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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Assignment

This document provides instructions for Assignment 1, which involves analyzing a two-stage separation process for an ideal binary solution. Students are asked to: 1) Calculate the compositions, pressures, and generate a P-x-y diagram for each stream in the two-stage process, given saturation pressures and flow rates. 2) Determine the temperature range where two phases will form for a mixture of acetone and acetonitrile throttled to 1 bar, using modified Raoult's law and given activity coefficients.

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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Assignment

This document provides instructions for Assignment 1, which involves analyzing a two-stage separation process for an ideal binary solution. Students are asked to: 1) Calculate the compositions, pressures, and generate a P-x-y diagram for each stream in the two-stage process, given saturation pressures and flow rates. 2) Determine the temperature range where two phases will form for a mixture of acetone and acetonitrile throttled to 1 bar, using modified Raoult's law and given activity coefficients.

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Faculty of Chemical Engineering CHE553 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

ASSIGNMENT 1 (SEM : SEPT 2017 JAN 2018)

1. Consider a two stage separation of an ideal solution of components 1 and 2 which


operates at constant temperature as shown in Figure 1. The inlet to stage I has a flow
rate of 100 mol/s and is 50 mol% in each component. Both a vapor stream and a
liquid stream exit the first stage, each having a flow rate of 50 mol/s. The liquid
stream out the first stage is directed into to stage II. A second pair of vapor and liquid
streams exit stage ii, each having a flow rate of 25 mol/s. When the saturation
pressures of component 1 and component 2 at the temperature of interest are 10 kPa
and 20 kPa, respectively, calculate the
a) compositions of all streams in the process
b) pressure in each stage
c) Plot the P-x-y diagram showing the saturated liquid and vapor curves and points
representing each stream

FV1 = 50 mol/s
y11
y21

FZ = 100 mol/s FV2 = 25 mol/s


STAGE
I y12
z1 = 0.5
y22

STAGE
FL1 = 25 mol/s II
x11
x21 FL2 = 25 mol/s
x12
x22

Figure 1 : Two stage separator

2. A feed containing equimolar amounts of acetone(1) and acetonitrile(2) is throttled to


pressure 1 bar and temperature T. For what temperature range will two phases (liquid
and vapor) be formed? Assume that modified Raoults Law applies. Activity
coefficients are given by:

(Show details calculation. Calculate pressure and temperature to two decimal places;
A, and mole fraction to four decimal places)

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Date of submission: 24 October 2017 before 12.00pm
Prepared by : Dr Lim Ying Pei

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