Problem 8.

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Saturated steam at 300℃ is used to heat a counter currently flowing steam of methanol vapor from 65℃ to 260℃
The flow rate of the methanol is 5500 standard liters per minute, and the steam condenses and leaves the heat exc
(a) Calculate the required flow rate of the entering steam in m 3/ min
(b) Calculate the rate of heat transfer from the water to the methanol (kW)

Answer:

1. Sketch

5500 L/min (STP) CH3OH(v) 65℃ CH3OH(v) 260℃

n (mol/min) n (mol/min)
Heat Exchanger
mw kg/min H2O(l) sat' liquid 90℃ mw kg/min H2O(v) sat' vapor 300℃
3
V2 m /min V1 m3/min

2. Given Data 3. Table

No Component
Methanol flow rate: 5500 L/min (STP)
Basis: 1 minute 1 CH3OH
22.4 L (STP) = 1 mol 2 H2O
5500 L (STP) = 245.5357 mol

Tref = 65 ℃
Enthalpy (Steam Table):
H2O(v) sat' vapor 300℃
H2O(l) sat' liquid 90℃
4. Calculation
a) Energy Balance Equation:
= 2751 kJ/kg ∑▒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑡𝐻𝑜𝑢𝑡 − ∑▒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑖𝑛 =0
= 376.9 kJ/kg (245.536 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 10.88 𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙+𝑚_(𝑤 ) 𝑥 376.9

Specific Volume of Steam in Feed : mw = 1.126

Vsteam (300℃) = 0.02167 m3/kg
b) Flow Rate needed by entering feed:
𝑉_𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚=0.02167 𝑚^3/𝑘𝑔 𝑥
1.126 𝑘𝑔

Vsteam = 0.02439
𝑉 ̂𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚= 0.02439

c) Methanol Heat Transfer Rate:

𝑄=𝑛∆𝐻
𝑄=245.536 𝑚𝑜𝑙/𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑥 10.88 𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 𝑚

Q= 44.543
d) Water Heat Transfer Rate:
𝑄=𝑛∆𝐻
𝑄=1.13 𝑘𝑔/𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑥 (2751−376.9)𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙

Q= 44.543

e) Heat Transfer Rate from water to metha

𝑄 ̂=𝑄 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑙 −𝑄 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
𝑄 ̂= 0
nol vapor from 65℃ to 260℃ in an adiabatic heat exchanger.
enses and leaves the heat exchanger as liquid water at 90 ℃

O(v) sat' vapor 300℃

tin = 65 ℃ tout = 260 ℃

Cp [kJ/mol.℃ )] <in> <out>
a b c d n (mol) H (kJ/mol) mass (kg) H (kJ/kg) n (mol) H (kJ/mol)
4.29E-02 8.30E-05 -1.87E-08 -8.03E-12 245.5357 0 245.53571 10.88
1.126 2751

Tidak perlu dicari / dihitung

lance Equation:
𝑢𝑡 − ∑▒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑖𝑛 =0 Q= 0 (Adiabatik)
0.88 𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙+𝑚_(𝑤 ) 𝑥 376.9 𝑘𝐽/𝑘𝑔)− (245.536 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 0 𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙+𝑚_𝑤 𝑥 2751 𝑘𝐽/𝑘𝑔)=0

kg

needed by entering feed:

0.02167 𝑚^3/𝑘𝑔 𝑥

m3 (Basis: 1 menit)
m3/min (Ans a)

Heat Transfer Rate:

𝑚𝑜𝑙/𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑥 10.88 𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 𝑚𝑖𝑛/(60 𝑠) 1 minute = 60 s

kW
at Transfer Rate:

𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑥 (2751−376.9)𝑘𝐽/𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑥 𝑚𝑖𝑛/(60 𝑠)

kW

sfer Rate from water to methanol:

𝑄 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑙 −𝑄 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
kW (In adiabatic process, there is no heat transfer happened) (Ans b)
<out>
mass (kg) H (kJ/kg)

1.126 376.9