محاضرة مبادئ الهندسة الكيمياوية PDF
محاضرة مبادئ الهندسة الكيمياوية PDF
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Chapter1
Dimensions, Units, and TheirConversion
1.1 Units and Dimensions
Dimensions are our basic concepts of measurement such as length, time, mass, temperature, andso
on;unitsarethemeansofexpressingthedimensions,suchasfeetorcentimetersforlength,and hours or
seconds fortime.
In this lectures you will use the two most commonly used systems ofunits:
1. SI,formallycalledLeSystemeInternationaled’Unites,andinformallycalledSIormore often
(redundantly) the SI system ofunits.
2. AE, or American Engineering system ofunits.
Dimensions and their respective units are classified as fundamental orderived:
• Fundamental (or basic) dimensions/units are those that can be measured independentlyand
are sufficient to describe essential physicalquantities.
• Deriveddimensions/unitsarethosethatcanbedevelopedintermsofthefundamental
dimensions/units.
Tables1.1and1.2listbothbasic,derived,andalternativeunitsintheSIandAEsystems.Figure
1.1 illustrates the relation between the basic dimensions and some of the deriveddimensions.
OneofthebestfeaturesoftheSIsystemisthat(exceptfortime)unitsandtheirmultiplesand submultiples are
related by standard factors designated by the prefix indicated in Table1.3.
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Figure 1.1 Relation between the basic dimensions (in boxes) and various deriveddimensions
(in ellipses).
Example1.1
Add thefollowing:
(a) 1 foot + 3seconds (b) 1 horsepower + 300watts
Solution
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Example1.2
(a) Convert 2 km to miles. (b) Convert 400 in.3/day tocm3/min.
Solution
(a) One way to carry out the conversion is to look up a direct conversion factor, namely 1.61 km =1
mile:
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Example1.3
An example of a semiconductor is ZnS with a particle diameter of 1.8 nanometers. Convertthis
value to (a) dm (decimeters) and (b)inches.
Solution
IntheAEsystemtheconversionoftermsinvolvingpoundmassandpoundforcedeservespecial attention.
Let us start the discussion with Newton’sLaw:
Where:
F =force
C = a constant whose numerical value and its units depend on those selected for F, m,
anda, m =mass
a =acceleration
In the SI system in which the unit of force is defined to be the Newton (N) when 1 kg isaccelerated
at 1 m/s2, a conversion factor C = 1 N/(Kg)(m)/s2 must be introduced to have the force be 1N:
Because the numerical value associated with the conversion factor is 1, the conversion factorseems
simple, even nonexistent, and the units are ordinarilyignored.
IntheAEsystemananalogousconversionfactorisrequired.Ifamassof11bmishypothetically
acceleratedatgft/s2,wheregistheaccelerationthatwouldbecausedbygravity(about32.2ft/s2depending on
the location of the mass), we can make the force be 1 1bf by choosing theproper numerical value and
units for the conversion factorC:
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Theinverseoftheconversionfactorwiththenumericalvalue32.174includedisgiventhespecial
symbolgc(Note: in eq. [1.2], g=32.2 ft/s2)
But never forget that the pound (mass) and pound (force) are not the same units in the AEsystem.
1 lbf= 32.174 lbmft/s2
Example1.4
Whatisthepotentialenergyin(ft)(1bf)ofa100lbdrumhanging10ftabovethesurfaceofthe earth with
reference to the surface of theearth?
Solution
Potential energy = P = m gh
Assume that the 100 lb means 100 lb mass; g = acceleration of gravity = 32.2 ft/s2. Figure E1.4 isa
sketch of thesystem.
Notice that in the ratio of 32.2 ft/s2 divided by 32.174[(ft)(lbm)]/[(s2)(lbf)], the numerical valuesare
almostequal.Manyengineerswouldsolvetheproblembysayingthat100lb×10ft=1000
(ft)(1b)withoutrealizingthat,ineffect,theyarecancelingoutthenumbersintheg/gcratio,and that the lb in
the solution meanslbf.
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Example1.5
In biological systems, production rate of glucose is 0.6 μgmol/(mL)(min). Determinethe production
rate of glucose for this system in the units of lbmol/(ft3)(day).
Solution
Basis: 1min
Example1.6
Your handbook shows that microchip etching roughly follows therelation
wheredisthedepthoftheetchinmicrons(micrometers,μm)andtisthetimeoftheetchin
seconds.Whataretheunitsassociatedwiththenumbers16.2and0.021?Converttherelationso that d
becomes expressed in inches and t can be used inminutes.
Solution
Bothvaluesof16.2musthavetheassociatedunitsofmicrons(μm).Theexponentialmustbe
dimensionlessso that 0.021 must have the associated units ofs−1.
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NondimensionalGroups:
Asyouproceedwiththestudyofchemicalengineering,youwillfindthatgroupsofsymbolsmay be put
together, either by theory or based on experiment, that have no net units. Such collectionsof
variablesorparametersarecalleddimensionlessornondimensionalgroups.Oneexampleisthe Reynolds
number (group) arising in fluidmechanics.
Example1.7
Explain without differentiating why the following differentiation cannot becorrect:
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Questions
1. Which of the following best represents the force needed to lift a heavysuitcase?
a. 25N b. 25 kN c. 250N d. 250 kN
2. Pick the correct answer(s); a wattis
a. one joule persecond b. equal to 1(kg)(m2)/s2 c. the unit for all types ofpower
d. all of theabove e. none of theabove
3. Is kg/s a basic or derived unit inSI?
4. Answer the following questions yes or no. Canyou
a.divideftbys?b.dividembycm?c.multiplyftbys?d.divideftbycm? e.dividem by (deg) K? f.
add ft and s? g. subtract m and (deg) K h. add cm and ft? i. add cm andm2?
j. add 1 and 2cm?
5. Why is it not possible to add 1 ft and 1ft2?
6. What isgc?
7. Is the ratio of the numerator and denominator in a conversion factor equal tounity?
8. What is the difference, if any, between pound force and pound mass in the AEsystem?
9. Could a unit of force in the SI system be kilogramforce?
10. Contrast the procedure for converting units within the SI system with that for the A E
system.
11. Whatistheweightofaonepoundmassatsealevel?Wouldthemassbethesameatthe center of Earth?
Would the weight be the same at the center ofEarth?
12. What is the mass of an object that weighs 9.80 kN at sea level?
13. Explain what dimensional consistency means in anequation.
14. Explain why the so-called dimensionless group has no net dimensions.
15. Ifyoudivideallofaseriesoftermsinanequationbyoneoftheterms,willtheresulting series of terms
bedimensionless?
16. How might you make the following variablesdimensionless:
a. Length (of apipe). b. Time (to empty a tank full ofwater).
Answers:
1. (c)
2. (a)
3. Derived.
4. (a) - (e) yes; (f) and (g) no; (h) and (i) no; (j)no.
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Problems
1. Classify the following units as correct or incorrect units in the SIsystem:
a. nm b. K c. sec d. N/mm e.kJ/(s)(m3)
2. Add 1 cm and 1 m.
3. Subtract 3 ft from 4yards.
4. Divide 3 m1.5by 2m 0.5.
5. Multiply 2 ft by 4lb.
6. What are the value and units of gcin the SIsystem?
7. Electroniccommunicationviaradiotravelsatapproximatelythespeedoflight(186,000
miles/second).TheedgeofthesolarsystemisroughlyatPluto,whichis3.6×109miles
fromEarthatitsclosestapproach.Howmanyhoursdoesittakeforaradiosignalfrom Earth to
reachPluto?
8. Determinethekineticenergyofonepoundoffluidmovinginapipeatthespeedof3feet per second.
9. Convert the following from AE to SIunits:
a. 4 lbm/ft tokg/m b. 1.00 lbm/(ft3)(s) tokg/(m3)(s)
10. Convert the following 1.57 × 10−2 g/(cm)(s) tolbm/(ft)(s)
11. Convert 1.1 gal toft3.
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Where u = fluidvelocity
∆p = pressure drop 1force per unitarea2
ρ = density of the flowingfluid
c =constant
What are the units of c in the SI system ofunits?
14. The thermal conductivity k of a liquid metal is predicted via the empiricalequation
wherek is in J/(s)(m)(K) and A and B are constants. What are the units of A andB?
Answers:
1. (a), (s), (d), (e) arecorrect.
2. Change units to get 101cm.
3. Change units to get 9ft.
4. 1.5 m.
5. 8(ft)(lb).
6. 1,dimensionless.
7. 5.38hr.
8. 0.14 (ft)(lbf).
9. a. 5.96 kg/m; b. 16.0kg/(m3)(s)
10. 1.06 * 10-3lbm/(ft)(s)
11. 0.15ft3
12. 4.16 * 10-3m3.
13. c isdimensionless
14. A has the same units as k; B has the units of T
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Problem2
Problem3
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Chapter2
Moles, Density andConcentration
2.1 TheMole
In the SI system a mole is composed of 6.022 x 1023 molecules (Avogadro’s number).To
convert the number of moles to mass and the mass to moles, we make use of the molecular weight
– the mass per mole:
Mass
Molecular Weight (MW)=
Mole
Thus, the calculations you carry outare
and
Mass in g = (MW) (gmol)
Mass in lb = (MW) (lbmol)
Forexample
Theatomicweightofanelementisthemassofanatombasedonthescalethatassignsa mass of
exactly 12 to the carbon isotope12C.
A compound is composed of more than one atom, and the molecular weight ofthe
compound is nothing more than the sum of the weights of atoms of which it iscomposed.
Example2.1
Whatisthemolecularweightofthefollowingcellofasuperconductormaterial?(Thefigure represents one
cell of a largerstructure.)
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Solution
The molecular weight of the cell for each moleis 1764.3 g/gmol.
Example2.2
If a bucket holds 2.00 lb of NaOH (MW=40), howmany
a) Pound moles of NaOH does it contain?
b) Gram moles of NaOH does itcontain?
Solution
Example2.3
How many pounds of NaOH (MW=40) are in 7.50 g mol ofNaOH?
Solution
2.2 Density
Densityistheratioofmassperunitvolume,asforexample,kg/m3orlb/ft3.Densityhas both a
numerical value and units. Specific volume is the inverse of density, such as cm3/g orft3/lb.
For example, given that the density of n-propyl alcohol is 0.804 g/cm3, what would be thevolume
of 90.0 g of the alcohol? The calculationis
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In a packed bed of solid particles containing void spaces, the bulk densityis
Ahomogeneousmixtureoftwoormorecomponents,whethersolid,liquid,orgaseous,is called a
solution.
For some solutions, the density of the solutionis
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Example2.4
If a 70% (by weight) solution of glycerol has a specific gravity of 1.184 at 15°C, what is thedensity
of the solution in (a) g/cm3? (b) lbm/ft3? and (c)kg/m3?
Solution
(a) (1.184 g glycerol/ cm3)/(1 g water/ cm3) * (1 g water/ cm3) = 1.184 gsolution/cm3.
(b) (1.184 lb glycerol/ft3)/(1 lb water/ft3) * (62.4 lb water/ft3) = 73.9 lbsolution/ft3.
(c) (1.184 kg glycerol/m3)/(1 kg water/m3) * (1000 kg water/m3) = 1.184 * l03 kgsolution/m3.
Thespecificgravityofpetroleumproductsisoftenreportedintermsofahydrometerscalecalled
°API(American Petroleum Institute). The equation for the API scaleis
The volume and therefore the density of petroleum products vary with temperature, andthe
petroleum industry has established 60 °F as the standard temperature for volume and APIgravity.
Example2.5
In the production of a drug having a molecular weight of 192, the exit stream from the reactorflows
atarateof10.5L/min.Thedrugconcentrationis41.2%(inwater),andthespecificgravityofthe
solutionis1.024.Calculatetheconcentrationofthedrug(inkg/L)intheexitstream,andtheflow rate of the
drug in kgmol/min.
Solution
Take 1 kg of the exit solution as a basis forconvenience.
Basis: 1 kgsolution
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2.4 FlowRate
For continuous processes the flow rate of a process stream is the rate at which materialis
transported through a pipe. The mass flow rate (ṁ) of a process stream is the mass (m)transported
through a line per unit time(t).
The volumetric flow rate (F) of a process stream is the volume (V) transported through a lineper
unittime.
The molar flow (n) rate of a process stream is the number of moles (n) of a substancetransported
through a line per unittime.
Mole percent and mass (weight) percent are the respective fractions times100.
Example2.6
Anindustrial-strengthdraincleanercontains5kgofwaterand5kgofNaOH.Whatarethemass (weight)
fractions and mole fractions of each component in the drain cleanercontainer?
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Solution
Basis: 10 kg of totalsolution
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2.7 Concentration
Concentration generally refers to the quantity of some substance per unitvolume.
a. Massperunitvolume(lbofsolute/ft3ofsolution,gofsolute/L,lbofsolute/barrel, kg
ofsolute/m3).
b. Molesperunitvolume(lbmolofsolute/ft3ofsolution,gmolofsolute/L,gmolof solute/cm3).
c. Parts per million (ppm); parts per billion (ppb), a method of expressingthe
concentration of extremely dilute solutions; ppm is equivalent to a
mass(weight)fractionforsolidsandliquidsbecausethetotalamountofmaterialisofamuc
h higher order of magnitude than the amount of solute; it is a mole fraction
forgases.
d. Parts per million by volume (ppmv) and parts per billion by volume(ppbv)
e. Other methods of expressing concentration with which you may be familiarare
molarity (g mol/L), molality (mole solute/kg solvent), and normality(equivalents/L).
Example2.8
The current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 8-hour limit for Hydrogen
cyanide(HCN)(boils at 25.6 °C) (MW = 27.03) in air is 10.0 ppm. A lethal dose of HCNin
airis(fromtheMerckIndex)300mg/kgofairatroomtemperature.HowmanymgHCN/kgairis 10 ppm? What
fraction of the lethal dose is 10.0ppm?
Solution
Basis: 1 kg mol of the air/HCNmixture
Example2.9
A solution of HNO3 in water has a specific gravity of 1.10 at 25°C. The concentration of theHNO3 is
15 g/L of solution. What isthe
a. Mole fraction of HNO3 in thesolution?
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Example2.10
Sulfurtrioxide(SO3)canbeabsorbedinsulfuricacidsolutiontoformmoreconcentratedsulfuric acid. If the
gas to be absorbed contains 55% SO3, 41% N2, 3% SO2, and 1% O2, how many partsper million of
O2 are there in the gas? What is the composition of the gas on a N2 freebasis?
Solution
Example2.11
To avoid the possibility of explosion in a vessel containing gas having the composition of 40%N2,
45% O2, and 15% CH4, the recommendation is to dilute the gas mixture by adding an equalamount
of pure N2. What is the final mole fraction of eachgas?
Solution
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Example2.12
Calculate the empirical formula of an organic compound with the following mass analysis:carbon,
26.9%; hydrogen, 2.2%; and oxygen as the only other elementpresent.
Solution
Questions
1. Answer the following questions true orfalse:
a. The pound mole is comprised of 2.73 x 1026molecules
b. The kilogram mole is comprised of 6.022 x 1026molecules.
c. Molecular weight is the mass of a compound or element per mole.
2. What is the molecular weight of acetic acid (CH3COOH)?
3. Fornumberssuchas2mLofwater+2mLofethanol,doesthesumequalto4mLofthe solution?
4. Answer the following questions true orfalse:
a. The inverse of the density is the specificvolume.
b. Density of a substance is the mass per unitvolume.
c. The density of water is less than the density ofmercury.
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5. A cubic centimeter of mercury has a mass of 13.6 g at Earth’s surface. What is the densityof
mercury?
6. What is the approximate density of water at room temperature inkg/m3?
7. ForliquidHCN,ahandbookgives:sp.gr.10°C/4°C=1.2675.Whatdoesthisstatement mean?
8. Answer the following questions true orfalse:
a. The density and specific gravity of mercury are thesame.
b. Specific gravity is the ratio of twodensities.
c. Ifyouaregiventhevalueofareferencedensity,youcandeterminethedensityofa substance
of interest by multiplying by the specific gravity.
d. The specific gravity is a dimensionlessquantity.
9. A mixture is reported as 15% water and 85% ethanol. Should the percentages be deemedto
be by mass, mole, orvolume?
10. Answer the following questions true orfalse:
a) In engineering practice the compositions of liquids and solids are usually denotedin
weight (mass) fraction orpercent.
b) In engineering practice the composition of gases is usually denoted in molefraction
orpercent.
c) e. A pseudo-average molecular weight can be calculated for a mixture ofpure
components whether solid, liquid, orgases.
11. Do parts per million denote a concentration that is a moleratio?
12. Does the concentration of a component in a mixture depend on the amount of themixture?
13. Pick the correct answer. How many ppm are there in 1 ppb? (a) 1000, (b) 100, (c) 1, (d)0.1,
(e) 0.01, (f) 0.001?
14. How many ppb are there in 1 ppm?
15. Does 50 ppm represent an increase of five times a value of 10ppm?
Answers:
1. (a) T; (b) T; (c)T
2. 60.05
3. No
4. (a) T; (b) T; (c)T
5. 13.6g/cm3
6. 1000kg/m3
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Problems
1. Convert thefollowing:
a) 120 g mol of NaCl tog.
b) 120 g of NaCl to gmol.
c) 120 lbmol of NaCl tolb.
d) 120 lb of NaCl to lbmol.
2. Convert 39.8 kg of NaCl per 100 kg of water to kg mol of NaCl per kg mol ofwater.
3. How many lbmol of NaNO3 are there in 100lb?
4. The density of a material is 2 kg/m3. What is its specificvolume?
5. An empty 10 gal tank weighs 4.5 lb. What is the total weight of the tank plus the waterwhen
it is filled with 5 gal of water?
6. Ifyouadd50gofsugarto500mLofwater,howdoyoucalculatethedensityofthesugar solution?
7. Forethanol,ahandbookgives:sp.gr.60°F=0.79389.Whatisthedensityofethanolat 60°F?
8. The specific gravity of steel is 7.9. What is the volume in cubic feet of a steelingot
weighing 4000lb?
9. The specific gravity of a solution is 0.80 at 70°F. How many cubic feet will be occupiedby
100 lb of the solution at70°F?
10. Asolutioninwatercontains1.704kgofHNO3/kgH2O,andthesolutionhasaspecific
gravityof1.382at20°C.WhatisthemassofHNO3inkgpercubicmeterofsolutionat 20°C?
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11. Forty gal/min of a hydrocarbon fuel having a specific gravity of 0.91 flows into a tanktruck
with a load limit of 40,000 lb of fuel. How long will it take to fill the tank in thetruck?
12. Pure chlorine enters a process. By measurement it is found that 2.4 kg of chlorine passinto
the process every 3.1 minutes. Calculate the molar flow rate of the chlorine in kgmol/hr.
13. Commercialsulfuricacidis98%H2SO4and2%H2O.WhatisthemoleratioofH2SO4to H2O?
14. A compound contains 50% sulfur and 50% oxygen by mass. Is the empirical formula ofthe
compound (1) SO, (2) SO2, (3) SO3, or (4)SO4?
15. Howmanykgofactivatedcarbon(asubstanceusedinremovingtraceimpurities)mustbe
mixed with 38 kg of sand so that the final mixture is 28% activatedcarbon?
16. A gas mixture contains 40 lb of O2, 25 lb of SO2, and 30 lb of SO3. What is thecomposition
of the mixture in molefractions?
17. Saccharin,anartificialsweetenerthatis3000timessweeterthansucrose,iscomposedof
45.90%carbon,2.73%hydrogen,26.23%oxygen,7.65%nitrogen,and17.49%sulfur.Is
themolecularformulaofsaccharin(a)C14H10O6N2S2,(b)C5H7O3NS,(c)C8H9O2NS,and
(d) C7H5O3NS?
18. Amixtureofgasesisanalyzedandfoundtohavethefollowingcomposition:CO212.0%, CO 6.0%,
CH4 27.3%, H2 9.9% and N2 44.8%. How much will 3 lbmol of this gasweigh?
19. Aliquefiedmixtureofn-butane,n-pentane,andn-hexanehasthefollowingcomposition: n-C4H10
50%, n-C5H12 30%, and n-C6H14 20%. For this mixture,calculate:
a) The weight fraction of eachcomponent.
b) The mole fraction of eachcomponent.
c) The mole percent of eachcomponent.
d) The average molecular weight of themixture.
20. How many mg/L is equivalent to a 1.2% solution of a substance inwater?
Answers:
1. (a) 7010 g; (b) 2.05 g mol; (c) 7010 lb; (d) 2.05 lbmol
2. 0.123 kg molNaCl/kg molH2O
3. l.l77lbmol
4. 0.5m3/kg 5.
46.2 lb
6. Measurethemassofwater(shouldbeabout500g)andadditto50g.Measurethevolume
of the solution (will not be 450 mL). Divide the mass by thevolume.
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Problem5
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Problem7
Solution
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Chapter3
Choosing aBasis
A basis is a reference chosen by you for the calculations you plan to make in anyparticular
problem, and a proper choice of basis frequently makes the problem much easier tosolve.
Thebasismaybeaperiodoftimesuchashours,oragivenmassofmaterial,suchas5kg of CO2, or
some other convenientquantity.
For liquids and solids in which a mass (weight) analysis applies, a convenient basis isoften
1 or 100 lb or kg; similarly, 1 or 100 moles is often a good choice for agas.
Example3.1
Gasmixture10.0%H2,40.0%CH4,30.0%CO,and20.0%CO2,whatistheaveragemolecular weight of
thegas?
Solution
Basis: 100 kg mol or lbmol ofgas
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Example3.3
A medium-grade bituminous coal analyzes asfollows:
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Problem1
1 mol of gas containing O2 20%, N2 78%, and SO2 2%, find the composition of the gas on an SO2–
free basis, meaning gas without the SO2 init.
Solution
Problem2
InaternaryalloysuchasNd4.5Fe77B18.5theaveragegrainsizeisabout30nm.Byreplacing0.2 atoms of Fe with
atoms of Cu, the grain size can be reduced (improved) to 17nm.
(a) What is the molecular formula of the alloy after adding the Cu to replace theFe?
(b) What is the mass fraction of each atomic species in the improvedalloy?
Solution
Basis: 100 g mol (or atoms) ofNd4.5Fe77B18.5
(a) The final alloy isNd4.5Fe76.8B18.5Cu0.2.
(b) Use a table to calculate the respective massfractions.
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d. Afuelgasisreportedtoanalyze,onamolebasis,20%methane,5%ethane,andtheremainder CO2.
Calculate the analysis of the fuel gas on a mass percentagebasis.
Solution
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Chapter4Te
mperature
Temperature is a measure of the energy (mostly kinetic) of the molecules in a system.This
definition tells us about the amount ofenergy.
Other scientists prefer to say that Temperature is a property of the state ofthermal
equilibriumofthesystemwithrespecttoothersystemsbecausetemperaturetellsusabout the
capability of a system to transfer energy (asheat).
Fourtypesoftemperature:
Twobasedonarelativescale,degreesFahrenheit(°F)andCelsius(°C),andtwobasedonan
absolute scale, degree Rankine (°R) and Kelvin(K).
TemperatureConversion
Also, because of the temperature difference between boiling water and ice (Celsius: 100°C – 0°C
=100°C; Fahrenheit: 212°F – 32°F = 180°F), the following relationships hold:
Thepropermeaningofthesymbols°C,°F,K,and°R,aseitherthetemperatureortheunit
temperaturedifference,mustbeinterpretedfromthecontextoftheequationorsentencebeing examined.
Suppose you have therelation:
Whataretheunitsofaandb?Theunitsofamustbe°Fforconsistency.Thecorrectunitsforb
mustinvolvetheconversionfactor(1.8∆°F\∆°C),thefactorthatconvertsthesizeofanintervalon one
temperaturescale
1
Unfortunately, the units for b are usually ignored; just the value of b (1.8) isemployed.
Or TK = T°C +273
Example4.1
Convert 100 °C to (a) K, (b) °F, and (c)°R.
Solution
or
Example4.2
The heat capacity of sulfuric acid has the units J/(g mol)(°C), and is given by therelation
Heat capacity = 139.1 + 1.56 * 10-1T
whereTisexpressedin°C.Modifytheformulasothattheresultingexpressionhastheassociated units of
Btu/(lbmol) (°R) and T is in°R.
Solution
2
T°F = 1.8 T°C +32 T°C = (T°F –32)/1.8
T°R = T°F +460 T°F = T°R –460
∴ T°C = [T°R – 460 –32]/1.8
Problems
1. Complete the following table with the proper equivalenttemperatures:
2. The heat capacity of sulfur is Cp = 15.2 + 2.68T, where Cp is in J/(g mol)(K) and T is inK.
Convert this expression so that Cp is in cal/(g mol)(°F) with T in°F.
Answers:
1.
2. Cp =93.2 + 0.186T°F
Problem1
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Chapter5
Pressure
5.1 Pressure and ItsUnits
Pressureisdefinedas“thenormal(perpendicular)forceperunitarea(Figure5.1).The pressure at
the bottom of the static (nonmoving) column of mercury exerted on the sealing plateis
… 5.1
Where p = pressure at the bottom of the column of the fluid, F = force, A = area, ρ = density offluid
g = acceleration of gravity, h = height of the fluid column, and p0 = pressure at thetop ofthe column
offluid
Figure 5.1 Pressure is the normal force per unit area. Arrows show the force exerted onthe
respectiveareas
ForExample,supposethatthecylinderoffluidinFigure5.1isacolumnofmercurythathasan
areaof1cm2andis50cmhigh.ThedensityoftheHgis13.55g/cm3.Thus,theforceexertedby the mercury
alone on the 1 cm2 section of the bottom plate by the column of mercuryis
P=F/A …. F= P* A = ρ g h*A
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IfwehadstartedwithunitsintheAEsystem,thepressurewouldbecomputedas[thedensityof mercury is
845.5 lbm/ft3]
Relative(Gauge) Absolute
Pressure Pressure
Figure 5.2 (a) Open-end manometer showing a pressure above atmospheric pressure.(b)
Manometer measuring an absolutepressure.
The relationship between relative and absolute pressure is given by the followingexpression:
Gauge Pressure + Barometer Pressure (atmospheric)= AbsolutePressure …5.2
P vacuum = p atmospheric – p absolute
Thestandardatmosphereisdefinedasthepressure(inastandardgravitationalfield) equivalent to
1 atm or 760 mm Hg at 0°C or otherequivalent.
The standard atmosphere is equalto
♦ 1.00 atmospheres(atm)
♦ 33.91 feet of water (ftH2O)
♦ 14.7 pounds (force) per square inch absolute(psia)
♦ 29.92 inches of mercury (in.Hg)
♦ 760.0 millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
♦ 1.013 * 105 pascal (Pa) or newtons per square meter (N/m2); or 101.3kPa
And,
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For Example, What is the equivalent pressure to 1 kg/cm2 (i.e., kgf/cm2) in pascal (g = 9.8m/s2)
[1 kg/cm2] * [9.8 m/s2] * [(100 cm/1 m)2] = 9.8 * 104 N/m2 (orPa)
Example5.1
What is the equivalent pressure to 60 Gpa (gigapascal)in
(a)atmospheres (b)psia (c) inches ofHg (d) mm ofHg
Solution
Example5.2
The pressure gauge on a tank of CO2 used to fill soda-water bottles reads 51.0 psi. At the sametime
the barometer reads 28.0 in. Hg. What is the absolute pressure in the tank in psia? See FigureE5.2.
Solution
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Example5.3
Small animals such as mice can live (although not comfortably) at reduced air pressures down to20
kPa absolute. In a test, a mercury manometer attached to a tank, as shown in Figure E5.3, reads64.5
cm Hg and the barometer reads 100 kPa. Will the micesurvive?
Solution
Youareexpectedtorealizefromthefigurethatthetankisbelowatmosphericpressurebecause
theleftlegofthemanometerishigherthantherightleg,whichisopentotheatmosphere.
Consequently,togettheabsolutepressureyousubtractthe64.5cmHgfromthebarometer reading.
The absolute pressure in the tankis
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Note
Iffluids1and3aregases,andfluid2ismercury,thedensityofthegasissomuchlessthanthat of mercury
that you can ignore the term involving the gas in Equation (5.3) forpractical applications.
Canyoushowforthecaseinwhichρ1=ρ3=ρthatthemanometerexpressionreducesto the
differential manometerequation:
P1 – P2 = (ρ2 – ρ) g d 2 … 5.4
Example5.4
InmeasuringtheflowoffluidinapipelineasshowninFigureE5.4,adifferentialmanometerwas used to
determine the pressure difference across the orifice plate. The flow rate was to becalibrated with the
observed pressure drop (difference). Calculate the pressure drop p1 - p2 in pascals forthe
manometer reading in FigureE5.4.
Solution
In this problem you cannot ignore the water density above the manometerfluid.
Example5.5
Airisflowingthroughaductunderadraftof4.0cmH2O.Thebarometerindicatesthatthe atmospheric
pressure is 730 mm Hg. What is the absolute pressure of the air in inches ofmercury? See
FigureE5.5
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Solution
Inthisproblemyoucanignorethegasdensityabovethemanometerfluidandtheairabovethe open end of
themanometer.
Sincethereadingis4.0cmH2Odraft(underatmospheric),theabsolutereadinginuniformunits is
Questions
1. Figure SAT5.1Q2 shows four closed containers completely filled with water. Orderthe
containers from the one exerting the highest pressure to the lowest on their respectivebase.
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Problems
1. Convert a pressure of 800 mm Hg to the followingunits:
a. psia b.kPa c.atm d. ft H2O
2. Your textbook lists five types of pressures: atmospheric pressure, barometric pressure,
gauge pressure, absolute pressure, and vacuumpressure.
a. What kind of pressure is measured by the device in FigureSAT5.2P2A?
5. ABourdongaugeandamercurymanometerareconnectedtoatankofgas,asshownin Figure
SAT5.3P2. If the reading on the pressure gauge is 85 kPa, what is h in centimetersof Hg?
Answers:
1. (a) 15.5; (b) 106.6; (c) 1.052; (d)35.6
2. (A) Gauge pressure; (B) barometric pressure, absolute pressure; (C) 50 in.Hg
3. Intheabsenceofabarometricpressurevalue,assume101.3kPa.Theabsolutepressureis
61.3kPa.
4. The Hg is static. (a) 3.21 kPa; (b) 3.47kPa
5. 63.8 cm Hg
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Chapter6
Introduction to MaterialBalances
6.1 The Concept of a Material Balance
A material balance is nothing more than the application of the law of the conservationof
mass:
“Matter is neither created nordestroyed”
6.2 Open and Closed Systems
a. System
Bysystemwemeananyarbitraryportionoforawholeprocessthatyouwanttoconsider for analysis.
You can define a system such as a reactor, a section of a pipe. Or, you can definethe
limitsofthesystembydrawingthesystemboundary,namelyalinethatenclosestheportionof the process
that you want toanalyze.
b. ClosedSystem
Figure6.1showsatwo-dimensionalviewofathree-dimensionalvesselholding1000kgofH2O.
Notethatmaterialneitherentersnorleavesthevessel,thatis,nomaterialcrossesthesystem boundary.
Changes can take place inside the system, but for a closed system, no massexchange occurs with
thesurroundings.
b. Unsteady–State System
Because the amount of water in the system changes with time (Figure 6.3), the
processandsystem are deemed to be an unsteady–state (transient) process orsystem.
For an unsteady-state process, not all of the conditions in the process (e.g.,temperature,
pressure, mass of material, etc.) remain constant with time, and/or the flows in and outof
the system can vary withtime.
Figure 6.4 shows the system after 50 minutes of accumulation (Fifty minutesof
accumulation at 10 kg/min amounts to 500 kg of totalaccumulation).
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Figure 6.4 The condition of the open unsteady–state system with accumulation after50
minutes.
Figure 6.6 Condition of the open unsteady–state system with negative accumulation after50
minutes.
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Equation 6.1 can apply to moles or any quantity that is conserved. As an example, look atFigure
6.7 in which we have converted all of the mass quantities in Figure 6.2 to their equivalent valuesin
moles.
Figure 6.7 The system in Figure 6.2 with the flow rates shown in kgmol.
If the process is in the steady state, the accumulation term by definition is zero, and Equation6.1
simplifies to a famoustruism
What goes in must come out (In =Out) …6.2
Ifyouareanalyzinganunsteady-stateprocess,theaccumulationtermoveratimeintervalcanbe calculatedas
Thetimesyouselectforthefinalandinitialconditionscanbeanything,butyouusuallyselectan
intervalsuch as 1 minute or 1 hour rather than specifictimes.
WhenyoucombineEquations6.1and6.3yougetthegeneralmaterialbalancefora component in
the system in the absence ofreaction
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Example6.1
Will you save money if instead of buying premium 89 octane gasoline at $1.269 per gallon thathas
theoctaneyouwant,youblendsufficient93octanesupremegasolineat$l.349pergallonwith87 octane
regular gasoline at $1.149 pergallon?
Solution
Chooseabasisof1gallonof89octanegasoline,thedesiredproduct.Thesystemisthegasoline tank.
• Forsimplicity,assumethatnogasolineexistsinthetankatthestartoftheblending,and
one gallon exists in the tank at the end of theblending.
• This arrangement corresponds to an unsteady-state process. Clearly it is an opensystem.
The initial number of gallons in the system is zero and the final number of gallons isone.
Let x = the number of gallons of 87 octane gasoline added,and
y = the number of gallons of 93 octane added to theblend.
Since x + y = 1 is the total flow into thetank,
∴ y = 1 –x
According to Equation (6.4) the balance on the octane numberis
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ForExample,lookatthemixershowninFigure6.9,anapparatusthatmixestwostreamsto
increasetheconcentrationofNaOHinadilutesolution.Themixerisasteady–stateopen system. Initially
the mixer is empty, and after 1 hour it is emptyagain.
Basis = 1 hour for convenience. As an alternate to the basis we selected you could select F1
=9000kg/hrasthebasis,orF2=1000kg/hrasthebasis;thenumbersforthisexamplewouldnot change –
just the units would change. Here are the components and total balances inkg:
We can convert the kg shown in Figure 6.9 to kg moles by dividing each compound byits respective
molecular weight (NaOH = 40 and H2O =18).
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Example6.2
Centrifugesareusedtoseparateparticlesintherangeof0.1to100μmindiameterfromaliquid
usingcentrifugalforce.Yeastcellsarerecoveredfromabroth(aliquidmixturecontainingcells)
usingatubularcentrifuge(acylindricalsystemrotatingaboutacylindricalaxis).Determinethe
amountofthecell-freedischargeperhourif1000L/hrisfedtothecentrifuge,thefeedcontains
500mgcells/L,andtheproductstreamcontains50wt.%cells.Assumethatthefeedhasadensity
of 1g/cm3.
Solution
This problem involves a steady state, open (flow) system withoutreaction.
Basis = 1hour
FigureE6.2
M.B. oncells
In (mass) = Out(mass)
P = 1000g
M.B. on fluid
In (mass) = Out(mass)
D = (106 –500)g
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Equation 6.4 must be augmented to include terms for the generation and consumptionof
components by the chemical reaction in the system asfollows
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♦ We can summarize the hypothetical operation of the batch as a flow system (opensystem)
as follows (Figure6.12):
Final conditions: All values =0 Flowsout:
NaOH =
1,000lbH2O =
9,000lb
Total = 10,000lb
Initial conditions: All value =0 Flows in:
NaOH =
1,000lbH2O =
9,000lb
Total 10,000lb
In a semi-batch process material enters the process during its operation, but doesnot
leave.Instead,massisallowedtoaccumulateintheprocessvessel.Productiswithdrawn only after
the process isover.
AFigure6.13 illustratesasemi-batchmixingprocess. Initiallythevessel is empty(Figure
6.13a). Figure 6.13b shows the semi-batch system after 1 hour of operation.Semi-batch
processes are open and unsteady –state.
Only flows enter the systems, and none leave, hence the system is an unsteady state –one
that you can treat as having continuous flows, asfollows:
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NaOH =
1,000lbH2O =
9,000lb
Initial conditions: All values =0 Total = 10,000lb
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Figure 6.13a Initial condition for thesemi-batch Figure 6.13b Condition of asemi-batch
mixing process. Vessel isempty. mixing process after 1 hour ofoperation.
Example6.3
Ameasurementforwaterflushingofasteeltankoriginallycontainingmotoroilshowedthat0.15
percentbyweightoftheoriginalcontentsremainedontheinteriortanksurface.Whatisthe
fractionallossofoilbeforeflushingwithwater,andthepoundsofdischargeofmotoroilintothe
environmentduringofa10,000galtanktruckthatcarriedmotoroil?(Thedensityofmotoroilis about
0.80g/cm3).
Solution
Basis: 10,000 gal motor oil at an assumed77°F
The initial mass of the motor oil in the tankwas
(10000 gal)(3.785 lit/1 gal)(1000 cm3/1 lit)(0.8 g/cm3)(1 lb/454 g) = 66700lb
The mass fractional loss is 0.0015. The oil material balanceis
Initial unloaded residualdischarged oncleaning
66,700 = 66,700(0.9985) + 66,700(0.0015)
Thus, the discharge on flushing is 66,700 (0.00 15) = 100lb.
Questions
1. Is it true that if no material crosses the boundary of a system, the system is a closed system?
2. Is mass conserved within an openprocess?
3. Can an accumulation be negative? What does a negative accumulationmean?
4. Underwhatcircumstancescantheaccumulationterminthematerialbalancebezerofora process?
5. Distinguish between a steady-state and an unsteady-stateprocess.
6. What is a transient process? Is it different than an unsteady-stateprocess?
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Answers:
1. Yes
2. Not necessarily – accumulation canoccur
3. Yes; depletion
4. No reaction (a) closed system, or (b) flow of a component in and out areequal.
5. Inanunsteady-statesystem,thestateofthesystemchangeswithtime,whereaswitha steady-state
system, it doesnot.
6. A transient process is an unsteady-stateprocess.
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. (a) Accumulation; (b) flow in and out; (c) generation andconsumption
10. None
11. A flow inoccurs
12. None, except in a flow process, usually flows occur both in andout
Problems
1. Here is a report from a catalytic polymerizationunit:
Charge:
PoundsperhourP
ropanes andbutanes 15,500
Production:
Propane andlighter 5,680
Butane 2,080
Polymer missing
What is the production in pounds per hour of thepolymer?
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2. Aplantdischarges4,000gal/minoftreatedwastewaterthatcontains0.25mg/LofPCB,
(polychloronated biphenyls) into a river that contains no measurable PCBs upstream ofthe
discharge. If the river flow rate is 1,500 cubic feet per second, after the discharged waterhas
thoroughlymixedwiththeriverwater,whatistheconcentrationofPCBsintheriverin mg/L?
Answers:
1. 7740lb/hr
2. 1.49 * 10-3mg/L
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Chapter7
A General Strategy for Solving Material BalanceProblems
7.1 ProblemSolving
An orderly method of analyzing problems and presenting their solutions representstraining
inlogicalthinkingthatisofconsiderablygreatervaluethanmereknowledgeofhowtosolvea particular type
ofproblem.
100 kg 70 kg
Thickener
WetSludge DehydratedSludge
Water =?
FigureE7.1
Solution
In = Out
100 kg = 70 kg + kg ofwater
Consequently, the water amounts to 30kg.
Example7.2
AcontinuousmixermixesNaOHwithH2OtoproduceanaqueoussolutionofNaOH.Determine the
composition and flow rate of the product if the flow rate of NaOH is 1000 kg/hr, and the ratioof the
flow rate of the H2O to the product solution is 0.9. For thisprocess,
1. Sketch of the process isrequired.
2. Place the known information on the diagram of theprocess.
3. What basis would you choose for theproblem?
4. How many unknowns exist?
5. Determine the number of independentequations.
6. Write the equations to besolved.
7. Solve theequations.
8. Check youranswer.
Solution
1. The process is an open one, and we assume it to be steadystate.
2. Because no contrary information is provided about the composition of the H2O andNaOH
streams, we will assume that they are 100% H2O and NaOH,respectively.
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Couldyousubstitutethetotalmassbalance1000+W=Pforoneofthetwocomponentmass balances? Of
courseIn fact, you could calculate P by solving just twoequations:
7. Solveequations:
W = 0.9 P substitute in total balance 1000 + 0.9 P =P
∴ P = 10000 kg & W = 0.9 * 10000 = 9000kg (The basis is still 1 hr (FNaOH= 1000kg))
From these two values you can calculate the amount of H2O and NaOH in the product
Then
Note
8. The total balance would have been a redundant balance, and could be used to check theanswers
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Degree of FreedomAnalysis
The phrase degrees of freedom have evolved from the design of plants in which fewerindependent
equations than unknowns exist. The difference is called the degrees of freedom available tothe
designertospecifyflowrates,equipmentsizes,andsoon.Youcalculatethenumberofdegreesof freedom
(ND) asfollows:
Degrees of freedom = number of unknowns — number of independentequations
ND = NU –NE
Whenyoucalculatethenumberofdegreesoffreedomyouascertainthesolveabilityofa
problem. Three outcomesexist:
Case ND Possibility ofSolution
NU =NE 0 Exactly specified (determined); a solutionexists
NU >NE >0 Under specified (determined); more independent equationsrequired
NU <NE <0 Over specified(determined)
Example7.3
A cylinder containing CH4, C2H6, and N2 has to be prepared containing a CH4 to C2H6 mole ratioof
1.5 to 1. Available to prepare the mixture is (l) a cylinder containing a mixture of 80% N2 and20%
CH4,(2)acylindercontainingamixtureof90%N2and10%C2H6,and(3)acylindercontaining
pureN2.Whatisthenumberofdegreesoffreedom,i.e.,thenumberofindependentspecifications that must
be made, so that you can determine the respective contributions from each cylinder toget the desired
composition in the cylinder with the threecomponents?
Solution
A sketch of the process greatly helps in the analysis of the degrees of freedom. Look at FigureE7.3.
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FigureE7.3
Do you count seven unknowns — three values of xiand four values of Fi?Howmany independent
equations can bewritten?
♦ Three material balances: CH4, C2H6, andN2
♦ One specified ratio: moles of CH4 to C2H6 equal 1.5 or (XCH4/X C2H6) =1.5
♦ One summation of mole fractions: ∑ x i4=1
F
Questions
1. What does the concept―solution of amaterialbalanceproblem‖mean?
2. (a) How many values of unknown variables can you compute from one independentmaterial
balance?
(b) From three independent material balanceequations?
(c) From four material balances, three of which areindependent?
3. Ifyouwanttosolveasetofindependentequationsthatcontainfewerunknownvariables than
equations (the over specified problem), how should you proceed with thesolution?
4. What is the major category of implicit constraints (equations) you encounter
inmaterialbalance problems?
5. If you want to solve a set of independent equations that contain more unknown variablethan
equations (the underspecified problem), what must you do to proceed with thesolution?
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Answers:
1. A solution means a (possibly unique) set of values for the unknowns in a problemthat
satisfies the equations formulated in theproblem.
2. (a) one; (b) three; (c)three.
3. Delete nonpertinent equations, or find additional variables not included in theanalysis.
4. The sum of the mass or mole fraction in a stream or inside a system isunity.
5. Obtain more equations or specifications, or delete variables of negligibleimportance.
Problems
1. Awatersolutioncontaining10%aceticacidisaddedtoawatersolutioncontaining30% acetic acid
flowing at the rate of 20 kg/min. The product P of the combination leaves therate of 100
kg/min. What is the composition of P? For thisprocess,
a. Determine how many independent balances can bewritten.
b. List the names of thebalances.
c. Determine how many unknown variables can be solvedfor.
d. List their names andsymbols.
e. Determine the composition of P.
2. Can you solve these three material balances for F, D, and P? Explain whynot.
4. How many material balances are needed to solve problem 3? Is the number the same asthe
number of unknown variables?Explain.
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Answers:
1. (a)Two;(b)twoofthesethree:aceticacid,water,total;(c)two;(d)feedofthe10%
solution(sayF)andmassfractionωoftheaceticacidinP;(e)14%aceticacidand86% water
2. Not for a unique solution because only two of the equations areindependent.
3. F, D, P, ωD2, ωP1
4. Threeunknownsexist.Becauseonlytwoindependentmaterialbalancescanbewrittenfor
theproblem,onevalueofF,D,orPmustbespecifiedtoobtainasolution.Notethat specifying values
of ωD2 or ωP1 will nothelp.
Problem1
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Chapter8
Solving Material Balance Problems for Single Units withoutReaction
Theuseofmaterialbalancesinaprocessallowsyou(a)tocalculatethevaluesofthetotal flows and
flows of species in the streams that enter and leave the plant equipment, and (b)to calculate the
change of conditions inside theequipment.
Example8.1
DeterminethemassfractionofStreptomycinintheexitorganicsolventassumingthatno water exits
with the solvent and no solvent exits with the aqueous solution. Assume that thedensity of the
aqueous solution is 1 g/cm3 and the density of the organic solvent is 0.6 g/cm3. Figure E8.1 shows
the overallprocess.
Solution
This is an open (flow), steady-state process without reaction. Assume because of thelow
concentrationofStrep.intheaqueousandorganicfluidsthattheflowratesoftheenteringfluids equal the
flow rates of the exitfluids.
Basis: 1min
Basis: Feed = 200 L (flow of aqueous entering aqueoussolution)
• Flow of exiting aqueous solution (same as existingflow)
• Flow of exiting organic solution (same as existingflow)
The material balances are in = out in grams. Let x be the g of Strep per L of solvent S
Strep.balance:
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Example8.2
Membranesrepresentarelativelynewtechnologyfortheseparationofgases.Oneusethathas
attractedattentionistheseparationofnitrogenandoxygenfromair.FigureE8.2aillustratesa
nanoporousmembranethatismadebycoatingaverythinlayerofpolymeronaporousgraphite
supportinglayer.Whatisthecompositionofthewastestreamifthewastestreamamountsto80% of the
inputstream?
Solution
This is an open, steady-state process without chemicalreaction.
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Note (Example8.2)
is a redundant equation because it repeats some of thespecifications.
Also, is redundant. Divide the equation by P to get a relation thatis
equivalent to the sum of two of thespecifications.
Example8.3
Anovicemanufacturerofethylalcohol(denotedasEtOH)forgasoholishavingabitofdifficulty with a
distillation column. The process is shown in Figure E8.3. It appears that too much alcoholis
lostinthebottoms(waste).Calculatethecompositionofthebottomsandthemassofthealcohol
lostinthebottomsbasedonthedatashowninFigureE8.3thatwascollectedduring1hourof operation.
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Solution
The process is an open system, and we assume it is in the steady state. No reactionoccurs.
Specifications:
40 + 860 = 900 =B
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Example8.4
You are asked to prepare a batch of 18.63% battery acid as follows. A tank of old weak batteryacid
(H2SO4) solution contains 12.43% H2SO4 (the remainder is pure water). If 200 kg of 77.7% H2SO4
isaddedtothetank,andthefinalsolutionistobe18.63%H2SO4,howmanykilogramsofbattery acid have
been made? See FigureE8.4.
Solution
1. An unsteady-state process (the tank initially contains sulfuric acidsolution).
Accumulation = In –Out
2. Steady-state process (the tank as initially beingempty)
In = Out (Because no accumulation occurs in thetank)
1) Solve the problem with the mixing treated as an unsteady-stateprocess.
Basis = 200 kg ofA
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Note: You can see by inspection that these equations are no different than the first set ofmass
balances except for the arrangement andlabels.
Example8.5
In a given batch of fish cake that contains 80% water (the remainder is dry cake), 100 kg of wateris
removed,anditisfoundthatthefishcakeisthen40%water.Calculatetheweightofthefishcake originally
put into the dryer. Figure E8.5 is a diagram of theprocess.
Solution
This is a steady-state process withoutreaction.
Basis: 100 kg of water evaporated =W
Note
InExample8.5theBDCinthewetanddryfishcakeisknownasatiecomponentbecausethe
BDCgoesfromasinglestreamintheprocesstoanothersinglestreamwithoutloss,addition,or splitting.
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Example8.6
A tank holds 10,000 kg of a saturated solution of Na2CO3 at 30°C. You want to crystallize fromthis
solution3000kgofNa2CO3.10H2Owithoutanyaccompanyingwater.Towhattemperaturemust the
solution becooled?
You definitely need solubility data for Na2CO3 as a function of thetemperature:
Solution
No reaction occurs. Although the problem could be set up as a steady-state problem with flowsin
andoutofthesystem(thetank),itisequallyjustifiedtotreattheprocessasan-unsteady-stateprocess.
Becausetheinitialsolutionissaturatedat30°C,youcancalculatethecompositionoftheinitial solution:
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Basis: I = 10,000kg
The solution for the composition and amount of the final solutionis
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Thus, the temperature to which the solution must be cooled lies between 20°C and 30°C. Bylinear
interpolation
Example8.7
Thisexamplefocusesontheplasmacomponentsofthestreams:water,uricacid(UR), creatinine
(CR), urea (U), P, K, and Na. You can ignore the initial filling of the dialyzer becausethe
treatmentlastsforanintervaloftwoorthreehours.Giventhemeasurementsobtainedfromone
treatmentshowninFigureE8.7b,calculatethegramsperliterofeachcomponentoftheplasmain the outlet
solution.
Solution
This is an open steady-statesystem.
Basis: 1minute
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Questions
1. Answer the following questions true orfalse:
a. Themostdifficultpartofsolvingmaterialbalanceproblemsisthecollectionand
formulation of the data specifying the compositions of the streams into and out ofthe
system, and of the material inside thesystem.
b. All open processes involving two components with three streams involvezero
degrees offreedom.
c. Anunsteady-stateprocessproblemcanbeanalyzedandsolvedasasteady-state
processproblem.
d. If a flow rate is given in kg/min, you should convert it to kgmol/min.
2. Under what circumstances do equations or specifications becomeredundant?
Answers:
1. (a) T; (b) F; (c) T; (d)F
2. When they are notindependent.
Problems
1. Acellulosesolutioncontains5.2%cellulosebyweightinwater.Howmanykilogramsof 1.2%
solution are required to dilute 100 kg of the 5.2% solution to4.2%?
2. A cereal product containing 55% water is made at the rate of 500 kg/hr. You need to drythe
product so that it contains only 30% water. How much water has to be evaporated perhour?
3. If100gofNa2SO4isdissolvedin200gofH2Oandthesolutioniscooleduntil100gof
Na2SO4.10H2Ocrystallizesout;find(a)thecompositionoftheremainingsolution(the mother
liquor) and (b) the grams of crystals recovered per 100 g of initialsolution.
4. Saltincrudeoilmustberemovedbeforetheoilundergoesprocessinginarefinery.The
crudeoilisfedtoawashingunitwherefreshwaterfedtotheunitmixeswiththeoiland
dissolvesaportionofthesaltcontainedintheoil.Theoil(containingsomesaltbutno water), being
less dense than the water, can be removed at the top of the washer. Ifthe
“spent”washwatercontains15%saltandthecrudeoilcontains5%salt,determinethe
concentrationofsaltinthe“washed”oilproductiftheratioofcrudoil(withsalt)towater used is4:1.
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1. 33.3 kg
2. 178kg/hr
3. (a) 28% Na2SO4 ; (b)33.3
4. Salt: 0.00617; Oil:0.99393
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Chapter 11
Figure 1l.1a illustrates a serial combination of mixing and splitting stages. In a mixer, two ormore
enteringstreamsofdifferentcompositionsarecombined.Inasplitter,twoormorestreamsexit, all of
which have the same composition. In a separator, the exit streams can be ofdifferent
compositions.
Figure 11.1a serial mixing and splitting in a system without reaction. Streams 1 plus 2 mixto
form Stream 3, and Stream 5 is split into Streams 6 and7.
Figure 11.1b the dashed line I designates the boundary for overall material balances madeon
the process in Figurel1.1a.
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Figure 11.1c Dashed lines II, III and IV designate the boundaries for materialbalances
around each of the individual units comprising the overallprocess.
Figure 11.1d the dashed line V designates the boundary for material balances arounda
system comprised of the mixing point plus the unit portrayed by thebox.
Figure 11.1e the dashed line VI designates the boundary for material balances about asystem
comprised of the unit portrayed by the box plus thesplitter.
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Figure 11.1f the dashed line VII designates the boundary for material balances about asystem
comprised of the mixer plus thesplitter.
Example11.1
Acetone is used in the manufacture of many chemicals and also as a solvent. In its latter role,many
restrictions are placed on the release of acetone vapor to the environment. You are asked todesign
an acetone recovery system having the flow sheet illustrated in Figure El1.1. All theconcentrations
showninEl1.1ofboththegasesandliquidsarespecifiedinweightpercentinthisspecialcaseto make the
calculations simpler. Calculate, A, F, W, B, and D per hour. G = 1400kg/hr.
Solution
This is an open, steady-state process without reaction. Three subsystemsexist.
FigureE11.1
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Solve Equations (a), (b), and (c) to get A =1336.7 kg/hr, F = 221.05 kg/hr and W = 157.7kg/hr
(Check) Use the total balance (AbsorberColumn).
The mass balances for the combined Units 2 plus 3 (Distillation & Condenser)are:
Solve Equations (d) and (e) simultaneously to get D = 34.90kg/hr and B = 186.1kg/hr
(Check) Use the total balance (Distillation &Condenser)
Note
As a matter of interest, what other mass balances could be written for the system and substitutedfor
any one of the Equations (a) through (e)? Typical balances would be the overallbalances
Example11.2
In the face of higher fuel costs and the uncertainty of the supply of a particular fuel,many
companiesoperatetwofurnaces,onefiredwithnaturalgasandtheotherwithfueloil.Thegas furnace uses
air while the oil furnace uses an oxidation stream that analyzes: O2, 20%; N2, 76%;and CO2, 4%.
The stack gases go up a common stack, See FigureEl1.2.
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FigureE11.2
The reserve of fuel oil was only 560 bbl. How many hours could the company operatebefore
shuttingdownifnoadditionalfueloilwasattainable?Howmanylbmol/hrofnaturalgaswere
beingconsumed?Theminimumheatingloadforthecompanywhentranslatedintothestackgas output was
6205 lbmol/hr of dry stack gas. The molecular weight of the fuel oil was 7.91 lb/lbmol, and its
density was 7.578lb/gal.
Solution
This is an open, steady-state process with reaction. Two subsystemsexist.
Basis: 1 hr, so that P = 6205 lbmol
The overall balances for the elements are (in poundmoles)
SolvetheSbalanceforF;thesulfurisatiecomponent.Thensolvefortheotherfourbalances simultaneously
for G. The resultsare: F = 207 lbmol/hr and G = 499 lbmol/hr
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Example11.3
Figure E11.3 shows the process and the known data. You are asked to calculate the compositionsof
every flow stream, and the fraction of the sugar in the cane that isrecovered.
FigureE11.3
15%Sugar
(Bagasse) dry pulpy residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane
Solution
Basis: l hour (M=l000lb)
Let S = sugar, P = pulp, and W =water.
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Problems
1. A two-stage separations unit is shown in Figure SAT11P1. Given that the input stream Flis
1000 lb/hr, calculate the value of F2 and the composition ofF2.
2. A simplified process for the production of SO3 to be used in the manufacture of sulfuricacid
isillustratedinFigureSAT11P2.Sulfurisburnedwith100%excessairintheburner,but for the
reaction S + O2 SO2, only 90% conversion of the S to SO2 is achieved inthe
burner. In the converter, the conversion of SO2 to SO3 is 95% complete. Calculate the kgof
airrequiredper100kgofsulfurburned,andtheconcentrationsofthecomponentsinthe exit gas
from the burner and from the converter in molefractions.
3. Intheprocessfortheproductionofpureacetylene,C2H2(seeFigureSAT11P3),pure methane
(CH4), and pure oxygen are combined in the burner, where the followingreactions occur:
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The gases from the burner are cooled in the condenser that removes all of the water. The analysisof
the gases leaving the condenser is asfollows:
These gases are sent to an absorber where 97% of the C2H2 and essentially all the CO2 areremoved
withthesolvent.ThesolventfromtheabsorberissenttotheCO2stripper,wherealltheCO2is removed. The
analysis of the gas stream leaving the top of the CO2 stripper is asfollows:
The solvent from the CO2 stripper is pumped to the C2H2 stripper, which removes all the C2H2 asa
pureproduct.
Answers:
1. Assume that the compositions in the figure are mass fractions.Then:
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2. 863 lb air/lbS
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Chapter 12
12.1 Introduction
• Recycle is fed back from a downstream unit to an upstream unit, as shown in Figure12.lc.
The stream containing the recycled material is known as a recyclestream.
• Recycle system is a system that includes one or more recyclestreams.
• Becauseoftherelativelyhighcostofindustrialfeedstocks,whenchemicalreactionsare involved
in a process, recycle of unused reactants to the reactor can offersignificant economic
savings for high-volume processing systems. Heat recovery within aprocessing unit
(energy recycle) reduces the overall energy consumption of theprocess.
Figure 12.1: Figure 12.la shows a single unit with serial flows. Figure 12.b showsmultiple
units but still with serial flows. Figure 12.lc shows the addition ofrecycle.
Recycleofmaterialoccursinavarietyofprocessesthatdonotinvolvechemicalreaction, including
distillation, crystallization, and heating and refrigerationsystems.
Examine Figure 12.2. You can write material balances for several different systems, fourof
whichareshownbydashedlinesinFigure12.2(Overallbalance1,Mixerbalance2, Process
balance 3 & Separator balance4).
The fresh feed enters the overall system and the overall or net product isremoved.
The total (gross) feed enters the process and the gross product isremoved.
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Inaddition,youcanmakebalances(notshowninFigure12.2)aboutcombinationsof
subsystems,suchastheprocessplustheseparator(3plus4),orthemixingpointplus the process
(2 plus3).
Figure 12.2 Process with recycle (the numbers designate possible system boundaries forthe
materialbalances).
Example12.1
FigureE12.laisaschematicofaprocessfortheproductionofflakeNaOH,whichisusedin households to
clear plugged drains in the plumbing (e.g.,Drano).
Thefreshfeedtotheprocessis10,000lb/hrofa40%aqueousNaOHsolution.Thefreshfeedis
combinedwiththerecycledfiltratefromthecrystallizer,andfedtotheevaporatorwherewateris
removedtoproducea50%NaOHsolution,whichinturnisfedtothecrystallizer.Thecrystallizer produces a
filter cake that is 95% NaOH crystals and 5% solution that itself consists of 45%NaOH. The filtrate
contains 45%NaOH.
a. Youareaskedtodeterminetheflowrateofwaterremovedbytheevaporator,andthe recycle rate for
thisprocess.
b. Assume that the same production rate of NaOH flakes occurs, but the filtrate is notrecycled.
Whatwouldbethetotalfeedrateof40%NaOHhavetobethen?Assumethattheproduct solution
from the evaporator still contains 50%NaOH.
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Solution
Open, steady-stateprocess.
a. Basis: 10,000 lb fresh feed (equivalent to 1hour)
The unknowns are W, G, P, andR.
Overall NaOHbalance
(0.4)(10,000) = 0.95 P + (0.45) (0.05)P
P = 4113lb
Overall H2Obalance
(0.6) (10,000) = W+[(0.55)(0.05)](4113)
W= 5887 lb
(or use the overall total balance 10,000 = 4113 +W)
The total amount of NaOH exiting with Pis [(0.95) + (0.45)(0.05)](4113) =
4000lbNaOH balance on thecrystallizer 0.5 G = 4000 + 0.45R
H2O balance on thecrystallizer 0.5 G = 113 + 0.55R
(or use the total balance G = R +4113)
R = 38,870lb
b. FigureE12.lb.
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If you calculate the extent of reaction for the overall process in Figure 12.3 based onB
If you use material balances to calculate the output P of the reactor (on the basis of 1
second)youget A = 900 gmol B = 100 gmol
And the extent of reaction based on B for the reactor by itself as the systemis
In general, the extent of reaction is the same regardless of whether an overall material balanceis
used or a material balance for the reactor isused.
1. Overall fractionconversion:
mass(moles)ofreactantinthefreshfeed-mass(moles)ofreactantintheoutputoftheoverallprocessmass (moles) of
reactant in the freshfeed
For the simple recycle reactor in Figure 12.3, the overall conversionis
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Whenthefreshfeedconsistsofmorethanonereactant,theconversioncanbeexpressedfora
single component, usually the limiting reactant, or the most important (expensive)reactant.
♦ The overall conversion and the single-pass conversion can be expressed in terms ofthe
extent of reaction,ξ.
Example12.2
Cyclohexane (C6H12) can be made by the reaction of benzene (Bz) (C6H6) with hydrogen according
to the followingreaction:
Solution
The process is open and steadystate.
Basis = 100 mol (g mol or lbmol) of fresh benzenefeed
Excess H2 = (in – required)/required (for completereaction)
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In H2(Feed):
ξ = 95 reactingmoles.
The amount of the Bzfeed to the reactor is 100 + 0.2274 R, and ξ = 95. Thus, forbenzene
and R = 1649mol
Finally, the ratio of recycle to fresh feedis
Example12.3
Immobilized glucose isomerase is used as a catalyst in producing fructose from glucose in afixed-
bed reactor (water is the solvent). For the system shown in Figure El2.3a, what percentconversion
ofglucoseresultsononepassthroughthereactorwhentheratiooftheexitstreamtotherecycle stream in
mass units is equal to 8.33? The reactionis
Solution
The process is an open, steady-state process with a reaction occurring and arecycle.
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FigureE12.3bincludesalltheknownandunknownvaluesofthevariables usingappropriate
notation (W stands for water, G for glucose, and F forfructose).
Note that the recycle stream and product stream have the same composition,and
consequently the same mass symbols are used in the diagram for eachstream.
Water:
Mixing point 1
Or
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Example12.4
Reactors that involve biological materials (bioreactors) use living organisms to produce a varietyof
products.Bioreactorsareusedforproducingethanol,antibiotics,andproteinsfordietary
supplementsandmedicaldiagnosis.FigureE12.4showsarecyclebioreactorinwhichtheoverall
conversion of the proprietary component in the fresh feed to product is 100%. The conversion ofthe
proprietary component to product per pass in the reactor is 40%. Determine the amount ofrecycle
andthemasspercentofcomponentintherecyclestreamiftheproductstreamcontains90% product, and the
feed to the reactor contains 3 wt % of thecomponent.
Solution
Basis = 100 kg of fresh feed(F).
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Overallbalances
Total balance: 100 = P +W
Component balance: 0.10 (100) = 0.90P
P = 11.l kg W = 88.9 kg
Mixerbalance
Component balance: 100 (0.10) + 15 = 0.03F′ F′ = 833kg
Totalbalance: R + 100 =F′ R = 833 – 100 = 733kg
b. A purge stream—a stream bled off from the process to remove an accumulation of inertor
unwanted material that might otherwise build up in the recycle stream (Figure12.5).
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Example12.5
In the feedstock preparation section of a plant manufacturing natural gasoline, isopentaneis
removedfrombutane-freegasoline.Assumeforpurposesofsimplificationthattheprocessand
componentsareasshowninFigureE12.5.Whatfractionofthebutane-freegasolineispassed through the
isopentane tower? The process is in the steady state and no reactionoccurs.
Solution
Basis: 100 kgfeed
Overallbalances
Total materialbalance:
Consequently,
Total materialbalance:
Component
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Example12.6
FigureE12.6illustratesasteady-stateprocessfortheproductionofmethanol.Allofthe compositions are
in mole fractions or percent. The stream flows are inmoles.
NoteinFigureE12.6thatsomeCH4enterstheprocess,butdoesnotparticipateinthereaction.A
purgestreamisusedtomaintaintheCH4concentrationintheexitfromtheseparatoratnomore than 3.2
mol%, and prevent hydrogen buildup as well. The once-through conversion of the COin the
reactor is18%.
Compute the moles of recycle, CH3OH, and purge per mole of feed, and also compute the purgegas
composition.
Solution
The mole fraction of the components in the purge stream have been designated as x, y, and z forH2,
CO, and CH4,respectively.
Basis: F = 100mol
The variables whose values are unknown are x, y, z, E, P, andR.
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Equation(a)canbesubstitutedintoEquations(b)through(f),andtheresultingfiveequations solved by
successive substitution or by using a computer program. The resulting values obtainedare (inmoles)
Problems
2. TheHookerChemicalCorporationoperatesaprocessinMichiganforthepurificationof HCl.
Figure SATI2.1P2 shows the flow sheet for the Hooker process. The streams fromthe
bottoms of the five towers are liquid. The streams from the tops of the towers are gases.HCl
is insoluble in the HCB (hexachlorobutadiens). The various stream compositions areshown
in FigureSAT12.1P2.
How many recycle streams are there in the Hookerprocess?
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3. A ball mill grinds plastic to make a very fine powder. Look at FigureSAT12.2P1.
At the present time 10,000 kg of powder are produced per day. You observe that theprocess
(shown by the solid lines) is inefficient because 20% of the feed is not recoveredas
powder—it goes towaste.
Youmakeaproposal(designatedbythedashedlines)torecycletheuncollectedmaterial
backtothefeedsothatitcanberemilled.Youplantorecycle75%ofthe200kgof
uncollectedmaterialbacktothefeedstream.Ifthefeedcosts$1.20/kg,howmuchmoney would you
save per day while producing 10,000 kg of finepowder?
4. SeawateristobedesalinizedbyreverseosmosisusingtheschemeindicatedinFigure SATI2.2P2.
Use the data given in the figure to determine: (a) the rate of waste brineremoval (B); (b) the
rate of desalinized water (called potable water) production (P); (c) the fractionof
thebrineleavingthereverseosmosiscell(whichactsinessenceasaseparator)thatis recycled.
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5. A material containing 75% water and 25% solid is fed to a granulator at a rate of 4000kg/hr.
Thefeedispremixedinthegranulatorwithrecycledproductfromadryer,whichfollows the
granulator (to reduce the water concentration of the overall material fed intothe
granulatorto50%water,50%solid).Theproductthatleavesthedryeris16.7%water.In
thedryer,airispassedoverthesolidbeingdried.Theairenteringthedryercontains3% water by
weight (mass), and the air leaving the dryer contains 6% water by weight(mass).
a. What is the ratio of the recycle to the feed entering thegranulator?
b. What is the rate of air flow to the dryer on a drybasis?
6. Benzene,toluene,andotheraromaticcompoundscanberecoveredbysolventextraction with
sulfur dioxide (SO2). Figure SAT12.2P4 is the process schematic. As an example,a catalytic
reformate stream containing 70% benzene and 30% nonbenzene material ispassed through
the countercurrent extractive recovery scheme shown in Figure SAT12.2P4. 1000lb of
reformate and 3000 lb of SO2 are fed to the system per hour. The benzene productstream
contains0.15lbofSO2perlbofbenzene.Theraffinatestreamcontainsalltheinitially
chargednonbenzenematerialaswellas0.25lbofbenzeneperlbofnonbenzenematerial.
TheremainingcomponentintheraffinatestreamisSO2.Howmanylbofbenzeneare
extractedintheproductstreamonanhourlybasis?Howmanylbofraffinateareproduced per hour?
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7. AcatalyticdehydrogenationprocessshowninFigureSAT12.3Pl,produces1,3butadiene (C4H6)
from pure normal butane (C4H10). The product stream contains 75 mol/hr of H2and 13
mol/hr of C4H10 as well as C4H6. The recycle stream is 30% (mol) C4H10 and 70%(mol)
C4H6, and the flow is 24 mol/hr.
(a) What are the feed rate, F, and the product flow rate of C4H6 leaving theprocess?
(b) What is the single-pass conversion of butane in theprocess?
8. Pure propane (C3H8) from El Paso is dehydrogenated catalytically in a continuous processto
obtainpropylene(C3H6).Allofthehydrogenformedisseparatedfromthereactorexitgas with no
loss of hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon mixture is then fractionated to give aproduct stream
containing 88 mole % propylene and 12 mole % propane. The other stream, whichis
70mole%propaneand30mole%propylene,isrecycled.Theone-passconversioninthe
reactoris25%,and1000kgoffreshpropanearefedperhour.Find(a)thekgofproduct stream per
hour, and (b) the kg of recycle stream perhour.
9. Ethyletherismadebythedehydrationofethylalcoholinthepresenceofsulfuricacidat 140°C:
Figure SAT12.3P3 is a simplified process diagram. If 87% conversion of the alcohol fedto
the reactor occurs per pass in the reactor, calculate: (a) kilograms per hour of fresh feed,and
(b) kilograms per hour ofrecycle.
10. InthefamousHaberprocess(FigureSAT12.4P1)tomanufactureammonia,thereactionis
carriedoutatpressuresof800to1000atmandat500to600°Cusingasuitablecatalyst.
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Onlyasmallfractionofthematerialenteringthereactorreactsononepass,sorecycleis needed.
Also, because the nitrogen is obtained from the air, it contains almost 1% raregases
(chieflyargon)thatdonotreact.Theraregaseswouldcontinuetobuildupintherecycle
untiltheireffectonthereactionequilibriumwouldbecomeadverse.Therefore,asmall purge
stream isused.
The fresh feed of gas composed of 75.16% H2, 24.57% N2, and 0.27% Ar is mixed withthe
recycledgasandentersthereactorwithacompositionof79.52%H2.Thegasstream leaving the
ammonia separator contains 80.0 1% H2 and no ammonia. The productammonia contains no
dissolved gases. Per 100 moles of freshfeed:
a. How many moles are recycled andpurged?
b. What is the percent conversion of hydrogen perpass?
11. Figure SAT12.4P2 shows a simplified process to make ethylene dichloride (C2H4C12).The
feeddatahavebeenplacedonthefigure.NinetypercentconversionoftheC2H4occurson each pass
through the reactor. The overhead stream from the separator contains 98% ofthe Cl2 entering
the separator, 92% of the entering C2H4, and 0.1% of the enteringC2H4C12. Five percent of
the overhead from the separator is purged. Calculate (a) the flow rate and(b) the composition
of the purgestream.
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1. 2
2. 5
3. $2250
4. (a) 591 lb/hr; (b) 409 lb/hr; (c)0.55
5. (a) ratio = 3000 kg of recycle/hr and feed = 7000 kg/hr; (b) air = 85,100kg/hr
6. (a) benzene extracted: P = 625 lb/hr; (b) raffinate produced: R = 3,281lb/hr
7. (a) mol/hr C4H6 = 37.5 and F = 50.5 mol/hr; (b)0.65
8. (a) 960 kg/hr; (b) 3659kg/hr
9. (a) 1570 kg/hr; (b) 243kg/hr
10.(a)890recycledand3.2purged;(b)9.2%conversion(errorscanbecausedbylossof
significantfigures)
11. (a) 1.49 mol/hr; (b) Cl2: 0.658; C2H4: 0.338; C2H4C12:0.0033
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