UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL

& BIOENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

MINI PROJECT

JULY SEMESTER 2017

COURSE CODE : NKB 30403

NUMERICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL
COURSE :
ENGINEERING

DURATION : 2 WEEKS
STUDENT NAME
: MUHAMMAD FAKHRULSSYAKIRIN BIN ROSLI `
AND ID NO
(55220115350)
STUDENT NAME
AND ID NO : NUR’AIN FARHANAH BINTI MOHAMMAD EHSAN

(55220115234)

CLOs Marks
1 (15 marks)
2 (20 marks)
3 (15 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. This question booklet contains a total of FOUR (4) questions.
2. Answer ALL questions.
3. Solve using excel/Matlab and report in word.
4. Maximum 3 students in 1 group
5. Email the excel/Matlab and the word report files to hancl@unikl.edu.my
6. Due date: 3rd December 2017

ATTENTION: MARKS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR LATE SUBMISSION

 Question 1
You are required to design a cylindrical storage tank that is open at the one end and
has walls of negligible thickness (Fig. 1). The cylindrical tank is to hold 5.0 m 3.
Determine the minimum areas of its bottom and sides to reduce the fabrication cost.

Fig 1. A cylindrical storage tank with no lid.

Given, volume = 5.0 m3

Minimize total area to reduce cost

Radius Height
Cost need to
reduce 1.1675054 1.167622
Area 12.84748
Volume 5 5

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 Question 2
Your chemical plant makes three major products on a weekly basis. Each of these
products requires a certain quantity of raw chemical and different production times,
and yields different profits. The important information is in Table 1. Note that there is
sufficient warehouse space at the plant to store a total of 500 kg/week. Determine
the maximum profit and evaluate the options (raw chemical, production time, or
storage) which will raise the most profit.
Table 1

Maximum profit that can be reaching is $15291.67.

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 Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Total Available
Produced 16.66666667 425 58.33333333

Raw 7 5 13 3000 3000

Time 0.05 0.1 0.2 55 55
Storage 500 500
Unit Profit 30 30 35
Profit 500 12750 2041.666667 15291.67

Question 3
You as a chemical engineer has involved in the area know as waste minimization.
This involves the operation of a chemical plant so that impacts on the environment
are minimized. Suppose a refinery develops a product Z1 made from two raw
materials X and Y. The production of 1 metric tonne of the product involves 1 tonne
of X and 2.5 tonnes of Y and produces 1 tonne of a liquid waste W. You have come
up with three alternative ways to handle the waste:
• Produce a tonne of a secondary product Z2 by adding an additional tonne of
X to each tonne of W.
• Produce a tonne of another secondary product Z3 by adding an additional
tonne of Y to each tonne of W.
• Treat the waste so that it is permissible to discharge it.
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 The products yield profits of RM2500, - RM50, and RM200/tonne for Z1, Z2, and Z3,
respectively. Note that producing Z2 actually creates a loss. The treatment process
costs RM300/tonne. In addition, the company has access to a limit of 7500 and
10,000 tonnes of X and Y, respectively, during the production period. Determine the
quantity of the products and waste to maximize the profit.

Minimize:

P = 2500Z1 – 50Z2 + 200Z3 – 300(Z1 – Z2 – Z3)

= 2500Z1 – 50Z2 + 200Z3 – 300Z1 + 300Z2 + 300Z3

= 2200Z1 + 250Z2 + 500Z3

W = Z1 – Z2 –Z3

0bjective function:
Z1 + Z2  7500

2.5Z1 + Z3  10000

Z1, Z2, Z3, and W  0

Z1 Z2 Z3 Total Limit
Produced 4000 3500 0

Raw X 1 1 0 7500 7500

Raw Y 2.5 0 1 10000 10000
Waste 0 0 0 0 0

Unit Profit 2200 250 500

Profit 8800000 875000 0 9675000

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Question 4
Your chemical plant requires 106 L/day of a solution. Three sources are available at
different prices and supply rates. Each source also has a different concentration of
an impurity that must be kept below a minimum level to prevent interference with the
chemical. The data for the three sources are summarized in the following table.
Determine the amount from each source to minimize the raw material cost.

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Total Required

Produced 0.5 0 0

1
Supply 2000000 100000 500000 1000000 1000000
Concentration 135 100 75 67.5 100

Unit Profit 0.5 1 1.2

Profit 0.25 0 0 0.25

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 The best sources that we choose are sources 1. This is because the
supply of raw material per day is more than 105. Furthermore, it
meets the requirement from the question that want source that can
minimize the raw material cost.

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