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This document contains two chemistry assignment questions. Question 1 asks to (a) prove relative volatility formulas for a binary system at x1=0 and x1=1, (b) show that an azeotrope exists and find its composition for a binary acetone-methanol system at 320.15K, and (c) determine the pressure at the azeotrope. Question 2 asks to determine vapor and liquid flow rates and compositions for a flash separator operating on a pentane-hexane-heptane mixture at 350K and 1.2 bar, assuming Raoult's law.

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This document contains two chemistry assignment questions. Question 1 asks to (a) prove relative volatility formulas for a binary system at x1=0 and x1=1, (b) show that an azeotrope exists and find its composition for a binary acetone-methanol system at 320.15K, and (c) determine the pressure at the azeotrope. Question 2 asks to determine vapor and liquid flow rates and compositions for a flash separator operating on a pentane-hexane-heptane mixture at 350K and 1.2 bar, assuming Raoult's law.

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Faculty of Chemical Engineering CHE553 Chemical Engineering Termodynamics

ASSIGNMENT 1

QUESTION 1
a) Relative volatility is defined as
y1 x1
12
y 2 x2

For binary system that obeys modified Raoults law, prove that the relative volatility at x1 =
0 and x1 = 1 are as follow:

P1sat exp A P1sat


12 x 0 12 x 1
1
P2sat 1
P2sat exp A
(6 marks)

b) For a binary system of acetone(1) and methanol(2) at 320.15 K, the activity coefficients
are correlated by the following equations:

ln 1 0.98x 22 ln 2 0.98x 12

i) From part a), show that azeotrope exists at 320.15 K.


(5 marks)

ii) Prove that the azeotrope composition is

1 1 P2sat
x1 1 - ln
2 0.98 P1sat

(5 marks)

iii) Determine the pressure at azeotrope.


(4 marks)

QUESTION 2
A stream containing a mixture of pentane(1), n-hexane(2) and heptane(3) with flow rate of
80 kmol/h, 100 kmol/h and 120 kmol/h, respectively is fed to a flash separator operating at
350 K and 1.2 bar. By assuming Raoults law, determine the flow rates of vapor and liquid
formed and its compositions. The Antoine parameters for each component are given in the
following table.

Parameters for Antoine Equation


Bi
log10 Pi sat bar Ai
T K Ci
A B C
Pentane 3.98920 1070.617 -40.454
n-Hexane 4.00266 1171.530 -48.784
Heptane 4.02832 1268.636 -56.199

(20 marks)
th
Date of submission: 10 April 2017

Semester March - July 2017 3/4/2017

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