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Tutorial 1 Principles of Mass Transfer

The document provides 4 problems related to principles of mass transfer involving the diffusion of various gas mixtures through tubes or chambers at steady state conditions. Problem 1 involves calculating the flux of CO2 diffusing through N2. Problem 2 involves calculating the diffusivity coefficient for a CO2 and H2 mixture. Problem 3 involves calculating diffusion fluxes and partial pressures for an NH3 and N2 mixture. Problem 4 involves calculating fluxes for an NH3 diffusing through N2 mixture under different diffusion assumptions.

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Tutorial 1 Principles of Mass Transfer

The document provides 4 problems related to principles of mass transfer involving the diffusion of various gas mixtures through tubes or chambers at steady state conditions. Problem 1 involves calculating the flux of CO2 diffusing through N2. Problem 2 involves calculating the diffusivity coefficient for a CO2 and H2 mixture. Problem 3 involves calculating diffusion fluxes and partial pressures for an NH3 and N2 mixture. Problem 4 involves calculating fluxes for an NH3 diffusing through N2 mixture under different diffusion assumptions.

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TUTORIAL 1

PRINCIPLES OF MASS TRANSFER

1. The gas CO2 is diffusing at steady state through a tube 0.20 m long
containing N2 at 298 K. The total pressure is constant at 101.32 kPa.
The partial pressure of CO2 at one end is 456 mm Hg and 76 mm Hg
at the other end. The diffusivity coefficient is 1.67x10-5 m2/s at 298 K.
Calculate the flux of CO2 for equimolar counter diffusion.

2. In a gas mixture of CO2 and H2, steady state equimolar counter


diffusion is occurring at a total pressure of 100 kPa and temperature of
20 C. If the partial pressures of CO2 at two planes 0.01 m apart, and
perpendicular to the direction of diffusion are 15 kPa and 5 kPa,
respectively and the mass diffusion flux of hydrogen in the mixture is -
1.6x10–5 kgmol/m2.sec, calculate the diffusivity coefficient for the
system.

3. Ammonia gas (A) and nitrogen gas (B) are diffusing in equimolar
counter diffusion through a straight glass tube 2.0 ft at 298 K and
101.32 kPa. Both ends of the tube are connected to large mixed
chambers. The partial pressure of NH3 in one chamber is constant at
20 kPa and 6.666 kPa in other chamber. The diffusivity coefficient is
2.30x10-5 m2/s.
(a) Calculate the diffusion flux of NH3.
(b) Calculate the diffusion flux of N2.
(c) Calculate the partial pressures of NH3 at a point 1.0 ft in the tube.
4. Ammonia gas is diffusing through nitrogen gas under steady state
conditions with N2 nondiffusing since it is insoluble in one boundary.
The total pressure is 1.013 x 105 Pa and the temperature is 298 K. The
partial pressure of NH3 at one point is 1.333 x 104 Pa and at the other
point 20 m away it is 6.666 x 103 Pa. The diffusivity coefficient for the
mixture is 2.30 x 10-5 m2/s.
(a) Calculate the flux of NH3.
(b) Calculate the flux of NH3 if assume that N2 is also diffuses.

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