Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Semester I Session: 2017-2018

CHE F414 Transport Phenomena
Quiz - 3
Date: 28/11/2017 Maximum Marks: 10
Duration: 30 minutes Weightage: 5 %
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Open Book (Time: 30 mins)
Q1 [4+4+3]
Figure Q1 shows schematically how oxygen and carbon monoxide combine at a catalytic surface
(palladium) to make carbon dioxide, according to
O2 + 2CO  2CO2
For this analysis, the reaction is assumed to occur instantaneously and irreversibly at the
catalytic surface. All variations occur over a thin gas film of thickness d. The temperature and
pressure are assumed to be constant throughout the gas film. Note that this is a three
component mass transfer problem.
(a) Using the above assumptions, write down the final steady state mass balance differential
equation for each of the component.
(b) How are each of the fluxes related?
(c) What is the concentration of O2 and CO at the catalyst surface?

Fig Q1