PMAOPS512 — Determine mass transfer loads

1 Prepare for mass balance

• 1.1Identify purpose of mass balance
• 1.2Determine possible boundary for analysis
• 1.3Identify plant and mass sources and sinks within boundary

2 Calculate mass flow rates of streams

• 2.1Calculate mass flow rate of plant streams from volumetric data, correcting for changes in density
• 2.2Calculate mass flow rate of individual components of plant streams from their concentrations
• 2.3Calculate mass accumulation (+ or -) within a plant item

3 Calculate mass change due to a chemical reaction

• 3.1Determine yield from reaction of all significant products
• 3.2Determine mass output of all significant products arising from the reaction for specified reactant inputs

4 Conduct mass balance over process components

• 4.1Determine desired boundaries for mass balance calculation
• 4.2Determine possible sources of data required from the plant
• 4.3Match and adjust sources of data to desired boundary for mass balance
• 4.4Determine overall mass balance
• 4.5Determine mass balance for each significant component/ reactant and product
• 4.6Interpret results to meet purpose of the mass balance

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