Chapter 16, Problem 16.2P

(a)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

To calculate the value of ideal work when carbon dioxide reacts with air at $25°C\text{and}\text{1 bar}$ .

Concept Introduction:

Carbon-di-Oxide is reacting with air containing stoichiometric amount of Oxygen at $25°Cand1bar$, the surroundings are at $300K$ . Basis: $1$ mol of CO and $\frac{1}{2}$ mol $O_2$ entering with accompanying $N_2=\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\times \left(\frac{79}{21}\right)=1.881mol$ . $n_{CO}=1mol,n_{air}=2.381mol,n_{C{O}_2}=1mol,n_{N_2}=1.881moland{N}_{O_2}=0.5mol$ .

(b)

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

To calculate the ideal work done $\left(W_{ideal}\right)$ for the process of cooling the flue gases to$25°C$ .

Concept Introduction:

If Carbon-di-Oxide is reacting with stoichiometric amount of Oxygen present in air. The whole process is occurring in an adiabatic reactor at $1bar$ .