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Answer

Step 1

Given data:

Temperature of heated plate = 40 0C

Vapor pressure of solvent at 40 0C = 0.05 atm

Velocity of air = 5 cm/s

Temperature of surrounding = 20 0C

Pressure = 1 atm

Diffusion coefficient = 0.1 cm2/s

Step 2

(i)

A polymeric coating on a rectangular surface is cured by evaporating the solvent in air

away from the coating.

Temperature of heated surface = 40 0C

Temperature of surrounding = 20 0C

Therefore, the mean bulk temperature becomes,

Tavg. = 40+20
2
=30°C
or
Tavg. =303K

From the physical property table of air,

Kinematic viscosity at 303 K = 0.158 cm2/s

Density = 1.17 × 10-3 g/cm3

The Reynolds number for the flow is calculated as follows:

VL
Re,L = v                     ........ (1)

Where,

Re,L represents the local Reynolds number.

V represents the velocity.

L represents the length of rectangular surface.

v represents the kinematic viscosity.

V = 5 cm/s

L = 20 cm

v = 0.158 cm2/s

Plugin the values in equation (1)

Re,L = 5×20
0.158
=632. 91

Step 3

Since, the Re,L<2×105, flow is laminar.

For the laminar flow, the following correlation is used.

0.33
ShL = 0. 664(ReL ) ( DvAB )
0.5
                           ................. (2)

Where,

ShL represents the local Sherwood number.

DAB represents the diffusion coefficient.

Diffusion coefficient is temperature dependent.

Diffusion coefficient at 20 0C or 293 K = 0.1 cm2/s

Diffusion coefficient at 30 0C or 303 K is calculated as follows:

3
/2
)
(DAB)2 T2
(DAB)1 =( T1
3
(DAB)2 /2
0.1 =( 303
293 )
DAB at 303K=0. 1052cm2/s
ReL = 632.91

v = 0.158 cm2/s

DAB = 0.1052 cm2/s

Plugin the values in equation (2)

0.5
0.158 0.33
ShL =0. 664(932. 91) ( 0.1052 )
=23. 2
Schmitt number is the ration of kinematic viscosity to diffusion coefficient.

Kinematic viscosity = 0.158 cm2/s

Diffusion coefficient = 0.1052 cm2/s

The Schmitt number becomes,

Sc = DvAB
0.158
= 0.1052
=1. 5
 

Step 4

(ii)

Film transfer coefficient is calculated as follows:

Sherwood number is,

ShL = kCL/DAB

ShL = 23.2

L = 20 cm

DAB = 0.1052 cm2/s

Therefore, the mass transfer coefficient becomes,
k L
ShL = DCAB
C k ×20
23. 2= 0.1052

kC =0. 122cm/s
The value of ky is calculated as follows:

P
ky =kc RT
1 atm
=0. 122cm/s × 3
82.057atm ⋅ cm /mol ⋅K×303K

=4. 9 ×10−6 mol/cm2 ⋅s

Step 5

The volume of rectangular surface = 20 ×10×0.1 cm3

Initial concentration of solvent = 0.001 mol/cm3

Therefore, the initial number of moles of solvent is,

nsolvent =0. 001 × 20 × 10 × 0. 01

=0. 002 mol
The concentration of solvent at the surface is calculated as follows:
P
CA,s = RTv
0.05 atm
= 3
82.057atm ⋅ cm /mol ⋅K×313K

=1. 94 ×10−6 mol/cm3

Step 6

(iii)

The time required to evaporate solvent completely is calculated using the following
equation:
 nsolvnet
t= kc (CA,s −CA,air )×A                     ................ (3)

nsolvent = 0.002 mol

kc = 0.122 cm/s

A = 10 × 20 cm2

 CA,s = 1.94 × 10–6 mol/cm3

CA,air = 0 (concentration of solvent in air is negligible)

Plugin the values in equation (3)

t= 0.122cm/s(1.94×100.002
−6
mol
mol
−0) / 2
cm3×(10×20) cm

=42. 25s