Design Tasks

Heat exchanger (preheater)

 Selection of heat source
 Feed outlet temperature
 Heat source inlet and outlet temperature
 Type of heat exchanger
 Heat duty
 Tube area, number of tubes and layout
 Baffle dimension
 Shell dimension
 Material types

Distillation column
 Height and diameter of the column
 Weir dimension
 Plate total area
 Plate active area
 Calming zone area (optional)
 Plate hole dimension and pitch
 Material types
 Given data
Type of mixture Ethanol/Water Acetone/Water
a Feed flow rate (kg/h) 500 1000 1200 1500 500 1500
b Feed inlet Temp. to the HX (oC) 15 15 25 25 20 20
c Feed conc. (w/w)% 5/95 10/90 15/85 20/80 5/95 10/90
d Top product conc. (w/w)% 96/4 96/4 85/25 75/25 98/2 90/10
e Bottom conc. (mol/mol)% 1/99 1/99 1/99 1/99 1/99 1/99

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