ERRATA for

PE Chemical Practice Exam

ISBN 978-1-932613-79-7
Copyright 2017 (July 2017 First Printing)
Errata posted 11-21-2017

Revisions are shown in red.

Solution 46, p. 91:

For the constant, adiabatic, and isothermal flow of an incompressible fluid, a form of the Bernouilli
equation is:
P1 gc v2 hg P g v2 hg
 1  1  hpump  2 c  2  2  h f
1 g 2 gc gc 2 g 2 gc gc
where hf = friction head
hpump = pump head
ρ = density
P = pressure
v = linear velocity of flow (ft/sec)
gc = gravitational constant

If the change in velocity is negligible, the equation reduces to:

P2 gc P1 g c  h2  h1  g
hpump     hf
2 g 1 g gc

14.7 lbf/in 2 144 in 2/ft 2   32.174 lbf-sec

lbm-ft 
2 

 74.7 lbf/in 2 144 in 2 /ft 2   32.174 lbm-ft2 
 lbf-sec 

 62.4 lbm/ft  1.2  32.174 ft/sec 
3 2
 62.4 lbm/ft 32.174 ft/sec2 
2

 225 ft  25 ft  105.88 ft

Converting,

hpump 
  
105.88 ft  50 gal/min  0.13368 ft 3/gal 62.4 lbm/ft 3 32.174 ft/sec2   1.34 hp
 32.174 lbm-ft 
33, 000 ft lbf/ min-hp   
 lbf-sec2 

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: A

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 ERRATA for
PE Chemical Practice Exam
ISBN 978-1-932613-79-7
Copyright 2017 (July 2017 First Printing)
Errata posted 11-21-2017

Revisions are shown in red.

Solution 48, p. 93:

The solution should read as follows:

The brake horsepower for the pump (bhp) can be calculated from the total dynamic head (TDH) read
from the pump curve, as follows:
Q(TDH)
bhp 
p

where Q = volumetric flow rate

ρ = density of the fluid
p = efficiency of the pump

For 50 gal/min and a 9 1/2-in. impeller, from the pump curve, TDH = 82 ft and p is 0.29. Then:


 sec
   
 32.174 ft  50 gal/min 82ft 1.1 62 lbm/ft 3
2   
bhp   3.93 hp
 32.174 lbm-ft   1hr  7.481 gal 1.9800E6 ft-lbf  0.29
    hr-hp 
 
 lbf-sec2   60 min   ft 3 

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS: C