Question: We are separating acetone and ethanol in a distillation column with a total condenser and a partial reboiler. The column has 2 feeds and operates

 We are separating acetone and ethanol in a distillation column with

We are separating acetone and ethanol in a distillation column with a total condenser and a partial reboiler. The column has 2 feeds and operates at a pressure of 1 atm. Feed 1 is a saturated liquid that is 60 mol% acetone and has a feed rate of F1=200 kmol/hr. The 2nd feed is 40 mol% Acetone and has a feed rate of F2=300 kmol/hr. and is a two- phase mixture that is 20% vapor. The bottoms product is 10.0 mol% acetone and the distillate product is 80.0 mol% acetone. The external reflux ratio L/D=2.0. Find the number of stages required and the optimum feed stage locations

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