Question: Design the plates for the column specified in Example 11.2. Take the minimum feed rate as 70 per cent of the maximum (maximum feed 10,000

Design the plates for the column specified in Example 11.2. Take the minimum feed rate as 70 per cent of the maximum (maximum feed 10,000 kg/h). Use sieve plates.

Data from example 11.2

Acetone is to be recovered from an aqueous waste stream by continuous distillation. The feed contains 10 mol% acetone. Acetone of at least 95 mol% purity is wanted, and the aqueous effluent must not contain more than 1 mol% acetone. The feed will be a saturated liquid. Estimate the number of ideal stages required.


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