Chemical Engineering
2017 · Paper 1
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Question 49
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The following gas-phase reaction is carried out in a constant-volume isothermal batch reactor
The reactants A and B as well as the product S are non-condensable gases. At the operating temperature, the saturation pressure of the product R is 40 kPa.
Initially, the batch reactor contains equimolar amounts of A and B (and no products) at a total pressure of 100 kPa. The initial concentrations of the reactants are
. The rate of reaction is given by
.
The time at which R just starts condensing, rounded to 1 decimal place, is ________ s.Log in to check the answer
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The transfer function of a system is
For a unit step increase in the input, the fractional overshoot, rounded to 2 decimal places, is _____.Log in to check the answer
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The open loop transfer function of a process with a proportional controller (gain
) is
Based on the Bode criterion for closed-loop stability, the ultimate gain of the controller, rounded to 2 decimal places, is __________.Log in to check the answer
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