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Answer:

To make the calculations easy, units for length and diameters are converted into meter (m).

Given information:

Water temperature, T  50 C  323 K



Outside atmospheric pressure, P  101325 Pa

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At 50 C , the diffusivity of water (A) in air (B) is taken from diffusivity table as,
DAB  1.55 105 m 2 s .

Vent diameter is, D  22.36 mm  0.02236 m . Calculate the diffusion area as:

D2
A
4

 3.14 
 0.02236 
2

4
4
 3.92  10 m2

At 50 C , partial pressure of water vapor is taken equal to its vapor pressure as,


p A1  12332.32 Pa .

In air outside the vent, there is 9.05% mole of water vapor. Thus, partial pressure of water in
outside air will be:

 9.05 
p A2    P
 100 
 9.05 
   101325 Pa
 100 
=9169.9 Pa

Partial pressure of air in the irrigation ditch is calculated as shown.

pB1  P  p A1
 101325  12332.32
 88992.68 Pa

Partial pressure of air in outside atmosphere is calculated as shown.

pB 2  P  p A 2
 101325  9169.9
 92155.1 Pa

Now, calculate the log mean partial pressure as:

pB 2  pB1
PB LM  
p 
ln  B 2 
 pB1 
92155.1  88992.68

 92155.1 
ln  
 88992.68 
 90613.75 Pa

For diffusion, the molar flux of water is calculated using Fick’s law of diffusivity as:

DAB P  p A1  p A2 
NA 
RT  z2  z1  PB LM 
Pa  m3
R  Universal gas constant  8.314
mol  K

Length of the vent is 30.28 cm. Thus,

z2  z1  30.28 cm  0.3028 m

N A will be:
 DAB P  p A1  p A2 
NA 
RT  z2  z1  PB LM 


 1.55 10   101325  12332.32  9169.9 
5

 8.314   323  0.3028   90613.75 

gmol
 6.74 105
m2  s
kgmol
 6.74 108
m2  s

Multiply this calculated flux with the area of the vent and convert it into per day basis to
calculate the total flux of evaporated water as:

N A  N A  A
 kgmol 
N A   6.74  108

2
m s 
 4 2
  3.92  10 m 
86400 s
day

kgmol
N A  2.283  106
day

lbm
Convert this calculated flux into day by using the conversion factor, 1 kgmol  2.204 lbmol
and multiply it by molecular weight of water taken as 18 lbm lbmol .

kgmol 2.204 lbmol 18 lbm

N A  2.283 106  
day kgmol lbmol
lbm
N A  9.056 105
day