The equilibrium water adsorbed by a certain silica gel in contact with moist air varies linearly with the humidity of air as, Y = 3.4435 x 10-2X where X = kg water adsorbed / kg dry gel, and Y = humidity of air in, kg moisture / kg dry air. 0.5 kg of silica gel containing 5% (dry basis) adsorbed water is placed in a collapsible vessel in which there are 10 m3 of moist air, partial pressure of water being 15 mm Hg. The total pressure and temperature are kept at 1 std atm and 25°C respectively. (a) What is the amount of water picked up from the moist air in the vessel by silica gel?
The equilibrium water adsorbed by a certain silica gel in contact with moist air varies linearly with the humidity of air as, Y = 3.4435 x 10-2X where X = kg water adsorbed / kg dry gel, and Y = humidity of air in, kg moisture / kg dry air. 0.5 kg of silica gel containing 5% (dry basis) adsorbed water is placed in a collapsible vessel in which there are 10 m3 of moist air, partial pressure of water being 15 mm Hg. The total pressure and temperature are kept at 1 std atm and 25°C respectively. (a) What is the amount of water picked up from the moist air in the vessel by silica gel?
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Transcribed Image Text:The equilibrium water adsorbed by a certain silica gel in contact with moist air varies linearly
with the humidity of air as,
Y =
= 3.4435 x 10-²X
where
= kg water adsorbed / kg dry gel, and
humidity of air in, kg moisture / kg dry air.
Y
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0.5 kg of silica gel containing 5% (dry basis) adsorbed water is placed in a collapsible vessel
in which there are 10 m3 of moist air, partial pressure of water being 15 mm Hg. The total
pressure and temperature are kept at 1 std atm and 25°C respectively.
(a) What is the amount of water picked up from the moist air in the vessel by silica gel?
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