CHE 319 Assignment-1

Due: 4 pm, October 12, 2016

A mixture of two immiscible liquids is fed into a decanter. The heavier liquid settles to
the bottom of the tank. The lighter liquid forms a layer on the top. The two interfaces
are detected by floats and are controlled by manipulating the two volumetric flows F and
F
=
= ( + )
The controllers increase or decrease the flows as the levels rise or fall. The total feed rate
is 0 . The weight fraction of liquid in the feed is . The two densities and are
constant. Write the differential equations describing the dynamic behaviour of this
system.

Figure 1. Two immiscible liquids are separated in a decanter.

2. Often liquid surge tanks (particularly those containing hydrocarbons) will have a gas
blanket of nitrogen or carbon dioxide to prevent the accumulation of explosive vapors
above the liquid, as shown below

Figure 2. A surge tank with a gas blanket

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CHE 319 Assignment-1

Due: 4 pm, October 12, 2016

Develop the modeling equations with gas pressure and liquid volume as the state
variables. Let qf and q represent the inlet and outlet gas molar flow rates, Ff and F the
liquid volumetric flow rates., V the constant (total) volume, V1 the liquid volume, and P
the gas pressure. Assume the ideal gas law. Show that the modeling equations are
1
=

=
( )
( ) +
1
1
and state any other assumptions.
3. When cooling jackets and internal cooling coils do not give enough heat transfer area, a
circulating cooling system is sometimes used. Process fluid from the reactor is pumped
through an external heat exchanger and back into the reactor. Cooling water is added to
the shell side of the heat exchanger at a rate as set by the temperature controller. The
circulation rate through the heat exchanger is constant. The reaction is irreversible and
first-order in reactant A:

The contents of the tank are perfectly mixed. Neglect reactor and heat-exchanger metal.
Derive a mathematical model of this system (overall mass and heat balances, and
component A mass balance).

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4. Solve the following second-order ordinary differential equation with the given initial
conditions
2

+2
+ 2 = 0
2

(0) = 2

and

(0)

= 2

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