Question: A distillation column with a total condenser and a partial reboiler is separating 2 0 0 kmo l h of a feed that is 4

A distillation column with a total condenser and a partial reboiler is separating 200 kmolh of a feed that is 40mol%n-pentane and 60mol%n-hexane. The feed is a twophase mixture that is 20% liquid. Column pressure is 1.5 bar, and reflux is returned as a saturated liquid. The external reflux ratio is LD=3. The mol fraction of n-pentane in the distillate stream is 0.97. The column has a vapor side stream located above the feed stage, and the n-pentane mol fraction in the side stream is 0.80. The fractional recovery of n-hexane in the bottoms is 0.90, and the bottoms flow rate is B=130kmolh. Find distillate flow rate D, side stream flow rate S, and the mole fraction of n-pentane in the bottoms, Xent,bot.
draw out distillation column the answers are S=58.8kmol/hr and D=11.2 kmol/hr
 A distillation column with a total condenser and a partial reboiler

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