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These test your understanding of the core pillars like thermodynamics and transport phenomena.

Mass & Energy Balances: Explain the difference between a steady-state process and an unsteady-state process. How does the accumulation term change in the general balance equation?
Thermodynamics: What is the physical significance of Gibbs Free Energy, and how do we use it to determine if a chemical reaction will occur spontaneously?
Fluid Mechanics: Can you describe the difference between Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids? Give a real-life example of each.
Heat Transfer: In a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, why would you choose a counter-current flow over a co-current flow?

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This is where the “engineering” happensturning raw materials into products.

Distillation: What is the Reflux Ratio, and how does increasing it affect the number of theoretical stages required in a distillation column?
Reaction Engineering: Compare a Plug Flow Reactor (PFR) and a Continuous Stirred-Tank Reactor (CSTR). Which one is generally more efficient for a first-order reaction, and why?
Separation: When would you choose Liquid-Liquid Extraction over distillation?

If you are preparing for a job, these are the types of “critical thinking” questions recruiters love.

Process Safety: What is a HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) study, and why is it the first thing an engineer should look at before modifying a plant?
Scaling Up: Youve successfully created a 1-liter batch of a chemical in a lab. What are the top three challenges you expect when trying to scale that up to a 10,000-liter industrial reactor?
Sustainability: How would you redesign a traditional process to minimize carbon footprint while maintaining profit margins?

Why do we use “Fouling Factors” when designing heat exchangers?
What happens to the boiling point of a liquid if the ambient pressure decreases?
Explain the Le Chatelier’s Principle in the context of an exothermic industrial synthesis like the Haber Process.

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