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SOLUTION OF CLASS PROBLEM-18 , ChE422 (Ad. Sepro)

On
Drying







Prob-1
A batch of solid for which the following table of data applies is to be dried from 25%
to 6% moisture under conditions identical to those for which the data were tabulated.
The initial weight of the wet solid is 300 kg and the drying surface is 1 m
2
/8 kg dry
weight. Determine the time for drying.

X 0.35 0.25 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.064
N 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.266 0.239 0.208 0.180 0.150 0.097 0.07 0.025

Where X =kg moisture / kg dry solid
N =kg moisture evaporated / hr m
2


Rate of batch drying,
d
dX
A
L
N
S
=

Drying time from above equation,

=
1
2
X
X
S
N
dX
A
L

Drying time consists of a constant rate (
C
) and a falling rate period (
f
)

Thus
c
c S
c
N A
X X L ) (
1

= and

=
1
2
X
X
S
f
N
dX
A
L

If the rate (N) vs moisture content (X) plot during falling rate is a linear one, then

*
2
*
*
ln ) (
X X
X X
X X
AN
L
c
c
c
s
f

=
X
*
=equilibrium moisture content, X
2
=final moisture content

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Solution of CLASS PROBLEM-19 , ChE422 (Ad. Sepro)
On
Drying



Prob-1



Where X =kg moisture / kg dry solid
N =kg moisture evaporated / hr m
2


Rate of batch drying,
d
dX
A
L
N
S
=

Drying time from above equation,

=
1
2
X
X
S
N
dX
A
L

Drying time consists of a constant rate (
C
) and a falling rate period (
f
)

Thus
c
c S
c
N A
X X L ) (
1

= and

=
1
2
X
X
S
f
N
dX
A
L

If the rate (N) vs moisture content (X) plot during falling rate is a linear one, then

*
2
*
*
ln ) (
X X
X X
X X
AN
L
c
c
c
s
f

=
X
*
=equilibrium moisture content, X
2
=final moisture content

SOLUTION
Since the falling rate of drying is linear in the moisture concentration, X, the drying
time can be calculated directly from equation
GIVEN:
L
s
/A =35 kg/m
2
dry basis, X
i
=0.30, X
c
=0.1, X
*
=0.002
X
f
(X
2
) =0.01, N
c
=4.5

c
=1.55 hr

f
=1.91 h
total time =3.46 hr (i)ANS
(ii) The drying rate in the falling rate period say N =pX +q
At X =X
c
=0.1, N =N
c
=4.5 and X =X
*
=0.002, N
c
=0
2
Which gives p =45.92 and q =-0.092
Therefore when X =0.05, N =(45.92 x 0.05 ) 0.092 =2.2 kg/m
2
hr
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Solution of CLASS PROBLEM-22 , ChE422 (Ad. Sepro)
On
Membrane Separation



Prob-1

A membrane is to be used to separate a gaseous mixture of A and B whose feed
flow rate is L
f
=1*10
4
cm
3
/s and feed composition of A is x
f
=0.5 (mole
fraction). The desired composition of the reject is X
D
=0.25. The membrane
thickness is 2.54*10
-3
cm, the pressure in the feed side is p
h
=80 cm Hg, and on
the permeate side it is p
l
=20 cm Hg. The permeabilities are P
A
=50*10
-
10
cm
3
.cm/s.cm
2
.cmHg (Barrer) and P
B
=5*10
-10
.
Assuming the complete mixing model, calculate the permeate composition, y
p
,
the fraction permeate, theta and the membrane area A
m

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Prob 2
Selective permeation CO
2
from a mixture of 10% CO2 (A) and 90% CH
4
(B) occurs
at 35 C and 10 atm total pressure in a small apparatus with a well mixed feed
compartment. An asymmetric polysulphone membrane of 1 micron skin layer
thickness is used. The permeate side is continuously swept with nitrogen gas.
Calculate the flux of CO
2
and average diffusivity of CO
2
in polysulphone
Given SA=2.1 cm
3
(STP)/(cm
3
)(atm), permeability of CO
2
=5.6*10
-10
cm3 (STP)
cm/(m
2
)(s)(cmHg)

Solution
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PROBLEM 3



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THIS PROBLEM 3 OF CLASS PROBLEM 22 IS FOR KNOWLEDGE ONLY,
NOT FOR EXAM