Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 16 - Chemical and Phase Equilibrium - Problems - Page 833: 16-74

Answer

$11.38\text{ kg}$

Work Step by Step

From the equilibrium diagram (Fig. 16-21) at $T=84 \mathrm{~K}$, the oxygen mole fraction in the vapor phase is $34 \%$ and that in the liquid phase is $70 \%$. That is, $$ y_{f, \mathrm{O} 2}=0.70 \text { and } y_{\mathrm{g}, \mathrm{O} 2}=0.34 $$ Also, $$ y_{f, \mathrm{~N} 2}=0.30 \text { and } y_{g, \mathrm{~N} 2}=0.66 $$ The mole numbers are $$ \begin{aligned} N_{\mathrm{O} 2} & =\frac{m_{\mathrm{O} 2}}{M_{\mathrm{O} 2}}=\frac{30 \mathrm{~kg}}{32 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{kmol}}=0.9375\ \mathrm{kmol} \\ N_{\mathrm{N} 2} & =\frac{m_{\mathrm{N} 2}}{M_{\mathrm{N} 2}}=\frac{40 \mathrm{~kg}}{28 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{kmol}}=1.429\ \mathrm{kmol} \\ N_{\text {total }} & =0.9375+1.429=2.366\ \mathrm{kmol} \end{aligned} $$ The total number of moles in this system is $$ N_f+N_g=2.366 $$ The total number of moles of oxygen in this system is $$ 0.7 N_f+0.34 N_g=0.9375 $$ Solving equations (1) and (2) simultneously, we obtain $$ \begin{aligned} & N_f=0.3696 \\ & N_g=1.996 \end{aligned} $$ The total mass of liquid in the mixture is then $$ \begin{aligned} m_{f, \text { total }} & =m_{f, \mathrm{O} 2}+m_{f, \mathrm{O} 2} \\ & =y_{f, \mathrm{O} 2} N_f M_{\mathrm{O} 2}+y_{f, \mathrm{~N} 2} N_f M_{\mathrm{N} 2} \\ & =(0.7)(0.3696 \mathrm{kmol})(32 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{kmol})+(0.3)\\&(0.3696 \mathrm{kmol})(28 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{kmol}) \\ & =\mathbf{1 1 . 3 8}\ \mathbf{k g} \end{aligned} $$
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