A proposed process requires a superheated vapor n-Hexane at a flow rate of n-Hexane is 0.25 [mol/s] and a pressure of 1.0 atm. The current flash vaporization unit has a 10 kW electric heating element. Prove that this heating element is sufficient to generate a superheated vapor and calculate the outlet temperature of the vapor. Include a reference temperature and an enthalpy path for all streams relative to that reference temperature.

A proposed process requires a superheated vapor n-Hexane at a flow rate of n-Hexane is 0.25 [mol/s] and a pressure of 1.0 atm. The current flash vaporization unit has a 10 kW electric heating element. Prove that this heating element is sufficient to generate a superheated vapor and calculate the outlet temperature of the vapor. Include a reference temperature and an enthalpy path for all streams relative to that reference temperature.

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Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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