Solution of Example 3.

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By : Syahdan Amir
Muhammad
( 2314100090 )

Questions
1. Can you show that A and B balance can be
reduced to just two independent equations ?
2. Can you show that making one or more
component mass balances around the
combination of systems I and II, or II and III in
example 3.24 or the entire set of three units,
will add no additional independent mass
balances on each unit ?
3. Can you substitute one of the indicated
alternative mass balances for an independent
component mass balances ?

Answers
1. Of course. A and B balances can be reduced
to be 2 equations only.
A balance
F1 = F3 . ( 3,A ) 1st subsystem
F3 . ( 3,A ) = F5 . ( 5,A ) 2nd subsystem
F5 . ( 5,A ) = F7 . ( 7,A ) 3rd subsystem
---------------------------------------------------------------( + )
F1 = F7 . ( 7,A ) 1st Net Independent Equation

 Balance B
F2 = F3 . ( 3,B ) 1st system
F3 . ( 3,B ) = F5 . ( 5,B ) 2nd system
F5 . ( 5,B ) = F8 . ( 8,B ) 3rd system
---------------------------------------------------------------( + )
F2 = F8 . ( 8,A ) 2nd Net Independent Equation
So, the total of Net Independent Equation of A
and B are 2 Equations

Pure B

2
1
[ A, X ]

1
Subsystem
st

3
[ A, B, X
]

2. To prove that statement, assume that

we add a new component in the stream 1,
X substance, entering the system, so :
A + X : F1 .( 1,A + 1,X ) = F3 .( 3,A +
3,X )
B : F2 = F3 . ( 3,B )
Overall : F1 + F2 = F3 [ Dependent
]
CONTAIN 2
INDEPENDENT
EQUATIONS AND 1

Pure C

4
3
[ A, B, X
]

2
Subsystem
nd

5
[ A, B, C, X
]

At the 2nd subsystem, stream 4 containing

pure C substances was entering, so :
A + X : F3 .( 3,A + 3,X ) = F5 .( 5,A + 3,X
)
CONTAIN 3
B : F3 . ( 3,B ) = F5 . ( 3,B ) INDEPENDENT
EQUATIONS AND 1
C : F4 = F5 ( 5,C )
DEPENDENT
EQUATION
Overall : F3 + F4 = F5 [ Dependent
] !!!

Pure D

6
5
[ A, B, X,
C]

3
Subsystem
rd

[ A, D, X
]

8
[ B,C ]

At the 3rd subsystem, stream 6 containing

pure D substances was entering, so :
A + X : F5 .( 5,A + 5,X ) = F7 .( 7,A + 7,X
)
B : F5 . ( 5,B ) = F8 . ( 3,B )CONTAIN 4
INDEPENDENT
C : F5 . ( 5,C ) = F8 ( 8,C ) EQUATIONS AND 1
DEPENDENT
D : F6 = F7 ( 7,D )
EQUATION !!!
Overall : F5 + F6 = F7 + F8 [ Dependent ]

So, that was proven that adding one or

more components in mass balance can
add no additional independent mass
balances on each unit, as long as the
precision of the balance ( amount of
stream ) is about the same..