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Explaining Phase Diagrams


Tajammal Munir

Process

a – more volatile V

yi
b – less volatile ya
yb

xi xa xb

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Txy Phase Diagram


100 % b 100 % a

V or superheated vapour
𝑇
L+V
150

T [C] 100

𝑇
50
Pressure is constant 1

L or subcooled liquid
0
0 0.25 0.50 xa & ya 0.75 1.0

1.0 0.75 0.50 xb & yb 0.25 0

Txy Phase Diagram


100 % b 100 % a

V or superheated vapour
𝑇
L+V
150
T [C]

100 2 3

𝑇
50
Pressure is constant 1

L or subcooled liquid
0 4
0 0.25 0.50 xa & ya 0.75 1.0

1.0 0.75 0.50 xb & yb 0.25 0

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Txy Phase Diagram


100 % b 100 % a

V or superheated vapour
𝑇
L+V
150 3 2

T [C] 100

𝑇
50
Pressure is constant 1

L or subcooled liquid
0 4
0 0.25 0.50 xa & ya 0.75 1.0

1.0 0.75 0.50 xb & yb 0.25 0

Txy Phase Diagram


100 % b 100 % a

V or superheated vapour
𝑇
L+V
150

v
3 2 3
T [C]

100
l

𝑇
50
Pressure is constant 1

L or subcooled liquid
0 4 4
0 0.25 0.50 xa & ya 0.75 1.0

1.0 0.75 0.50 xb & yb 0.25 0

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Pxy Phase Diagram


100 % b 100 % a

L or subcooled liquid
𝑃
3

P [atm] 2 l

3 2 3

v
L+V
1
Temperature is constant 1
𝑃

V or superheated vapour
0 4 4
0 0.25 0.50 xa & ya 0.75 1.0

1.0 0.75 0.50 xb & yb 0.25 0

xy Phase Diagram
1.0

0.75

0.50
ya

0.25
Pressure is constant

0
0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.0
xa

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b a

d c
McCabe and Thiele
f e

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