In a counter-current absorption tower, a process gas containing 0.04 (mole fraction) ammonia is scrubbed with pure water. The exit gas contains 0.002 (mole fraction) ammonia.The diameter of the tower is 1m, and the packing has a large area per volume of 200 m2m–3. The overall mass transfer coefficient based on the liquid side driving force, KL, is 1.5×10−5ms–1. The total gas and liquid concentrations are 0.6kmolm–3and 20 kmolm–3respectively and the gas flowrateis 0.03kmols–1. The actual liquid to gas ratio is 1.5 times that of the minimum liquid to gas ratio. The equilibrium for ammonia between the air and water is given by y* = 1.04x. If the operator increases the gas flow by 20% while keeping the liquid flow and the entering gas and liquid compositions constant,what are the new mole fractions of ammonia in the exit gas and the exit liquid? Assume that the overall mass transfer coefficient does not change with the gas flow.
In a counter-current absorption tower, a process gas containing 0.04 (mole fraction) ammonia is scrubbed with pure water. The exit gas contains 0.002 (mole fraction) ammonia.The diameter of the tower is 1m, and the packing has a large area per volume of 200 m2m–3. The overall
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