LE 1 - Birth of Chemical Engineering

Question 1

It is a relatively young profession, less than 100 years old.

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Chemical Engineering Profession

Question 2

In the early days before the formal chemical engineer was born, ___________________ with a good knowledge of industrial chemistry were responsible for the operation of chemical plants

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mechanical engineers

Question 3

mechanical engineers with a good knowledge of___________________ were responsible for the operation of chemical plants.

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industrial chemistry

Question 4

mechanical engineers with a good knowledge of industrial chemistry were responsible for the operation of __________________.

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chemical plants

Question 5

emerged with the development of large-scale, chemical-manufacturing operations in the second half of the 19th century.

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modern chemical engineering

Question 6

It was through its role in the development of the __________________ that chemical engineering became firmly established as a unique discipline

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petroleum industry

Question 7

Modern chemical engineering emerged with the development of large-scale, chemical-manufacturing operations in the

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second half of the 19th century

Question 8

The term chemical engineer was in general use by about

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1900

Question 9

The term ________________ was in general use by about 1900

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chemical engineer

Question 10

The focus in the early days was on ______________________ and not on unification of principles

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individual technologies

Question 10

The focus in the early days was on individual technologies and not on ___________________

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unification of principles

Question 11

A __________________ has a good fundamental understanding of the various processes occurring in a plant

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chemical engineer

Question 12

He is considered the father of chemical engineering.

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George E. Davis

Question 13

He studied at the Slough Mechanics Institute and the Royal School of Mines in London (now a part of Imperial College, London).

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George E. Davis

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George E. Davis studied at?

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Slough Mechanics Institute and the Royal School of Mines in London (now a part of Imperial College, London)

Question 14

He worked in chemical industries around _________________

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Manchester

Question 15

Davis held various positions?

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as an inspector for the Alkali Act of 1863

Question 16

He worked as an inspector for the Alkali Act of 1863 before he embarked on a career as a?

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consultant

Question 17

This was a very early piece of environmental legislation that required soda manufacturers to reduce the amount of hydrochloric acid gas vented into the atmosphere from their factories.

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Alkali Act of 1863

Question 18

This was a very early piece of environmental legislation that required soda manufacturers to reduce the amount of ________________ vented into the atmosphere from their factories.

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hydrochloric acid gas

Question 19

His job profile was such that he had to visit various chemical plants and inspect their operations

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George E. Davis

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He made a _____________________ of the different processes in these plants and highlighted the fundamental principles on which these processes were based.

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comprehensive study

Question 20

He is a British chemical consultant

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George E. Davis

Question 21

Where did Davis gave a series of 12 lectures?

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Manchester School of Technology

Question 21

During this year, Davis gave a series of 12 lectures at the Manchester School of Technology

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1887

Question 21

How many lectures di Davis gave at the Manchester School of Technology

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12 lectures

Question 22

George’s lectures formed the?

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basis of the Handbook of Chemical Engineering

Question 23

At that time there were already several industrial chemistry books written for each chemical industry—for example

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alkali manufacturing
acid production
brewing
dyeing

Question 23

Davis’s contribution was that he organized his text by the basic operations common to many industries

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transporting solids liquids, and gases distillation
crystallization
evaporation

Question 23

His lectures were criticized as being common place know-how since these were designed around operating practices used by

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British chemical industries

Question 24

A landmark in the development of chemical engineering was the publication in

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1901

Question 25

the first textbook on the subject by George E. Davis was published in

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1901

Question 26

The notion of a processing plant encompassing a number of operations, such as

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mixing
evaporation
filtration

Question 27

The notion of a processing plant encompassing a number of operations, such as mixing, evaporation, and filtration, and of these operations being essentially similar, whatever the product, led to the concept of

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unit operations

Question 28

This was first enunciated by the American chemical engineer Arthur D. Little in 1915

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Unit Operations

Question 28

What year was unit operations first enunciated?

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1915

Question 29

Unit operations was first enunciated by the

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American chemical engineer Arthur D. Little

Question 30

He is a n American chemical engineer

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Arthur D. Little

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He formed the basis for a classification of chemical engineering that dominated the subject for the next 40 years

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Arthur D. Little

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the building blocks of a chemical plant

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unit operations

Question 32

The observation of the fundamental similarity in the different processes in the various plants led to the introduction of the concept of

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unit operations

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it is not large

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unit operations

Question 33

This concept provides a scientific basis and a unified approach for understanding the behavior of processes in the various units; reactors, separators, etc. in apparently different chemical plants.

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unit operations

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This approach helps us in providing a unified framework for understanding and describing processes operating on similar principles.

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unit operations

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Adopting this approach in the curriculum helped develop confidence and versatility in the students to work in different chemical plants.

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unit operations

Question 34

This shifted the emphasis from a ________________________ to a ________________________.

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technology-based approach, scientific-based approach

Question 35

chemical reactions involved in the process industries can be classified into certain groups, or

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chemical processes

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unit processes examples

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polymerizations
esterifications
nitrations

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This classification into unit processes brought rationalization to the study of

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process engineering

Question 38

Since this happened, closer examination of the fundamental phenomena involved in the various unit operations has shown these to depend on the basic laws of mass transfer, heat transfer, and fluid flow.

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World War II

Question 39

closer examination of the fundamental phenomena involved in the various unit operations has shown these to depend on the

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basic laws of mass transfer, heat transfer, and fluid flow

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different parameters

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energy source used
plant layout
environmental factors