4.

42 enthalpy-composition diagram for water-sulfuric acid mixtures at 1 atm

200
220°F 230°F 550°F
180 240°F 550°F

250°F 500°F 500°F

160
270°F
450°F
140
290°F 450°F
400°F
120
310°F 350°F
100
400°F
330°F
80
Enthalpy (Btu/lb of solution)

250°F
350°F
60
370°F
40 150°F

20
330°F
50°F
0 32°F
290°F

-20
250°F

-40 210°F

-60
170°F

-80
130°F

-100
90°F
-120
50°F
32°F
-140
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
weight fraction H2SO4

Diagram adapted from Hougen, O. A., Watson, K. M. 1946. Chemical Process Principles Charts, Wiley & Sons.

from Chemical Engineering Design and Analysis: An Introduction

T. M. Duncan and J. A. Reimer, Cambridge University Press, 1998.

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