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    Question Paper Code:: Elayampalayam - 637 205, Tiruchengode, Namakkal DT., Tamil Nadu

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    1. The document provides information about a model examination for the fourth semester Biotechnology course on Bio Heat & Mass Transfer including questions from both Part A and Part B. 2. Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 3 marks each totaling 24 marks, covering topics like heat transfer profiles, heat loss calculations, Buckingham pi theorem, filmwise vs dropwise condensation, diffusion, heat and mass transfer analogy, CO2 removal methods, and packed column materials. 3. Part B contains 6 longer answer questions worth 19 marks each totaling 76 marks, involving calculations related to heat transfer through pipes, walls and extended surfaces, mass transfer processes like diffusion, absorption and distillation column design.

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    1. The document provides information about a model examination for the fourth semester Biotechnology course on Bio Heat & Mass Transfer including questions from both Part A and Part B. 2. Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 3 marks each totaling 24 marks, covering topics like heat transfer profiles, heat loss calculations, Buckingham pi theorem, filmwise vs dropwise condensation, diffusion, heat and mass transfer analogy, CO2 removal methods, and packed column materials. 3. Part B contains 6 longer answer questions worth 19 marks each totaling 76 marks, involving calculations related to heat transfer through pipes, walls and extended surfaces, mass transfer processes like diffusion, absorption and distillation column design.

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    1. The document provides information about a model examination for the fourth semester Biotechnology course on Bio Heat & Mass Transfer including questions from both Part A and Part B. 2. Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 3 marks each totaling 24 marks, covering topics like heat transfer profiles, heat loss calculations, Buckingham pi theorem, filmwise vs dropwise condensation, diffusion, heat and mass transfer analogy, CO2 removal methods, and packed column materials. 3. Part B contains 6 longer answer questions worth 19 marks each totaling 76 marks, involving calculations related to heat transfer through pipes, walls and extended surfaces, mass transfer processes like diffusion, absorption and distillation column design.

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    Question Paper Code:: Elayampalayam - 637 205, Tiruchengode, Namakkal DT., Tamil Nadu

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    Reg.No.

    VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN


    (Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
    Elayampalayam – 637 205, Tiruchengode, Namakkal Dt., Tamil Nadu.

    Question Paper Code :

    B.E. / B.Tech. DEGREE MODEL EXAMINATION, 2020.


    Biotechnology
    Fourth Semester
    U15BT407 – Bio Heat &Mass Transfer
    (Regulation 2015)
    Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
    PART – A
    Answer Any Eight Questions (8 x 3 = 24 marks)
    1. Draw the temperature profile for heat conduction in flat wall having cross
    sectional area of ‘A’ and thermal conductivity of ‘k’ of thickness L.
    2. Calculate the heat loss per m2 of surface area for an insulating wall composed of 25.4 mm
    thick-fiber insulating board, where the inside temperature is 352.7 K and the outside
    temperature is 297.1 K.
    3. State Buckingham pi theorem.
    4. Differentiate film wise and dropwise condensation.
    5. Two large vessel are connected by a tube of 5 cm diameter and 15 cm in
    length. Vessel –I contains 80% of N2 and 20% of O2. Vessel – II contains
    20% of N2 and 80% of O2. The total pressure is 2 atm. If N2 diffuses from
    vessel – I to vessel –II, For steady state equimolar counter diffusion, What will be the
    change of partial pressure of N2 along the diffusion path.
    6. Write the analogy between conductive heat and mass transfer.
    7. What is the effective method for the removal of CO2 from water gas?

    8. What are the different types of packing materials used in packed column?

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    9. A mixture of benzene and toluene boils at 368 K (95℃) under a pressure of 101.325 kPa.
    Determine the composition of the boiling liquid assuming that mixture obeysRaoult's
    law. At 368 K (95℃), the vapour pressure of benzene is 155.56 kPa and that of toluene is
    63.98 kPa.
    10. Draw the equilibrium boiling point diagram for maximum boiling azeotrope.

    2
    PART – B

    Answer Any 4 Questions (4 x 19 = 76 marks)

    1. a) Steam at 3500 C flowing in a pipe k=80w/m k of 56cm inner diameter and 5.6cm
    outer diameter is covered with 3cm thick insulation of k=0.05w/m k, Heat is lost to
    the surrounding at 50C by natural convection and radiation the combined h being
    20w/m2 k, Taking the heat transfer co efficient inside the pipe as 60w/m2k
    determine (a)the rate of heat loss from the steam per unit length of the pipe,(b)the
    temperature drops across the pipe and insulation.
    .
    (OR)
    b) i) A cold storage room was constructed of an inner layer of 12.7mm of pine wood, a
    middle layer of 101.6mm of cork board and an outer layer of 76.2mm of concrete.
    The wall surface temperature is 255.4 k inside the cold room and 297.1k at the
    outside surface of the concrete. The thermal conductivities for pine wood is 0.151,
    for cork 0.0433 and for concrete 0.762 w/mk. Calculate the heat loss in watts for
    1m2 and the temperature at the interface between the wood and cork board. (14)

    ii)What are the two common types of circular fins? With neat
    diagram, differentiate them. (5)

    2. ` a) A fluid of density ‘ρ’ is flowing through a tube of diameter‘d’ and length


    ‘L’ with velocity ‘v’. The specific heat capacity and thermal conductivity
    of the fluid is ‘C
    p’ and ‘k’. Assume forced convective heat transfer. For
    this case, obtain the non-dimensional groups and the form of the empirical
    correlation can be used to predict the heat transfer coefficient.
    (OR)
    b) Consider a process of film condensation occurring on the surface of the flat
    vertical plate. The origin is at the upper end of the plate. The film formed
    flows under action of gravity. Obtain the expression for (i) velocity of the
    film, (ii) film thickness and (iii) expression for heat transfer coefficient.

    3. a) Under equimolar counter diffusion in a gas mixture of O2 and nitrogen find the rate
    of diffusion of O2 between 2 phases 0.25cm apart with 15% and 28% concern of
    O2 at 298K 1 atm DAB=0.181Cm2/sec
    (OR)
    b) How are different mass transfer theories used to predict the mass transfer
    coefficients?

    4. a) Acetone is absorbed from acetone-air mixture using absorption oil. The inlet
    gas contains 30 mole % acetone and the entering absorption oil is free from
    acetone. If 97% of acetone is absorbed and the bottom of the tower, the

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    acetone concentration in the solvent is 10 mole %. Determine the number of
    the ideal stage, if the equilibrium relationship is y = 1.9 x. (10)

    ii) Explain the process of absorption combined with chemical reaction with
    an example. (9)
    (OR)
    b) i) Explain channeling, loading and flooding. (6)

    ii) 5000 kg/hr of So2-air mixture containing 5 % per volume of So2 is to be


    scrubbed with 200000kg/hr of water in a packed tower. The exit concentration of
    So2 is reduced to 0.15%. The tower operates at 1 atm. The equilibrium relation is
    given by Y=30X
    Where,Y= moles of So2 X= moles of So2
    moles of air moles of water
    If the packed height of tower is 420cm, estimate the height of transfer unit. (13)

    5. a) i) A 2.8 m diameter furnace operating at 1000oC has a 20 cm inner


    lining of refractory bricks followed by a 15 cm layer of rockwool
    insulation. On the outside, the furnace is covered with a 5 mm
    carbon steel plate. If the outer wall temperature is 50oC, calculate
    the rate of heat loss and the boundary temperature between the
    layers of the refractory and bonded wool. The thermal
    o
    conductivity of the refractory lining is 1.5 W/m C and that of the
    bonded rockwool is a linear function of temperature, k = 0.648 +
    1.55 x 10-4 T, W/m oC, where T is in oC. (15)

    ii) Comment on why extended surface is used in heat exchangers. Explain


    its types. (4)
    (OR)
    b) In 30 TPH of a benzene-toluene mixture, Benzene is to be separated from
    Toluene using a continuous fractionating column. The feed contains 40 %
    benzene. Overhead product contains 97% benzene and bottom product
    contains 98% toluene. Assume the reflux ratio is 3.5. The molal latent heats
    of benzene and toluene are 7.360 and 7.960 kcal/gmol respectively. The
    relative volatility is 2.5 determine, number of ideal plates and position of the
    feed plate. Feed is at its boiling point and also it is liquid.

    6. a) i) Derive Rayleigh’s equation for the case of constant relative volatility α (6)

    ii) A methanol-water solution contains 50% by wt. methanol. It is to be


    continuously rectified in a column operating at atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa)
    to obtain a distillate containing 95% methanol and a residue containing 5%
    methanol (by weight). The feed enters the column at its bubble point. It is required
    to operate the column at a reflux ratio of 1.5. Find graphically the number of

    4
    theoretical plates required to
    effect a given separation and the position of the feed plate. (13)
    x 0 0.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
    y 0. 0.27 0.42 0.57 0.66 0.73 0.78 0.83 0.87 0.93 0.96 1.0
    (OR)
    b) A Distillation column is to be designed to separate 8 tons /hr of a mixture of 40%
    of benzene and 60% of toluene into an overhead product containing 98% benzene
    and bottom product containing 97% toluene (all in wt%) . A reflux ratio of 3.25 is
    to be used calculate the moles of overhead product and bottom product per hr.
    Determine the no of ideal plates (No of stages) and the position of feed plate, if the
    feed is a liquid at its bubble point.

    Eqm data:
    XA C6H6 in liquid 1 0.78 0.58 0.40 0.26 0.19 0.13

    YA C6H6 in vapour 1 0.90 0.78 0.63 0.46 0.39 0.26

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