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CHE531 2012-Jan
CHE531 2012-Jan
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.
3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.
Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
QUESTION 1
a) Explain how a dew point at a given point on the psychrometric chart can be determined.
(3 marks)
i) Determine the absolute humidity and enthalpy of the air for the above process
(streams 5, 6 and 7) and show these points in the psychrometric chart provided.
Attach and submit the chart together with your answer script.
(4 marks)
ii) Calculate the mass flow rate of the fresh air into the heater in kg/h.
(5 marks)
iii) Calculate the mass flow rate of the exhaust air stream from the dryer in kg/h.
(3 marks)
iv) Determine the temperature of the air leaving the heater (stream 6).
(2 marks)
©
Heater © , 'r
Dryer
© Exhaust air
35°C,
dew point
F r p ^ h air
18°C
20°C, 40% rel.
humidity
1 atm.
tQin
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1r
Dried clay
10 wt% water
Figure 1 Wet clay drying
QUESTION 2
v,= 50 m3/min
v 0 = 50 m3/min
C A i - 12 kg/m3
C Ao , kg/m3
p, kg/m3 V, m3
• P, kg/m3 p, kg/m3
CA, kg/m3
At t = 0, Vo = 100m 3
and CAo = 40 kg/m3
i) Write a total mass balance on the tank contents and use it to obtain an expression for
dV/dt, where V is the volume of liquid in the tank at any time t. Density of the liquid is
assumed constant.
(7 marks)
ii) Write a mass balance on A and derive an expression for CA(t) and state its initial
conditions. Concentrations of A in outlet stream and in the tank are assumed to be
the same.
(8 marks)
QUESTION 3
(P01.C01.C1)
a) Define closed system and batch processes and give an example for each definition.
(4 marks)
b) Give the definition of heat capacity and state the relation between Cvdan Cp
(3 marks)
c) Expression for the heat capacity at constant pressure of hydrogen sulfide is given by
J
C
P
= 0.0252 + 1.547 x 10~s71- 3.012 JC 10^T\°C)
mol • °C
Assuming ideal gas behavior, calculate the heat that must be transferred in each of
the following cases.
i) A stream of hydrogen sulfide at a rate of 100 mol/min is heated from 25°C to.
100°C.
(6 marks)
QUESTION 4
b) Determine the standard heat of reaction (AH°) for the reaction. Indicate whether it is
endothermic or exothermic.
(3 marks)
c) Calculate the rate of heat supplied or released in order to maintain the reaction
temperature of 600°C.
(10 marks)
d) Suppose the reaction is reversible and taking place in an adiabatic reactor. The
ethylbenzene to steam ratio is then increased to 1: 16. Explain why the amount of the
steam is increased further.
(2 marks)
Given data:
QUESTION 5
Flue gas desulfurization may be achieved by passing the flue gas through a cold aqueous
solution of sodium sulfite(Na2S03) and the S0 2 reacts to form sodium bisulfite(NaHS03):
Flue gas from a power plant boiler containing 0.35% S0 2 by volume enters a scrubber at a
rate of 60,000 mol/h at 60°C. The gas is bubbled through an aqueous solution containing
10 mol% sodium sulfite that enters the scrubber from the top at 25°C. The gas and liquid
effluents from the scrubber both emerge at 40°C. The scrubber is capable of removing 95%
of the incoming S0 2 . The effluent liquid is analysed and is found to contain 2.5 moles
Na 2 S0 3 per mole of NaHS0 3 .
a) Determine the molar flow rate of the incoming sodium sulfite solution, components of the
effluent gas and effluent liquid solution; and the extent of reaction, t, (mol/h).
(6 marks)
c) Calculate the rate of heat transferred to/from the scrubber in kW. Neglect evaporation of
water in the calculation.
(12 marks)
Given Data:
//(kJ/mol)
Reference state: Gas, Pref = 1 atm, Tcet = 25°C