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Learning Outcome
Define the law of material balance and the general equation
of material balance.
Briefly and clearly explain in your own words the meaning
of the following terms: Batch, semi-batch, continuous, transient and steady state processes.
By the given process description, able to:
Definition
Materials Balance analysis (MB) is a systematic reconstruction of the way in which a chemical element, a compound or material passes through a natural cycle and/or its economical benefits. An analysis of the material flow, usually is based on the origin of a physical balance.
Overall system
A, B
Reactor system
A B
Distillation
Reactor
Boiling system
System boundary
A+BC
Distillation system
i.e. no material crosses the system boundary Changes take place inside the system No mass exchange occurs with the surroundings Open system Material crosses the system boundary System boundary
1000 kg H2O
100 kg/min
1000 kg H2O
100 kg/min
Closed system
Open system
Process classification
Batch Continuous
Semibatch
Feed is charge to the process and product is removed when the process is completed No mass is fed or removed from the process during the operation Used for small scale production Operate in unsteady state Example: rice cooking, polymerization
Input and output flow continuously through the duration of the process Operate in steady state Used for large scale production Example: hydro power generation, distillation
Neither batch nor continuous During the process a part of reactant can be fed or a part of product can be removed.
Distillation
Semibatch
Batch
Continuous
- Process variable DO
change with time
100 kg/min
1000 kg H2O
1000 kg H2O
50 kg/min
Steady state
Transient
Test Yourself
Define type and operation of process given below A balloon is filled with air at steady rate of 2 g/min A bottle of milk is taken from the refrigerator and left on the kitchen Water is boiled in open flask Answer Semibatch and unsteady state Batch and unsteady state Semibatch and unsteady state
Balances
Law of Conservation of Mass states:
Mass can neither be created nor destroyed. So, we should be able to account for all the mass entering and leaving a given system. This is known as a material balance or mass balance. Material Balance -- A quantitative description of all materials that enters, leaves, and accumulates in a system. In its simplest form for balance equation:
Input (enter through system boundaries
input
generation
output
consumption
accumulation
input
generation
output
consumption
0 there are n0 mol of NH3 in the reactor, and at a later time tf the reaction terminates and the contents of the reactor, which include nfammonia, are withdrawn. Between t0 and tf no ammonia enters or leaves through the reactor boundaries.
From GMBE: (no component enters or leaves the reactor during operation, input=0; output=0) Generation Consumption = Accumulation For batch reactor: Accumulation = Initial input Final output Final GMBE for batch process
Initial input + Generation = Final output Consumption
input and output stream variables are derived. Solving the equations is simple, but deriving them from a description of process is considered tricky. Hence, procedure to derive a set of equations that can be solved for unknown variables will be outlined.
Express what the problem statement asks you to determine in terms of the labeled variables.
If you are given mixed mass and mole units for a stream (such as a total mass flow rate and component mole fractions or vice versa), convert all quantities to one basis. Do the degree-of-freedom analysis. Solve the equations (if DOF=0). Calculate the quantities requested in the problem statement if they have not already been calculated.
If a stream quantity or flow rate ng was given in the problem statement and another value nc was either chosen as a basis or calculated for this stream, scale the balanced process by the ratio ng/nc to obtain the final result.
Basis of Calculation
Balanced process can always be scaled. Mean that material balance calculation can be performed on the basis of
any convenient set of stream amount or flow rate and the results can afterward be scaled to any desired extent.
A basis of calculation is an amount (mass or moles) OR flow rate (mass or
molar) of one stream or stream component in a process. All unknown variables are determined to be consistent with the basis.
if the amount or flow rate of a stream is given use it as a basis for
calculation
If NO stream amount or flow rate are known, choose an arbitrary convenient
value ( i.e. 100 kg, 100 kmol/h) on the stream with KNOWN composition. If mass fraction is known, choose total mass or mass flow rate as basis. If mole fraction is known, choose a total moles or molar flow rate as basis
Flowcharts
A flowchart is drawn using boxes or other symbols to represent the
process units and lines with arrows to represent inputs and outputs
It must be fully labeled with values of known and unknown process
Reactor P1 mols C3H8 P2 mols C3H6 P3 mols H2 Qr1 mols C3H8 Qr2 mols C3H6
separator
Flowcharts Labeling
Write the values and units of all known stream variables at the
locations of the streams on the flowchart. For example, a stream containing 21 mole% O2 and 79% N2 at 320C and 1.4 atm flowing at a rate of 400 mol/h might be labeled as:
400 mol/h 0.21 mol O2/mol 0.79 mol N2/mol T = 320C, P = 1.4 atm
Flowcharts Labeling
Assign algebraic symbols with units to unknown stream variables [such
400 mol/h y mol O2/mol (1-y) mol N2/mol T = 320C, P = 1.4 atm
Flowcharts Labeling
Try to reduce the number of unknown by using any relationship
information given
If that the mass of stream 1 is half that of stream 2, label the masses
of these streams as m and 2m rather than m1 and m2. If you know that mass fraction of nitrogen is 3 times than oxygen, label mass fractions as yg O2/g and 3yg N2/g rather than y1 and y2.
When labeling component mass fraction or mole fraction, the
last fraction must be 1 minus the sum of the others Balance are not written on volumetric qualities
If volumetric flow rate of a stream is given, you still need to label
Class Exercise
Two methanol-water mixture are contained in separate flask. The first mixture contains 40wt% methanol and the second flask contains 70wt% methanol. If 200g of the first mixture combined with 150g of the second, what are the mass and composition of the product.
Solution
How many unit operation? How many input stream? How many outlet stream? How many component? Any reaction involve? Any relationship information given? What being asking? etc. 200 g
Two methanol-water mixture are contained in separate flask. The first mixture contains 40wt% methanol and the second flask contains 70wt% methanol. If 200g of the first mixture combined with 150g of the second, what are the mass and composition of the product.
Mixing
Solution
GMBE for BATCH process and NONREACTIVE; Initial INPUT = Final OUTPUT
Balance on TOTAL MASS (Input=Output)
200 g + 150 g = m g m g= 350 g Balance on MeOH (Input=Output) 200 g 0.40 gMeOH g 150 g 0.70 gMeOH g x= 0.529 gMeOH/g (1-0.529) g H2O/g = 0.471 g H2O/g 350 g x g MeOH g
Class Exercise
An experiment on the growth rate of certain organism requires an environment of humid air enriched in oxygen. Three input streams are fed into an evaporation chamber to produce an output stream with the desired composition. A: Liquid water fed at rate of 20 cm3/min B: Air (21% O2 and 79% N2) C: Pure O2 with a molar flow rate one-fifth of the molar flow rate of stream B The output gas is analyzed and is found to contain 1.5 mole% water. Draw and label the flowchart of the process.
Solution
C
3 mol/min n
Evaporation
0.015 mol H2O/mol y mol O2 /mol (0.985-y) mol N2/mol
1 mol air/min n
0.21 mol O2 /mol 0.79 mol N2 /mol
2 mol H2O/min n
Try This.
Distillation column produce ethyl alcohol
Desired product at the top of distillation column Waste at the bottom of distillation column Given data The fresh feed to distillation column is at 1000 kg/hr with 10 wt% of ethyl alcohol and water at 90 wt% The mass flow rate for top product is at the ratio of 1 of 10 compared with the fresh feed The composition % of top column is at 60 wt% of ethyl alcohol