Chapter 15- Chemical Engineering

The tendency for the steam to expand across turbines to spin generators is an example of __________.

• Turbulence

• Entropy

• Viscosity

• Laminar

The ____ law states that when two objects are in thermodynamic equilibrium with a third, then all three are in thermodynamic equilibrium.

• Entropy

• Zeroth

• Matter

• Viscosity

___________ is the study of work, energy, and efficiency in large-scale systems.

• Viscosity

• Surface tension

• Laminar

• Thermodynamics

Which law of thermodynamics is the application of the law of conservation of energy?

• First

• Second

• Third

• None of the above.

What information is included on material safety data sheets (MSDS)?

• Chemical name

• Hazard warnings and disposal instructions

• First aid for exposure

• All of the above.

____ show every detail of plant layout and design.

• Block flow diagrams

• Process flow diagrams

• Piping and instrumentation diagrams

• None of the above.

Which of the following terms is used to describe materials that look, feel, and function much like traditional plastics that were made from petroleum products but are made from renewable biomass sources?

• Bioplastics

• Ecoplastics

• Green Plastics

• Earth Plastics

Batch chemical operations are more efficient for producing large quantities for chemicals.

• True

• False

Clean coal is a recently discovered kind of coal.

• True

• False

The total mass of chemicals entering a process always equals the total mass leaving a process.

• True

• False