Ammonia Absorption Calculation Exam
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Departments of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
SEPARATION PROCESSES III
Unit II: Adsorption
Exam
Professor: Mc. Diana Laura Ricalday Venegas
Group: 7W
Alumno:Fernando García Salazar Número de control:15040394
Date: April 9, 2018
Ammonia absorption in a packed tower. A packed tower is used to eliminate 99%.
of ammonia from an incoming air stream that contains 6% mol of ammonia at 293 K and
1.013x105 Pa. El gasto de agua pura de entrada es de 188kg from H2O/hrm2and the inert airflow
and 128 kg of air/hr2Calculate the number of plates necessary theorists. (Use data from
balance of appendix A.3). For the diluted end of the tower, trace an expanded diagram for
approximate the number of dishes more accurately.
Solution
According to the analysis of the separation problem, the following diagram is presented:
L=188 kg H2O/hrm2 V=128 kg of air/hrm2
XA=0 yA=0.0006
T=293 K
P = 1 atm
V=128 kg of air/hr2 L=188 kg H2O/hrm2
yB=0.06 XB=?
Establishing the previous image in molar flows considering that Mair=29.0 kg/kmol y MWater=18
kg/kmol, the liquid mass flows are L=10.4444 kmol H2O/hrm2y V=4.4138 kmol
air/hrm2Let there be a global cash-black balance by species from the absorption column:
+ = 1+ 1
Replacing
(4.4138 (
2 0.06 )
+(10.4444 2) (0 )
ℎ ∙ ℎ ∙
(4.4138 (
2 0.0006 + )(10.4444 2)
ℎ ∙ ℎ ∙
Substituting for the unknown of the previous equation, 0.0251Let the equation that governs the line
of operation:
2
10.4444 2
=() + =( ℎ ) + 0.0006 = 2.3663 + 0.0006
4.4138 ℎ ∙ 2
From the work of Geankoplis (2006), Transport processes and separation processes principles,
it includes unit operations (pp. 999), the equilibrium data for the ammonia-water system at
20°C sounds:
XA PA(mm Hg) YA
0 0 0
0.0208 12 0.01579
0.0309 18.2 0.02395
0.0405 24.9 0.03276
0.0503 31.7 0.04171
0.0737 50.0 0.06579
Be the equilibrium line of the truly useful experimental data (highlighted in the previous table)
employees due to the concentrations present in the control volume:
0.06579 − 0
= = ( 0.0737 − 0 ) 0.8927
The number of plates or stages in equilibrium is calculated from the existing relationship of the line of
equilibrium and the previously calculated operating line based on the gas concentrations
the liquid present in the input and output lines, respectively, of the absorption column:
Plate No. Y X Y* Xi+1
1 0.06 0.0251 0.0224 9.2156 times 10-3
2 0.0224 9.2156 times 10-38.2267x10-33.2231x10-3
3 8.2267 times 10-33.2231x10-32.8772e10-39.6236 times 10-4
4 2.8772x10-39.6236x10-48.5910x10-41.0949x10-4
5 8.5910x10-41.0949 times 10-49.7742x10-5-2.1225x10-4
Graphically, the number of theoretical dishes can be observed as follows:
Operating and equilibrium line
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03 Operation Line
0.02 Line of Balance
0.01 Theoretical plates
0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08
xA
Due to the previous tests, it can be observed that the number of theoretical plates for that system
oscillates between 4 and 5. To decipher the above, Geankoplis (p. 681) proposes an analytical equation for
the theoretical number of dishes or steps:
1− 2
ln [ ) 1( − 1/A + )1/ ]
2− 2
=
ln ( )
Where A = L/mV = 2.6507. Substituting data for the previous equation:
0.06− 0
ln[( 0.0006− 0 ) 1( − 1/2.6507 + 1/2.6507
)
= = . é
ln ( 2.6507 )
It is desired to absorb 90% of the acetone from a gas that contains 1.0 mol % of acetone in a tower.
countercurrent stages. The total gas flow entering the tower is 30.0 mol Kg/hr, and the
The total input of pure water flow to be used for absorbing the acetone is 90 molKgH2O/hr.
the process will operate isothermally at
300 °K (80 °F) and at a total pressure of 101.3 kPa. The equilibrium ratio for acetone in the gas-
liquid is: y = 2.53 x
Graphically determine the number of theoretical stages required for this separation.