The hydrocarbon feed to a distillation column is a bubble-point liquid at 300 psia with mole fractions:

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The hydrocarbon feed to a distillation column is a bubble-point liquid at 300 psia with mole fractions: C= 0.08, C3 = 0.15, nC= 0.20, nC5 = 0.27, nC6 = 0.20, and nC= 0.10. Determine:

(a) Column pressure and type of condenser, if condenser outlet temperature is 120°F, for a sharp separation between nC4 and nC5

(b) At total reflux, the separation for eight theoretical stages overall, for 0.01 mole fraction nC4 in the bottoms product; 

(c) Rmin for the separation in part (b); and 

(d) The number of theoretical stages, at R/Rmin = 1.5, using the Gilliland correlation.

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Separation Process Principles Chemical And Biochemical Principles

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Authors: By J. D. Seader, Ernest J. Henley, D. Keith Roper

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