Problem 1

A contact sulfuric acid plant produces 98.0 % sulfuric acid, by absorbing

SO3 into a 97.3 % sulfuric acid solution. A gas containing 8.00 % SO3
(remainder inerts) enters the SO3 absorption tower at the rate of 28 lb mol
per hour 98.5 % of the SO3 is absorved in this tower. 97.3 % sulfuric acid is
introduced into the top of the tower and 95.9 % sulfuric acid from another
part of the process is used to make-up acid. The flow sheet is given in the
figure with all of the known data on it.
Calculate the
a. Tons/day of 95.9 % H2SO4 make-up acid solution required.
b. Tons/day of 97.3% H2SO4 solution introduced into
the top of the tower.
c. Tons/day of 98 % H2SO4 solution
produced.

H2O + SO3 = H2SO4

Basis: 100 mol S1

mol SO3 fed at S1 = 8 mol SO3

SO3 absorbed in the tower = 7.88 mol SO3
SO3 in S2 = 0.12 mol SO3
Inerts in S2 = 92 mol Inerts

Composition of S2
SO3 = 0.001303
Inerts = 0.998697

Basis: S1 = 28 lb mol/hr

MW H2SO4 = 98 lb/ lb mol % SO3 absorbed = 0.985

MW H2O = 18 lb/ lb mol

Overall F P constant
H2SO4 0.959 -0.98 -216.2272 -216.2272
H2O 0.041 -0.02 39.7152 39.7152

F= 2059.307 lb/hr
P= 2235.819 lb/hr

at B G P2 constant
Total -1 1 -2059.307 -2059.307
H2SO4 -0.973 0.98 -1974.875 -1974.875

G= 6177.92 lb/hr
P2 = 4118.613 lb/hr
 S2
SO3 0.0013
Inerts 0.9987
ABSORPTION
S1 28 lb mol / hr
TOWER P1

SO3 0.08 A
Inerts 0.92

a. F= 24.71168 ton/day
b. G= 74.13504 ton/day
c. P= 26.82982 ton/day
 G 6177.92 lb/hr
H2SO4 0.973
H2O 0.027

P2
4118.613 B F 2059.307 lb/hr
H2SO4 0.959
P 2235.819 lb/hr H2O 0.041
H2SO4 0.98
H2O 0.02
Problem 1
Given that the vapor pressure of n-butane at 350 K is 9.4573 bar, find the
molar volumes of (a) saturated-vapor and (b) saturated-liquid n-butane at
these conditions as given by the Redlich/Kwong equation.

T= 350 K P= 9.4573 bar

Tc = 425.1 K Pc = 37.96 bar
Tr = 0.823336 Pr = 0.249139

Ѱ= 0.42748 R= 83.14 cm3 bar / mol K

Ω= 0.08664

q= 6.604378
β= 0.026217

Saturated-Vapor
Z 0.83049
Z' 0.83049

V= 2555.319 cm3/mol

Saturated-Liquid
Z 0.043312
Z' 0.043312

V= 133.2663 cm3/mol