Chemical Engineering Mathematics

Assignment

(Deadline: Monday 01.10.2018)

1. A 300-gallon container is 2/3 full of water containing 50 pounds of salt. At time t = 0

minutes, valves are turned on so pure water is added to the container at the rate of 3 gallons
per minute. If the well-stirred mixture is drained from the container at the rate of 2 gallons
per minute, how many pounds of salt are in the container when it is full?

Ans: 22.22 lb

2. Initially the tank contains 200-gallon of pure water. At time t = 0, a brine solution of 3
pounds of salt per gallon of water is added to the container at the rate of 4 gallons per minute,
and the well-stirred mixture is drained from the container at the same rate. Find the number
of pounds of salt in the container as a function of time.

Ans: x = 600 – 600e-t/50

3. At time t = 0, a 480 gallon tank is half full of a brine solution containing 2 pounds of
dissolved salt per gallon of water. A brine solution of 1 pound of salt per gallon of water is
pumped into the tank at the rate of 4 gallons per minute. The contents of the tank are kept
uniform by stirring, and the resulting mixture is pumped out of the tank at 2 gallons per
minute. How many pounds of dissolved salt are in the tank when the tank becomes full?

Ans: 600 lb

4. A 120-gallon tank initially contains 90 lb of salt dissolved in 90 gal of water. Brine

containing 2 lb/gal of salt flows into the tank at the rate of 4 gal/min and the well-stirred
mixture flows out of the tank at the rate of 3 gal/min. How much salt does the tank contain
when it is full?

Ans: 202.03 lb

5. At time t = 0, the tank contains 50 gallons of brine with a concentration of 5 lbs. of salt per
gallon. Pure water is added at the rate of 10 gallons per minute while the well-mixed solution
is drained out, also at 10 gallons per minute. When does the tank contain exactly 100 lbs. of
salt?
Ans: 4.581 minutes

6. Consider a tank with a 500 L capacity that initially contains 200 L of water with 100 kg of
salt in solution. Water containing 1 kg of salt/L is entering at a rate of 3 L/min, and the
mixture is allowed to flow out of the tank at a rate of 2 L/min. Determine the amount (kg) of
salt in the tank at any time prior to the instant when the solution begins to overflow.
Determine the concentration (kg/L) of salt in the tank when it is at the point of overflowing.

Ans: 484 kg, 0.968 kg/L