Question: 1 1 . 3 2 . Potable water containing not more than 5 0 0 p p m dissolved salt is made by desalinization through

11.32. Potable water containing not more than 500ppm dissolved salt is made by desalinization through reverse osmosis of seawater which contains 3.0% sait. Fresh seawater is admitted at a rate of 1000kgh. Potable water is withdrawn from the reverse osmosis cell as product while a fraction of the brine that leaves the cell and containing 5.25% salt is recycled. The concentration of salt in the stream entering the cell after mixing the recycle stream with fresh seawater is 4.0%. Determine:
(a) The rate at which brine is removed from the plant (kgh)562.31kgh
(b) The rate at which potable water is produced (kgh),432.69kgh
(c) The fraction of the brine leaving the cell that is recycled. 0.5851
 11.32. Potable water containing not more than 500ppm dissolved salt is

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