Question: A dilute solution at 2 0 deg C is added to a well - stirred tank at the rate of 8 0 kg /

A dilute solution at 20\deg C is added to a well-stirred tank at the rate of 80kg/h. A heating coil having an area of 1.0 m2 and overall heat transfer coefficient of 400 W/m2.K is located in the tank and contains steam condensing at 150\deg C. The heated liquid leaves at 55 kg/h at the temperature of the solution in the tank, maintained uniform by effective agitation. There is 225 kg of solution at 40\deg C in the tank at the start of the operation. The heat capacity of the liquid streams can be assumed constant (4.18 kJ/kg.K).
a) Write the assumptions for the conservation of energy regarding this system.
b) Calculate the outlet temperature after 1 h.(Hint: Answer: at t=1 h, T=107\deg C)
c) Estimate the minimum volume of the tank if the desired temperature of the outlet stream is 120\deg C at unsteady state. (Hint: Answer: V =0.0425 m3)

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