Problem 5 A brine circulation MSF system operates at the following conditions: Feed salinity = 34000 ppm Feed temperature = 25C Heating steam temperature = 100 C Production capacity = 1 kg/s Brine blowdown temperature = 35 C Top brine temperature = 90 C Terminal temperature difference in the condenser = 3C Thermodynamic losses = 1.5 C Calculate the system performance parameters for the following conditions: a) Number of stages 40 with 3 stages in the heat rejection section. b) Number of stages 19 with 3 stages in the heat rejection