1.

The over-all heat transfer coefficient of the above cooler is Btu/hr-ft^2-degF is

a. 91
b. 102
c. 85
d. 200
e. none of these

2. Which of the following does not affect the amount of dissolve oxygen in water?
a. heat
b. chlorides
c. dissolved minerals
d. bio-degradable organics
e. none

3. In binary distillation, the first component to condense in the distillate flask will be
a. the one with the lower melting point
b. the one with the higher melting point
c. the one with the lower boiling point
d. the one with the higher boiling point
e. none of these

4. The Reynolds number of a cylinder settling through a liquid is 1.0. The estimated drag coefficient
for the cylinder is
a. 10
b. 3
c. 20
d. 1
e. none of these

5. The coal analysis which is based on the volatilization characteristics of the fuel is
a. proximate
b. modified
c. ultimate

d. elemental
e. none of these

6. One metric ton per hour of palay is to be dried in a tunnel dryer from 180% moisture to 10%
moisture dry basis. How much water must be removed?
a. 3,400 lb
b. 3,400 lb/h
c. 110,000 lb/h
d. 2 metric ton/h
e. 1,214 lb/h

7. The capacity of rotary vacuum filter (Ve=0) is 10 L/h. What will be the new capacity if the fraction
submerged in the slurry is increased by 20% maintaining speed and pressure?
a. 12
b. 10.95
c. 15.5
d. 13
e. none of these

8. To have a more accurate value of the boiling point of liquid is a distillation process, the
thermometer bulb should be placed
a. just above the liquid surface
b. in boiling the boiling liquid itself
c. in the receiving flask
d. outside the distillation apparatus
e. none of the above

9. A single stage extraction is performed in which 400 kg of a solution containing 35wt.% acetic acid
in water is contacted with 400 kg of pure isopropyl ether. The % HOAc in the extract layer is
a. 11%
b. 86%
c. 72%

d. 3%
e. none of these
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1. A furnace with glass float (s.g. = 2.165) gives a reading of 5 L/min for water flowing at a T=30
degC. If C2H5OH is flowing through the same flow meter, what will be the actual flow rate if the
reading is 5 L/min?
a. 3.6
b. 7.0
c. 6.2
d. 7.8
e. none of these

2. A certain substance A is mixed with equal amounts of B and C. After 1000 seconds of A has
reacted. How much will be unreacted after 2000 seconds, if the reaction is 2nd order with respect to
A?
a. 0.25 CAo
b. 1/3 CAo
c. 0.38 CAo
d. 0
e. none of these

3. The Buckingham Pi Theorem is applied to

a. Pressure-velocity relationships in compressible flow
b. Heat transfer by natural convection
c. Dimensional analysis of a physical system
d. Stability of control systems
e. None of these

4. The pipe size of a pneumatic conveyor to convey plastic pellets with bulk density of 30 lb/ft^3
using a blower with a capacity of 600 ft^3/min is ____ inches.

a. 3
b. 5
c. 8
d. 2
e. none of these

5. Crystals of Na2CO3.10 H2O are dropped into a saturated solution of Na2CO3 in H2O at 100 degC,
what % of the Na2CO3 is in the Na2CO3.10 H2O.
Data at 100 degC = saturated solution is 31.2 % Na2CO3
Mw Na2CO3 = 106

6. A flotation modifier which assists in selectivity (sharpness of separation) or stop unwanted

mineral from floating is
a. depressants
b. activators
c. alkalinity regulators
d. promoter
e. none

7. A cash flow refers to

a. the flow of money through a pipeline
b. the sum of positive and negative movements of cash
c. the rate of cash deposits and withdrawal in a bank
d. the assets and liabilities of a company
e. none of these

8. A pipe conducting superheated steam is lagged with several layers of insulation. The rate of radial
heat flow:
a. decreases from inside to outside layer
b. increases from inside to outside layer
c. equal to each other
d. varies across each layer
e. none of these

9.
a. Sedimentation
b. Precipitation
c. Cooling
d. Activated Sludge Process
e. Chlorination
is a physical method of water treatment.

10. The degrees of freedom associated with a humidification process is

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. none of these
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1. In a batch process, 10,000 lbs of 205 solution of acetone in water are distilled.
Water residue contains 50 lb acetone, while the distillate contains 10% water. What is the total
weight of the distillate?
a. 6,584
b. 1,486
c. 2,167
d. 3,958
e. none of these

2. A laboratory leaf filter is run at constant rate. The initial pressure after 30 minutes is 65 psig
during which 5 ft^3 of filtrate is collected. The resistance of the filter medium in terms of ft3 of
filtrate is:
a. 0.42
b. 0.95

c. 2
d. 3
e. none of these

3. A plate and frame press delivers 50 liters of filtrate in one hour at a constant pressure of 50 psig.
The washing time at constant pressure of 20 psig using 10 liters of wash water is :
a. 1.6
b. 3.2
c. 4
d. 2.5
e. none of these

4. From what mineral is radium obtained?

a. limestone
b. rutile
c. pitch blende
d. hematite
e. none of these

5. In gas absorption, if the mass transfer coefficient in the liquid phase is very much greater than the
mass transfer coefficient in the gas phase, which of the following is not true?
a. Liquid film resistance is negligible.
b. Mass transfer operation is controlled by the gas phase resistance.
c. Solute in the gas mixture is very soluble in the liquid.
d. The liquid film resistance controls the rate of mass transfer.
e. None of these
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1. Pig iron is product in a blast furnace from hematic ore containing 80% Fe2O3. The pig iron
produced is 96% Fe. The slag contains 10% of iron present in the ore. How many tons of pig iron
produced per 500 tons of ore?

a. 450
b. 156
c. 353
d. 272
e. none of these

2. If pressure on the fluid in the reaction line drops, some liquids flashes into vapor. This flashing is
called
a. diffusion
b. vaporization
c. boiling
d. cavitation
e. none of the above

3. A glass sphere having a diameter at 1.554 x 10^-4 m in water at 293.2 K and the slurry contains
60% wt. solids. The density of the glass sphere is 2467 kg/m^3. The settling velocity of the glass
sphere is
a. 3.05 x 10^-3 m/s
b. 0.205 m/s
c. 1.525 x 10^-3 m/s
d. 5.125 x 10^-4 m/s
e. none of the above

4. A solution is prepared at 20 degC containing 7.8% wt. benzene in non-soluble oil (MW =922).
Vapor pressure of benzene at 20 degC is 75 mm Hg. What is the equilibrium pressure of benzene
vapor in mm Hg above the solution?

5.
a. Allosteric enzymes
b. Isoenzymes
c. Identical enzymes
d. Endoenzymes
e. Exoenzymes are represented with sigmoidal curves.

6. Humid air at temperature 600 degF and a total pressure of 1 atm passed through a dehumidifier at
the rate of 1000 cfm. If the partial pressure of water vapor in air is reduced from 44 mmHg to 10
mmHg. How many pounds of water are removed per hour?
a. 81.4
b. 65.2
c. 45.4
d. 76.3
e. none of these

7. ___________ is normally used to determine the quality of combustion gases.

a. Stoichiometry
b. Orsat analysis
c. Gravimetric analysis
d. Material Balance
e. None of these

8. The greater the surface area of the packing of the fractionating or absorption column,
a. the greater the efficiency
b. the lower its efficiency
c. efficiency does not depend on the surface area of the column
d. the faster the distillation will proceed
e. none of these

9. The pipe size of a pneumatic conveyor to convey plastic pellets with bulk density of 30 lb/ft^3
using a blower with a capacity of 600 ft^3/min is ____ inches.
a. 3
b. 5
c. 8
d. 2
e. none of these

10. A furnace has an area of 1000 ft^2 exposed to the surroundings. The furnace is made of 6 inch

thick insulating bricks with a thermal conductivity of 0.15 Btu/h-ft^2(F/ft). The change in
temperature across the brick is 150 degF. How much fuel is required in lb/day t heat the furnace if
the fuel has a heating value of 15,000 Btu/lb?
a. 342
b. 26
c. 72
d. 610
e. none of these
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1. A gaseous mixture containing 50% mol H2 and 50% mol acetaldehyde is initially contained in a
rigid vessel at 1 atm. The formation of ethanol occurs. After a time, it was noted hat the pressure had
dropped to 700 mmHg. Calculate the degree of completion of the reaction.
a. 15.8%
b. 17.2%
c. 7.8%
d. 9.2%
e. none of the above

2. In rebuilding a heat exchanger, the 12 BWG copper tubes are being replaced by aluminum tubes.
To provide equal heat transfer rate after the rebuilding of the heat exchanger, what should be the
thickness of the aluminum in inches, if the outer diameter is maintained at 2 inches? Note: Use the
properties of materials at 100 degC.
a. 0.085
b. 2.062
c. 0.109
d. 0.153
e. none of the above

3. A three effect evaporator uses original steam at a saturation pressure of 174.4 kPa gage. The total
boiling point rise is 8.3 degK in the first effect, 13.9 degK in the second effect and 22.2 degK in the

third effect. The limiting pressure which must be maintained in the vapor space of the third effect
pressure in order for the evaporator to operate is:
a. 60.2 kPa
b. 58.5 kPa
c. 68.7 kPa
d. 50.7 kPa
e. none of the above

4. Poor performance in large packed towers is due mainly to:

a. channeling
b. inefficient heat transfer
c. cavitation
d. flashing
e. none of the above

5. Tertiary treatment of wastewater includes the following operation except:

a. adsorption
b. ion-exchange
c. disinfection
d. reverse osmosis
e. filtration

6. Dehydroginase is a(n)
a. oxidase
b. reductase
c. lyase
d. ligase
e. transferase

7. For turbulent flow of a fluid in a pipe, all are true except:

a. The average velocity will be nearly the same as at the pipe center.
b. Energy lost due to turbulence and friction varies with K.E.
c. Pipe resistance affects the .

d. Reynolds number < 2,000

e. Flow of gases and low viscosity liquids is usually turbulent.

8. For the completely corrosion resistant stainless steel the minimum % of Cr in the alloy required is:
a. 1.1%
b. 3.2%
c. 8.3%
d. 11%
e. none of the above

9.
a. ADP
b. ATP
c. NAD
d. UDP
e. CDP
is the hydrogen carrier in metabolic reactions.

10. In case of a straight or concave down operating line and a straight or concave down equilibrium
line, the maximum liquid rate is that at which
a. The operating line just touches the equilibrium line at the bottom of the tower.
b. The operating line just touches the equilibrium line on the top of the tower
c. The operating line intersects the equilibrium line at the middle of the tower.
d. The slope of the operating line is smaller that of the equilibrium line.
e. None of these
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1. The enthalpy content of air at 150F and 20% RH is
a. 74.8 Btu/lb d.a.
b. 74 Btu/lb d.a.
c. 78 Btu/lb d.a.

d. 71 Btu/lb d.a.
e. none of these

2. A binary azeotrope contains X% - wt A (MW = 100) and Y% - wt B (MW = 200). Express mol
fraction of A in terms of X,
a. (X+150)/2
b. 200X/(X+100)
c. X/150
d. 2X/(X+1)
e. none of these

3. In ____ distillation the vapor generated by boiling the liquid withdrawn from contact with the
liquid and condensed as fast as it is formed
a. multi-stages
b. fractional
c. differential
d. flash
e. none of these

4. Two very large walls are at constant temperatures of 600F and 900F. Assuming that the walls
behave like black bodies, how much heat in Btu/hr ft^2 must be removed from the colder wall to
maintain a constant temperature?
a. 8,956
b. 34,10
c. 3,734
d. 12,625
e. none of these

5. For a gas diffusing in a stagnant layer of another gas, the concentration decreases ___ along the
diffusion path
a. linearly
b. geometrically
c. proportionally

d. logarithmically
e. none of these

6. States that the energy is proportional to the new surface produced

a. Pittingers law
b. Kicks law
c. Bond law
d. Energy law
e. none

7. An act for regulation, protection of trademarks, tradenames and service works

a. RA 1752
b. RA 166
c. RA 318
d. RA 6969
e. none of these

8. Cavitation is the result of:

a. static pressure in a fluid becoming less than fluid vapor pressure
b. rivets under impact load
c. exposure of concrete to salt water
d. heat treatment of a low carbon steel
e. improper welding technique

9. a. Lactobacilli
b. Saccharomyces cenerisiae
c. Penicillum chrysogenum
d. Saccharomyces griseus
e. Acetobacter

is used to bring about fermentation of milk

10. The standard equipment recommended for automatically carrying out sieve test procedures with

accuracy and dependability is

a. End-Shak Sieve Shaker
b. Braum Sieve Shaker
c. Ro-tap Shaker
d. Dynamic Sieve Shaker
e. None of these
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1. NaOH is produced by reacting 20% aqueous solution of Na2CO3 and 25% Ca(OH)2CaCO3 is
precipitated as the solution of NaOH is produced. The precipitate is made up of 94% CaCO3, 5%
H2O and 1% NaOH. The number of grams of NaOH formed per 100g precipitate is
a. 28.9
b. 75.2
c. 98.7
d. 21.2
e. none of these

2. A viscous solution containing particles with density = 1461 kg/m^3 is to be clarified by

centrifugation. The solution density = 801 kg/m^3 and viscosity = 100 cp. The centrifuge has a bowl
with r2 = 0.0225 m, r1 = 0.00716 m and height, b = 0.1970 m. The critical particle diameter of the
largest particles is the air stream of N = 23,000 rev/min and flow rate q = 0.002832 m^3/hr is
a. 0.746 m
b. 0.476 x 10-6
c. 4.076 x 10-5
d. 0.736 x 10-6
e. none of these

3. The fixed cost for a steam line per meter of pipe is 350x +18; P/year and the cost for loss of heat
from the pipe per meter is 1.6/x; P/year, where x is the thickness of insulation in meters. The
optimum thickness of the insulation is
a. 0.068 m

b. 0.68 m
c. 0.088 m
d. 0.072 m
e. none of these

4. a. Pyschrophile
b. Thermophile
c. Halophile
d. Osmophile
e. Microaerophile

is a heat-loving organism

5. 2320 g of tetra-methanol cyclopentane is detonated in the absence of air in a 1000 L closed bomb.
The temperature in the bomb if the pressure rises to 300 kPa is
a. 425 K
b. 365 K
c. 285 K
d. 345 K
e. none of these

6. The temperature of a certain material is 0C. If the temperature of another material is 1/3 hotter
than the first, its temperature is
a. 0C
b. 91C
c. 182C
d. 33.3C
e. none of these

7. A contract is made between a buyer and a paper manufacturer for paper containing 5% moisture at
P450/tonne FOB on specifications that price adjustment will be made if the quality is different. How
much should the buyer pay for 1 tonne of paper with 8% moisture content? Freight cost is
P45/tonne.

a. 458
b. 434.16
c. 405
d. 424.26
e. none of these

8. An axial flow propeller pump with a total developed head of 20 feet will have a capacity, in
gal/min of:
a. 7000
b. 8500
c. 4000
d. 2000
e. none of these

9. A membrane required** process where the component from a liquid phase, which is heated,
permeates through the membrane and is removed under low pressure
a. reverse osmosis
b. dialysis
c. pervaporation
d. micro-filtrate
e. none of these

10. Which is the indicator of sewage pollution?

a. coliform
b. salmonella typhora
c. streptococci
d. staphylococcus aureus
e. bacilli
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1. If CA is plotted versus time and a straight line is observed, the reactions is said to be
a. 1st order
b. 2nd order
c. zero
d. fractional order
e. none of these

2. The order of magnitude of diffusivities of gases is

a. 10^-5 m^2/s
b. 10^-3 m^2/s
c. 10^-9 m^2/s
d. 10^-14 m^2/s
f. none of these

3. Heat-loving organisms that exist at minimum temperature range of 25-45C to optimum

temperature range of 50-55C and maximum temperature range of 60-85C
a. psycrophiles
b. mesophiles
c. thermophiles
d. chromagenes
e. none of these

4. The pressure drop of the fluid flowing through a conduit is

a. zero as the velocity is constant
b. not affected by flow regime
c. not affected by conduit material
d. much higher during turbulent flow
e. none of these

5. a. papase
b. pepsin
c. bromelin
d. lipase

e. hydrase

is derived from papaya as natural meat tenderizer.

6. The source that gives the highest percentage of CO and NOx emission to the atmosphere is:
a. transportation facilities
b. stationary sources
c. industrial plants excluding stationary sources therein
d. natural sources such as fires and volcanic eruptions
e. crushing of cemented roads

7. The US standard sieve series equivalent to 24 mesh Tyler standard is ___ microns
a. 606
b. 400
c. 805
d. 707
e. none of these

8. A slurry of flaked soybeans weighing 100 kg contains 75 kg inert solids and 25 kg solution with
10% oil and 90% weight solvent hexane. This slurry is contacted with 100 kg pure hexane in a single
stage so that the value of retention for the outlet underflow is 1.5 kg of insoluble solid per kg solvent
in the adhering solution. What is the composition of underflow leaving the extraction stage in
percent by weight oil?
a. 1.5
b. 2.3
c. 0.3
d. 0.8
e. none of these

9. The amount of radiation emitted in all directions and overall wavelengths by a perfect emitter is
proportional to the fourth power of the absolute temperature of the emitter. This is the statement of:
a. Stefan-Boltzman law
b. Kirchoffs law

c. Weins law
d. Plancks law
e. None of these

10. In the removal of a solute from a water phase by liquid extraction using a membrane, it is
advantageous to use
a. polymer membrane
b. any porous membrane
c. hydrophobic membrane
d. asymmetric membrane
e. none of these
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1. A 300 cu. ft. reactor, initially full of air needs to be purged of its O2 content. N2, containing 15%
O2 is blown into the reaction while an equivalent amount is purged. If the concentration of the O2
must be brought to less than 1% in 24 hours, at what rate must the N2 enter the reactor?
a. 78.2
b. 40
c. 23.4
d. 6.9
e. none of these

2. A berl saddle is used

a. so that one can easily ride a horse
b. to resolve a personal problem
c. to increase mass transfer rate
d. to increase heat transfer rate
e. none of these

3. Secondary air pollutants, also called photochemical smog, are the result of the synergestic reaction
of primary air pollutants in the presence of UV radiation. Which of the following is not a

photochemical smog?
a. peroxy acetylnitrate
b. benzopyrene
c. aldehydes
d. hydrocarbons
e. none of these

4. XF = 0.45
XP = 0.65
XR = 0.75
P = 8.33 tons/hr

The effectiveness of the screen is:

a. 60.8%
b. 55.6%
c. 52.8%
d. 62.8%
e. none of these

5. The orifice coefficient Co is always determined experimentally. If NRe at the orifice is above
30,000 and the ratio of the orifice diameter to the diameter of the conduit is less than about ___, the
value of Co is approximately 0.61
a.
b.
c. 1
d.
e. none of these

6. A block of wood floats in water with 6 inches projecting above the water surface. If the same block
were placed in alcohol of specific gravity of 0.82, the block would project 4 inches above the surface
of the alcohol. The specific gravity of the wood block is
a. 0.8
b. 0.9

c. 0.6
d. 0.7
e. none of these

7. The increase in the power requirement of a centrifugal pump when the speed is increased by 20%
is approximately
a. 100%
b. 73%
c. 44%
d. 14.5%
e. none of these

8. What would be the thickness required of a welded cone head with maximum inside diameter of 48
inches, half an apex angle of 30, double-welded butt joints with no radiography employed, P = 500
psi and S=12,500 lb/sq. in.?
a. 1.16 in
b. 1.12 in
c. 1.5 in
d. 0.98 in
e. none of these

9. The adsorbent used in the purification of hydrocarbon products is

a. alumina
b. bone char
c. fullers earth
d. silica gel
e. none of these

10. 90% of the NH3 entering an NH3-oxidation unit is converted to HNO3 and 10% NH3 is due to
conversion losses, NO in the stack gases & miscellaneous losses. The kg of NH3 necessary to produce
60000 kg of 62 wt % NH3 is:
a. 11 150
b. 12 000

c. 12 150
d. 11 000
e. none of these
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1. An adiabatic tunnel dryer handles 100 kg of banana chips per batch, reducing the moisture content
from 50% to 12% wet basis. Drying takes 10 hours to complete by blowing air at 82C and 5% RH.
The air leaves the dryer saturated. Assuming that the rate of drying is constant, the volume of air
blown is
a. 7840 m^3/hr
b. 222 m^3/hr
c. 250 m^3/hr
d. 7000 m^3/hr

2. A solution containing equimolal O2 and N2 is passed through a membrane to separate O2 from

N2. The final product is found to contain 45% O2 and 55%N2. Find the percentage O2 remaining if
only 20% of the original solution passed through the membrane.
a. 51%
b. 15%
c. 50%
d. 45%

3. An aqueous solution is absorbing NH3 from an air-NH3 mixture. The air 1 inch above the water
surface contains 40% of NH3, while the air at the water surface is 0%. The total pressure of the
system is 400 mm Hg and the temperature is 85F. The rate of absorption of NH3 across the ft2
of water surface us
a. 0.0155 lbmols/hr
b. 0.0155 lbmols/hr
c. 0.00774 lbmols/hr
d. 0.00774 kg/hr
e. none of these

4. The point at which a distinct break in the curve during the FRP occurs
a. equilibrium moisture content
b. free moisture content
c. critical moisture content
d. second critical moisture content
e. none of these

5. The spectral distribution of a perfect emitter has a maximum and the corresponding wavelength
depends on the temperature. The maximum spectral emissive power is displaced to shorter
wavelengths with increasing temperature. These statements refer to:
a. Stefan Boltzmann law
b. Kirchoffs law
c. Wiens law
d. Plancks law
e. none of these

6. The osmotic pressure of a solution containing 0.10 gmol NaCl/1000 g water at 25C is
a. 2.44 atm
b. 1.22 atm
c. 4.88 atm
d. none of these

7. The equivalent of 45Tw in the Baum scale is

a. 28.32
b. 32.48
c. 26.63
d. 42.56
e. none of these

8. The solubilities of NaNO3 at 40C and 10C are 51.4% by weight and 44.5% by weight
respectively. How many grams of NaNO3 may be crystallized from a 10 kg solution initially saturated
at 40C, if the temperature of the solution is lowered to 10C?

a. 6900
b. 4089
c. 3897
d. 1243
e. none of these

9. A 2nd order reaction involving 2 reactants initially present at 0.10 mol/L is found to be 20%
complete in 40 minutes when the reaction temperature is 25C and 40% complete in 35 minutes
when the reaction temperature is 50C. The frequency factor for this reaction is
a. 1.12 x 10^5 L/mol-min
b. 1.12 x 10^5 cal/gmol
c. 1.12 x 10^6 L/mol-min
d. 9 x 10^4 L/mol-min
e. none of these

10. If 20% of pulverized limestone is retained by a 150 mesh screen from an original uniform size of
35 mesh, the energy required in Kw to process 1 ton/hr is
a. 6.25
b. 2.65
c. 8.3
d. 3.8
e. none of these