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 Engineering Math

1. A pair of fair dice is rolled simultaneously. The probability that the sum of the
numbers from the dice equals six is
A) 1/6, B) 7/36, C) 5/36, D) 1/12,

Answer

2. For an even function f (x),

𝑎 𝑎
(𝐴) ∫−𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 0 (𝐵) ∫−𝑎 𝑓(−𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 = 0
(𝐶) 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑓(−𝑥) (𝐷) 𝑓(𝑥) = −𝑓(𝑥)

Answer

𝑑𝑦
3. The integrating factor for the differential equation (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥
is
A) e tan x, B) cos 2x, C) e –tan x, D) sin 2x,

Answer

 
The line integral of   2 
y x
4. 2
dx − 2 2
dy  where C is the unit circle
x + x + y 
C y
around the origin in the counter-clockwise direction
A) - 2 π B) 0, C) 2 π D) π

Answer

5. The inverse of the matrix [ 1 −1

]
−1 −1

1 1 0.5 −0.5 −0.5 0.5

(A) does not exist (𝐵) [ ] (𝐶) [ ] (𝐷) [ ]
1 −1 −0.5 −0.5 0.5 0.5
Answer

1
6. The complex conjugate of 1+𝑖
is
 1
(𝐴) (B) ( 1 – i ) (C) 0.5 (1 – i) D) in the first
1+𝑖

quadrant of the complex plane

Answer

𝑑4𝑦 𝑑2𝑦
7. The general solution of 𝑑𝑥 4
+2
𝑑𝑥 2
+𝑦 =0

(𝐴) (𝐶1 𝑥 + 𝐶2 )𝑒 𝑥 + (𝐶3 + 𝐶4 𝑥)𝑒 −𝑥 (𝐵) 𝐶1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝐶2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 𝐶3 𝑒 𝑥 +

𝐶4 𝑒 −𝑥 (𝐶) 𝐶1 𝑒 𝑖𝑥 + 𝐶2 𝑒 −𝑖𝑥 (𝐷) (𝐶1 + 𝐶2 𝑥)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + (𝐶3 +
𝐶4 𝑥)𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥

Where C1, C2, C3, and C4 are constants.

Answer

8. Find the directional derivative of u = xyz at the point (1,2,3) in the direction

from (1,2,3) to (1,-1,-3).

Answer

9. Find whether or not the vectors (1,1,2), (1,2,1) and (0,3,-3) are linearly
independent.

Answer
 Process Calculation

1. The molar composition of a gas is 10% H2, 10% O2, 30% CO2 and
balance H2O. If 50% H2O condenses, the final mole percent of H2 in
the gas on a dry basis will be
A) 10 %, B) 5 %, C) 18.18 %, D) 20 %,

Answer

2. The reaction A→2B + C takes place in a catalytic reactor (see

diagram below). The reactor effluent is sent to a separator. The
overall conversion of A is 95%. The product stream from the separator
consists of B, C and 0.5% of A entering the separator, while the recycle
stream consists of the remainder of the unreacted A and 1% of B
entering the separator.
Calculate the

a) single pass conversion of A in the reactor.

b) molar ratio of recycle to feed.

A & B, Recycle

Reactor separator
Feed
Product
Pure A
A,B,C

A 2B +C

Answer
 Thermodynamics

1. In a binary liquid solution of components A and B, if component A exhibits

positive deviation from Raoult’s law, then components B,
A) exhibits positive deviation from Raoult’s law
B) exhibits negative deviation from Raoult’s law
C) obeys Raoult’s law
D) may exhibit either positive or negative deviation from Raoult’s law
Answer

2. Assume that benzene is insoluble in water. The normal boiling points of

benzene and water are 80.1 0C and 100 0C respectively. At a pressure of 1 atm,
the boiling point of a mixture of benzene and water is
A) 80.1 0C B) less than 80.1 0C

C) 100 0C D) greater than 80.1 0C but less than 100 0C

Answer

3. On a P-V diagram of an ideal gas, suppose a reversible adiabatic line intersects

a reversible isothermal line at point A. Then at point A, the slope of the
𝛿𝑃
reversible adiabatic line ( ) and the slope of the reversible isothermal line
𝛿𝑉 𝑆
𝛿𝑃
(𝛿𝑉) are related as
𝑇

𝛿𝑃 𝛿𝑃 𝛿𝑃 𝛿𝑃 𝛾
(𝐴) ( ) = ( ) (𝐵) ( ) = {( ) }
𝛿𝑉 𝛿𝑉 𝑆 𝑇 𝛿𝑉 𝑆𝛿𝑉 𝑇

𝛿𝑃 𝛿𝑃 𝛿𝑃 1 𝛿𝑃
(𝐶) ( ) = 𝛾 ( ) (𝐷) ( ) = ( )
𝛿𝑉 𝛿𝑉𝑆 𝑇 𝛿𝑉 𝛾 𝛿𝑉
𝑆 𝑇
 Answer

4. The thermal efficiency of a reversible heat engine operating between two

given thermal reservoirs is 0.4. The device is used either as a refrigerator
or as a heat pump between the same reservoirs. Then the coefficient of
performance as a refrigerator (COP)R and the coefficient of performance
as a heat pump (COP)HP are

A) (COP)R = (COP)HP = 0.6, B) (COP)R = 2.5; (COP)HP = 1.5,

C) (COP)R = 1.5; (COP)HP = 2.5, D) (COP)R = (COP)HP = 2.5,
Answer

5. At a given temperature, K1, K2 and K3 are the equilibrium constants for the
following reaction 1, 2, 3 respectively :

CH4 (g) + H2O (g) CO (g) + 3 H2 (g) (1)

CO (g) + H2O (g) CO2 (g) + H2 (g) (2)
CH4 (g) + 2 H2O (g) CO2 (g) + 4 H2 (g)(3)
Then K1, K2 and K3 are related as
A) K3 = K1 K2 B) K3 = (K1 K2)0.5
C) K3 = (K1 + K2) / 2 D) K3 = (K1 K2)2
Answer
6. Industrial grade methanol can be produced according to the reaction CO
(g) + 2H2 (g) CH3 OH (g). For this reaction G0400K = - 1.3484 kJ. If an equimolal
mixture of CO and H2 is fed to a reactor maintained at 400 K and 10 bar,
determine the fraction of CO that is converted into CH3OH at equilibrium.
Assume that the reaction mixture behaves like an ideal gas.
Answer
 7. In a binary mixture the activity coefficient 1 of component-1 in the entire
range of composition is given by 𝑅 ln 𝛾1 = 𝐴𝑥2 2 + 𝐵𝑥2 3 where R, A and B are
constants. Derive the expression for the activity coefficient of component 2.
Answer

Heat Transfer Operation

1. The Grashof number is defined as the ratio of

A) buoyancy to inertial forces, B) buoyancy to viscous forces,

C) inertial to viscous forces, D) buoyancy to surface tension forces,

Answer

2. A sphere of radius, R1 is enclosed in a sphere of radius, R2. The view (or shape)
factor for radiative heat transfer of the outer sphere with respect to the inner sphere
is
𝑅2 𝑅 2
(𝐴) 0 (𝐵) (𝐶) 1 (𝐷) [ 1]
𝑅1 +𝑅2 𝑅2

Answer

3. A steel sphere of radius 0.1 m at 400K is immersed in an oil at 300K. If the centre
of the sphere reaches 350K in 20 minutes, how long will it take for a 0.05m radius
steel sphere to reach the same temperature (at the centre) under identical
conditions? Assume that the convective heat transfer coefficient is infinitely large.

A) 5 min, B) 10 min, C) 20 min, D) 40 min,

Answer

4. A composite flat wall of a furnace is made of two materials A and B. The thermal
conductivity of A is twice of that of material B, while the thickness of layer of A is
half of that of B. If the temperatures at the two sides of the wall are 400 and 1200
K, then the temperature drop (in K) across the layer of material A is

A) 125 B) 133 C) 150 D) 160

Answer

5. For turbulent flow in a tube, the heat transfer coefficient is obtained from the
Dittus-Boelter correlation. If the tube diameter is halved and the flow rate is
doubled, then the heat transfer coefficient will change by a factor of

A) 1 B) 1.74 C) 6.1 D) 37,

Answer

6. The outside surface temperature of a pipe (radius = 0.1 m) is 400 K. The pipe is
losing heat to atmosphere, which is at 300 K. The film heat transfer coefficient is 10
W/m2 K. To reduce the rate of heat loss, the pipe is insulated by a 50 mm thick layer
of asbestos (k = 0.5 W/m K). Calculate the percentage reduction in the rate of heat
loss.

Answer

7. In a 1 – 1 counter flow shell and tube heat exchanger, process stream (Cp = 4.2
kJ/kg K) is cooled from 450 to 350 K using water (Cp = 4.2 kJ/kg K) at 300 K. The
process stream flows on the shell-side at a rate of 1 kg/s and the water on the tube-
side at a rate of 5 kg/s. If heat transfer coefficients on the shell and tube sides are
1000 W/m2 K and 1500 W/m2 K, respectively, determine –

a) the required heat transfer area

b) by what factor will the required area change if the flow is cocurrent ?
Neglect tube wall resistance and fouling resistances.

Answer

8. An aqueous solution of a solute is concentrated from 5% to 20% (mass basis) in a

single-effect short-tube evaporator. The feed enters the evaporator at a rate of 10
kg/s and at a temperature of 300 K. Steam is available at a saturation pressure of
1.3 bar. The pressure in the vapour space of the evaporator is 0.13 bar and the
corresponding saturation temperature of steam is 320 K. If the overall heat transfer
coefficient is 5000 W/m2 K, calculate the
a) steam economy,
b) heat transfer surface area
Data :

Enthalpy (kJ/kg) Heat of vaporization(kJ/kg)

Saturated steam ------- 2000

(1.3 bar; 380 K)
Saturated steam 2200 ------
(0.13 bar; 320 K)
Feed (5%; 300 K) 80 -------
Concentrated liquor 400 -------
(20%; 325 K)

Boiling point elevation is 5 K.

Answer

FM & MO

1. For a sphere falling in the constant drag coefficient regime, its terminal velocity
depends on its diameter (d) as
 1
(𝐴) 𝑑 (𝐵) √𝑑 (𝐶) 𝑑2 (𝐷)
𝑑

Answer

2. In a fully turbulent flow (Re > 105) in a pipe of diameter d, for a constant pressure
gradient, the dependence of volumetric flow rate of an incompressible fluid is
A) d, B) d2, C) d2.5, D) d4

Answer

3. In the laminar boundary layer flow over a flat plate, the ratio (δ/x) varies as
1
1
(𝐴) 𝑅𝑒 (𝐵) √𝑅𝑒 (𝐶) (𝐷) 𝑅𝑒 −2
𝑅𝑒

Where δ is the boundary layer thickness and x is the distance from the leading edge in
the direction of flow.
Answer

4. For laminar flow of a shear-thinning liquid in a pipe, if the volumetric flow rate is
doubled, the pressure gradient will increase by a factor of
A) 2 B) < 2 C) > 2 D) 1/2

Answer

5. A 30% (by volume) suspension of spherical sand particles in a viscous oil has a
hindered settling velocity of 4.44 μm/s. If the Richardson-Zaki hindered settling index is
4.5, then the terminal velocity of a sand grain is

A) 0.90 μm/s B) 1 mm/s C) 22.1 μm/s D) 0.02 μm/s

Answer

6. A free jet of water of cross-sectional area 0.01 m2 and a velocity of 20 m/s strikes a
plate and then flows in the plane parallel to the plate as shown in the figure below. The
horizontal component of the force on the support is
A) 200 N B) 400 N C) 2000 N D) 4000 N
 water jet
A=0.01 m 2

v = 20 m/s
Support

Answer

7. A hydrocarbon oil (viscosity 0.025 Pa s and density 900 kg/m3) is transported using a
0.6 m diameter, 10 km long pipe. The maximum allowable pressure drop across the pipe
length is 1 MPa. Due to a maintenance schedule on this pipeline, it is required to use a
0.4 m diameter, 10 km long pipe to pump the oil at the same volumetric flow rate as in
the previous case. Estimate the pressure drop for the 0.4 m diameter pipe. Assume
both pipes to be hydro-dynamically smooth and in the range of operating conditions,
the Fanning friction factor is given by f = 0.079 Re –0.25.
Answer

8. A free jet of water is produced using a 75 mm diameter nozzle attached to a 200 mm

diameter pipe, as shown in the figure. If the average velocity of water at plane B is 3.8
m/s, calculate the velocity of water at point A in the free jet. Neglect friction losses in
the nozzle and pipe.
 A

Nozzle dia , 75 mm

C
18.5 m
B

0.5 m
Water Inlet

200 mm
Answer

Chemical Reaction engineering

1. The experimentally determined overall order for the reaction A + B→C + D is

two. Then the
A) reaction is elementary with a molecularity 2.
B) Molecularity of the reaction is 2, but the reaction may not be
elementary,
C) Reaction may be elementary with a molelcularity of 2,
D) Reaction is elementary but the molecularity may not be 2,
E) Answer

2. The reaction A→B is conducted in an isothermal batch reactor. If the

conversion of A increases linearly with holding time, then the order of the
reaction is
A) 0 B) 1 C) 1.5 D) 2

Answer
3. For the liquid phase parallel reactions
A→R rR = k1 CA2; E1 = 80 kJ/mol
A→S rS = k2 CA ; E2 = 120 kJ/mol
the desired product is R. A higher selectivity of R will be achieved if the reaction
is conducted at
A) low temperature in a CSTR B) high temperature in a CSTR

C) low temperature in a PFR D) high temperature in a PFR

Answer

4. In solid catalysed reactions the diffusional effects are more likely to affect
the overall rate of reaction for
A) fast reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter
B) fast reactions in catalyst of large pore diameter
C) slow reactions in catalyst of small pore diameter
D) slow reactions in catalyst of large pore diameter
Answer

5. The conversion for a first-order liquid-phase reaction A→B in a CSTR is 50%.

If another CSTR of the same volume is connected in series, then the %
conversion at the exit of the second reactor will be

A) 60 B) 75 C) 90 D) 100
Answer

6. The following half-life data are available for the irreversible liquid phase
reaction, A→ product
 Initial concentration Half-life
(kmol/m3) (min)

2 2
8 1

The overall order of the reaction is

A) 0.5 B) 1 C) 1.5 D) 2
Answer

7. The first order series reaction is conducted in a batch

reactor. The initial concentrations of A, B and C (CA0, CB0 & CC0 respectively) are
all non-zero. The variation of CB with reaction time will not show a maximum if

A) k2 CBO > k1 CAO, B) k1 CAO > k2 CBO,

C) CBO > CAO, D) CAO > CBO,
Answer

8. The reaction A→B is conducted in an adiabatic plug flow reactor (PFR). Pure
A at a concentration of 2 kmol/m3 is fed to the reactor at the rate of 0.01 m3/s
and at a temperature of 500 K. If the exit conversion is 20%, then the exit
temperature (in K) is

A) 400 B) 500 C) 600 D) 1000

Data: Heat of reaction at 298 K = -50,000 kJ/kmol of A reacted
Heat capacities, CPA = CPB = 100 kJ/kmol K (may be assumed to be
independent of temperature).
Answer
9. The rate controlling step for the heterogeneous irreversible catalytic reaction
A (g) + B (g)→C(g) is the surface reaction of adsorbed A with adsorbed B to give
adsorbed C. The rate expression for this reaction can then be written as

𝑘𝐾𝐴 𝑃𝐴 𝑃𝐵 𝑘𝐾𝐴 𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐴 𝑃𝐵
(𝐴) (𝐵)
[1+𝐾𝐴 𝑃𝐴 +𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐵 ] [1+𝐾𝐴 𝑃𝐴 +𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐵 ]

𝑘𝐾𝐴 𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐴 𝑃𝐵 𝑘𝐾𝐴 𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐴 𝑃𝐵
(𝐶) (𝐷)
[1+𝐾𝐴 𝑃𝐴 +𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐵 +𝐾𝐶 𝑃𝐶 ] [1+𝐾𝐴 𝑃𝐴 +𝐾𝐵 𝑃𝐵 +𝐾𝐶 𝑃𝐶 ]2

where KA, KB and KC are the adsorption equilibrium constants and k is the rate
constant of the rate controlling step.
Answer

10. The elementary second-order liquid phase reaction A+B →C+D is

conducted in an isothermal plug flow reactor of 1 m 3 capacity. The inlet
volumetric flow rate is 10 m3/h and CAO = CBO = 2 kmol/m3. At these conditions,
conversion of A is 50%. Now, if a stirred tank reactor of 2 m3 capacity is installed
in series (upstream of the plug flow reactor). What conversion can be expected
in the new system of reactors.
Answer

11. The following liquid phase reactions are carried out in a PFR :

A+C → 2B + P rP = k1 CA CC

A → D rD = k2 CA

What is the ratio of moles of P formed to moles of D formed at the reactor exit
if the conversion of C is 50%? No product is present in the feed.
Data : CAO = CCO = 2 kmol/m3, k1 = 1 m3/(kmol s), k2 = 1 s-1
 Chemical Technology

1. In petroleum refining, the process used for conversion of hydrocarbons to

aromatics is
A) catalytic cracking B) catalytic reforming

C) hydrotreating D) alkylation

Answer

2. Commercially, ethylene is produced from naphtha by

A) catalytic cracking B) catalytic dehydrogenation

C) pyrolysis d) hydrocracking

Answer
3. Triple superphosphate is manufactured by reacting –
A) phosphate rock with phosphoric acid
B) phosphate rock with sulphuric acid
C) phosphate rock with nitric acid
D) ammonium phosphate with phosphoric acid
Answer

4. Each of the products mentioned in the left-hand column requires one or

more of the reactants mentioned in the right-hand column. Match the products
with the appropriate reactant(s). Answer
I) Phthalic anhydride A) Benzene,
II) Cumene B) Naphthalene,
C) carbon monoxide

D) Phenol
 E) Propylene

F) A i r

G) Ethyl benzene

H) Hydrogen

5. Synthesis gas is a mixture of

A) CO and H2, B) N2 and H2

C) H2, CH4 and CO, D) CO2 and H2

Plant Design & Economics

1. For a typical project, the cumulative cash flow is zero at the

(A) end of the projct life
(B) break even point
(C) start up
(D) end of the design stage
Answer

2. A plant is designed to produce 1.2 x 108 kg/yr of an agrochemical. The

estimated fixed capital investment is Rs 1.5 x 109. The working capital is Rs. 2 x
108 and the start-up cost (only in the first year of commissioning and to be
accounted for in the first year) is Rs. 1.5 x 108. The following cost data are
available :

Raw materials : Rs 0.80/kg product.

Labour and utilities, etc. : Rs. 0.27/kg product.
 Selling price of product : Rs. 10/kg.

Other costs (on per year basis) including maintenance, insurance, etc. @ 10% of
fixed capital.
Indirect costs of administration, R & D, marketing, etc. @ 20% of sale.
The plant will be fully depreciated over a period of 5 years using the straight-line
method. The rate of income tax is 40%. Calculate
a) the net profit at the end of first year,
b) the pay-out period,
Answer

Mass Transfer Operation

1. The absorption factor is defined as

𝐿 𝐺 𝑚𝐿 𝐿𝐺
(𝐴) (𝐵) (𝐶) (𝐷)
𝑚𝐺 𝑚𝐿 𝐺 𝑚

Where L = liquid flow rate, G = gas flow rate and m = slope of the equilibrium
line
Answer

2. At 750 K and 1 atm, the approximate value of the Schmidt number for air is

A) 0.01 B) 0.1 C) 1 D) 10

Answer

3. For the nth tray (counted from the bottom of a distillation column), the
Murphree tray efficiency is given by
 𝑦𝑛+1 −𝑦𝑛 𝑦𝑛 −𝑦𝑛−1 𝑦𝑛−1 −𝑦𝑛 𝑦 ∗ 𝑛 −𝑦𝑛−1
(𝐴) ̇ 𝑛−1
(𝐵) (𝐶) (𝐷)
𝑦 ∗ −𝑦
𝑛 𝑦 ∗ 𝑛 −𝑦𝑛−1 𝑦𝑛+1 −𝑦𝑛 𝑦 ∗ 𝑛 −𝑦𝑛+1

Answer

4. The Mc Cabe ΔL law states that the

A) molar heats of vaporization of components are nearly equal,
B) linear crystal growth rate depends on the degree of super
saturation,
C) linear crystal growth rate does not depend on the crystal size,
D) linear crystal growth rate depends on the crystal size.
Answer

5. The individual mass transfer coefficients (mol/m2 s) for absorption of a solute

from a gas mixture into a liquid solvent are kL =4.5 and kG =1.5. The slope of the
equilibrium line is 3. Which of the following resistance(s) is (are) controlling ?
A) liquid – side, B) gas – side,
C) interfacial, D) both liquid and gas-side.
Answer
6. In a laboratory test run, the rate of drying was found to be 0.5 x 10-3 kg/m2 s
when the moisture content reduced from 0.4 to 0.1 on a dry basis. The critical
moisture content of the material is 0.08 on a dry basis. A tray drier is used to
dry 100 kg (dry basis) of the same material under identical conditions. The
surface area of the material is 0.04 m2/kg of dry solid. The time required (in
seconds) to reduce the moisture content of the solids from 0.3 to 0.2 (dry basis)
is

A) 2000 B) 4000 C) 5000 D) 6000

Answer

7. Obtain the equation for the q-line given that the operating lines are
𝐿 𝐷
𝑦= 𝑥+ 𝑥𝐷 𝑒𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐿+𝐷 𝐿+𝐷

𝐿 𝐵
𝑦= 𝑥− 𝑥𝐵 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝐿−𝐵 𝐿−𝐵

Where L and 𝐿̅ are the liquid flow rates in the enriching and stripping sections,
D and B are the top and bottom product flow rates, and x D and xB are the mole
fractions of top and bottom products, respectively.
Answer

8. A continuous – contact extraction column is used to extract a solute from an

aqueous stream (P) using an organic solvent (S). The distribution coefficient
(y/x) is 1.0, where x and y are the mass fractions of solute in raffinate and extract
phases, respectively. The height of transfer unit based on the extract phase is
1.0 m. The rest of the data are given in the figure. Assuming that the phase flow
rates are constant, find the height of the tower.

XR = 0.01 S = 100
Kg/ hr
y =0

P= 100 Kg/hr
XF = 0.1 y E = 0.09
Answer

9. Air at 1 atm is blown past the bulb of a mercury thermometer. The bulb is
covered with a wick. The wick is immersed in an organic liquid (molecular weight
= 58). The reading of the thermometer is 7.6 0C. At this temperature, the
vapour pressure of the liquid is 5 kPa. Find the air temperature, given that the
ratio of the heat transfer coefficient to the mass transfer coefficient
(psychrometric ratio) is 2 kJ/kg K and the latent heat of vapourisation of the
liquid is 360 kJ/kg. Assume that the air, which is blown, is free from the organic
vapour.
Answer

Process Dynamics & Control

2𝑠−1
1. The unit step response of the transfer function (3𝑠+1)(4𝑠+1)
reaches its final
steady state asymptotically after
A) a montonic increase

B) a monotonic decrease

C) initially increasing and then decreasing

D) initially decreasing and then increasing

Answer

1
2. The unit step response of the transfer function 𝑠 2 +2𝑠+3

A) has a non-zero slope at the origin

B) has a damped oscillatory characteristic
C) is overdamped
D) is unstable
Answer
3. Select the correct statement from the following :
A) The frequency response of a pure capacity process is unbounded
B) The phase lag of a pure time delay system decrease with increasing
frequency
C) The amplitude ratio of a pure capacity process is inversely proportional
to the frequency
D) The amplitude ratio of a pure time delay system increases with
frequency
Answer

4. For a feedback control system to be stable, the

A) roots of the characteristic equation should be real
B) poles of the closed loop transfer function should lie in the left half of
the complex plane
C) Bode plots of the corresponding open loop transfer function should
monotonically decrease
D) Poles of the closed loop transfer function should lie in the right half of
the complex plane
Answer

5. The response of a thermocouple can be modelled as a first order process to

changes in the temperature of the environment. If such a thermocouple at 250C
is immersed suddenly in a fluid at 800C and held there, it is found that the
thermocouple reading (in 0C) reaches 63.2% of the final steady state value in 40
seconds. Find the time constant of the thermocouple.
Answer
6. A feedback control loop with a proportional controller has an open loop
transfer function
𝐾𝑐
𝐺𝐿 (𝑠) =
𝑠(5𝑠 + 1)2
Where time is in minutes. Obtain the crossover frequency and the ultimate
controller gain.
Answer

7. Given the following block diagram,

+ + Y
1 KP
KC1 KC2
R _
2s + 1 5s + 1
X _

1
s +1

a) Express the transfer function (Y/X) as a ratio of polynomials in s,

b) Calculate the offset in C due to a unit step change in the reference
signal
(setpoint) R.

Answer
 GATE 2000: Answer keys for CH - Chemical Engineering

Math PC CET HTO FM & MO CRE CT PDE MTO PDC

1 C D A B B C B B A C
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2 D 8.65 B D C A A 1.38*108 C B
9.96
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3 A C A D C A B C
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4 A C D B A - C B
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5 C A C C B A D 64
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6 A 0.5406 32.32 D C C 0.2
0.459 0.4
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7 D a)8.36 6.85 A - --
b)1.12
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8 - a)60.72 19.417 C 9
b)0.898
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9 0 D 26.44

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10 2/3
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11 1.466
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