Question: For the batch distillation column in Example 22.3, devise a recipe that will decrease the batch time without reducing the amount of product recovered. Estimate

For the batch distillation column in Example 22.3, devise a recipe that will decrease the batch time without reducing the amount of product recovered. Estimate the increase in the utility usage.

Data From Example 22.3:-

A 100-lbmol mixture of methanol, water, and propylene glycol with mole fractions

0.33, 0.33, and 0.34, is separated using a 15-tray batch distillation operation

as shown in Figure 22.5. Assume operation at 16 psia in the

condenser with a pressure increment of 0.1 psia on each

A 100-lbmol mixture of methanol, water, and propylene glycol with mole fractions 0.33, 0.33, and 0.34, is separated using a 15-tray batch distillation operation as shown in Figure 22.5. Assume operation at 16 psia in the condenser with a pressure increment of 0.1 psia on each

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