NPTEL Chemical Mass Transfer Operation 1

Assignment and Short type questions

Module I: Introduction

Assignment Problem
Assignment Problem 1.1: A gas mixture of 100 kmol consists of carbon dioxide,
oxygen, water vapor, and nitrogen at 500 K and 110 kPa. In a sample of the gas the
molar fractions of CO2 and O2 are 12% and 6%, respectively. The weight fraction of H2O
in the gas is 6.17%. Estimate the density of this gas at the said temperature and
pressure. (Ans: 0.772 kg/m3)

Assignment Problem 1.2: A liquefied gas mixture has the following molar composition:
93.5% CH4, 4.6% C2H6, 1.2% C3H8, and 0.7% CO2. Calculate:
a) Average molecular weight of the LNG mixture (Ans: 0.017 kg/mol)
(b) Weight fraction of CH4 in the mixture (Ans: 0.871).
(c) The gas mixture is heated to 300 K and 150 kPa, and vaporizes completely.
Estimate the density of the gas mixture under these conditions (Ans: 1.022 kg/m3)

Assignment Problem 1.3: A gas stored in a 30 m3 container at 340 K and 101.3 kPa is
saturated with water vapor. Partial pressure of water vapour is 27.35 kPa. Determine
the following of the gas mixture:
a) Mole fraction of water vapor (Ans: 0.27).
b) Average molecular weight of the mixture (Ans: 0.026 kg/mol).
c) Total mass contained in the tank (27.985 kg).
d) Mass of water vapor in the tank (5.224 kg).

Short type questions

1. What is mass transfer?

2. Where a concentration gradient prevails for interphase mass transfer?
3. What is the difference between drying and evaporation?

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4. How separation of components takes place in membrane?

5. How concentration of the component can be obtained from the total pressure?
6. What is flux? How different types of fluxes are related with average velocities?

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