Unit = NO Marks.
D. Start answering each question with odd number page, i.e. page on right hand side.
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1. Amine sweetening processes remove corrosive and toxic contaminants (CO 2 and H2S) from
natural gas (NG) which increase its BTU value, and the final product gas is marketable and
suitable for transportation. During summer internship, you are assigned to study about the
amine plant in the refinery. You are curious to know the height and diameter of the packed
bed column, and you carry no scale to measure (you are also not allowed to climb the
column). You can read flow rates of sour NG, pressure drop across the column, operating
pressure and temperature, etc.
Following information you extract from the plant and literature:
Feed: Sour NG, flow rate = 2000 kg/h, H2S content 5 mole %, average molecular weight =
20. Assume dilute, ideal gas. Universal gas constant = 0.0821 L-atm/mol-K.
Product: Sweet NG, H2S content 0.005 mole%.
Operating pressure and temperature: 1 atm and 27 °C.
Solvent (Monoethanolamine): flow rate 21,350 kg/h, H 2S content 0.001 mole%, average
molecular weight = 61, density = 1.01 g/cc, kinematic viscosity (ν) = 6.2 cSt.
Packed bed column: Pall ring, packing parameter = 22 ft-1, operating pressure gradient,
P
 0.25 in. H 2 O/ft of column
L .
Equilibrium relation is: y  2.66 x

Overall mass transfer coefficient based on gas side, K oG a = 37 mol/s-m3.


(a) Calculate the concentration of H2S in solvent leaving the column. Obtain the equation of
operating line. [3+2]
(b) Calculate NTU. [4]
(c) Calculate diameter of the column. [7]
(d) Calculate height of the column. [3]
2. It is required to separate a feed containing 40 mole% n-butane and 60 mole% n-heptane in a
distillation column with total condenser and a partial reboiler. Feed is a saturated liquid.
Assume that condition of constant molar overflow is satisfied. Aim is to recover 99% of
butane in the distillate with 99.5% butane content. Relative volatility of n-butane is 9.35.
(a) Use graphical method to calculate minimum reflux ratio, Rmin. [3]
(b) If R = 1.2 x Rmin, use McCabe-Thiele method to calculate number of trays. Use
equilibrium plot given in Supplementary Information. Attach the sheet along with
answer sheet. [4]
(c) Using FUG method, calculate total number of trays for R = 1.2 x Rmin. Comment on
results obtained through two methods.
[4+5+3]
3. A mixture of ethane, propane, butane and pentane is to be separated in a distillation column
operating at 5.0 atm. The column has a total condenser and a partial reboiler. The feed to
column contains 10 mole% ethane, 30 mole% propane, 40 mole% butane and 20 mole%
pentane. A 98% recovery of propane is desired in distillate. A 99.2 % recovery of pentane is
desired in bottom product. Relative volatilities of components are: 6.94, 2.75, 1.0, and 0.39,
respectively.
(a) Identify key and non-key components. [3]
(b) Calculate Nmin and compositions of components in distillate and bottom. [3+4]
(c) If actual number of stage is 20, calculate the optimal feed stage and number of trays in
rectifying section, using Kirkbride equation. [3]
4(a) Show the effect of increasing pressure on Rmin for desired recovery. What would be its effect
on reboiler duty? [5]
4(b) A plot representing x-h-y-H diagram of a binary mixture along with operating and tie lines is
given in the attached sheet. Attach the sheet along with answer sheet.
i. Identify the type of reboiler (total or partial). Provide reason. [2]
ii. Indicate the tray number (numbering from top to bottom) on the plot, and determine the
total number of trays in the column. [3]
iii. Indicate a possible feed position on the plot. [2]
iv. Calculate the reflux and reboil-up ratios, and estimate condenser and reboiler duties per
unit respective product flow rate. [2+3+4]
5. You are assigned to use a batch adsorber to remove organic contaminant from 100 L of
aqueous solution containing 0.04 g/L of the contaminant. Two types of adsorbent are
available, charcoal and activated carbon. The adsorption isotherms for them are:
0.15C A
C A, S 
C A, S  0.4C A 0.018  C A , respectively, where C A, S = concentration of adsorbed
and
contaminant (g-contaminant/g-adsorbent) and C A = concentration of contaminant in solution
(g/L). If 200 g charcoal is used, calculate percentage contaminant removed. Also calculate
adsorbed concentration of contaminant on charcoal. How much activated carbon can be
added to the above mixture of solution and charcoal to remove contaminant up to 90 %?

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Comment on amount of contaminant adsorbed by charcoal in both cases.
[3+2+5+1]
6. It is desired to extract methylcyclohexane (C) from n-heptane (A) using aniline (B) as
solvent. The equilibrium data are given below. There are two feeds: Feed (1) coming at 100
kg/h contains 60% methylcyclohexane and 40% n-heptane, and Feed (2) is coming is 50 kg/h
containing 20% methylcyclohexane and 80% n-heptane. These feeds are mixed with 200
kg/h of pure aniline (solvent) in a single stage contactor. Do the followings:
(a) Plot the data on right-angle-triangular plot. Denote extract and raffinate phases. Comment
on solubility of binary phases. [3+2+3]
(b) Draw the conjugate tie line taking 4 tie-line data points. [4]
(c) Calculate extract and raffinate compositions, and their flow rates. [2+3]
Equilibrium data:

Hydrocarbon-Rich phase, wt % Aniline-Rich phase, wt %


A B C A B C
0.926 0.074 0 0.062 0.938 0
0.831 0.077 0.092 0.06 0.932 0.008
0.698 0.082 0.22 0.051 0.919 0.03
0.576 0.086 0.338 0.045 0.909 0.046
0.45 0.09 0.46 0.036 0.89 0.074
0.228 0.1 0.672 0.021 0.866 0.113
0.16 0.104 0.736 0.014 0.855 0.131
0 0.119 0.881 0 0.831 0.169

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Supplementary Information
P
Operating conditions of a packed bed column at given pressure gradient, L . In the figure
P
below, P is actually L (check the unit).

0.5
 G 
Cs  U sG  
  L  G 
Nomenclature:
L’ = liquid mass flux, kg/s-m2
G’ = gas mass flux, kg/s-m2
G = density of gas,

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 L = density of liquid

U sG = superficial gas velocity, ft/s

Fp = packing parameter, ft-1


ν = kinematic viscosity of liquid, cSt (centistokes).
Note: Write your name and roll no. Attach this page with your answer sheet.

Equilibrium plot of n-butane in a mixture of n-butane and n-heptane

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Note: Write your name and roll no. Attach this page with your answer sheet.

x-h-y-H diagram along with operating and tie lines


2000

 D (hD  Qc / D)
1800

1600

1400

H 1200

1000

800

h 600

400

L(hD ), D( hD )
200

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

 B (hB  QB / B ) x, y

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