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College of the North Atlantic – Qatar

Chemical Process Engineering Technology

PO1120

Assignment 2

Student Name: Instructor: Mohammed Mousa

Student Number: Due Date: October 21, 2018

Question 1: A flow meter on a natural gas line reads 15 000 kg/min. To check the accuracy of this
flow meter, ammonia is injected into the gas at a flow rate of 75 kg/min. Prior to the injection point,
the concentration of ammonia in the gas stream is 0.02% by mass. After the injection point, the
concentration of the ammonia is 0.49% by mass. Use this information to determine whether or not
the flow meter is accurate.

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Question 2: A mixture of ethane, propane, and butane is separated into nearly pure components by
a series of distillation towers, as shown in the diagram below.

a. What fraction of the feed stream does each product stream represent?
b. What is the flow rate of the stream leaving the bottom of the first tower and entering the
second?

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Question 3: 20 milligrams of NaCl is dissolved into 1 liter of water. What is the concentration of NaCl in
parts per million?

Question 4: A gas mixture contains 40 kg of O2, 25 kg of SO2, and 30 kg of SO3. What is the composition
of the mixture by mole %?

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