Exercise 3 Mass Transfer
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Unit 1: Phase 3
Luisa Karina Sánchez
C.C 1.110.478.947
Tutor:
Ruben Dario Munera Tangarife
Code: 211612_16
National Open and Distance University
April 2019
Ibagué
A distillation column is available to recover 90% of the ethanol.
content in an aqueous mixture, whose weight composition of the component
volatility is 40%. The food is introduced as a liquid-vapor mixture,
containing 50% liquid. When the column operates with a ratio of
50% reflux above the minimum, a residual stream is obtained with a
water content by weight of 90%. It is requested to determine:
a) Molar composition of the distillate.
b) Feeding plate.
c) Number of dishes needed if the overall efficiency of the column is 70%.
Table 1.
x y
0.01 0.103
0.03 0.235
0.05 0.325
0.10 0.444
0.20 0.529
0.30 0.573
0.40 0.613
0.50 0.652
0.60 0.697
0.70 0.753
0.80 0.818
0.85 0.856
0.87 0.873
0.894 0.894
Solution:
The equilibrium diagram is obtained from the equilibrium data of the system.
ethanol water
It is taken as a basis F=100 kmol/h
Data:
Z F =0.281
X W=0.042
The amount of alcohol for the distillate stream will be:
DXD =09FZF………(1)
From the balance of matter and of global and component we have:
100= D+ W
( 100 x 0.281)=DXD +W ( 0.042 )
DXD =0.9 100
( ) ( 0.281 )
So we obtain the following results:
kmol
D=31
h
kmol
X D =0.764W=66.9
h
Since the food contains 50% liquid, it follows that q=0.5, therefore, the
The equation of the line "q" of the food condition is:
y=−x+0.562
x y
0.01 0.103
0.03 0.235
0.05 0.325
0.10 0.444
0.20 0.529
0.30 0.573
0.40 0.613
0.50 0.652
0.60 0.697
0.70 0.753
0.80 0.818
0.85 0.856
0.87 0.873
0.894 0.894
XD
=0 . 4 from this equation one obtains theR=0.91
min
R min +1
As the operating reflux is 50% higher than the minimum, then:
Rop=1,365
The operating line for the enrichment zone will be:
R xD
Y +1= x n+
R+ 1 R+1
Y =0.577X+0.33
Graphically, it is obtained that the number of theoretical stages:
N T=10 ( 9+reboiler )
Now we find the number of actual plates:
10−1
N R=1+ =14 dishes
0.7
