TUTORIAL 3: PPE 309L-PROCESS

ENGINEERING COMPUTING LAB

FALL-2020-5TH
SEMESTER

  
 Tutorial 3: PPE 309L-Process Engineering Computing Lab Fall-2020-5th Semester

DEPARTMENT OF POLYMER AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, LAHORE
PPE 309L: PROCESS ENGINEERING COMPUTING Date: 23-Dec-2020
Semester: Fifth Due Date: 30-Dec-2020
Tutorial: 3
Session: 2018

Q: 1. Find the molar volume of ammonia gas at 56 atm and 450 K using the RK equation of
state.
Tc=405.5 K, Pc=111.3 atm, a=4.2527, b=0.02590; units of a and b corresponds to Ѵ in L/g
mol.
b) Use Matlab
Q: 2. A stream of Propane at temperature T=423 K and pressure p( atm ) flows at rate of 100
K mol/hr. Use the SRK equation of state to estimate the volumetric flow rate of the stream for
p=0.7,7and 70 atm. In each case calculate the difference between the predictions of SRK
equation and the ideal gas equation of states.
Q: 3. Calculate the molar volume of carbon dioxide at 400 K and 50 bar using Peng-Robinson
equation of state.

Q: 4. A brick wall of 0.2 m thick (L) separates a hot combustion gas of a furnace from the
ambient air and its surroundings. Under steady-state condition, the temperature of the inner
surface of the brick wall (T i) is 623.15 K and of the ambient air (T a) is 293.15 K. Free
convection heat transfer to the air is characterized by a convection coefficient (h) of 15
W/m2.K. Thermal conductivity of the brick wall (k) is 1.2 W/m.K and its surface emissivity (ϵ) of
0.7. The temperature of the surrounding (T s) can also be assumed 293.15 K.
a. What is the brick outer surface temperature (T o)?
b. Plot the brick outer surface temperature (T o) as a function of the brick inner surface
temperature (Ti) assuming all of the other parameters constant.
From energy balance:
Energy transferred to the outer surface = Energy transferred from the outer surface

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Q: 5. The reduction of iron ore (Fe304, molecular weight More = 232 g/mole) of density Pore =
4.6 g/cm3 and size R = 5 mm by hydrogen (A) can be approximated by the unreacted core
model. The reaction is:

In this model, the reaction occurs first at the outer skin of the particle. The reaction boundary
then moves into the inner particle as the unreacted solid Fe 304 shrinks and leaves behind the
inert solid product Fe, as depicted in the figure below. The radius of the particle can be
assumed constant (R).

The hydrogen gas then must diffuse through the inert solid product and react when it reaches
the unreacted core surface. The effective diffusivity of hydrogen through the product layer (D e)
= 0.03 cm2/s and the concentration of hydrogen at the outer surface of the particle (CA1) =
1.16 x 10-5 mole/cm3. At the conditions of interest, it is known that mass diffusion controls the
process, not the reaction kinetics. It means that the reaction is fast and the concentration of
hydrogen at the surface of the unreacted core (C A2) can be assumed zero.
If the average time that the particle spends in the reduction zone (t) is 40 min. What is the
average size of the unreacted particle core (rc) exiting the zone?
From material balance, the following expression can be derived:

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Rubrics for PPE-309L Process Engineering

Computing Laboratory-Tutorial 2- 10 marks
Part 1- Word file-2 marks

Criterion Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Problem solution Material is not Material is Material is partially Material is fully

pattern (1 mark) organized with partially organized organized with organized with
missing with missing required required
information (0.4) information (0.6) information (0.8) information (1)
Formatting (0.5 Confusing format, Somewhat Well organized, Extremely well
mark) difficult to follow, organized, difficult easy to follow(0.4) organized, easy
seriously to follow (0.2) to follow (0.5)
disordered (0.1)
Grammar and Completely Somewhat Mostly accurate Completely
continuity (0.5 inaccurate and no accurate and little and little continuity accurate and
mark) continuity (0.1) continuity (0.2) (0.4) consistent (0.5)

Part 2-MATLAB file-6 marks

Criterion Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

MATLAB code Unable to explain Able to explain a Able to explain Able to explain
presentation (1 program design little program entire program program design
mark) and poorly design and slightly design but slightly correctly and
organized(0.4) organized (0.6) organized (0.8) arranged
systematically (1)

Criterion Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

File execution (3 The program The program Program works Program works
marks) produces produces correct and meet all and meet all
incorrect results results but does specifications but specifications, no
(1) not display with small errors error (3)
correctly, many (2)
errors (1.5)

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Criterion Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Code result The code produces The code produces The code produces The code procures
accuracy and incorrect results correct results up correct results correct results
presentation(2 with no to some extent with little with extraordinary
marks) presentation (0.5) but is not presentable way presentable way
beautifully (1.5) (2)
presented (1)

Part 3-Data source and result discussion-2 marks

Criterion Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

1.5 2
Data source and No information A little Demonstrates Demonstrates
result discussion about the information about adequately of adequately of
(2 marks) selection of the selection of selecting and selecting the
source, does not source, does not evaluating sources to meet
distinguish distinguish sources to meet with supporting
between fact and between fact and information need data and evidence
opinion.(0.5) opinion(1) (1.5) (2)

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