Problem 1

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Project title: Mass balances calculation evaporation of ethanol

Process Specifications Units

Flow rate of Grain Extract 50 kg/min
Fraction of EtOH in Feed 0.03 Kg EtOH/Kg Feed 2
Fraction of EtOH Recovered 0.99
Fraction of EtOH in Product 0.5
1 3
Evaporator

Flow rate (Kg/min) 1 2 3

Compound Grain Extract Product Waste
H20 48.5 1.485 47.015
EtOH 1.5 1.485 0.015
Total 50 2.97 47.03
Problem 2
Label Value Unit
Rgas 8314 Pa*L/(mol*K)
n 1 mol
T 273.15 K
V 22.4 L
P 101383 Pa Conversion factor
P 14.70378 psi 6895 Pa/psi

14.7043
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Dimension Unit Value Unit
Diameter D 2 m
Radius Rd 1 m
Cylindrical Height hcyl 1.293407 m
Conical Height hcon 0.894427 m

Cylindrical Volume Vcyl 4.063358 m

Conical Volume Vcon 0.936642 m3
Bin Volume Vbin 5 m3
Angle theta 0.729728 radians
Angle thetad 41.81032 degrees
Cylindrical Area Acyl 8.126716 m2
Top Area Atop 3.141593 m2
Conical Area Acon 4.214889 m2
Bin Surface Area Abin 15.4832 m2