Chemical Engineering Sample Exams: For the New Breadth/Depth Exams, First Edition

PM Bonus Exam

Overview

AFTERNOON BONUS EXAMINATION

Instructions for afternoon Session

  1. You have 96 minutes to work on this bonus exam.. Do not write in this handbook.

  2. Answer all 16 questions for a total of 16 answers. There is no penalty for guessing.

  3. Work rapidly and use your time effectively. If you do not know the correct answer, skip it and return to it later.

  4. Some problems are presented in both metric and English units. Solve either problem.

  5. Mark your answer sheet carefully. Fill in the answer space completely. No marks on the workbook will be evaluated. Multiple answers receive no credit. If you make a mistake, erase completely.

Work all 16 problems in 96 minutes.


P.E. Chemical Engineering Exam Bonus Session

Equipment design:

1.

A pump is delivering 800 gam of a liquid to a storage tank situated 600 ft away. The viscosity of the liquid is 0.31 centistokes and its density is 46.4 lb/ft 3. The pump discharge pressure is 75 psia. Liquid temperature is 312 F. Material of construction of piping is carbon steel. Based on usual criteria for line sizing, standard pipe size (schedule and diameter in inches) to be recommended is

  1. Schedule 80, 6"

  2. Schedule 40, 6"

  3. Schedule 40, 4"

  4. Schedule 40, 8"

Answers

1.

Schedule 40 is quite adequate for the conditions of pressure and temperature specified. Pipe size to be found by trial. Assume 6 in std pipe size. D i = 0.5052 ft, A c= 0.2006 ft 2. For commercial steel...

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