Question: A distillation system with a still pot plus a column with one equilibrium stage is used to batch distill (1.0 mathrm{kmol}) of a (57.0 mathrm{~mol}

A distillation system with a still pot plus a column with one equilibrium stage is used to batch distill \(1.0 \mathrm{kmol}\) of a \(57.0 \mathrm{~mol} \%\) methanol and 43.0 \(\mathrm{mol} \%\) water feed. A total condenser is used. The final bottoms concentration is \(15.0 \mathrm{~mol} \%\) methanol. Pressure is \(101.3 \mathrm{kPa}\). Reflux is a saturated liquid, and \(\mathrm{L}_{0} / \mathrm{D}=1.85\). Find \(\mathrm{W}_{\text {final }}, \mathrm{D}_{\text {total }}\), and \(\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{D}, \text { avg }}\). VLE data are in Table 2-8.

Table 2.8

TABLE 2-8. Vapor-liquid equilibrium data for methanol water (p = 1 atm)

(mol %) Methanol Liquid Methanol Vapor Temp., C 0 0 100 2.0

TABLE 2-8. Vapor-liquid equilibrium data for methanol water (p = 1 atm) (mol %) Methanol Liquid Methanol Vapor Temp., C 0 0 100 2.0 13.4 96.4 4.0 23.0 93.5 6.0 30.4 91.2 8.0 36.5 89.3 10.0 41.8 87.7 15.0 51.7 84.4 20.0 57.9 81.7 30.0 66.5 78.0 40.0 72.9 75.3 50.0 77.9 73.1 60.0 82.5 71.2 70.0 87.0 69.3 80.0 91.5 67.6 90.0 95.8 66.0 95.0 97.9 65.0 100.0 100.0 64.5

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Chemical Engineering Questions!