Question: A continuous fractionating column is to be designed to separate 3 0 0 0 0 k g h of a mixture of 4 0 %

A continuous fractionating column is to be designed to separate 30000kgh of a
mixture of 40% benzene and 60% toluene by weight into an overhead product containing 94.5% benzene and a bottom product containing 96% toluene. A reflux ratio of 3.5mol to 1mol of product is to be used. The molal latent heats of benzene and toluene are 7360 and 7960 kcalkgmol, respectively. Benzene and toluene form an ideal system with an average relative volatility of about 2.5. If the feed is a mixture of two-thirds vapor and one-third liquid,
a) calculate the moles of overhead product and bottoms product per hour,
b) determine the number of ideal plates and the position of the feed plate,
c) If the cooling water enters the condenser at 25C and leaves at 40C, how much cooling water is required in m3h, assuming that the condensate leaves the condenser as a saturated liquid?
Please, Can you answer the question according to the Mass Transfer, Geankapolis book? Can you write every step and detail? Don't use any AI system.
 A continuous fractionating column is to be designed to separate 30000kgh

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