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Assignment 3

Submission: 30th-Aug-24
Theory Questions

1. Describe Penetration Theory of mass transfer in brief. Write the expression for kL,av from this theory.
2. Discuss the phenomena of formation of boundary layer on an immersed surface in a viscous fluid in motin.
How boundary layer formation is useful in the analysis of mass transfer (e.g. a plate is coated with a soluble
substance and a liquid is flowing over it).
3. Write the expression for correlation for Shav using boundary layer theory of mass transfer.
4. Give the physical significance of Dimensionless groups in mass transfer.
5. Write a short note on the similarity between momentum, heat, and mass transport in a medium in laminar
motion (analogies).

Numerical Problems

1. Ammonia (A) is being absorbed in water from a mixture with nitrogen (B). The partial pressure of the solute in
the bulk gas is 40 mm Hg and that at gas-liquid interface is negligibly small. Diffusion occurs through a stagnant
film of thickness 1 mm. The total pressure is 1 atm and temperature 25°C. DNH3-N2 is 0.23 cm2/s. Calculate
absorption flux of NH3 and mass transfer coefficients – kG, ky, kc.

Steps: Use the relations given in the Section 3.2.1, page 77 B K Dutta book

2. A 0.8 cm diameter bubble of pure CO2 is injected into an excess well-stirred liquid at 25C. The bubble diameter
shrinks to 0.2 cm after 80 s. Given: Total P = 1 atm, solubility of CO2 in water = 1.45 x 10-3 mole fraction,
Diffusivity of CO2 in water = 1.9 x 10-5 cm2/s. Calculate the average value of mass transfer coefficients kL and kx.
How long will it take for the bubble to vanish if the mass transfer coefficients remain constant?

STEP: Find the moles of CO2 bubble at some radius r. Differential change in moles with respect to t is equal to
molar flux using mass transfer coefficient. Integrate the differential obtained thus within appropriate boundary
conditions.
Solubility of CO2 in water = 1.45 x 10-3 mole fraction = i.e. mole fraction xCO2 (1.45 x 10-3) is given as solubility
xCO2 ~ ~ moles of CO2/moles of water = CCO2/Cwater considering dilute solution
moles of water will correspond to 1 m3 of water
3. A plate 0.5 m2 coated with layer of benzoic acid is placed in stream of water flowing in velocity of 0.25 m/s at a
temperature of 25°C. Calculate the average rate of dissolution of the acid per unit area of plate and also the
equivalent thickness of stagnant film that would offer the same resistance to mass transfer. At 25°C, solubility of
b.a. in water = 3.01 kg/m3, diffusivity = 10-9 m2/s, viscosity of water = 8.9 x 10-4 kg/m.s (STEP: refer section 3.7.4
on boundary layer theory use the correlation for average mass transfer coefficient.
4. Do the solved example 3.9
5. Air at 20°C and 1 atm pressure flows through a bed of naphthalene balls 5 mm diameter. Given: superficial gas
velocity = 0.2 m/s, fractional bed voidage = 0.65, specific surface area of bed = 140 m 2/m3, gas phase m.t.c kc =
70 m/h, vapor pressure of naphthalene at 20°C = 1.7 x 10-4 bar. If the air leaving the bed has 0.0138 mol%
naphthalene vapor in it, calculate the bed height. Kinematic viscosity = 1.5 x 10-5 m2/s for air, DAB = 5.8 x 10-6
m2/s.
6. In problem 5, estimate m.t.c. using the correlation, jD = 1.17 Re-0.415. and compare with the value given.

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