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ChBi 201 PSA
QUIZ-4

1) A stream of air (21 mol% Oxygen, assume rest is Nitrogen) flowing at a rate of
0.450 kmol/h is mixed with a stream of CO2. The CO2 enters the mixer at a rate of
25 m3/h at 125°C and 1.5 atm. What is the molar fraction of CO2 in the product
stream?
R=0.08206 L.atm/(mol.K)
SOLUTION
𝑚3
𝑃𝑉 1.5 𝑎𝑡𝑚 × 25( ) 103 𝐿 𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐶𝑂2
𝑛𝐶𝑂2 = = ℎ × = 1.148
𝑅𝑇 0.08206 𝐿. 𝑎𝑡𝑚 × (125 + 273)𝐾 1 𝑚3 ℎ
𝑚𝑜𝑙. 𝐾
𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙
1.148
𝑦𝐶𝑂2 = ℎ = 0.718
𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑘𝑚𝑜𝑙
1.148 + 0.450
ℎ ℎ

2) One hundred mol/h of butane (C4H10) and 5000 mol/h of air are fed into a
combustion reactor. Calculate percent excess air.
SOLUTION
13
𝐶4 𝐻10 + 𝑂2 → 4𝐶𝑂2 + 5𝐻2 𝑂
2
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ChBi 201 FALL 2015

TEAM WORK-4
1) The measured volumetric flow rate of ethane at 10.0 atm absolute and 35°C is
1000 L/h. Using an estimated value of the second viral coefficient in the
truncated viral equation,

a. Calculate 𝑉̂ (L/mol)
(Tc=305.4 K Pc=48.2 atm ω: 0.08 R=0.080206L.atm/mol.K)
b. Estimate the compressibility factor
c. Determine the mass flow rate of ethane in kg/h (MWC2H6=30.07 g/mol)
2) Gas at 15°C and 105 kPa is flowing through an irregular duct. To determine the
flow rate of the gas, CO2 from a tank was passed into the gas stream. The gas
analyzed 1.2% CO2 by volume before, and 3.4% CO2 by volume after addition.
The CO2 left in the tank, was pass through a rotameter, and was found to flow
at the rate of 0.0917 m3/min at 7°C and 131 kPa. What was the flow rate of flow
of the entering gas in the duct in cubic meters per minute?