In: Mechanical Engineering
Task 1
Company 1 is new into distillation & separation has approached
CD19 for support on the following problem: -
(a) They wish to separate a 50-gram sample of a
new liquid compound, by heating it in a reactor to convert it from
liquid to gas. The final pressure of the gas should be 775 mmHg at
24oC. They are struggling to find the volume of the reactor. Can
you help? What volume of the reactor will be required to achieve
the stated requirements?
(b) Another placement student suggests that by
chilling the gas by 15oK will reduce the size of the reactor. Is
the second engineer correct and by how much would the volume
change?
(c) The temperature and pressure effects on a
liquid can be described by the kinetic molecular theory. The
customer would like you to explain this in a short and concise
manner.
You are expected to draw a diagram (labeled) of the relationship
between temperature and pressure for a liquid that is heated to
form an ideal gas. Relative phase compositions should also be
labeled.
Data
MWSample = 550 g/mol
1 mmHg = 133.32 Pa