You need to temporarily increase the feed rate to an existing column without flooding. Since the column

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You need to temporarily increase the feed rate to an existing column without flooding. Since the column is now operating at about \(90 \%\) of flooding, you must vary some operating parameter. The column has \(0.4572 \mathrm{~m}\) tray spacing, is operating at \(1.0 \mathrm{~atm}\), and has a flow parameter of

\[ \mathrm{F}_{\mathrm{lv}}=\frac{\mathrm{L}}{\mathrm{G}}\left(\frac{ho_{\mathrm{v}}}{ho_{\mathrm{L}}}\right)^{0.5}=0.05 \]

The column is rated for a total pressure of \(10 \mathrm{~atm} . \mathrm{L} / \mathrm{D}=\) constant. The relative volatility for this system decreases slowly as pressure increases. The condenser and reboiler can easily handle operation at a higher pressure. Downcomers are large enough for larger flow rates. Will increasing the column pressure increase the feed rate that can be processed? It is likely that

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