Code No: NR310804 NR

III B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, February 2007

MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS-I
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) For a binary gas mixture prove that JA + JB = 0. [6]

(b) Ammonia is diffusing through a stagnant air film 0.25 mm thick. The total
pressure is 2.0265 × 105 N/m2 and the temperature is 50oC. Calculate the
rate of diffusion of ammonia in kg/hr through 1 square meter surface if the
concentration difference across the film is 10% to 2% ammonia by volume. Dif-
fusivity of ammonia in air is 0.198 × 10−4m2 /s at 0o C and 1.01325 × 105N/m2
pressure. [10]
2. (a) Derive the following relationship between individual and overall mass Transfer
coefficients. 1 / Ky = 1 / ky + m / kx . [10]
(b) Write short notes on film theory of mass transfer [6]
3. Write short note on: [6+5+5]
(a) Flooding and loading
(b) Pressure drop in packed towers.
(c) Mass transfer coefficient in packed towers
4. A coal gas has to be freed of its light oil by scrubbing with wash oil as an absorbent
and the light oil recovered by stripping the resulting solution with steam. The
circumstances are as follows:
Absorber: Gas in, 0.250m3 /s at 26oC, pressure = 1.07 × 105N/m2 , containing 2%
by volume of light oil vapors. The light oil will be assumed to be entirely benzene,
and a 95% removal is required. The wash oil enters at 26o C, containing 0.005 mole
fraction benzene, and has an average molecular weight of 260. An oil circulation
rate of 1.5 times the minimum is to be used. Wash oil benzene solutions are ideal.
The temperature will be constant at 26oC.
Stripper: The solution from the absorber is to be heated to 120o C and will enter the
stripper at 1 std. atm pressure. Stripping steam will be at standard atmospheric
pressure, superheated to 122o C. The debenzolized oil, 0.005 mole fraction benzene,
is to be cooled to 26o C and returned to the absorber. A steam rate of 1.5 times
the minimum is to be used. The temperature will be constant at 122o C. Compute
the oil circulation rate and the steam rate required.Vapor pressure of benzene at
120oC = 100 mm Hg, and at 122oC = 2400 mm Hg. [16]
5. An air-water mixture is at 55oC DryBulb and 1 standard atmosphere pressure with
an absolute humidity of 0.03 kg water/kg dry air. Tabulate its characteristics using
the humidity chart. (Humidity chart should be provided) [16]

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6. Write short notes on: [4x4=16]

(a) Dehumidification towers.

(b) Theory of wet bulb thermometer
(c) Cooling towers
(d) Humidificetion equipments.

7. 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 300kg and the drying surface is 1
m2 /8kg 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
Y 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.266 0.239 0.208 0.180 0.150 0.097 0.070 0.025
Where X = kg moisture / kg dry solid
N = kg moisture evaporated / hr m2 [16]

8. A rotary dryer using counter-current flow is to be used to dry 10000 kg/hr of wet
salt containing 5% water to a water content of 0.1%. The wet salt entry temperature
is 27˚C. Ambient air at 27˚C Dry Bulb and 17˚C Wet Bulb will be heated to
130˚C in a finned tube heater using 6 bar steam as the heating medium. The
heated air at 130˚C is then passed into the drier. The specific heat dry solid is
0.88 kJ/kg.K. Estimate the air and steam flow rates of the drier. Assume no losses
to surrounding. Data: BPR = 6K. Specific heat of water = 4.2 kJ/kg.K. Specific
heat of water vapor = 2.0 kJ/kg.K. Specific heat of dry air = 1.0 kJ/kg K. Latent
heat of vaporization = 2400 kJ/kg. Temperature of air leaving the drier = 50oC.
Temperature of product leaving the drier = 70oC. [16]

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