Chapter 04

4.1 a. Continuous, Transient

b. Input – Output = Accumulation
No reactions  Generation = 0, Consumption = 0
kg kg dn dn kg
6.00 – 3.00 =  = 3.00
s s dt dt s
1.00 m3 1000 kg 1s
c. t = | | 3.00 kg = 333 s
1 m3

4.2 a. Continuous, Steady State

b. k = 0  CA = CA0 k = ∞ CA = 0
c. Input – Output – Consumption = 0
Steady state  Accumulation = 0
A is a reactant  Generation = 0
m3 mol m3 mol mol CA0
V( s )CA0( m3 ) = V( s )CA0( m3 ) + kVCA( )  CA = kV
s 1+
V

4.3 a. Input – Output = 0

Steady state  Accumulation = 0
No reaction  Generation = 0, Consumption = 0
(1) Total Mass Balance: 100.0 kg/h = mv + ml
(2) Benzen Balance: [0.500 × 100.0] kg B / h = 0.850 mv + 0.106 ml
Solve (1) & (2) simultaneusly  mv = 59.7 kg/h, mv = 40.3 kg/h
b. The flow chart is identical to that of (a), except that mass flow rates (kg/h) are replaced by masses (kg). The
balance equations are also identical (initial input = final output).
c. Possible explanations  a chemical reaction is taking place, the process is not at steady state, the feed
composition is incorrect, the flow rates are not what they are supposed to be, other species are in the feed
stream, measurement errors.

0.500n (mol N2 ) 28 g N2 1 kg
4.4 b. n (mol) | mol N | 1000 g = 0.014n (kg N2)
2

0.500 mol N2/mol

0.500 mol CH4/mol

c. 100.0 g/s
Type equation here.