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Problem 1 (20 pts) Problem 1.3 rice
Pure water is passing through a tube constructed of solid Citric
acid. Since citric acid is slightly soluble in water (denote
solubility as C* moles acid/cm3 solution), the inner walls of the
tube will dissolve very slowly. By weighing the dried tube before
and after exposure, it is possible to calculate the rate of mass
transfer.
a. Sketch a flow diagram of the system ( 5 pts)
b. Take a quasi-steady-state material balance for plug velocity
profiles and show that the ODE obtained is: (10 pts)
−??????+??(4?)(?∗−?)=0
where D denotes the inner tube diameter (taken as approximately
invariant), v0 is liquid velocity, and kC is the (constant) mass
transfer coefficient.
c. Solve the equation in a to express C as a function of Z? (5
pts)