Faculty of Chemical Engineering CPE553 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Semester March-July 2014 18 March 2014

TUTORIAL 2

1. For the system ethyl ethanoate(1)/n-heptane(2) at 343.15K, the correlation of activity
coefficient and composition are:

ln
1
= 0.95x
2
2
ln
2
= 0.95x
1
2


The saturation pressure of ethyl ethanoate at 343.15 K is 79.8 kPa. Assuming the validity of
modified Raoults law,

a) Determine the pressure and vapor phase compositions that is in equilibrium with liquid
containing 5 mole % ethyl ethanoate at 343.15 K.
b) Determine the pressure and liquid phase compositions that is in equilibrium with vapor
containing 95 mole % n-heptane at 343.15 K.
c) Show that azeotrope exist at 343.15 K and determine the azeotrope composition and
pressure.
d) Sketch P-x
1
-y
1
diagram showing the condition for a), b) and c).

2. A mixture of cyclohexanone(1)/phenol(2) is in equilibrium with liquid containing 40 mole %
phenol at 417.15 K. Determine the pressure and vapor phase composition of cyclohexane at
equilibrium. The system forms an azeotrope at 417.15 K for which the composition x
1
az
= y
1
az

= 0.294. Saturation pressure of cyclohexanone at 417.15 K is 75.2 kPa and the correlation of
activity coefficient and composition are given by:

ln
1
= Ax
2
2
ln
2
= Ax
1
2

Sketch P-x
1
-y
1
diagram for this system at the described condition.

3. The system acetone(1)/methanol(2) form an azeotrope at composition of x
1
az
= y
1
az
= 0.722
and pressure of 101 kPa. The correlation of activity coefficient and composition are:

ln
1
= 0.801x
2
2
ln
2
= 0.801x
1
2

By assuming the validity of modified Raoults law,
a) Determine the temperature of the system.
b) Determine the pressure and vapor phase compositions that is in equilibrium with liquid
containing 60 mole % methanol at this temperature.
c) Sketch P-x
1
-y
1
diagram showing the condition at azeotrope and b).