SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Assignment-1 (For slow learners)

B.Tech. (Chemical), Winter Semester 2018-19

Course Code: CHE1002 Course Name: Process Calculations

Faculty In-charge: Prof. Shishir Kumar Behera Slot: A1+TA1+TAA1

1. A solid mixture containing 500kgs of NaCl, 200kg of KCl & 100 kg of MgCl2.
Find the composition of the mixture in (a) Weight % and (b) mole%
2. SO2 is obtained by the reaction: Cu + 2H2SO4 CuSO4 + 2H2O + SO2
When 50 Kg of Cu dissolves in acid, what volume of SO2 is produced at NTP?
3. A gas from a refinery has the following composition by volume. Methane – 38%,
Ethane – 23%. Ethylene – 18%, Propane – 14%, & n-Butane – 7%. Find:
a) Composition in mole%
b) Composition in Weight%
c) Average molecular Weight
d) Density in various units at STP
4. Natural gas used in an operation at 325 K & 2.7 atm contains 94.5% methane,
3.7% ethane, & 1.8 % carbon dioxide by volume. Calculate:
a) Partial pressure of CO2
b) Pure component volume of ethane in 100 m3 of the gas
c) Average Molecular Weight
d) Density at the given conditions
e) Composition in Weight %
5. Ammonia – Air mixture containing 23% ammonia by volume is passed through
an absorption column at 125 kPa & 303 K to recover 92% of ammonia by
absorbing in water. The outlet gas leaves the column at 105 kPa & 300 K.
Calculate

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 a) Volume of Gas leaving for every 100m3 of entering gas.
b) Weight of ammonia absorbed for every 100 m3 of entering gas.
6. Chlorine is produced by oxidation of HCl gas with 45% excess air. The reaction is
75% complete. HCl & air enters the reaction chamber at 1.2 atm & 350 K. The
product leaves at 1atm & 500 K. Calculate
a) Volume of air required for every 100 m3 of entering HCl gas
b) Volume of products leaving for every 100 m3 of entering HCl gas
c) Composition in mole% of products leaving
d) Weight of chlorine produced for every 100m3 of entering HCl gas.
7. A solution containing methanol - 38%, Ethanol – 37% and n-propanol – 25% by
weight is in contact with its vapour at 700 °C. Calculate total pressure and
composition of vapour assuming Raolt’s law to be valid.
At 700°C: V.P. of methanol – 123.9 KPa
V.P. of ethanol – 72.3 Kpa
V.P. of n-propanal – 32.1 Kpa
8. A mixture of benzene vapour and air contains 10% benzene by volume at 300 K
and 101.3 kPa. The vapour pressure of benzene at 300 K is 13.8 kPa. Calculate:
a) The partial pressure of benzene in the mixture
b) The weight fraction of benzene in the mixture
c) The molal humidity
d) The absolute humidity
e) The percent saturation
f) The percent relative saturation
9. A mixture of acetone vapor and nitrogen gas at 300 K has a dew point of 283 K. It
enters an evaporator to pick up acetone vapor. The mixture leaves the evaporator
at 298 K & with a dew point 293 K. The pressure is kept constant at 100 kPa
Calculate:
a) Molal humidity & absolute Humidity of the mixture entering & leaving the
evaporator
b) The mass of acetone evaporated per kg of N2 entering

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 c) The mass of acetone evaporated per 100 m3 of gas entering
d) The volume of gas leaving per 100 m3 of gas entering
The vapour pressure of acetone at 283K = 7.2 kPa & at 293K = 12kPa
10. Hydrogen is saturated with the vapour of water at 101.3 kPa & 305 K is passed
through a cooler in which the temperature of the gas is reduced to 280 K in
ordered to condense a part of the vapour. The gas leaving the cooler is heated to
293 K
Calculate: i) weight of water condensed per kg of Hydrogen
ii) % humidity of the gas in final state.
iii) Volume of final gas leaving for every 100 m3 gas entering
Vapor pressure of water at 305K= 4.67 kPa
280K = 0.97 kPa
293 K= 2.28 kPa
11. In a process, 7000 kg/hr of a solutions containing 13wt% NaOH is evaporated in the
first evaporator giving 27% NaOH solution. This is then fed into a second evaporator
which gives a product of 48% NaOH calculate the amount of water removed from
each evaporator & amount of product from each evaporator
12. A hot solution of Barium Nitrate from an evaporator contains 42 kg of Ba(NO3)2 per
100 kg of water and goes to a crystallizes where the solution is cooled and Ba(NO 3)2
crystallizes, on cooling, 14% of original water present is evaporates. What is the yield
of crystals if 100 kg of feed solution is cooled to 200°C & 140 °C.
At 200°C Solubility of Barium Nitrate in water = 9.2 kg/100kg water
At 140°C Solubility of Barium Nitrate in water = 7.6 kg/100kg water
13. It is required to make 1000 kg of mixed acid containing 57% H2SO4, 28% HNO3 and
15% water by blending:
i) the spent acid containing 19% HNO3, 48% H2SO4 & 33% water
ii) aqueous 89% HNO3 and
iii) aqueous 96% H2SO4
All percentages are by weight. Calculate the quantities of each of the three acids
required.

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