Air samples from a process area are continuously drawn through a 14 -in diameter tube to an

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Air samples from a process area are continuously drawn through a1∕4-in diameter tube to an analytical instrument that is located 60m away. The tubing has an outside diameter of 6.35 mm and a wall thickness of 0.762 mm. The flow rate through the transfer line is 10 cm3 /s for ambient conditions of 20C and 1 atm. The pressure drop in the transfer line is negligible. Because chlorine gas is used in the process, a leak can poison workers in the area. It takes the analyzer 10 s to respond after chlorine first reaches it. Determine the amount of time that is required to detect a chlorine leak in the processing area. State any assumptions that you make. Would this amount of time be acceptable if the hazardous gas were carbon monoxide, instead of chlorine?

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Process Dynamics and Control

ISBN: 978-1119385561

4th edition

Authors: Dale E. Seborg, Thomas F. Edgar, Duncan A. Mellichamp, Francis J. Doyle

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