Cairo University Pre-Masters program

Faculty of Engineering Transport Phenomena II

Chemical Engineering Department Quiz 1, April 2015

Student Name: Time allowed: 30 minutes

1. Derive expressions for the concentration profile and the mass flow rate of component
(A) through a dense membrane separating 2 phases having different concentrations of
(A). Then use these expressions to solve the following problem.

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BCs: at x = 0 , CA = CA1 at x = , CA = CA2

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To get the concentration profile, substitute the values of K1 and K2

A membrane made of 0.1-mm-thick soft rubber separates pure O2 at 1 atm and 25C from air
at 1.2 atm pressure. Determine the mass flow rate of O2 through the membrane per unit area
and the direction of flow. Diffusivity of oxygen in rubber at 298 K is 2.110-10 m2/s. The
solubility of oxygen in rubber at 298 K is 0.00312 kmol / m.bar
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The direction of flow is from pure oxygen ( high partial pressure) to air ( low partial
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Cairo University Pre-Masters program
Faculty of Engineering Transport Phenomena II
Chemical Engineering Department Quiz 1, April 2015

Student Name: Time allowed: 30 minutes

2. Estimate the time required for 1.235 m3 of water with uniform thickness of 0.3 cm to
evaporate. Assume water is diffusing across an 0.1 cm thick air film. The diffusion
coefficient of water in 30C air is about 0.28 cm2/sec. The air outside the film is 55%
saturated. (Hint: use the quasi steady state assumption)
Constants of Antoine equation for water are: A=18.3036, B=3816.44 & C=-46.13

For unidirectional diffusion with constant area:

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BCs: at Z = 0 , xA = PoA/Pt at Z = , xA = 0.55 PoA/Pt

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From Antoine's equation, Po =31.38 mm Hg
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