A countercurrent sieve-tray tower operating at 303 [K] and 110 [kPa] and using carbon dioxide (CO) and water is to be used for hydrodynamic tests. Inlet rates (gas and water) are 150 [kmol/h]. The holes in the tray will have a diameter of 5.1 [mm] in an equilateral triangle arrangement with a pitch of 15 [mm]. Assume that the gas behaves as an ideal gas and that the foaming factor is 0.95. Use values of the density, viscosity, and surface tension of the water of 1000 [kg/m], 1 [cP]= 1 [mPas], and 70 [dyn/cm].

Requirements: Please, answer the following:

1. The density of CO2 at the conditions of the problem is: Answer [kg/m] (2 points)
2. The value of = sqrt(_G/_L) is: Answer (1 point)
3. The mass flow rates are ... for water: Answer [kg/min] (1 point) ... for carbon dioxide: Answer [kg/min] (2 points)
4. The volumetric flow rate of carbon dioxide is: Answer [m/min] (2 points)
5. The F factors are ... F_F: Answer (1 point) ... F_ST: Answer (1 point) ... F_HA: Answer (2 points)