A gas containing 80% CH4 and 20% He is sent through a quartz diffusion tube (see...

  

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A gas containing 80% CH4 and 20% He is sent through a quartz diffusion tube (see Figure P4.1.8) to recover the helium. Twenty percent by weight of the original gas is recovered, and its composition is 50% He. Calculate the composition of the waste gas if 100 kg moles of gas are processed per minute. 80% CH4, 20% He Qi, = 100 kgmol X1i = 0.8 X2i = 0.2 Figure P4.1.8 - 50% He recovered gas Waste gas Qp, kgmol = 0.5 X1p X2w = 0.5 Qw, kgmol X1w X2w Use the following notations: Q = flow rate, kg-mol/min, n = kg-moles, x = mole fraction. Use the following symbols for subscript: i = input stream, w = waste stream, p = product stream, 1= CH4,methane, 2-He, helium. Use At 1 minute. a) Write the mass balance (MB) equations, and identify the unknowns b) Calculate the degree of freedom. If df>0, write additional constraint(s) until df=0 c) Solve the MB equations for the unknown variables d) Verify the mass balances for methane and helium A gas containing 80% CH4 and 20% He is sent through a quartz diffusion tube (see Figure P4.1.8) to recover the helium. Twenty percent by weight of the original gas is recovered, and its composition is 50% He. Calculate the composition of the waste gas if 100 kg moles of gas are processed per minute. 80% CH4, 20% He Qi, = 100 kgmol X1i = 0.8 X2i = 0.2 Figure P4.1.8 - 50% He recovered gas Waste gas Qp, kgmol = 0.5 X1p X2w = 0.5 Qw, kgmol X1w X2w Use the following notations: Q = flow rate, kg-mol/min, n = kg-moles, x = mole fraction. Use the following symbols for subscript: i = input stream, w = waste stream, p = product stream, 1= CH4,methane, 2-He, helium. Use At 1 minute. a) Write the mass balance (MB) equations, and identify the unknowns b) Calculate the degree of freedom. If df>0, write additional constraint(s) until df=0 c) Solve the MB equations for the unknown variables d) Verify the mass balances for methane and helium

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