Materials Science And Engineering Properties
Materials Science And Engineering Properties
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ISBN: 9781111988609
Author: Charles Gilmore
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.21P
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The number of moles per second of purified hydrogen that can be produced.

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Answer to Problem 4.21P

The number of moles per second of purified hydrogen that can be produced is 2.243×102moles/s.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The hydrogen purifier is made of a tube of palladium with 25 weight percent silver.

The inner radius of the tube is 5.11×104m.

The outer radius is 6.35×104m.

The length of the tube is 5.81m.

The inside high pressure is 1×106N/m2.

The outside low pressure is 1×104N/m2.

The temperature is 673K.

Formula used:

The flux of hydrogen ions through the tube of palladium is given by,

JH=[4.86×107( p h 1 2 p l 1 2 r 2 r 1)molesm2s][exp(( 6.6× 10 3 J/ mole RT))]   ....... (I)

Here, JH is the flux of hydrogen ions, ph insider high pressure, ph is the outside high pressure, r2 is the outer radius, r1 is the inner radius, R is the universal gas constant and T is the temperature.

The effective area of the tube is given by,

A=2πl(r2r1)ln( r 2 r 1 )   ....... (II)

Here, A is the effective area of the tube and l is the length of the tube.

The hydrogen ions produced per second is given by,

(JH)PS=JHA   ....... (III)

Here, (JH)PS are the hydrogen ions produced per second.

Substitute [4.86×107( p h 1 2 p l 1 2 r 2 r 1)molesm2s][exp(( 6.6× 10 3 J/ mole RT))] for JH and 2πl(r2r1)ln( r 2 r 1 ) for A in equation (III).

(JH)PS=[[4.86× 10 7( p h 1 2 p l 1 2 r 2 r 1 ) moles m 2 s][exp( ( 6.6× 10 3 J/ mole RT ))][ 2πl( r 2 r 1 ) ln( r 2 r 1 )]]   ....... (IV)

Calculation:

The hydrogen ions produced per second is calculated as,

Substitute 1×106N/m2 for ph, 1×104N/m2 for pl, 6.35×104m for r2, 5.11×104m for r1, 673K for T, 5.81m for l and 8.31J/moleK for R in equation (IV).

( J H ) PS =[ [ 4.86× 10 7 { ( 1× 10 6 N/ m 2 ) 1 2 ( 1× 10 4 N/ m 2 ) 1 2 ( 6.35× 10 4 m )( 5.11× 10 4 m ) } moles m 2 s ] [ exp{ ( 6.6× 10 3 J/ mole ( 8.31J/ moleK )( 673K ) ) } ] [ 2π( 5.81m ){ ( 6.35× 10 4 m )( 5.11× 10 4 m ) } ln( 6.35× 10 4 m 5.11× 10 4 m ) ] ]

=[ [ 4.86× 10 7 ( 900 1.24× 10 4 ) moles m 2 s ] [ exp( ( 6.6× 10 3 5592.63 ) ) ][ 45.27× 10 4 m 2 0.219 ] ]

=[ [ 3.527 moles m 2 s ][ 0.3072 ][ 0.0207 m 2 ] ]

=2.243× 10 2 moles/s

Conclusion:

Therefore, the number of moles per second of purified hydrogen that can be produced is 2.243×102moles/s.

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