Question: D 1 . * We are separating a mixture of methanol and water in a flash drum at 1 . 0 atm pressure. Equilibrium data

D1.* We are separating a mixture of methanol and water in a flash drum at 1.0atm pressure. Equilibrium data are listed in Table 2-7.
a. Feed is 60.0 mol% methanol, and 40.0% of the feed is vaporized. What are the vapor and liquid mole fractions and flow rates? Feed rate is 100kmolh.
b. Repeat part a for a feed rate of 1500.0kmolh.
c. If the feed is 30.0 mol% methanol and we desire a liquid product that is 20.0 mol% methanol, what V/F must be used? For a feed rate of 1000.0lbmolh, find product flow rates and compositions.
d. We are operating the flash drum so that the liquid mole fraction is 45.0mol% methanol. L=1500.0kmolh, and VF=0.2. What must the flow rate and composition of the feed be?
e. Find the dimensions of a vertical flash drum for Problem 2.D1c.
Data: w=1.00gcm3,m,L=0.7914gcm3,MWw=18.01,MWm=32.04. Assume vapors are ideal gas.
f. If z=0.4,p=1.0atm, and Tdrum =77C, find VF,xm, and ym.
g. If F=50.0molh,z=0.8,p=1.0atm, and ym=0.892 mole fraction methanol, find V,L, and xm.
\table[[Methanol Liquid,Methanol Vapor,Temp., C,],[0,0,100,],[2.0,13.4,96.4,],[4.0,23.0,93.5,],[6.0,30.4,91.2,],[8.0,36.5,89.3,],[10.0,41.8,87.7,],[15.0,51.7,84.4,],[20.0,57.9,81.7,],[30.0,66.5,78.0,],[40.0,72.9,75.3,],[50.0,77.9,73.1,],[60.0,82.5,71.2,],[70.0,87.0,69.3,],[80.0,91.5,67.6,],[90.0,95.8,66.0,],[95.0,97.9,65.0,TABLE 2-7. Vapor-liquid equilibrium data],[100.0,100.0,64.5,for methanol water (p=1atm
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