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Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh 1. A mixture of helium and nitrogen gas is contained in a pipe at 298K at 1 atm total pressure which is constant throughout. At one end of the pipe at point 1 and the partial pressure Pa, 1 of He is 0.60 atm and at the other end 0.2m, Pa,2=0.20 atm. Calculate the flux of the He. At steady state, Dab of the He-N2 mixture is 0.687x10 -4 m2/s. a. 7.7892 x 10-5 b. 6.1122 x 10-5
c. 5.6194 x 10-6
d. 4.8910 x 10-6
Solution: π·π£ (π β ππ΄1 ) βπ§π
π π΄2 0.687π₯10β4 π 2 (0.20 β 0.60)ππ‘π π π½π΄ = β πΏ β ππ‘π 1π 3 0.2π(0.08205 πππ β πΎ (298πΎ)(1000πΏ ) 5.6194π₯10 β9 πππ 1ππππ π½π΄ = ( ) π2 β π 1000πππ π. πππππππβπ ππππ π±π¨ = ππ β π π½π΄ = β
2. An Arnold cell is used to measure the diffusivity of acetone in air at 20Β°C and 100 kPa pressure. At time= 0, the liquid acetone surface is 1.10 cm from the top of the tube and after 8 hours of operation, the liquid surface drops to 2.05 cm. if the concentration of acetone in air that flows over the top of the tube is zero, what is the diffusivity of acetone in air? At 20Β°C, the vapor pressure of acetone is 24 kPa and density is 790 kg/m 3. a. 6.2737 x 10-6 b. 5.4518 x 10-6
c. 6.2737 x 10-5 d. 5.4518 x 10-5
Solution: Assume PA2=0 58.08ππ ππππ ππΉ β ππ (ππ΄ π
π(ππ β ππ΄ )πΏ π‘πΉ = ( ) 2 ππ΄ π·π ππ (ππ΄1 β ππ΄2 ) (100 β 0) β (100 β 24) (ππ β ππ΄ )πΏ = = 87.4518 100 β 0 ) ln ( 100 β 24 2 2.05 1.10 2 ( ) β ( ) 100 (790(8.314)(293.15)(87.4518)) 8(3600π ) = 100 2 58.08(π·π )(100)(24) βπ π π. πππππππ π π«π½ = π ππ΄ =
3. An ethanol-water solution in the form of a stagnant film 2.0 mm thick at 293K is in contact at one surface with an organic solvent in which ethanol is soluble and water is insoluble. In point 1, the concentration of ethanol is 16.8 wt% and the solution density is 972.8 kg/m3. At point 2, the concentration of ethanol is 6.8 wt% and the solution density is 988.1 kg/m3. The diffusivity of ethanol is 0.740x10-9 m2/s. Calculate the steady-state flux of ethanol. a. 8.9553 x 10-7 b. 8.5993 x 10-7
c. 8.3959 x 10-7 d. 8.9355 x 10-7
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh Solution: π·π΄π΅ πΆππ£π 1 β ππ΄2 ln ( ) βπ§ 1 β ππ΄1 π π πΆππ£π = ( ) + ( ) π 1 π 2 100 ππ π1 = = 20.0526 16.8 83.2 ππππ 46.07 + 18 100 ππ π2 = = 10.7780 6.8 93.2 ππππ + 46.07 18 972.8 988.1 + 18.7880 ππππ 20.0526 πΆππ£π = = 50.5905 3 2 π 6.8 46.07 ππ΄2 = = 0.0277 6.8 93.2 + 46.07 18 16.8 46.07 ππ΄1 = = 0.0731 16.8 83.2 + 46.07 18 0.740π₯10β9 (50.5905) 1 β 0.0277 ππ΄ = ln ( ) 0.002 1 β 0.0731 π. πππππππβπ ππππ π΅π¨ = ππ β π ππ΄ =
4. An adiabatic saturator is going to treat air having a temperature of 40Β°C and 20% relative humidity and after which, the treated air will be treated to 70Β°C having a 60% relative humidity. Determine the kilograms of water absorbed in the saturation if given 100 kg/hr of entering dry air. a. 0.1491 b. 12.9011 c. 1.8910 d. 13.0900 Solution: From Psychrometric Chart 40β & 20%π
π» ; π» = 0.0092 (8.07131β
1730.63
ππ π»2 π ππ ππ )
233.426+70 = 233.1733 πππ»π ππ΄ Β°π»20 = 10 ππ΄ 0.60 = ; π = 139.9040 πππ»π 233.17333 π΄ 139.9040 18 ππ π»2 π π»= ( ) = 0.1400 760 β 139.9040 29 ππ ππ π»2 π πππ πππππ = (0.1400 β 0.0092)(100) ππ = ππ. ππππ ππ
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh 5. 2000 ft3 per hour of air at 110 F, saturated with vapor, is to be dehumidified. Part of the air is sent through a unit where it is cooled and some water condensed. The air leaves the unit saturated at 60 F. It is then remixed with air which by-passed the unit. The final air contains 0.02 lb H2O/ lb da. Determine the lbs dry air bypassed per lb of dry air sent to the dehumidifier. a. 0.1189 b. 0.2308 c. 0.1109 d. 0.2981 Solution:
0.0588πππ 3 πππ ππ‘ + ππ‘ 3 62.3 0.0704 πππ = 140.80 ππ; ππ»20 = 8.2790 ππ π·2 πππ: 140.80 = π·2πΈ π»2 π πππ: 8.2790 = ππ + 0.02π·2πΈ ππ = 5.463 ππ ππππ’ππ ππβπ’ππππππππ: π»2 π πππ: ππ΅ = 5.463 + ππ· ππ΅ ππ· = 0.0580 0.0110 ππ΅ = 6.7202 ππ; ππ· = 1.2572 ππ π΄π΅ = 114.2891 ππ; π΄π· = 114.2891 ππ π΄π΄ = 140.80 β 114.2891 = 26.5109 πππ π¨π¨ = π. ππππ π¨π© 2000ππ‘ 2 =
6. Water is to be cooled in a packed tower from 330 to 295 K by means of air flowing counter currently. The liquid flows at the rate of 275 cm3/m2 s and the air at 0.7 m3/m2 s. The entering air has a temperature of 295 K and a humidity of 20%. Calculate the required height of tower and the condition of the air leaving at the top. The whole of the resistance to heat and mass transfer can be considered as being within the gas phase and the product of the mass transfer coefficient and the transfer surface per unit volume of column had may be taken as 0.2 s -1. a. 1m b. 1.5m c. 2m d. 2.75m Solution:
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh π΄π π π’ππ: ππ½ 1.003ππ½ 2.006ππ½ ; πΆπππ = ; πΆππ»2π = ππ ππ β πΎ ππ β πΎ ππ π»2 π ππππ π»2 π π»@295πΎ & 20%π
π» = 0.003 = 0.005 ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππ @295πΎ = 1.198 3 π πΏπ» ππ π»2 π = 24.95
π»πππππ‘ = 1.003(295 β 273) + .003(2495 + 2.006(295 β 273)) = 29.68
ππ½ ππ
0.697π 3 π2 β π 0.835ππ πΉπππ€ ππ ππ ππ πππ π = 0.697(1.198) = π2 β π 0.275ππ πΉπππ€ ππ ππ ππ π€ππ‘ππ = 275π₯10β6 (1600) = π2 β π 4.18 πππππ = 0.275 ( ) = 1.38 0.835 ππ½ πΆππππππππ‘ππ : π1 = 295πΎ; π»πΊ1 = 29.7 ππ πππ‘βπππβπ¦ β π‘πππππππ‘π’ππ πππππππ πππππ = 1.38 2ππ‘(29.7,295) π‘ππ πππππ‘ ππ½ π2 = 330πΎ; π»πΊ2 = 78.5 ππ π»πΊ2 ππ»πΊ πΊ βπππβπ‘ ππ πππππππ = π = β« ( ) π»πΊ1 πΆπ»πΉ β π»πΊ βπ·ππ 0.573 (0.835) = = 1.997π = π. ππ 0.2(1.198) πΉπππ€ ππ ππ = (1 β .005)(0.7) =
7. During an experiment conducted on the drying of copra, it was found out that copra dries at a rate proportional to its free moisture content and losses 60% of its free moisture in 2 hours. How many hours will it take to lose 90% under the same drying condition? a. 1.7612 hrs b. 12.0000 hrs c. 2.6712 hrs d. 5.0259 hrs Solutinon: πππ‘ π = π»2 π @ πππ¦ π‘πππ π‘ ππ = ππππππππ ππππ’ππ‘ ππ πΌπ ππ‘ ππ β = ππ ππ‘ log(π) = βππ‘ + π π = ππ @ π‘ = π‘π log π = βππ‘ + πππππ π log = βππ‘ ππ’π‘ π = 0.40ππ @π‘ = 2βππ ππ
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh 0.40ππ 0.199 = βπ(2βππ ); π = ππ βππ π 0.199 log = ππ βππ (βπ‘) π = 0.10ππ π‘πππ(0.90) log(0.10) = β 2 π = π. ππππ πππ log
8. A piece of canvass dries in the open air at a rate approximately proportional to its moisture content, if a sheet hung to dry, the wind losses half of its free moisture content in an hour, when will it have loss 99% of its moisture assuming that conditions remain constant. a. 1.4427 hrs b. 4.4455 hrs c. 6.6439 hrs d. 10.9012 hrs Solution: πππ‘ π = π»2 π @ πππ¦ π‘πππ π‘ ππ = ππππππππ ππππ’ππ‘ ππ πΌπ ππ‘ ππ β = ππ ππ‘ log(π) = βππ‘ + π π = ππ @ π‘ = π‘π log π = βππ‘ + πππππ π log = βππ‘ ππ’π‘ π = 0.5ππ @π‘ = 1βπ ππ π log ( )=π 2ππ π log ( ) = log(2) π₯ (βπ‘) ππ 1 π = (1 β 99%)ππ = π 100 π 1 log ( ) = βπ‘πππ(2) 100 π = π. πππππππ 9. It is desired to recover 95% of the SO2 contained in waste flue gas with 5% SO2 and 95% air in a packed tower having a cross-sectional of 0.093m2. The absorbing liquid is water and is allowed to flow counter with the gas flow. How much minimum water rate(kg/hr) is needed? Assume 20Β°C temperature and entering gas rate is 1.36kg/min. a. 1173.9006 b. 1093.3075 c. 1035.7812 d. 1170.3260
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh Solution:
ππ = 0.05; ππ = 0 0.05(0.05) ππ = = 0.0026 0.05(0.05) + 0.95 @20β; ππ = 38 πππ»π ππ ππ2 πΆ = 0.6846 100 ππ π»2 π 0.6846 64 ππβ = = 0.00192 0.6846 100 + 64 18 1.36(60) ππππ π= = 2.6537 0.05(64) + 0.95(29) βπ ππππ π β² = 0.95(2.6537) = 2.521 βπ 0.05 0.0026 0.00192 2.521 ( β ) = πΏβ² min ( ) 0.95 1 β 0.0026 1 β 0.00192 ππππ ππ πΏβ² πππ = 65.5575 = ππππ. ππ βπ ππ 10. Sulfur dioxide is to be absorbed into water in a plate column. The feed gas (20%mol SO2) is to be scrubbed to 2mole% SO2. Water flow rate is 6,000 kg/hr.m2. The inlet air flow rate is 150 kg air/hr.m2. Tower temperature is 293 K. Find the number of theoretical plates. a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh Solution:
ππ = 0.02: ππ = 0.2; ππβ = 0 150 ππππ π= = 6.4655 ( ) 0.8 29 βπβπ 2 6000 ππππ πΏ= = 333.3333 18 βπ β π 2 0.2 0.02 ππ· 0.8(6.4655) ( β ) = 333.3333 ( ) 0.8 0.98 1 β ππ· ππ· = 0.00285 πΆ ππππ2 64 0.00285 = ; πΆ = 1.0162 πΆ 100 100 πππ»2 π 64 + 18 ππ΄ = 60.0692πππ»π ππ΄ ππ 60.0692 ππ = = = 0.0790 ππ 760 0.02 log (0.2 β 0.079) π= = 2.1858~ππππππ 0.079 log (0.2 β 0.02)
11. Given that the Henry's Law constant for carbon dioxide in water at 25Β°C is 1.6 x 10-5 kPa (mole fraction)-1, calculate the percentage solubility by weight of carbon dioxide in water under these conditions and at a partial pressure of carbon dioxide of 200 kPa above the water. a. 78% b. 69% c. 31% d. 22% Solution: 1.6π₯10 β5 πππ πΎπ» = πΏ β πππ πΒ°πΆ02 = 200πππ
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh (200) (44)(100%) 1.6π₯10β5 % = ππ% %=
12. Determine the % error if the Antoine equation is used to estimate the normal boiling point of benzene. From literature value, the normal boiling point of benzene is 353.26 K. a. 100% b. 10% c. 1% d. 0.01% Solution: Using Antoineβs eqn: log(760 πππ»π) = 15.9008 β
2788.51 β52.36 + π
π = 353.3 πΎ 353.26 β 353.3 (100) %πππππ = 353.26 π. ππ% 13. A mixture of 40 mol% benzene and 60% toluene are distilled in a column to give a product of 98% benzene and a waste containing 5% benzene. For a relative volatility of 2.4, calculate the minimum number of plates if the mixture is fed at its boiling point. a. 61290 b. 61541 c. 18901 d. 1.5500 Solution: log ( ππππ =
0.98(1 β 0.05) ) 0.05(1 β 0.98) log(2.4)
π = 7.8087 π
π·πππ 0.98 β 0.4 2.4(0.4) = π€βπππ π¦ β² = = 0.6154 β² π
π·πππ + 1 0.98 β π¦ 1 + 1.4(0.4) π
π·πππ 0.98 β 0.4 = = π. ππππ π
π·πππ + 1 0.98 β 0.6154 14. Tung meal containing 55 weight % oil is to be extracted at a rate of 4000 lb/h using n-hexane containing 5 weight % oil as solvent. A countercurrent multi-stage extraction sytem is to be used. The meal retains 2 lbs of solvent per lb of oil-free meal. The residual charge contains 0.11 lb oil per lb of oil-free meal while the product is composed of 15 weight % oil. Determine the number of ideal stages. a. 2.2417 b. 3.1205 c. 2.0890 d. 3.7811 Solution:
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh
0.15 = ππ = 0.1765 0.85 0.05 ππ = = 0.0526 0.95 0.11 ππ πππ ππ πππ ππππ ππ = ππΒ° = = 0.055 2 ππ π πππ£πππ‘ ππ πππ β ππππ ππππ’ππ ππ₯π‘ππππ‘ππ 1: ππβ² = ππβ² = 0.95(ππ) = 0.95(22.417) ππ = 21 296.15 β ππΒ° =
πππ΅: πΏπ + ππ = πΏπ + ππ 4000 + ππ = πΏπ + ππ πππ π΅ππππππ: 0.55(4000) + 0.05ππ = 0.11(0.45)(4000) + 0.15ππ ππππ£πππ‘ π΅ππππππ: 0 + 0.95ππ = 0.85ππ + 2(0.45)(4000) ππ ππ ππ ππ = 20 819 ; ππ = 22 417 ; πΏπ = 5 598 βπ βπ βπ 15 (0.45)(4000)(2) + 0.15(21296.15) ππππ’π‘π πππ: 0.55(4000) + ππ(21296.15) = 85 ππ = 0.0732 0.0526 β 0.055 ln (0.0732 β 0.1765 ) πβ1= ; π΅ = π. ππππ 0.0526 β 0.0732 ln ( 0.055 β 0.1765 ) 15. Roasted copper containing the copper as CuSO4 is to be extracted in a countercurrent stage extractor. Each hour a charge consisting of 10 tons of inert solids, 1.2 tons of copper sulfate, and 0.5 ton of water is to be treated. The strong solution produced is to consist of 90 percent water and 10% CuSO4 by weight. The recovery of CuSO4 is to be 98% of that in the ore. Pure water is to be used as the fresh solvent. After each 1 ton of inert solids retains 2 tons of water plus the copper sulfate dissolved in that water. Equilibrium is attained in each stage. How many stages are required? a. 10 b. 9 c. 8 d. 7 Solution:
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh
(1.2 + 0.5) + ππβ² =
2 π‘ππ π πππ’π‘πππ (10 π‘ππ π ππππ ) + π1 π‘ππ π ππππ
0.98(1.2) = 11.76 π‘πππ ; ππ = 30.06 π‘πππ = ππ 0.10 πΆπ’ππ4 πππππππ (ππππ’ππ π π‘πππ 1) 1.2 + ππππ = 0.10(11.76) + 0.1(2 β 10) ππ = 0.0657 0 β 0.0012 ) ln ( 0.0657 β 0.1 + 1 π= 0 β 0.0657 ln (0.0012 β 0.1) π΅ = π. ππππ ππππππ ππ’π‘ π1 =
16. We wish to extract nicotine from water using kerosene. If we have 100 lb of a 2% nicotine solution extracted once with 200 lb of kerosene, what percentage will be extracted? Equilibrium data: Y=0.90X a. 65.8900% b. 64.7500% c. 65.9800% d. 64.5700% Solution:
πππππ‘πππ πππ: 0.02(100) + 0 = πππππ‘πππ ππ ππππππππ‘π + πππππ‘πππ ππ ππ₯π‘ππππ‘ 2 + 0 = π₯ (0.98)(100) + π(200)
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh ππ’π‘ π = 0.90π₯ π πππππ‘πππ (0.98)(100) + π(200); π = 6.4748π₯10 β3 ππ 2= 0.9 ππ πππππ πππ πππππ‘πππ ππ₯π‘ππππ‘ππ = 0.0062(200) = 1.295ππ 1.295ππ (100) = ππ. ππ % %πππππ‘πππ ππ₯π‘ππππ‘ππ = 2 17. An aqueous waste stream containing 3.25% by weight phenol is to be extracted with one-third its volume of methylene chloride to produce a raffinate without more than 0.2% phenol. How many stages are required? a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3 Solution: 3.25(100) 3.36 πβππππ = 96.75 100 π€ππ‘ππ 0.2(100) 0.2 πβππππ ππ
= = 99.8 100 π€ππ‘ππ ππππ’ππ‘ ππ πβππππ π‘π ππ πππππ£ππ: 3.36 β 0.2 = 3.16 πππππ π€π 1 1.31 = ( ) = 0.451 π€πΉ 3 1 β 0.0325 3.16 πβππππ π¦πΈ = = 7.01π 0.451 100π πππ‘βπ¦π πβππππππ 3.36(0.451 β 0.2) log ( ( ) 0.2 0.451 β 3.36) π= + 1 = π. ππππ ππππππ log(0.451) ππΉ =
18. A plate and frame filter press is used to filter a compressible sludge (S = 0.45) at 50 psia for 2 hours. Washing is done at 30 psia with wash water equal to 10% of the filtrate volume collected. The washing time is a. 127 min b. 136 min c. 156 min d. 178 min Solution: π 2 = ππ‘ = π (2) π 2 = 2π 0.1 1 1 = ( ) π‘π€ 4 4 60πππ 1 β 0.45 π‘π€ = 1.6βππ ( )( ) βπ 0.45 ππ = πππ ππππ 19. A dilute slurry contains small solid food particles having a diameter of 5 x 10-2 mm which are to be removed by centrifuging. The particle density is 1050 kg/m3 and the solution density is 1000kg/m3. The viscosity of the liquid is 1.2 cP.A 60mm diameter bowl that is 100 mm deep operated at 50Hz gives a 25mm thick liquid layer. Calculate the expected flowrate in L/s just to remove these particles. a. 0.29 b. 0.11 c. 0.90 d. 0.34 Solution:
Pagsanjan, Sylvester S. Martinez, Marah Faye F. ChE 520L 8:30-11:30 TTh ππ·2π π(ππ β π)π€ 2 (π 22 β π 21 ) 2π 18π ln (π β2π ) 1 2 π(0.00005)2 (0.1)(1050 β 1000)(100π 2 )(0.03)2 π= 18 (0.0012) ln(2) 2.9π₯10β4 π 3 = π. πππ³/π π π=
20. Find the width of an apron conveyor without skirts whose capacity is 56 tons per hour at a speed of 50 fpm handling solids with average density of 50 pound per cubic foot. a. 36 in b. 42 in c. 48 in d. 54 in Solution: π‘πππ βπ ππ πππ’ππ = 50 3 ππ‘ π = 50 πππ π = 56
Belt Width 30 inches 36 inches 42 inches
50 lb/ft3 79 115 165 79 π‘πππ ) = 39.5 100 βπ 115 π‘πππ max πππ36 = 50 ( ) = 57.5 100 βπ 165 π‘πππ max πππ42 = 50 ( ) = 82.5 100 βπ max πππ30 = 50 (
With 57.5 tons/hr being the maximum capacity closest to the given capacity, the width of the conveyor is 36 inches.