Semester/Academic year 1 2021-2022

ANSWERS Date 29/12/2022

Course title Quá trình và Thiết bị Truyền khối
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - VNUHCM Course ID CH2051
FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Duration 90 mins. Question sheet code

Learning outcome/ Answer Scor

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Questio 0.5
L.O.2.2,3
n1
Apply mass balance equations:
a)

Draw the VLE diagram and operation lines 0.5

Based on water - acetic acid VLE diagram, 0.5

xF= 0.3  Rmin = 4.12
 R = 1.3Rmin+0.3 = 5.656

b) b) The temperature of feed stream, overhead product stream and bottom product
stream
1.0
TF= 107.5 oC
TD=100.4 oC
TW= 115.4 oC
c) Theoretical trays 0.5
According to the diagram, the theoretical number of trays for this distillation process
is 20 trays, in which:
 12 trays for rectifying section
 7 trays for stripping section
 Feed tray is tray number 8th
0.5
Energy balance at condenser:
Qc= D (R+1).λD.MD

MD= 20.52 kg/kmol

Qc= D (R+1).λD.MD =7.111*(5.656+1)*1925.15*20.52 = 1,869,760.2kJ/h
Flowrate of water: 0.5

Qc= Gwater.Cpwater(Toutlet -Tinlet) = Gwater 4.18(40 -27)

 Gwater = 34,408.5 kg/h
Sum 4.0

Questio L.O.3.3 0.5

n2
Molar flow rate of the inlet gas:
a)

Molar flow rate of the inlet inert gas:

Concentration of SO2 in the outlet gas: 1.0

where

b) Concentration of SO2 in the outlet solution: 0.5

 Determine theoretical tray number from the graph: NT, 1.0

Calculate real tray number:

Design height of column:

Sum 3.0

Questio L.O.1.2,3
n3

a)

0.5

A cross-flow multi-stage extraction process with solvent S is not feasible to extract A

of 100% purity.
Explanation: If Em is the cross-point of AB and the tangent line from S touching the
equilibrium curve (as in the figure), Em is the the limitation of the extraction. When
mass fraction of A in B exceeds Em , any amount of solvent S added into the mixture
just yield one-phase mixture.

b) The limitation of the process is that the mass fraction of A in B does not exceed 70 0.5
wt.%, as presented by Em.

c) Mmin presents the minimum amount of S added to F (5 kg A + 5 kg B). Mmin has S: 20 1.0
wt.%, A: 40 wt.%, B: 40 wt.%. Therefore, the minimum amount of S to add into the
mixture for extraction is 2,5 kg.
Mmax presents the maximum amount of S added to F (5 kg A + 5 kg B). Mmax has S: 1.0
80 wt.%, A: wt.10%, B: 10 wt.%. Therefore, the maximum amount of S to add into
the mixture for extraction is 40 kg.
Sum 3.0

Questio L.O.1/3, 1,3

n4

a) Theory 1.0
b) 75% of exhaust air is circulated. That means 1 kg dry air input is mixed with 3 kg dry 1.0
air circulated. The resulted air has humidty of

The amount of dry air in the mixture that needed to remove 1 kg moisture (1.0 p) 1.0

- Power consumption (1.0 p)

Sum 3.0