CS/B.

TECH (CHE)/SEM-7/CHE-704A/2016-17
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY EXAMINATIONS, DECEMBER-2016
Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
SEMESTER 7
Time: 3 Hours] [Full Marks: 70

Group A
(Multiple choice questions)

1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following questions: 10 x 1 = 10

(i)If (11/7) is approximated as 1.5714 then absolute error is

(a) 0.0000256 (b) 0.0000278 (c) 0.00002857 (d) 0.00001234
(ii)Simpsons 1/3rd formula always requires
(a) even number of ordinates (b) odd number of ordinates
(c)even or odd number of ordinates (d) none of these.
(iii) Runge-Kutta method is used to solve
(a) an algebraic equation
(b) a first order ordinary differential equation
(c) a first order partial differential equation
(d) none of these.
(iv) Which of the following is an iterative method
(a) Gauss Elimination method (b) Gauss Jordon method
(c)LU method (d) Gauss Seidel method
(v) Which of the following are predictor corrector methods?
(a) Milnes method (b) Adams Bashforth method
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Newtons formulas.
(vi) The Newton-Raphson Method is used to find the root of the equation x2-2=0.
If the iteration started from -1, the iteration will
(a) converges to -1 (b) converges to 2
(c) converges to -2 (d) not convergent.
(vii) Geometrically the Lagranges interpolation formula for two points of interpolation
represents a
(a) parabola (b) circle (c) straight line (d) none of these.
(viii) The convergence of the bisection method is
(a) cubic (b) quadratic (c) linear (d) none of these.
(ix) Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Bisection method is used for iteration.
(b) Regula-falsi method is direct method.
(c) Secant method is direct method.
(d) Newton-Raphson method is not iterative method.

(x) For the differential equation (dy/dx)= x-y2 given that

x 0 0.2 0.4 0.6

y 0 0.02 0.0795 0.1762
Using predictor correction method, the y at next value of x is
(a) 0.5114 (b) 0.4648 (c) 0.3046 (d) 0.2498

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(xi) The relationship between the differential operator and the finite difference operator is
(a) E = 1+2 (b) E = 1-(1/)
(c) E = 1 (d) E = 1+
(xii) A boundary condition in which the outward normal derivative and the variable is
specified on the surface is turmed (a) Dirichlet boundary conditions, (b) Neumann boundary
conditions, (c) Robin mixed boundary condition, (d) Cauchy condition.

Group B
(Answer any three of the following) 3X5=15

2. Solve the following set of linear algebraic equations using TDMA

-2 1 x1 -240

1 -2 1 x2 -40

1 -2 1 x3 -40
=
1 -2 1 x4 -40

1 -2 1 x5 -40

1 -2 1 x6 -40

1 -2 x7 -60

3. The deflection y of the top of a sailboat mast is y = (FL4/8E I)

where F = a uniform side loading (N/m), L = height (m), E = the modulus of elasticity
(N/m2), and I = the moment of inertia (m4). Estimate the error in y given the following
data:

F = 750 N/m F = 30 N/m

L= 9 m L = 0.03 m
E= 7.5 109 N/m2 E = 5 107 N/m2
I = 0.0005 m4 I = 0.000005 m4

4. Find the root of x3-8x-4= 0, which between 3 and 4, by Newton-Raphson method, correct to
four decimal places. 5

5. Using the method of bisection to compute a root of x3-x-1 =0 correct upto two decimal digits. 5

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 6. Divide the second-order polynomial, f(x)=(x 4)(x + 6) = x2 + 2x 24 by the factor ( x 4).
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Group C
(Any three of the following)
15X3=45
7. a. Benzene (1), toluene (2), styrene (3), and xylene (4) are to be separated in the sequence
of distillation columns shown in fig.1. Determine molar flow rates of streams D1, B1, D2,
and B2. The composition of the feed stream and the streams D1, B1, D2, and B2 is shown in
figure. Also, determine the molar flow rates and compositions of streams B and D. The molar
flow rate of the feed stream is 70 mol/min.
D1
x1 = 0.35
x2 = 0.54
x3 = 0.04
D x4 = 0.07

x1 = 0.16
B1 x2 = 0.42
x1 = 0.20 x3 = 0.24
x2 = 0.40 70 mol/min x4 = 0.18
x3 = 0.25
x4 = 0.15
D2 x1 = 0.21
x 2 = 0.54
x3 = 0.10
x4 = 0.15

x1 = 0.01
B2 x2 = 0.10
x 3 = 0.65
x 4 = 0.24

b. Consider the three cooling storage tanks in series shown in Figure 1.

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 Ff , Tf

F0, T0 F1 , T 1 F3, T3

h1 h2 h3 F4, T4

wc1, Tc1 wc2, Tc2 wc3, Tc3

Figure 1

Assume now the following non-isothermal reversible first-order liquid-phase reaction: A = B

is taking place in the three above CSTR in series. Assuming all CSTRs are adiabatic, write
down the unsteady state model for the process if the hold ups is kept constant in all reactors.
8+7

8.(a) Use Lagrange interpolation to find the value of log(656), when the given data
log(654)=2.8156, log(658)=2.8182, log(659)=2.8189, log(661)=2.8202.
(b) Use the classical fourth-order Runge Kutta method to integrate
f(x, y) = 2x3 + 12x2 20x + 8.5
using a step size of h = 0.5 and an initial condition of y = 1 at x = 0.
7+8

9. a. Consider 1-dimensional steady state conduction without heat generation taking place in
a rectangular slab. The temperature of the left side of the slab is 1000C and of the right
side is 2000C. The length of the slab is 10 cm and the thermal conductivity of the slab
is 120 W/(cm-K). Make nine uniform divisions. The governing equation is
k(d2T/dx2)=0

b. Use the two-segment trapezoidal rule to estimate the integral of

f(x) = 0.2 + 25x 200x2 + 675x3 900x4 + 400x5

from a = 0 to b = 0.8. Compute the exact value and find out absolute and relative error.

10. (a) Use the Crank-Nicolson method to solve for the temperature distribution of a
long, thin rod with a length of 10 cm and the following values: k= 0.49 cal/(s cm 0C), x = 2 cm,
and t = 0.1 s. At t = 0, the temperature of the rod is zero and the boundary
conditions are fixed for all times at T(0) = 1000C and T(10) = 500C. Note that the rod is aluminum
with C = 0.2174 cal/(g 0C) and = 2.7 g/cm3. Therefore, k = 0.49/(2.7 0.2174) =
0.835 cm2/s and = 0.835(0.1)/(2)2 = 0.020875.

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10.(b) Evaluate f(x)= (1-x2), by Simpsons one-third rule taking six equal intervals,
a=0 and
b=1,correct upto two decimal places.
8+7

11. a. Use the simple implicit finite-diffrence approximation to solve for the temperature distribution
of a long, thin rod with a length of 10 cm and the following values: k= 0.49 cal/(s cm 0C), x = 2
cm, and t = 0.1 s. At t = 0, the temperature of the rod is zero and the boundary
conditions are fixed for all times at T(0) = 1000C and T(10) = 500C. Note that the rod is aluminum
with C = 0.2174 cal/(g 0C) and = 2.7 g/cm3. Therefore, k = 0.49/(2.7 0.2174) =
0.835 cm2/s and = 0.835(0.1)/(2)2 = 0.020875. 10
b. Write equations used in Two dimensional steady and Transient heat conduction. 5

12. a. The outflow chemical concentration from completely MFR is measured as

T, min 0 2 4 6 8 12 16 20
C, 10 20 30 40 60 72 70 50
mg/m3

For an outflow of Q= 12 m3/min , Estimate the mass of Chemical that exit from the reactor using
simpsons 1/3 rule for t=0 to t=20 min ,using 5 segments. 8

b. Density of sodium at three different temperature are as follows

T 0C Kg/m3
94 929
205 902
371 860
Find the density at T =2510C using Lagrange interpolation formula. 7