For the conditions of Exercise 9.6, determine the ratio of rectifying to stripping equilibrium stages by the:

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For the conditions of Exercise 9.6, determine the ratio of rectifying to stripping equilibrium stages by the: 

(a) Fenske equation, 

(b) Kirkbride equation, and 

(c) McCabe–Thiele diagram. Discuss your results.


Data From Exercise 9.6

A 25 mol% mixture of acetone (A) in water (W) is to be separated  by distillation at 130 kPa into a distillate containing 95 mol%  acetone and a bottoms of 2 mol% acetone. The infinite-dilution  activity coefficients are 

 

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Separation Process Principles Chemical And Biochemical Principles

ISBN: 9780470481837

3rd Edition

Authors: By J. D. Seader, Ernest J. Henley, D. Keith Roper

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