Question: A countercurrent system with N equilibrium stages is used to separate acetic acid from water in a ternary system of water - acetic acid -

A countercurrent system with N equilibrium stages is used to separate acetic acid from water in
a ternary system of water-acetic acid-isopropyl ether as shown below. Feed is 40 wt % acetic acid and 60 wt % water. Feed flow rate is
1000 kg/h. Solvent is a pure isopropyl ether with a flow rate (S) of 5 times larger than the minimum required solvent flow rate. The extraction process should decrease the acetic acid concentration in the outlet raffinate stream (R1) to 5 wt %(xA,1=0.05).Find the minimum solvent flow rate (Smin).After finding the real solvent flow rate (S), find the flow rate and concentration of the streams R1, xA,1, xD,1, EN, yA,N, yD,N. Data to make the diagram is attached
 A countercurrent system with N equilibrium stages is used to separate

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