Question: ( 2 0 pts ) A flash drum is a one - stage distillation column and is used quite often in industry. Its streams are

(20 pts) A flash drum is a one-stage distillation column and is used quite often in industry. Its streams are F, V, and L for Feed, Vapor, and Liquid, respectively. In the diagram pictured below, the feed flow rate is 1,800lbmmin and the vapor stream flow rate is 5001bmmin. The feed has a mass fraction composition, z1, of 0.4.
a. If the mass fraction of component one in the vapor stream, y1, is 0.8, what is the total flow rate of the liquid stream and its composition (i.e.,x1)?
b. If the density of the liquid stream is 48lbmft3, what is the volumetric flow rate in ft3min?
 (20 pts) A flash drum is a one-stage distillation column and

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