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    Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

    ___________

    GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


    BE – SEMESTER- VII EXAMINATION-SUMMER 2023
    Subject Code: 3170502 Date: 28/06/2023
    Subject Name: Process Equipment Design
    Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
    Instructions:
    1. Attempt all questions.
    2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
    3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
    4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

    MARKS
    Q.1 (a) Define Equivalent Length. 03
    (b) Justify the effects of larger diameter pipe operating cost 04
    and fixed cost
    (c) A centrifugal pump draws benzene from an overhead tank. 07
    Operating vacuum in the tank is 700 Torr. Vertical
    distance between free surface of liquid in tank and
    centerline of pump is 12 m. Maximum operating
    temperature is 50 oC.Vapour pressure of benzene at 50 oC
    is 280 Torr. Density of benzene at 50 oC is 870 kg/m3.
    Frictional loss in suction line of pump is 1 m of benzene
    column. Calculate the (NPSH)Aof centrifugal pump

    Q.2 (a) Explain functions of baffles in shell and tube heat 03


    exchanger
    (b) How baffle cut and baffle spacing affect shell side heat 04
    transfer coefficient
    (c) With neat diagram explain Tinker’s flow model 07
    OR
    (c) Discuss criteria of selection between Kettle-type Reboiler 07
    and Thermosyphonreboiler

    Q.3 (a) Why expansion joint is provided in fixed tube sheet heat 03
    exchanger?
    (b) Discuss fluid allocation without phase change 04
    (c) Discuss in brief about heating and cooling medium 07
    OR
    Q.3 (c) Consider a case where condensation is done with 14
    subcoolingby cooling water entering at 32oC. Heat duty of
    condensation is 1327 KW and heat duty for subcooling is
    166 KW. Temperature difference of cooling medium is
    8oC.Specific heat of cooling water 1 Kcal/Kg oC
    .Calculate the mass flow rates of cooling water required
    separately of condensation as well as subcooling and
    calculate intermediate temperature of cooling water
    utilized for subcooling assuming that entire flow rate of
    cooling water is utilized for subcooling first

    Q.4 (a) Mention the application of hegstebeck and geddes 03


    equation? Discuss the equation.
    1
    (b) State the advantages of vacuum distillation. 04
    (c) With suitable examples explain the concept of selection of 07
    operating pressure for distillation column.
    OR
    Q.4 (a) State the function of liquid distributors, packing support 03
    and hold down plate in packed tower type absorber?
    (b) With neat sketch discuss any two types of random packing 04
    material used for packed tower type absorber.
    (c) Write down selection criteria for packed tower and spray 07
    tower

    Q.5 (a) Discuss in brief about Flat Heads 03


    (b) Discuss about Internal Design pressure 04
    (c) State the applications of various types of heads used for 07
    pressure vessel design
    OR
    Q.5 (a) Define Design stress, Corrosion Allowance, Welding 03
    Joint efficiency factor.
    (b) What is Radiography? How it is being carried out? 04
    (c) A nozzle having ID 400 mm is fabricated from S.S 316 07
    plate. It is attached by welding to a vessel having ID 1500
    mm. Internal design pressure = 10 Kgf/cm2 , design
    temperature = 300 C. Maximum allowable stress at design
    temperature = 612.4Kg/cm2 . Joint efficiency = 0.85 for
    both shell and nozzle, Corrosion allowance = 1.5 mm,
    Density of material = 7830 Kg/m3 ,thickness of plate for
    shell fabrication is 18mm, use 18 mm 6.35 mm thick plate
    for nozzle fabrication, use 18 mm thick plate for
    reinforcement plate . Calculate weight of reinforcement
    pad.

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