Mass Transfer Operations - 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?
4. How separation of components takes place in membrane?

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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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