Chemical Engineering Program

COPPE – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

January / 2023

Module I: Fundamentals of Chemical

Engineering

Heat and Mass Transfer

Prof. Cristiano Borges

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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Liquid A is not volatile

Gas B is soluble in A
Gas
Low solubility

AB concentration is small
Steady state
Liquid A

Absorption with homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Mass accumulation Rate of transport Rate of transport Rate of

within the element = of B into the - of B leaving the m generation/consumption
of component B element element of B within the element

Solubility of B in A is very low

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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Differencial equation of 2nd order

Gas
BC1:

BC2:
Liquid A
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Differencial equation of 2nd order homogeneous

a and b are constants

k is a constant
has solution as c is integration constant

take y = exp (l x) as possible solution of 2nd order equation

deriving

replacing in diff equation

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Differencial equation of 2nd order homogeneous

a and b are constants

take y = exp (l x) as possible solution of 2nd order equation

deriving

replacing in diff equation

characteristic polynomial l2 + a l + b = 0

thus and
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Differencial equation of 2nd order homogeneous

a and b are constants

with and

y = exp (l1 x) and y = exp (l2 x) are solutions for the diff. equation

the solution of this equation can be written as a linear combination

c1 and c2 are integration constants

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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Differencial equation of 2nd order

Gas

Liquid A
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Differencial equation of 2nd order

Gas

Liquid A
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Differencial equation of 2nd order

Gas

Liquid A
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

BC1:

C1 = CBo
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

CB = CBo . cosh(a.z) + C2 . senh(a.z)

dCB
= CBo.a.senh(a.z) + a.C2 .cosh(a.z)
dz

BC2:
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

C1 = CBo

where
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Gas B

The flux of B that dissolves in

A is expressed by:

Liquid A
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Simple Mass Transfer applications

Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Gas B

Liquid A

Flux of B is a function of concentration CB0,

reaction constant kv , diffusion coefficient
DAB and dimension L
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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

absorption of CO2 or H2S by aqueous

solution with dimethylamine (DEA) or
methylethylamine (MEA).

Liquid A

Rectangular coordinates:
Gas B

BC1:

BC2:
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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Liquid A

Rectangular coordinates:
Gas B

BC1:

BC2:
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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

Rectangular coordinates:

CBd / CBo
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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

without reaction
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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

without reaction

( CBd / CBo
with reaction

d2
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Mass Transfer with homogeneous chemical reaction

without reaction

d2
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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

Gas stream
at
on
surface
inside pores
catalyst
solid
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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

Dividing by ΔV and limit to Δr →0

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

1st Fick law

a is the catalyst surface area by

a – L2/L3 volume unity
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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

Consumption rate of A:

4pr2 -4pr2
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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

Consumption rate of A:

4pr2 -4pr2

4prDAefCAs
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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

Maximum consumption of A:

Defining efficiency as the ratio between

actual and maximum consumption :
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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

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Mass Transfer with pseudo homogeneous chemical reaction

no spheric particles

Vp and Sp are the volume and external

area of the particle

Thiele modulus