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1. (20 pt) The Bagasses

•BBs Cornell Inc. engineering team collected data for a binary mixture of
Cornellium(1)/Magical-stuff(2) at T = 198.15K (Table 1).

Table 1: Dataset for ,

Cornellium(1)/Magical-stuff(2) at T = 198.15K

P (bar) x1 y1 1 2
ˆv ˆv GE /RT
1 2

1.20 0.0 0.0 0.54 0.95 0.0

1.56 0.6

2.36 1.0 1.0 0.55 0.76 0.0

For this system, the engineering team has proposed the Margules model:

GE
= x1 x2 (A21 x1 + A12 x2 ) (1)
RT

where:

ln 1 = x22 (A12 + 2(A21 A12 )x1 ) (2)

ln 2 = x21 (A21 + 2(A12 A21 )x2 ) (3)

Assumptions: (i) the Lewis fugacity rule ˆvi ' vi is valid for this experiment; (ii) the
truncated Virial expression in pressure (describing two-body interactions) is valid
for this experiment; (iii) both the vapor and the liquid phases are non-ideal; (iv) GE
model parameters are only functions of T; (v) R = 8.314⇥10 2 L bar K 1 mol 1 .

a) (8 pt) Estimate B11 (L/mol), B22 (L/mol), A12 (dimensionless) and A21 (dimen-
sionless) from the dataset in Table 1
b) (10 pt) Using your estimates for the fugacity and activity model parameters,
compute the missing values in Table 1
c) (2 pt) Compute the excess pressure (real minus ideal) at P = 1.56 bar and
T = 198.15K. Does this binary mixture have: negative or positive deviation
from ideal (circle one, explain your answer using terms in the excess pressure
expression).
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Table 2: State table for the chemical reaction equilibrium problem.

Symbol Species i i1 ni (mol) ni (mol) yi

A 1 -2 2.0

B 2 0.0

C 3 0.0

Total N/A 2.0 1

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2. (20 pt) The reversible vapor phase chemical reaction (R1):

2A ↵ 3B + C
B
(4)

is carried out at T = 1173.15K, and an unknown pressure P (bar). The volume of

the reactor (V = 100L) is constant. At these conditions, the teaching team measured
the equilibrium extent of reaction ✏⇤ = 0.64 mol.
Assumptions: (i) P = 1 bar; (ii) R = 8.314 ⇥10 2 L bar mol 1 K 1 ; (iii) the vapor
phase is ideal; (iv) the ideal gas law is valid at these reaction conditions

a) (10 pt) Fill in the missing values in Table 2.

b) (6 pt) Starting from the general equilibrium expression for a single vapor phase
reaction: ✓ ◆ 1 YM ⇣ ⌘ i1
P
K= yi ˆvi (5)
P i=1

estimate a value for the equilibrium constant K governing the decomposition of

A at T = 1173.15K and system pressure.
c) (2 pt) Estimate the value of the Gibbs energy of reaction G (J/mol) from the
equilibrium constant K. Is the decomposition of A: favorable or not favorable
(circle one, explain your answer in terms of the sign of G .)
d) (2 pt) If the reactor were contaminated with an inert gaseous species I (does
not react with A, B or C), does the equilibrium constant K: increase, decrease
or remain the same (circle one, explain your answer).
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z1 = 0.75
P = 35 kPa

Figure 1: Pressure (kPa) versus composition (x1 and y1 ) for a binary mixture of Magical
substance(1)/Other stuff(2) at T = 90 C.

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(20 pt) Cornell Inc. was hired to design a Flash separation for a binary (M = 2)
mixture of Magical substance(1)/Other stuff(2) at T = 90 C (Fig. 1).
Assumptions: (i) the Flash drum operates at steady-state and is well mixed; (ii)
vapor-liquid equilibrium occurs everywhere inside the drum; (iii) the vapor phase is
ideal, but the liquid phase is governed by the activity model:

ln 1 = x22 [A12 + 2 (A21 A12 ) x1 ] (6)

ln 2 = x21 [A21 + 2 (A12 A21 ) x2 ] (7)

(iv) a single liquid feed (stream 1) enters, and a vapor (stream 2) and liquid (stream
3) exit the drum; (v) Assume P1sat = 69.36 kPa, P2sat = 15.79 kPa, A12 = -0.82 and A21
= -1.67; (vi) R = 8.314⇥10 2 L bar K 1 mol 1 .

a) (6 pt) Graphically estimate the missing values in Table 3 using the Pxy diagram
(Fig. 1). Assume the Flash drum operates at P = 35 kPa, T = 90 C, z1 = 0.75,
with a feed rate of Ḟ = 10 mol/t.
b) (2 pt) Starting from the fugacity matching condition, and material balances
around the Flash drum, derive the pressure summation expression for the Mag-
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ical substance(1)/Other stuff(2) separation:

M
" ! # 1
X i Pi
sat
V̇ L̇
zi + =1 (8)
i=1
P Ḟ Ḟ

c) (4 pt) Numerically estimate L̇ and V̇ using the pressure summation expression

derived in b) and the overall mol balance.
d) (8 pt) Analytically estimate the missing values in Table 4 by computing x1 and
y1 using the appropriate Flash design equations and the estimates of L̇ and V̇
from c); steps: (i) compute x1 from z1 ; (ii) compute y1 from x1 (show your work).
Hint: the design equations in the notes assumed ideal liquid and vapor. You’ll
need to derive expressions for the current case.
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Table 3: Graphical state table for the Flash problem.

Stream State T ( C) ṅj (mol/t) x1 or y1 x2 or y2 P (kPa)

1 L N/A 10 0.75 0.25 N/A

2 V 90 35

3 L 90 35
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Table 4: Analytical state table for the Flash problem.

Stream State T ( C) ṅj (mol/t) x1 or y1 x2 or y2 P (kPa)

1 L N/A 10 0.75 0.25 N/A

2 V 90 35

3 L 90 35