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ChE 100 AY 1617 1 semester

Problem Set Process Variables
Solve in sheets of ruled pad paper. Start each problem on a new sheet of paper.
1.

Dry gases consisting of 65% CO2, 3% H2, 15% CO and the balance air (by mass percent) is to be compressed in a multi-stage
compressor system operating at steady state. The gas mixture enters the first compressor. The compressed gases then
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enter an interstage cooler before being sent to the 2 compressor. The average pressure and temperature of the gas
mixture in each section were measured and reported.

Compressor

Cooler

Section
Diameter (in)
Temperature (F)
A
24
212
B
18
752
C
16
392
Duplicate and complete the table below on your answer sheets. Show your complete solutions.
2
3
3
Section
Cross sectional area (m )
Gas density (kg/m )
Gas Volumetric flowrate (m /s)
A
B
C

2.

C
Pressure (psig)
20
100
95
Gas velocity (m/s)
30

Fifteen lbmols/hr of a flue gas at a total absolute pressure of 753 mmHg and a temperature of 215F is exiting a burner. The
flue gases analyze 18.2% CO2, 1.6% O2, and 80.2% N2 on a dry basis; the partial pressure of water vapor in the flue gas is
0.328816 psia. Calculate:
a. The volumetric flowrate of the flue gas in cubic feet per hour
b. Composition of the flue gases on a wet basis
c. The partial pressures of each component in the flue gas (in mm Hg)
d. Mass flowrate of water vapor (in lb/hr) in the flue gas
e. Average Molecular weight of the flue gas

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ChE 100 AY 1617 1 semester

Problem Set Process Variables
Solve in sheets of ruled pad paper. Start each problem on a new sheet of paper.
1.

Dry gases consisting of 65% CO2, 3% H2, 15% CO and the balance air (by mass percent) is to be compressed in a multi-stage
compressor system operating at steady state. The gas mixture enters the first compressor. The compressed gases then
nd
enter an interstage cooler before being sent to the 2 compressor. The average pressure and temperature of the gas
mixture in each section were measured and reported.

Compressor

Cooler

Section
Diameter (in)
Temperature (F)
A
24
212
B
18
752
C
16
392
Duplicate and complete the table below on your answer sheets. Show your complete solutions.
2
3
3
Section
Cross sectional area (m )
Gas density (kg/m )
Gas Volumetric flowrate (m /s)
A
B
C

2.

C
Pressure (psig)
20
100
95
Gas velocity (m/s)
30

Fifteen lbmols/hr of a flue gas at a total absolute pressure of 753 mmHg and a temperature of 215F is exiting a burner. The
flue gases analyze 18.2% CO2, 1.6% O2, and 80.2% N2 on a dry basis; the partial pressure of water vapor in the flue gas is
0.328816 psia. Calculate:
a. The volumetric flowrate of the flue gas in cubic feet per hour
b. Composition of the flue gases on a wet basis
c. The partial pressures of each component in the flue gas (in mm Hg)
d. Mass flowrate of water vapor (in lb/hr) in the flue gas
e. Average Molecular weight of the flue gas