Exercise on Flash

Distillation
 Equilibrium curve

YA

1 0
.
X

09
.

*
A
0 8 .

0 7
.

06
.

- - - - - - - -

i
05 .

A
X

0 4 .

0 3 .

0 2 .

0 1 .

0X
0 1
. 0 2 .
03
. 0 405
.
.
0 6
.
0
.

70 8
.

0 9 1 0
.
. >xA
 ->

component balance
From overall balance equation , rearrange to substitute
them in component balance equation .

->

overall balance
L F -U substitute in component balance equ
=

-> .

F =

100 1 =

40
↓
=

b0 xF
=

0 5 -

Given : F LF .
:

Vy + LK

Total moles of feed ,

F =

100 moles F 21. =

V y .
+ (F-v)x
Feed composition :
50 % mol (A) (100) (0-5)
=

(60)y +

(40) 2
50 % mol (B) 50 =

60 y +

40x assume U and

y
=

0 5
.

Pressure :
1atm

30 °
Temperature 1st substitute u 0 5
:
:
.
=

Fraction of feed vaporized I

v =

60 % moves 50 =

60 y
+

40(0 53 .

6
V =

y
=
0 .

5
x 100 =

60

Liquid left ,
2 =
100-60 =

40 2nd
:

substitute y
=
0 5
.

2= =

0 5 .

50 =

60(0 5) -
+

404
n =
0 -
5
3rd substitute 0
:

u
=

50 =

60 y +

40(0)
833
y 0
=

8333
u 0 y 0 this two points equilibrium
=

pot curve graph

=

,
.
on
.

n
=

0 5 .

,
y
=

05 .
to get the intersection point .

(green pehl

From the graph :

RA
=

0 382.

YA =

0 57
.

to get the temperature for an

equilibrium stage ,
do interpolation based on the table given .

x
=

0 312 . T= 115° 0 .

487-0 312
.

-
0 . 382-0 312 -

x
=

0 -

382 T = ? 110-115 5 -

115

110°
n 0 487 T T
113°
= =
=
.