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CS/B.Tech(CHE)/SEM-7/CHE-701/2009-10
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2009
MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING
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Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
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1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :

10 1 = 10
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i) The IF of the differential equation dx 3y = sin 2x, is

a) e 3x b) e 3x

c) ex d) None of these.
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ii) To make the differential

1 1 1 A
y + y + x 2y dx + x y + xy 2 dy = 0 is exact when
a c.

the value of A is

a) 2 b) 1

c) 0 d) 1.
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iii) The degree of the differential equation

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dy dy 4
dx x = y x dx is

a) 2 b) 4
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c) 5 d) 3.

iv) Which of the following expressions can be considered as

homogeneous system ?
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a) U = AU + b b) U = AU
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c) U = AT + b d) None of these.

dQ dr
v) If Q = r , Q is related to r with which of the
following expressions ?
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a) Q = rc

b) Q=r +c
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c) ln Q = ln r + ln c

d) None of these.

vi) If A is a square matrix then

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a) A + A T is symmetric

b) A + A T is skew symmetric
a c.

c) A A T is symmetric

d) A A T is skew symmetric.
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vii) The rank of a null matrix is

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a) 0 b) 1

c) 2 d) 3.

viii) The relationship between the differential operator and

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the finite difference operator is
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a) E=1+2 b) E=1

c) E = 1 d) E=1+
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ix) If Ey 0 = y 1 , then y n is equal to

a) En1 y0 b) ( En2+ En ) y0
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c) ( En2 En ) y0 d) none of these.

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x) If y = 6x 2 + 7z 3 , then the value of is equal to
x 2

a) 6 b) 42
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c) 12 d) 18.
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xi) If y = 5xz, then the value of x z is equal to
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a) 0 b)

c) 5 d) none of these.
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xii) Which is true about matrix multiplication ?

a) It is associative
a c.

b) It is commutative

c) It is both associative and commutative

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d) None of these.

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GROUP B
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( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 5 = 15

2. Find P.I. ( particular integral ) of the following equation

d 2y dy
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+ 4 dx + 3y = x 2 + 3 using method of undetermined
dx 2

coefficients.
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3. Find f ( x ) as a polynomial in x, by using the following table :

x 2 4 6 8 10
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f(x) 5 10 17 29 49

and hence calculate f ( 5 ) .

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4. Prove that L ( cos at ) = .
s2+a2
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5. Find from definition, the Laplace transform of the function

F ( t ) defined by
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F ( t ) = 0, 0<t1

= t, 1<t2
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= 0, t > 2.

6. Find the rank of the matrix :

a c.

3 1 2

6 2 4

3 1 2

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GROUP C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
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Answer any three of the following. 3 15 = 45

7. Two concentric cylindrical metallic shells are separated by a

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solid material. If the two metal surfaces are maintained at

different constant temperatures ( Temperature at centre =

T 0 and temperature at the outermost cylinder = T 1 ), what
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is the steady state temperature distribution within the

separating material at any radial distance r from the

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centre ?

8. A two-stage extraction unit is used to extract benzoic acid

from toluene, using water as the extracting solvent. Derive a

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mathematical expression to determine the final extract and

raffinate composition of a two-stage solvent extraction unit.

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Where, R = flow rate of toluene, m 3 /s ; S = flow rate of

water, m 3 /s ; x = concentration of benzoic acid in toluene

a c.

phase, kg/m 3 , x = concentration of benzoic acid in water

phase, kg/m 3 . The suffix notation denotes the number of

stages.
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9. a) Determine the value of , and , where

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0 2





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is orthogonal.
b) Solve the following system of equations by matrix
method :
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2x y + 3z = 4
x+z=2
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2y + z = 3. 7+8
10. A steel ball initially at a uniform temperature of 100C
( volume of steel ball = 1500 cm 3 , = 125 g/cm 3 ,
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C p = 08 0 is dropped into an insulated vessel containing
g. C
6000 cm 3 of water at 20C. The heat transfer rate between
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the ball and water is 1500 . The energy balance
s.0C
equation between the ball and water is given by
dT b
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V b b C pb dt = UA ( T b T w)
dT w
V w w C pw dt = + UA ( T b T w)

where b = ball, w = water, v = volume, cm 3

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U = Overall heat transfer coefficient, .
cm 2.s.0C
A = heat transfer area, cm 3
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T = temperature , C, w = 100 g/cm 3 , C pw = 1 .
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g.0C
Determine the steady state temperature of water and steel
ball by solving the two differential equations given above
using Matrix method.
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11. a) Use fourth order Runge Kutta method to solve the

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equation dx = 2x 3 + 12x 2 20x + 85 using a step

size of h = 05 and an initial condition of y = 1 at x = 0.

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b) Express the heat conduction equation ( partial

differential equation ) in terms of finite difference

equations :
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T 2T 2T
= 2+ .
t x y 2
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