Question: This is what is being asked Calculate the Gs flow rate and the compositions at the top (2) and at the bottom (1) of the
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- Calculate the Gs flow rate and the compositions at the top (2) and at the bottom (1) of the tower in molar ratio.
- Indicate in the molar ratio plot those compositions (note that (2) is a point while (1) is a line)
- Connect point (2) in the molar ratio plot to the intercept between line (1) and the equilibrium line
- Find the slope of this new line. This is your minimum Ls/Gs ratio
- Increase that ratio by 1.5 and draw the new line starting from point (2) and finishing in line (1)
We are designing an acetone-recovery absorption tower. The designed tower needs to recover at least 80% of the acetone present in a gaseous stream of 10 mol% acetone and 90 mol% air. The gas stream flowrate is 150 kmol/h. Assuming that the absorption process happens at 20 C and 101 kPa, the p-x equilibrium data is as follows:
| Partial Pressure of Acetone in air (torr) | 30.0 | 62.8 | 85.4 | 103.0 |
| Mol % of acetone in water | 3.3 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 17.1 |
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