Exercise

1. A mixture containing 50.0 wt% acetone and 50.0 wt% water is to be separated into two
streams – one enriched in acetone and the other in water. The separation process consists of
extraction of the acetone from the water into methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), which
dissolves acetone but is nearly immiscible with water. The overall goal of this problem is to
separate the feed stream into two streams which have greater than 90% purity of water and
acetone respectively.

PROD1 (Vapor)

Feed

PROD2 (1st liquid)

MIBK

PROD3 (2nd liquid)

Feed stream (equal mass fraction of acetone and water)

Temperature: 25 C
Pressure: 50 psi
Mass flow, kg/hr : 100

MIBK feed stream

Temperature: 25 C
Pressure: 50 psi
Mass flow, kg/hr : 100

Flash block (FLASH3 block)

Temperature: 25 C
Pressure: 50 psi

Thermodynamic model: SRK

Free water method: STEAMNBS

a) Analyze the ternary diagram of the process

b) Simulate the model
c) Determine water and acetone purity
2. Determine the heat duty that is needed to heat a stream (1250 kg/s) containing equal molar of
methane and ethane from 20C and 100 bar to 200C at constant pressure. Use Peng-
Robinsons thermodynamics model.