Question: For the conditions of Exercise 9.7, with bubble-point liquid feed at column pressure, compute the minimum external reflux and nonkey distribution at Rmin by the

For the conditions of Exercise 9.7, with bubble-point liquid feed at column pressure, compute the minimum external reflux and nonkey distribution at Rmin by the Class 2 Underwood equations.


Data From Exercise 9.7

For the distillation in Figure 9.23, calculate Nmin and the distribution of the nonkey components by the Fenske equation, using Figures 2.4 and 2.5 for K-values.

C3 iCa nC4 iC5 nC nC6 kmol/h 2,500 400 600 100 200

C3 iCa nC4 iC5 nC nC6 kmol/h 2,500 400 600 100 200 40 50 40 700 kPa nC7 nCg Figure 9.23 Data for Exercise 9.7. HK iC5 15 kmol/h LK C 6 kmol/h

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