Date: 28/01/2020

Mass Transfer-2 (CLL-352)

Tutorial#3

P1) An equilibrium distribution of a solute (A) between air and water at low concentration at
a particular temperature is given below.
y = 1.2x
At a certain point in a mass transfer device, the concentration of solute (A) in the bulk
air is 0.04 mole fraction and that in the bulk aqueous phase is 0.025. In which direction
does the transport of the (A) occur? Calculate the overall gas-phase and the overall liquid-
phase driving force for mass transfer?

At the same point, the local individual mass transfer coefficients for the transfer of (A)
are, ky = 7.2 kmol/(h-m2-∆y) and kx = 4.6 kmol/(h-m2-∆x). Calculate
a) The interfacial concentrations in both the gas-phase and the liquid-phase.
b) The overall mass transfer coefficient, Kx and Ky.
c) The local mass flux, NA.

Which resistance control the role of mass transfer?

P2) The individual mass transfer coefficients for absorption of (A) in a solvent are: ky = 60.
kmol/(h-m2-∆y) and kx = 35 kmol/(h-m2-∆x). The equilibrium relation is y=0.8x. At a
particular section of the equipment, the bulk compositions are xb = 0.03 and yb = 0.08.
The local mass transfer flux is 1.2 kmol/(h-m2). Is there any interfacial resistance to mass
transfer? If so, calculate its magnitude.