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Please note that "tonne" is not a British spelling of "ton" but a quite separate
metric unit equal to 1000 kg as distinct from the British ton of 2240 lbs (=
1016.96 kg).
Billion: thousand million The old British usage in which a billion was a
million2 is now largely obsolete and most British speakers would assume
the American meaning. Careful users avoid the words altogether and use
exponent notation. The usage continued
trillion = tri+(m)illion = million3 = 1018
quadrillion = quad+(m)illion = million4 = 1024
centillion = cent+(m)illion = million100 = 10600
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The American naming seems to work on the principle 103+(number3)
CHAPTER 4
MATERIAL BALANCES
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CONSERVATION OF MASS
Mass is neither created nor destroyed
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3 5
Reactor
10
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1
Distillation 4
2
12 13
6 Heat 8
Seperator
Exchanger
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7
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STEADY-STATE
Steady-State
Nothing is changing with time
@ steady-state accumulation = 0
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PROCESSES
Batch Process
Feed is fed at the beginning of the process
Continuous Process
The input and outputs flow continuously throughout the
duration of proces
Semibatch Process
Any process neither batch nor continuous
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Balances on Continuous Steady-state
Processes
Input + Generation = Output + Consumption
If the balance is on a nonreactive species, the generation and
consumption will be 0.
Thus, Input = Output
Example
Input of 1000 kg/h of benzene+toluene containing 50% B by mass is separated
by distillation column into two fractions.
B: the mass flow rate of top stream=450 kg/h
T: the mass flow rate of bottom stream=475 kg/h
m1 kg Toluene/h
450 kg Benzene/h
1000 kg /h
Benzene + Toluene Distillation
%50 Benzene by
mass 475 kg Toluene/h
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M2 kg Benzene/h
Balances on Continuous Steady-state
Processes
Solution of the example Input = Output
Benzene balance
.
1000 kg/h 0.5 = 450 kg/h + m2
.
m2 = 50 kg/h Benzene
Toluene balance
.
1000
. kg/h 0.5 = 475 kg/h + m1
m1 = 25 kg/h Toluene
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BALANCES ON BATCH PROCESSES
Initial Input + Generation = Final Output + Consumption
Objective: generate as many independent equations as the
number of unknowns in the problem
D F=B+D
F.xF = D.xD + B.xB
F
(W+A)
F.yF = D.yD + B.xB
x: mole fraction of W
B
y: mole fraction of A
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EXAMPLE (Batch Process)
Centrifuges are used to seperate particles in the range of 0.1 to 100 m
in diameter from a liquid using centrifugal force. Yeast cells are
recovered from a broth ( a mix with cells) using tubular centrifuge.
Determine the amount of the cell-free discharge per hour if 1000 L/hr is
fed to the centrifuge, the feed contains 500 mg cells/L, and the product
stream contains 50 wt% cells. Assume that the feed has a density of 1
g/cm3.
( d= 1 g/cm3)
Cell-free discahrge D(g/hr)
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EXAMPLE (Batch Process)
Centrifuges are used to seperate particles in the range of 0.1 to 100 m in diameter
from a liquid using centrifugal force. Yeast cells are recovered from a broth ( a mix
with cells) using tubular centrifuge. Determine the amount of the cell-free
discharge per hour if 1000 L/hr is fed to the centrifuge, the feed contains 500 mg
cells/L, and the product stream contains 50 wt% cells. Assume that the feed has a
density of 1 g/cm3.
(d= 1 g/cm3)
Cell-free discharge D(g/hr)
Cell balance
500 mg cells 1g 0.5 g cells
1000 L feed . . . P[g/hr]
1 L feed 1000 mg 1gP
P 1000 g/hr
Fluid balance L 1g 10cm 3 1dm 3 6 g
1000 ( ) 10
Input: (106 500) g/h fluid h cm3 1dm L h
Output 1: 1000g/h . 0.5 = 500 g/h fluid
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201 2: D(g/h) = (106 500)g/h 500 g/h = (106 -103)g/h11fluid
FLOW CHARTS
Boxes and other symbols are used to represent process
units.
Write the values and units of all known streams
Assign algebraic symbols to unknown stream variables
n.3 mol/min
0.2 n.1 mol O2/min
0.015 mol H2O/mol
C
y mol O2/mol
(0.985 y ) mol N2/mol
n.1 mol air/min B A
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EXAMPLE (Flow chart)
n2 = 20 cm3 H2O/min . 1 g H2O/cm3 . 1 mol/18.02 g
n2 = 1.11 mol H2O/min
H2O Balance
n2 mol H2O/min = n3 mol/min . 0.015 mol H2O/mol
n3 = 74.1 mol/min
Total Mole Balance
0.2 n1 + n1 + n2 = n3
n1 = 60.8 mol/min
N2 Balance
n1 mol/min . 0.79 mol N2/mol = n3 mol/min . (0.985-y) mol N2/mol
y = 0.337 mol O2/mol
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FLOWCHART SCALING
n1
n3
A
n2
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DEGREE OF FREEDOM ANALYSIS (df)
ndf = nunknowns nindep.eqns
If ndf = 0
Problem can be solved (determined)
If ndf > 0
Unknowns > knowns (underspecified)
If ndf < 0
overspecified (no solution)
Material balances,
Energy balances,
Process specificaitons,
Physical props&laws,
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EXAMPLE 1
Example H20 is given
Humid air Condenser Dry air
(n4) O2 In the
(n0) O2
(n5) N2 condenser,
(n1) N2 95% of H2O
(n6) H2O
in the inlet
(n2) H2O
air is
(n3) H2O condensed.
225 L/h
System boundary
Nsp = number of species
Ns = number of streams
Nu = total number of variables
H2O NaOH
M
Product
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EXAMPLE 2 - continue
Streams FEED WATER PRODUCT
Species
NaOH FNaOH WNaOH PNaOH Nu = 3(2+1) = 9
H2O FH2O WH2O PH2O
Total F W P Last row in the table
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EXAMPLE 3 - continue
F4
F1
CH4 xCH4
CH4 0.2 F3
N2 xN2
N2 0.8 N2 1
C2H6 xC2H6
F2
C2H6 0.1
N2 0.9
Unknowns: 3 xi and 4 Fi
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EXAMPLE 3 - continue
Equations:
Material balance (CH4, C2H6, N2)
One specified ratio xCH /xC H = 1.5
4 2 6
Ndf = 7 5 = 2
Q1 Q2
1 3
x1 x2 Q3
100 kg/hr 2
x3
0.5 kg A/kg
0.5 kg B/kg 30 kg/hr 4
0.3 kg A/kg
0.7 kg B/kg
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Balances on Multiple-unit Processes
Q : mass flow rate
You should treat any
xA : mass fraction of A
junction as a process unit!
1-xA : mass fraction of B
Number of unknowns = 6
Number of equations = 2+2+2 = 6
Therefore, solution exists
100 = 40 + Q1 Q1 = 60 kg/hr
1
100.(0.5) = 40.(0.9) + 60.(x1) x1 = 0.233
2
30 + Q1 = Q2 Q2 = 90 kg/hr
x2 = 0.256
30 + Q3 = Q2 Q3 = 60 kg/hr 3
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RECYCLE & BYPASS STREAM
It is rare that a chemical reaction A B proceeds to
completion in a reactor. Its efficiency is never 100. Some A
in the product !
To find a way to send the A back to feed you need a
seperation and recycle equipment, this would decrease the
cost of purchasing more A.
If a fraction of the feed to a process unit is diverted
around the unit and combined with the output stream, this
process is called bypass.
Feed Product Feed Process
rxn Sep. Unit
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EXAMPLE - continue
n1 (mol)
AIR n4 (mol) 100 mol
0.04 W CONDITIONER 0.983 DA
0.017 W
0.96 DA 0.017 W(v)
0.983 DA
n3 mole W()
n2 (mol)
0.977 DA
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0.023 W(v)
EXAMPLE - continue
Overall system: 2 variables (n1, n3)
2 balance equations (two species)
Degree of freedom = 0
(n1, n3) are determined!!!
1 balance equation
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Degree of freedom = 1
EXAMPLE - continue
Overall DA balance:
0.96 n1 = 0.983 (100) n1 = 102.4 mol fresh feed
Overall mole balance:
n1 = n3 + 100 n3 = 2.4 mol H2O condensed
Mole balance on Mixing point:
n1 + n 5 = n 2
Water blance on Mixing point:
0.04n1 + 0.017n5 = 0.023n2
n2 = 392.5 mol
n5 = 290 mol recycled
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CHEMICAL REACTION STOICHIOMETRY
If there is a chemical reaction in a process
More complications
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LIMITING & EXCESS REACTANTS
[ (n ) - (n ) ]
Fractional excess of A A feed A stoich
(n )
A stoich.
moles reacted
Fractional conversion of A
moles fed
n -n
Extend of reaction () i i0
i
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EXAMPLE (pg 120)
Moles reacted
(% excess)NH3 = (12-10) /10 x 100 = 20% excess NH3 Moles fed
(nC3H6)out=0.7 x (nC3H6)0= 7 mole C3H6 (since the fractional conversion of C3H6 is 30%)
A reaction can be
Reversible
Irreversible
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EXAMPLE
CO (g) + H2O (g) CO2 (g) + H2 (g)
Given @ T=1105 K, K=1
nCO= 1 mol, nH2O= 2mol, initially no CO2 and H2
Calculate the equilibrium composition and the
fractional converison of the limiting reactant.
Equilibrium constant;
yCO2 y H 2
K(T) =
yCO y H 2O
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EXAMPLE continue
nCO = 1-e , nH2O = 2-e , nCO2 = e , nH2 = e