Question: 3. We are separating hydrocarbons in a column that has two feeds. The column operates at 75 psig. It has a total condenser and

3. We are separating hydrocarbons in a column that has two feeds. The column operates at 75 psig. It has a total condenser and a partial reboiler. The first feed is 30 wt % ethane, 0.6 wt % propylene, 45 wt % propane, 15.4 wt % n-butane, and 9 wt % n-pentane. This feed is a saturated liquid at a flow rate of 1000 kg/h. The second feed is 2.0 wt % ethane, 0.1 wt % propylene, 24.9 wt % propane, 40.0 wt % n-butane, 18.0 wt % n-pentane, and 15.0 wt % n-hexane. The flow rate of this feed is 1500.0 kg/h. It is a saturated liquid. We desire 99.1% recovery of the propane in the distillate and 98% recovery of the n-butane in the bottoms. Make appropriate assumptions and calculate the distillate and bottoms flow rates. Also calculate the weight fractions of each component in the distillate and bottoms streams. 

3. We are separating hydrocarbons in a column that has two feeds. The column operates at 75 psig. It has a total condenser and a partial reboiler. The first feed is 30 wt% ethane, 0.6 wt% propylene, 45 wt% propane, 15.4 wt% n-butane, and 9 wt% n-pentane. This feed is a saturated liquid at a flow rate of 1000 kg/h. The second feed is 2.0 wt% ethane, 0.1 wt% propylene, 24.9 wt% propane, 40.0 wt% n-butane, 18.0 wt% n-pentane, and 15.0 wt% n-hexane. The flow rate of this feed is 1500.0 kg/h. It is a saturated liquid. We desire 99.1% recovery of the propane in the distillate and 98% recovery of the n-butane in the bottoms. Make appropriate assumptions and calculate the distillate and bottoms flow rates. Also calculate the weight fractions of each component in the distillate and bottoms streams.

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