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    The document describes two distillation column studies: 1. A DSTWU column is used to separate an equimolar mixture of acetone, isobutyraldehyde, ethyl acetate, and n-heptane with a reflux ratio of 45. The minimum number of stages required for infinite reflux and the actual number of stages required are determined. 2. An extractive distillation column using NMP as a solvent separates an equimolar mixture of n-heptane and toluene. A second distillation column then separates toluene from NMP. The composition of products from both columns is calculated for a given NMP flow rate. The dependence of product purity on N

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    The document describes two distillation column studies: 1. A DSTWU column is used to separate an equimolar mixture of acetone, isobutyraldehyde, ethyl acetate, and n-heptane with a reflux ratio of 45. The minimum number of stages required for infinite reflux and the actual number of stages required are determined. 2. An extractive distillation column using NMP as a solvent separates an equimolar mixture of n-heptane and toluene. A second distillation column then separates toluene from NMP. The composition of products from both columns is calculated for a given NMP flow rate. The dependence of product purity on N

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    The document describes two distillation column studies: 1. A DSTWU column is used to separate an equimolar mixture of acetone, isobutyraldehyde, ethyl acetate, and n-heptane with a reflux ratio of 45. The minimum number of stages required for infinite reflux and the actual number of stages required are determined. 2. An extractive distillation column using NMP as a solvent separates an equimolar mixture of n-heptane and toluene. A second distillation column then separates toluene from NMP. The composition of products from both columns is calculated for a given NMP flow rate. The dependence of product purity on N

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    Distillation Column

    DS TWU
    RADFRAC
    E X TRACTIVE DISTILLATIO N
    Study Case #1
    200 kmol/h (30oC and 1 bar) equimolar of acetone, isobutyraldehyde, ethyl acetate, and n-
    heptane
    Property method: UNIQ-RK (verify that the source is VLE-RK)
    Estimation – Binary tab → Estimate all missing parameter using UNIF-DMD
    ISOBU-01 | ETHYL-02 | 64.3 | 77.6
    DSTWU Column Models
    Reflux ratio 45 with 1 bar throughout

    Component Recovery Spec.


    Acetone >>96.5% in the distillate
    Isobyturaldehyde 96.5% in the distillate
    Ethyl acetate 96.5% in the bottom
    N-Heptane >>96.5% in the bottom

    What is the minimum number of stages required to achieve the desired separation (at infinite
    reflux)?
    What is the actual number of stages required to achieve the desired separation using a reflux
    ratio of 45?
    DSTWU Column Models
    Plot reflux ratio vs number of theoretical stages
    Lowest number: minimum stage
    Highest number: 50
    Increment size: 1
    What is fewest number of stages in which the reflux ratio is below 2?
    What is the optimal feed location?
    What is the expected mole fraction of isobutyraldehyde in the distillate using these conditions
    as predicted by DSTWU?
    Study Case #2
    3.5 kg/s equimolar mixture of n-heptane and toluene (Boiling point feed with the pressure of
    110 kPa) is separated by extractive distillation using n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) as the selective
    solvent.
    Theoretical stage: 10. Feed stage: 8 from top starting by a condenser. Reflux ratio: 3
    The selective solvent removes toluene, and they are obtained in the bottom product (distillate
    flow rate equals to the mole flow of n-heptane in the feed).
    Toluene is separated from NMP in a second atmospheric distillation column with Theoretical
    stage 6. Feed stage in the middle. Reflux ratio 2.5 (and the distillate rate equals to the mole flow
    rate of toluene in the feed)
    Study Case #2
    Calculate the composition of products from both column if 630 kmol/h NMP (100oC, 110 kPa)
    enters to the optimum stage.
    Find the dependence of products (n-heptane and toluene) purity and specific requirement of
    NMP (kmol of NMP per kmol of feed).

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