CHEN 200

Homework problems 1
Problem 1: (3 marks)
Convert the following quantities as indicated:
a) 5000 cal to Btu
b) 5000 cal to watt-s
c) 5000 cal to N-m
Problem 2: (3 marks)
At a certain temperature, the viscosity of a lubricating oil is 0.136*10-3 lbf s/ft2. What is the kinematic viscosity
in m2/s if the density of the oil is 0.936 g/cm3.
Problem 3: (4 marks)
The density of a gas mixture is equal to 1.3 kg/m3. Calculate the density of the gas mixture in the following list
of units:
(a) lbm/ft3
(b) g/cm3
(c) g/L
(d) lbm/in3
Problem 4: (4 marks)
A liquid has a specific gravity of 0.865. What is the density of the liquid at 20 C in the following units:
(a) kg/m3
(b) lbm/ft3
(c) g/cm3
(d) kg/L
Problem 5: (6 marks)
In the literature you will find an empirical equation for the pressure drop in a column packed with a particular
type of particle. The pressure drop is given by the dimensionally incorrect equation
(
Where

p = pressure drop, lbf/ft2

= fluid viscosity, lbm/ft s
H = height of column, ft
= density, lbm/ft3
v = superficial velocity, ft/s
dp = effective particle diameter, ft

Imagine that you are given data for , H, , v and in SI units and you wish to use it directly to calculate the
pressure drop in lbf/ft2. How would you change the empirical equation for p to obtain another empirical
equation suitable for use with SI units? Note that your objective here is to replace the coefficient 4.7 with a
new coefficient. Begin by putting the equation in dimensionally correct form, i.e., find the units associated
with the coefficient 4.7, and then set up the empiricism so that it can be used with SI units.

Problem 6: (6 marks)
The ideal gas heat capacity can be expressed as a power series in terms of temperature according to

The units of Cp are J/(mol K), and the units of temperature are degrees Kelvin. For chlorine, the values of the
coefficients are: A1 = 22.85, A2 = 0.06543, A3 = -1.2517*10-4, A4 = 1.1484*10-7 and A5 = -4.0946*10-11. What are
the units of the coefficients? Find the values of the coefficients to compute the heat capacity of chlorine in
J/(mol oC). Calculate the heat capacity of chlorine at 320K and report your results in J/g oC.
Problem 7: (2 marks)
A useful dimensionless number used in characterization of gas-liquid flows is the Weber number, defined as:

where is the density of the fluid, Db is the diameter of a bubble, Ub is the velocity of the bubble with respect
to the surrounding liquid, and is the interfacial gas-liquid tension. Verify that the Weber number is
dimensionless.
Problem 8: (2 marks)
Given a gas mixture consisting of 5 lbm of methane, 10 lbm of ethane, 5 lbm of propane, and 3 lbm of butane,
determine:
(a) The mass fraction of each component in the mixture.
(b) The mole fraction of each component in the mixture.