Tutorial 01 Transfer Processes 02/08/2019
TFP260S
Question 1
A mixture of He and N2 gas is contained in a pipe at 298 K and 1 atm total
pressure, which is constant throughout. At one end of the pipe at point 1, the
partial pressure PA1 of He is 0.6 atm and at the other end 0.2 m PA2 = 0.2 atm.
Calculate the flux of He at steady state if DAB of the He-N2 mixture is 0.687 x 10-4
m2/s
Question 2
Ammonia gas is diffusing at a constant rate through a layer of stagnant air 1 mm
thick. Conditions are such that the gas contains 50 percent by volume ammonia
at one boundary of the stagnant layer. The ammonia diffusing to the other
boundary is quickly absorbed and the concentration is negligible at that plane.
The temperature is 295 K and the pressure atmospheric, and under these
conditions the diffusivity of ammonia in air is 0.18 cm2/s. Estimate the rate of
diffusion of ammonia through the layer.
Question 3
Ammonia gas (A) is diffusing through a uniform tube 0.10 m long containing N2
gas (B) at 1.0132 x105 Pa and 298 K. At point 1, PA1 = 1.013 x104 Pa and at point
2, PA2 = 0.507 x104 Pa. The diffusivity DAB = 0.230 x10-4 m2/s.
a) Calculate the flux J”A at steady state
b) Repeat for J”B
Question 5
In an air-carbon dioxide mixture at 298 K and 202.6 kPa, the concentration of
CO2 at two planes (3 mm) apart are 15 vol.% and 25 vol.%. The diffusivity of
CO2 in air at 298 K and 202.6 kPa is 8.2 x 10-6 m2 /s. Calculate the rate of
transfer of CO2 across the two planes, assuming:
a) Equimolar counter diffusion
b) Diffusion of CO2 through a stagnant layer
Tutorial 01 Transfer Processes 02/08/2019
TFP260S
Universal gas constant, R= 0.08210 L atm/mol.K
8.3145 J/mol.K
8.2057 m3.atm/mol.K
