Question $(1)[6$ Marks$]$

Your Plant is operating in batch mode. Calculate the batch cycle time and number of batch per day through drawing the Gantt Chart: a$)$ Sequential production schedule, b$)$ Overlapping batches.

Table $1$ Batch Data

$\backslash$table$[[$Step$,$Duration $($h$)],[$Drying$,0\mathrm{.}75],[$Reaction$,3],[$Evaporation$,0\mathrm{.}75],[$Distillation$,6]]$