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King Saud University /Chemical Engineering Department

CHE 212 Thermodynamics For Agricultural Engineering EXAM I 2 RAJAB/1438
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Q1: FOR THE SPRAY DRYER BELOW USED TO DRY LIQUID INTO POWDERED FOOD ANSWER
QUESTIONS: first Write down the 1st law of thermodynamics (energy Balance) for closed system. then
a) Write all methods of heat transfer, What two methods take place in spray dryers?
b) If the spray dryer is made of steel ( thermal conductivity k= 30 W/K.m2 and the inside surface temperature 80 0 C
and outside temperature 30 0 C Find the amout of heat lost from the Spray Dryer per unit surface area in W/ m 2
c) In terms of Thermodynamics and Energy,What is the disadvantage of spray dryers?
d) What Material is best for House Insulation from Summer heat in Saudi Arabia? Can this material be used t
insulate spray dryers? Why or Why not?
Now, Considering the real process, write down the Energy Balance (1 st Law of Th.D.) for open systems and apply it to the
spray dryer to find W, assuming pure water. Q=mCp(T2-T1)

Q2:
a) What is the best substance to transfer eenrgy and Why?
b) For the multistagedesalination process below, if boiling of water takes place at 70 what
pressure is inside the chamber ( ASSUME PURE WATER)

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 c) Fill in the missing on the T-v diagram for water

d) Ethylene is used in agriculture as ripening gas. at P=100 bar & T= 421 K And using the compressibility factor charts
below, find the compressibility factor Z, for ethylene at these conditions, is it an ideal gas? Why or Why not?

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