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Nitric Oxide Oxidation in Isothermal Reactor

This document contains 4 homework problems related to principles of chemical engineering: 1. Calculating the mole percent of CO2 in a product gas stream formed by mixing air and CO2 streams. 2. Calculating various properties like partial pressures and molecular weight for an ideal gas mixture. 3. Calculating the required airflow rate to a furnace burning a fuel gas containing methane, ethane and propane with excess air. 4. Calculations related to the oxidation of nitric oxide in a batch reactor, including final composition and pressure with a conversion of 90% and equilibrium conversion and constant at a final pressure of 360 kPa.

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Nitric Oxide Oxidation in Isothermal Reactor

This document contains 4 homework problems related to principles of chemical engineering: 1. Calculating the mole percent of CO2 in a product gas stream formed by mixing air and CO2 streams. 2. Calculating various properties like partial pressures and molecular weight for an ideal gas mixture. 3. Calculating the required airflow rate to a furnace burning a fuel gas containing methane, ethane and propane with excess air. 4. Calculations related to the oxidation of nitric oxide in a batch reactor, including final composition and pressure with a conversion of 90% and equilibrium conversion and constant at a final pressure of 360 kPa.

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CDB 1064 Principles of Chemical Engineering

Home work Problems

1. A stream of air (21 mole% O2, the rest N2) flowing at rate of 10.0 kg/h is
mixed with a stream of CO2. The CO2 enters the mixer at a rate of
20.0m3/h at 150oC and 1.5 bar. What is the mole percent of CO 2 in the
product stream?

2. An ideal gas mixture contains 35% helium, 20% methane and 45%
nitrogen by volume at 2.00 atm absolute and 90oC. Calculate (a) the partial
pressure of each component, (b) the mass fraction of methane, (c) the
average molecular weight of the gas, and (d) the density of the gas in
kg/m3

3. A fuel gas containing 86% methane, 8% ethane and 6% propane by


volume flows to a furnace at a rate of 1450 m 3/hr at 15oC and
150Kpa( gauge), where it is burned with 8 % excess air. Calculate the
required flow rate of air in SCMH ( Standard Cubic Meters per Hour)

4. The oxidation of nitric oxide

NO + ½ O2  NO2

takes place in an isothermal batch reactor. The reactor is charged with a


mixture containing 20.0 volume percent NO and the balance air at an initial
pressure of 380 kPa (absolute)

(a) Assuming ideal gas behaviour, determine the composition of the


mixture (component mole fractions) and the final pressure (kPa) if the
conversion of NO is 90%

(b) Suppose the pressure in the reactor eventually equilibrates (levels out)
at 360 kPa. What is the equilibrium percent conversion of NO?
Calculate the reaction equilibrium constant at the prevailing
temperature Kp [(atm)-0.5], defined as
Kp = (pNO2) / (pNO) (pO2)0.5

where pi (atm) is the partial pressure of species i (NO2, NO, O2) at


equilibrium

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