CHE425(Fall2010)__________________

LASTNAME,FIRST
Optionalset1(Showallyourwork)
Note:Youranswersmustbecorrectto3significantfiguresandhavetheappropriateunits.
I.Amixturecontains55mole%isobutaneand45mole%isopentaneisat30psia.TheKvalues
forthesecompoundscanbeobtainedfrom
lnK=A/T2+B+ClnPwhereTisinoRandPisinpsia
Compound
A
B
Isobutane
1,166,846
7.72668
Isopentane
1,481,583
7.58071

C
.92213
.93159

1)Thevapormolefractionofisobutaneatthebubblepointof527.6oRis

___________

2)Theliquidmolefractionofisobutaneatthedewpointof549.7oRis

___________

3)Themixtureisflashat536.0oR,30psiawhereV/F=0.4,
thenthemolefractionofisobutane(iC4)intheliquidphaseis

__________

II. A liquid containing 50 mol % benzene and 50 mol % toluene is subjected to a flash
vaporizationprocessatapressureof760mmHgwherethetemperatureinsidetheflashdrumis
o
o
95oC.At95oC, Pbenzene =1176.8mmHg, Ptoluene =476.87mmHg
(4)Themolefractionofbenzeneintheexitliquidis

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III. A homogeneous reaction A P takes place inside a porous cylindrical catalyst with radius
R. The two ends of the catalyst particle are impermeable to A so diffusion is only in the r
direction. The length of the catalyst particle is L = 1 cm. The effective diffusivity, De, of A within
the catalyst is 1.210-7 m2/s. The concentration of A within the catalyst is given by

r
0.20 sinh R

CA = CAo

, where CAo = 0.10 kmol/m3 and R = 1.00 mm

(5) The molar flux of A at r = R/2 is

__________

(6) The consumption rate of A within the catalyst is

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IV. Anethanolwaterseparationisachievedinadistillationcolumnat1atm.Feedflowrateis
5,000lb/hr.Thedistillatecontains90wt%ethanol,andthebottomscontain5wt%ethanol.
Assumetheoreticaltrays,atotalcondenser,apartialreboiler,andsaturatedreflux.

7)Theminimumnumberofequilibriumstages(includingthereboileris)

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8)IftherefluxratioRis1.8,theenthalpyHoftheupperoperatingpointDinBtu/lbis_____

9)Ifthefeedcontains30wt%ethanolandH=1,200Btu/lb,thecondenserdutyis
___________

10)Ifthefeedissaturatedliquidwith30wt%ethanolandtheenthalpyofW=100Btu/lb,
thentheenthalpyoftheupperoperatingpointDinBtu/lbis
__________

11)Ifthefeedissaturatedvaporat190oF,thentheminimumrefluxratiois
__________

12)Ifthefeedissaturatedliquid,theenthalpyHoftheupperoperatingpointDis1100Btu/lb,
andtheenthalpyofWis100Btu/lbthentemperatureofthefeedinoFis
__________

V.Asaturatedvapormixtureofbenzeneandtoluenecontaining40molepercentbenzeneisto
beseparatedintoanoverheadproductcontaining98molepercentbenzeneandabottomproduct
containing2molepercentbenzene.Benzeneandtoluenemixturemaybeconsideredasideal.
Useoptimumfeedplate.
lnPsat=AB/(T+C)PwhereTisinKandPsatisinkPa
Compound

benzene
toluene

A
14.1603
14.2515

B
2948.78
3242.38

13)Ifthefeedisat420K,thefeedpressureis

C
44.5633
47.1806

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14)Consideranequilibriumtrayat415Kandtheliquidmolefractionofbenzeneleavingthe
trayis0.3,thevapormolefractionofbenzeneleavingthetrayis
____________

15)Iftherefluxratiois3.0andtheliquidmolefractionofbenzeneleavinganequilibriumtrayis
0.3,thevapormolefractionofbenzeneenteringthetrayis
____________

16)Iftherefluxratiois3.0andthevapormolefractionofbenzeneenteringanequilibriumtray
is0.35,theliquidmolefractionofbenzeneleavingthetrayis

VI. Afeedwith q =0.4,consistingof100mol/sphenolandcresols,isseparatedinaplate

columnwithatotalcondenserandapartialreboiler.AssumeCMOwitharefluxratioof3.The
followingcompositionsandrelativevolatilitiesaregiven
Compound
1)Phenol
2)ocresol
3)mcresol

Feed,mol%
40
25
35

Distillate,mol%
94.2
4.5
1.3

Bottoms,mol%
5.2

17)Themolefractionofocresolleavingthecolumninthebottomsis

Relativevolatility
1.30
1.00
0.70
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18)Themolefractionofphenolintheliquidstreamleavingthetop(first)trayis ____________

19)Themolefractionofocresolintheliquidstreamleavingthetoptrayis

____________

20)Theliquidflowrateinthestrippingsectionofthecolumnis

____________

21)Thevaporflowrateinthestrippingsectionofthecolumnis

____________

Themolefractionofphenolandocresolintheliquidstreamleavingthesecondtrayare0.8945
and0.0680,respectively.
22)Themolefractionofphenolinthevaporstreamenteringthesecondtrayis

____________

23)Themolefractionofocresolinthevaporstreamenteringthesecondtrayis

____________

VII.10,000lb/hrofsaturatedliquidat1atmosphereisfedintoanadiabaticflashdrumoperating
at0.1atmosphere.Thefeedstreamisabinarymixtureof29wt%ethanoland71wt%water.
24)Thetemperatureintheflashdrumis

____________

25)Themolefractionofethanolinthevaporphaseis

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VIII. (26) The degree of freedom for an equilibrium stage with feed and heat transfer for 10
components is
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IX. 1000kg/hrofasaturatedliquidwith30wt%ethanolinwaterisfedintoadistillation
column. We desire a distillate composition xD = 0.90 mass fraction ethanol and a bottoms
compositionxB=0.02massfractionethanol.Refluxisreturnasasaturatedliquidwithareflux
rationof1.5.Thecolumnisadiabaticwithapartialreboilerandatotalcondenser.Theenthalpies
ofethanolwatersystemaregivenbelow
h(kJ/kg)=114x2279x+393=enthalpyofsaturatedliquidmixture
H(kJ/kg)=1614y+2676=enthalpyofsaturatedvapormixture
x,y=massfractionofethanolintheliquidandvapormixture,respectively
27)ThecondenserdutyinkJ/hr,QC,is

____________

28)IfQC=2.0105kJ/hr,determinethereboilerduty,QR,inkJhhr

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X. Consideranaircoolerwheretheflowrateofwaterislargecomparedtotheair,andthe
effectiveness,,ofthecoolerisknowntodependontheflowrateofairaccordingtotherelation,
0.3
m&air

~
.Theairinlettemperatureis25oC.
29) Thewaterinlettemperatureis100oC.Iftheairflowrateincreases50%,thepercentage
increaseintheheatremovalrateis
__________

30)Atagivenairflowrate,theoutletairtemperatureis50 oC.Whentheairflowrateincrease
50%,theheattransferrateincrease20%,thenewairoutlettemperatureis
__________

XI.ComponentAinawaterstreamistobestrippedoutusinganairstreaminacountercurrent
stagedstripper.Inletairispurewithaflowrateof600lbmol/hr.Inletliquidstreamhas25mol
%Aandaflowrateofpurewaterof500lbmol/hr.ThedesiredoutletmolefractionofAisx=
0.05.Assumethatwaterisnonvolatileandairisinsoluble.Equilibriumdatacanberepresented
byy=1.3xforx<0.5 .
31)AtalocationinthestripperwheremoleratioX=0.12then

Y=__________

32)AtalocationinthestripperwheremoleratioY=0.12then

X=__________

XII.Acrossflowheatexchangerconsistsof120tubes,arrangedinfourrowswithtwopasses.
Processwaterinthetubeat100 oC,20kg/sistobecooledto80 oCbycrossflowofairat30 oC,1
atm.Thetubehasaninnerdiameterof20mm,outerdiameterof24mm,andlengthof12.0m.
Themassflowrateofairis40kg/s.Thefollowingdataaregiven: water=995kg/m3,air=1.16
kg/m3,cp,water=4178J/(kgK),andcp,air=1007J/(kgK).
33)Thetotalinsideareaforheattransferis

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34)Thevelocityofwateris

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