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Sample calculation for observation 5:

Mass of steam condensed from evaporator 1 = 0.922 kg

Volume of condensate collected from evaporator 2 = 550 ml = 550 × 10−6 kg


𝑘𝑔
Density of water at 63◦ C = 981.6
𝑚3

[Reference: Perry, R., & Green, D., Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, McGraw-Hill.,
page- 2-91]

Mass of water collected from evaporator 2 = ((550 ×10−6) × 981.6) = 0.539 kg

As 42 mm = 1 L for tank (Given)


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Volume of water in tank 1 = = .38 𝑙 = .38 × 10−3 𝑚3
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𝑘𝑔
Density of water at 85.2◦ c = 969.9 𝑚3

[Reference: Perry, R., & Green, D., Perry's Chemical Engineers' Hanbook, McGraw-Hill.,
page- 2-91]
Mass of water collected from tank 1 = (. 38 × 10−3 ) × 969.9 = 0.369 kg

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Volume of water in tank 2 = = .714 𝑙 = .714 × 10−3 𝑚−3
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𝑘𝑔
Density of water at 63◦ C = 981.6
𝑚3
𝑘𝑔
Mass of water collected from tank 2 = (. 714 × 10−3 𝑚−3 × 981.6 ) = 0.70 kg
𝑚3
Calculation for steam economy

𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 0.539 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑


Evaporator 1 = = = . 585
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑 0.922 𝑘𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑

𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 0.369+0.701 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑


Evaporator 2 = = = 1.98
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑 0.539 𝑘𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑

𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 .539+.369+.701 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑


Overall steam economy = = = = 1.74
𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑 .922 𝑘𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑑

Steam consumption = 0.922 kg

Calculation for capacity

0.539 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑


Evaporator 1 = = .035
15 𝑚𝑖𝑛
0.369+0,7011 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
Evaporator 2 = = .073
15 𝑚𝑖𝑛
1.74 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
Overall capacity = = 0.116
15 𝑚𝑖𝑛

Overall calculations:
Total amount of steam condensed = ( 1.147 + 1.68 + 0.893 + 1.043 + 0.922)𝑘𝑔 = 5.685 𝑘𝑔
Total amount of water evaporated = (1.46 + 0.669 + 1.075)𝑘𝑔 = 3.21 𝑘𝑔
3.21 𝑘𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
Overall steam economy for the experiment = 5.685 = 0.564
𝑘𝑔 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑑

Total time of the experiment = 120 min


3.21 𝐾𝑔 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
Overall capacity for the experiment = = 0.026
120 𝑚𝑖𝑛

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