PRELIM EXAM

Course: CHE 508 Laboratory Exercise No.: 3

Group No.: Section:
Group Members: Date Performed: August 8, 2018
FLORA, KRISLYNNE RENZELLE J. Date Submitted: August 8, 2018
Instructor:
Engr. Crispulo Maranan
1. Program
clc;
check = 0;
while check == 0;
disp('PROBLEMS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING');
disp('TOPICS:');
choose = input('\n 1. Physical Chemistry \n 2. Fluid Mechanics \n 3. Thermodynamics \n\n Choose from 1 - 3: ');
switch(choose);
case 1;
clc;
disp('Problems in Physical Chemistry.');
choose1 = input('\n 1. Problem 1 \n 2. Problem 2 \n 3. Problem 3 \n 4. Problem 4 \n Choose from 1 - 4: ');
switch(choose1);
case 1;
clc;
disp('A certain gas occupies a volume of 6 liters under a pressure of 720 mmHg at 25 degrees C. What volume will this gas
occupy under standard conditions of temperature and pressure?');
V1 = input('Enter the volume of gas in L: ');
P1 = input('Enter the initial pressure in mmHg: ');
T1 = input('Enter the initial temperature in K: ');
V2 = (P1*V1*273.15)/(760*T1);
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f L.', V2);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('')
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 2;
clc;
disp('Calculate the concentration in mole per liter of an ideal gas at 298.15 K and at 101325 kPa.');
P = input('Enter the pressure in atm: ');
T = input('Enter the temperature in K: ');
V = input('Enter the volume in L: ');
R = 0.08205;
C = P/(R*T);
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f mol/L.', C);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 3;
clc;
disp('Find the density of ammonia gas at 100 degrees C when confined by a pressure of 1600 mmHg.');
T = input('Enter the temperature in K: ');
P = input('Enter the pressure in mmHg: ');
m = 17;
R = 0.08205;
D = (P/760*m)/(R*T);
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f g/L.', D);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 4;
clc;
disp('What is the kinetic energy of translation in cal of 2 moles of a perfect gas at 27 degrees C?');
n = input('Enter the number of mole: ');
T = input('Enter the temperature in K: ');
R = 1.987;
K = 1.5*n*R*T;
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f cal.', K);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end

end
case 2;
clc;
disp('Problems in Fluid Mechanics.');
choose1 = input('\n 1. Problem 1 \n 2. Problem 2 \n 3. Problem 3 \n 4. Problem 4 \n Choose from 1 - 4: ');
switch(choose1);
case 1;
clc;
disp('A barometer to measure absolute pressure shows a mercury column height of 725 mm. The temperature is such that the
density of the mercury is 13,550 kg/m3. Find the ambient pressure.');
L = input('Enter the height in meters: ');
D = input('Enter the density in kg/m3: ');
g = 9.81;
P = D*L*g/1000;
fprintf('The answers are %0.2f kPa', P);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 2;
clc;
disp('Blue manometer fluid of density 925 kg/m3 shows a column height difference of 6 cm vacuum with one end attached to a
pipe and the other open to P0 = 101 kPa. What is the absolute pressure in the pipe?');
D = input('Enter the density in kg/m3: ');
h = input('Enter the height in m: ');
g = 9.81;
dP = D*g*h/1000;
P = 101325 - dP;
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f kPa', P);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 3;
clc;
disp('In the city water tower, water is pumped up to a level 25 m above ground in a pressurized tank with air at 125 kPa over the
water surface. Assuming the water density is 1000 kg/m3 and standard gravity, find the pressure required to pump more water in
at ground level.');
h = input('Enter the height in m: ');
Pt = input('Enter the pressure on top in kPa: ');
g = 9.81;
dP = (1000*h*g)/1000;
Pb = Pt + dP;
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f kPa', Pb);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 4;
clc;
disp('A barometer measures 760 mmHg at street level and 735 mmHg on top of a building. How tall is the building if we assume
air density of 1.15 kg/m3?');
Pt = input('Enter the pressure on top in mmHg: ');
Pb = input('Enter the pressure at the bottom in mmHg: ');
D = input('Enter the density in kg/m3: ');
g = 9.81;
H = (Pb - Pt)*133.32/(D*g);
fprintf('The answers is %0.2f m', H);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
 check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
end
case 3;
clc;
disp('Problems in Thermodynamics.');
choose1 = input('\n 1. Problem 1 \n 2. Problem 2 \n 3. Problem 3 \n 4. Problem 4 \n Choose from 1 - 4: ');
switch(choose1);
case 1;
clc;
disp('Air at 35 degrees C, 105 kPa, flows in a 100 mm × 150 mm rectangular duct in a heating system. The volumetric flow rate
is 0.015 m3/s. What is the velocity of the air flowing in the duct and what is the mass flow rate?');
T = input('Enter the temperature in degrees Kelvin: ');
P = input('Enter the pressure in kPa: ');
L = input('Enter the length of rectangular duct in meters: ');
w = input('Enter the width of rectangular duct in meters: ');
V = input('Enter the volumetric flow rate in m3/s: ');
R = 0.287;
A = L * w;
vel = V/A;
vol = R*T/P;
m = V/vol;
fprintf('The answers are %0.4f m/s and %0.4f kg/s', vel, m);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 2;
clc;
disp('Nitrogen gas flows into a convergent nozzle at 200 kPa, 400 K and very low velocity. It flows out of the nozzle at 100 kPa,
330 K. If the nozzle is insulated find the exit velocity.');
T1 = input('Enter the inlet temperature in K: ');
T2 = input('Enter the outlet temperature in K: ');;
Cp = 1.042;
V = sqrt((2 * 1.042 * (T1 - T2)) * 1000);
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f m/s', V);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 3;
clc;
disp('Air flows into a diffuser at 300 m/s, 300 K and 100 kPa. At the exit the velocity is very small but the pressure is high. Find
the exit temperature assuming zero heat transfer.');
V = input('Enter the velocity in m/s: ');
T1 = input('Enter the temperature in K: ');
P = input('Enter the pressure in kPa: ');
 T2 = T1 + ((0.5*(V^2))/1004);
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f K', T2);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
case 4;
clc;
disp('Calculate the thermal efficiency of a Carnot cycle heat engine operating between reservoirs at 300 degrees C and 45
degrees C');
Th = input('Enter the maximum temperature in degrees C: ');
Tc = input('Enter the minimum temperature in degrees C: ');
n = 1 - ((Tc + 273.15)/(Th + 273.15));
fprintf('The answer is %0.2f', n);
choose2 = input('\n Do you want to continue? \n 1. Yes \n 2. No \n Choose 1 or 2: ');
switch(choose2);
case 1;
disp('');
case 2;
check = check + 1;
disp('Thank you! Goodbye!');
end
end
end
end
2. Data and Results:
Momentum Transfer
Problem Results
1 A barometer to measure absolute pressure shows a mercury column height of 725 mm.
The temperature is such that the density of the mercury is 13,550 kg/m3. Find the ambient
pressure.
Enter the height in meters: 0.725
Enter the density in kg/m3: 13550
The answers are 96.37 kPa
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
2 Blue manometer fluid of density 925 kg/m3 shows a column height difference of 6 cm
vacuum with one end attached to a pipe and the other open to P0 = 101 kPa. What is the
absolute pressure in the pipe?
Enter the density in kg/m3: 925
Enter the height in m: 0.06
The answer is 101324.46 kPa
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
3 In the city water tower, water is pumped up to a level 25 m above ground in a pressurized
tank with air at 125 kPa over the water surface. Assuming the water density is 1000 kg/m3
and standard gravity, find the pressure required to pump more water in at ground level.
Enter the height in m: 25
Enter the pressure on top in kPa: 125
The answer is 370.25 kPa
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
4 A barometer measures 760 mmHg at street level and 735 mmHg on top of a building. How
tall is the building if we assume air density of 1.15 kg/m3?
Enter the pressure on top in mmHg: 735
Enter the pressure at the bottom in mmHg: 760
Enter the density in kg/m3: 1.15
The answer is 295.44 m
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
Thermodynamics
Problem Results
1 Air at 35 degrees C, 105 kPa, flows in a 100 mm × 150 mm rectangular duct in a heating
system. The volumetric flow rate is 0.015 m3/s. What is the velocity of the air flowing in
the duct and what is the mass flow rate?
Enter the temperature in degrees Kelvin: 308.15
Enter the pressure in kPa: 105
Enter the length of rectangular duct in meters: 0.1
Enter the width of rectangular duct in meters: 0.15
Enter the volumetric flow rate in m3/s: 0.015
The answers are 1.0000 m/s and 0.0178 kg/s
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
2 Nitrogen gas flows into a convergent nozzle at 200 kPa, 400 K and very low velocity. It
flows out of the nozzle at 100 kPa, 330 K. If the nozzle is insulated find the exit velocity.
Enter the inlet temperature in K: 400
Enter the outlet temperature in K: 330
The answer is 381.94 m/s
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
3 Air flows into a diffuser at 300 m/s, 300 K and 100 kPa. At the exit the velocity is very
small but the pressure is high. Find the exit temperature assuming zero heat transfer.
Enter the velocity in m/s: 300
Enter the temperature in K: 300
Enter the pressure in kPa: 100
The answer is 344.82 K
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
4 Calculate the thermal efficiency of a Carnot cycle heat engine operating between
reservoirs at 300 degrees C and 45 degrees C
Enter the maximum temperature in degrees C: 300
Enter the minimum temperature in degrees C: 45
The answer is 0.44
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
Physical Chemistry
Problem Results
1 A certain gas occupies a volume of 6 liters under a pressure of 720 mmHg at 25 degrees
C. What volume will this gas occupy under standard conditions of temperature and
pressure?
Enter the volume of gas in L: 6
Enter the initial pressure in mmHg: 720
Enter the initial temperature in K: 298
The answer is 5.21 L.
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
2 Calculate the concentration in mole per liter of an ideal gas at 298.15 K and at 101325
kPa.
Enter the pressure in atm: 1
Enter the temperature in K: 298.15
Enter the volume in L: 1
The answer is 0.04 mol/L.
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
3 Find the density of ammonia gas at 100 degrees C when confined by a pressure of 1600
mmHg.
Enter the temperature in K: 373.15
Enter the pressure in mmHg: 1600
The answer is 1.17 g/L.
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2:
4 What is the kinetic energy of translation in cal of 2 moles of a perfect gas at 27 degrees
C?
Enter the number of mole: 2
Enter the temperature in K: 300.15
The answer is 1789.19 cal.
Do you want to continue?
1. Yes
2. No
Choose 1 or 2: