Question: Repeat Exercise 13.29 with the following modifications: Add a third operating step. For all three steps, use the same distillate rate and reflux rate as
Repeat Exercise 13.29 with the following modifications: Add a third operating step. For all three steps, use the same distillate rate and reflux rate as in Exercise 13.29. Use the following durations for the three steps: 13 hours for Step 1, 4 hours for Step 2, and 13 hours for Step 3. The distillate from Step 2 will be an intermediate cut.
Determine the mole-fraction composition and amount in kmol of each of the four cuts.
Data From Exercise 13.29
One hundred kmol of 30 mol% methanol, 30 mol% ethanol, and 40 mol% n-propanol is charged at 120 kPa to a batch rectifier consisting of a still-pot, a column with the equivalent of 10 equilibrium stages, and a total condenser. After establishing a total-reflux condition, the column begins a sequence of two operating steps, each for a duration of 15 h at a distillate flow rate of 2 kmol/h and a reflux ratio of 10. Thus, the two accumulated distillates are equal in moles to the methanol and ethanol in the feed. Neglect the liquid holdup in the condenser and column. The column pressure drop is 8 kPa, with a pressure drop of 2 kPa through the condenser. Using a simulation program with UNIFAC (§2.6.9) for liquid-phase activity coefficients, determine the composition and amount in kmol for the three cuts.
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