DAY 2- ChE CALCULATIONS Flashcards
Material or energy stream that leaves a downstream process unit and returned to the same process unit or upstream unit
Recycle
Material or enery stream bled off from a process to prevent accumulation of inert materials that may buildup in the recycle streams
purge
material or energy stream that skips one or more unit of the process and goes directly to a downstream unit
Bypass
Type of Reaction where the reactant is consumed by two different reaction pathways to form different products
Parallel or competing reactions
Reaction where the reactant forms an intermediate product which reacts further to form another product
Series or consecutice reactions
Sequence of chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat (exothermic) and conversion of chemical species
combustion
Product gas that leaves a combustion furnace
Stack gas or flue gas
Compostion in dry basis
Orsat analysis
Used to analyze gas samples for its oxygen, carbononoxide and carbon dioxide content.
Orsat gas analyzer
Absorbents used in orsat gas analyzer
Potassium hydroxide (for CO2), alkaline solution of pyrogallol or benzene-1,2,3- triol (for O2) and ammoniaflq cuprous chloride (for CO)
mole of exygen necessary for the complete combustion of all the fuel fed to the reactor
theoretical oxygen
amount by which the air fed to the reactor exceeds the theo air
excess air
Imporanr factor to consider in choosing fuel source
*low cost moderate ignition temp low moisture content clean combustion products high calorific value minimal amount or non combustible materials
Total heat liberated from the complete combustion of a certain amount of fuel
Calorific/Heating Value
1 BTU= 1055 J
1 kcal= ____CHU
2.2
Heat relased when the product is liquid water
Gross/higher calorific value