Chapter 14: Problem 33
Using solubility data of a solid in a specified liquid, explain how you would determine the mass fraction of the solid in the liquid at the interface at a specified temperature.
Chapter 14: Problem 33
Using solubility data of a solid in a specified liquid, explain how you would determine the mass fraction of the solid in the liquid at the interface at a specified temperature.
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Get started for freeA natural gas (methane, \(\mathrm{CH}_{4}\) ) storage facility uses 3 -cm- diameter by 6 -m-long vent tubes on its storage tanks to keep the pressure in these tanks at atmospheric value. If the diffusion coefficient for methane in air is \(0.2 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}\) and the temperature of the tank and environment is \(300 \mathrm{~K}\), the rate at which natural gas is lost from a tank through one vent tube is (a) \(13 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{day}\) (b) \(3.2 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{day}\) (c) \(8.7 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{day}\) (d) \(5.3 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{day}\) (e) \(0.12 \times 10^{-5} \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{day}\)
Consider a glass of water in a room at \(20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and $100 \mathrm{kPa}$. If the relative humidity in the room is 70 percent and the water and the air are at the same temperature, determine \((a)\) the mole fraction of the water vapor in the room air, (b) the mole fraction of the water vapor in the air adjacent to the water surface, and \((c)\) the mole fraction of air in the water near the surface. Answers: (a) \(1.64\) percent, (b) \(2.34\) percent, (c) \(0.0015\) percent
The basic equation describing the diffusion of one medium through another stationary medium is (a) \(j_{A}=-C D_{A B} \frac{d\left(C_{A} / C\right)}{d x}\) (b) \(j_{A}=-D_{A B} \frac{d\left(C_{A} / C\right)}{d x}\) (c) \(j_{A}=-k \frac{d\left(C_{A} / C\right)}{d x}\) (d) \(j_{A}=-k \frac{d T}{d x}\) (e) none of them
A tank with a 2-cm-thick shell contains hydrogen gas at the atmospheric conditions of \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and \(90 \mathrm{kPa}\). The charging valve of the tank has an internal diameter of \(3 \mathrm{~cm}\) and extends $8 \mathrm{~cm}$ above the tank. If the lid of the tank is left open so that hydrogen and air can undergo equimolar counterdiffusion through the 10 -cm- long passageway, determine the mass flow rate of hydrogen lost to the atmosphere through the valve at the initial stages of the process. Answer: \(4.20 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{s}\)
The surface of an iron component is to be hardened by carbon. The diffusion coefficient of carbon in iron at \(1000^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) is given to be $3 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~m}^{2} / \mathrm{s}$. If the penetration depth of carbon in iron is desired to be \(1.0 \mathrm{~mm}\), the hardening process must take at least (a) \(1.10 \mathrm{~h}\) (b) \(1.47 \mathrm{~h}\) (c) \(1.86 \mathrm{~h}\) (d) \(2.50 \mathrm{~h}\) (e) \(2.95 \mathrm{~h}\)
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