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The document describes using the Ponchon-Savarit method to determine the number of theoretical plates needed to separate an ethanol-water mixture in a distillation column. The feed is 20% ethanol at 1000 kmol/hr and the column must produce a distillate of 80% ethanol and bottoms of less than 2% ethanol, with a reflux ratio of 5/3. Using the H-x-y diagram, the method locates the feed, distillate, and bottoms points and calculates the enthalpy differences between them. This determines that the column needs 15.4 theoretical plates with the feed plate being the 14th from the top.

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221 T06 S

The document describes using the Ponchon-Savarit method to determine the number of theoretical plates needed to separate an ethanol-water mixture in a distillation column. The feed is 20% ethanol at 1000 kmol/hr and the column must produce a distillate of 80% ethanol and bottoms of less than 2% ethanol, with a reflux ratio of 5/3. Using the H-x-y diagram, the method locates the feed, distillate, and bottoms points and calculates the enthalpy differences between them. This determines that the column needs 15.4 theoretical plates with the feed plate being the 14th from the top.

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CENG 3210 Separation Processes

Tutorial 6 solution
Continuous Distillation Ponchon-Savarit method
For the same question in Tutorial 5, Use the Ponchon-Savarit method to determine the total number
of theoretical plates required.
A distillation column operating at 1 atm is to be designed for separating an ethanol-water mixture.
The feed is 20 mole% ethanol and the feed flow rate is 1000 kmol/hr of saturated liquid. A distillate
composition of 80 mole% ethanol and a bottoms composition of not more than 2 mole% ethanol are
desired. The reflux ratio is 5/3.

Solution
The H-x-y diagram has been established in Tutorial 5.
1. Locate the feed enthalpy and composition
xF = 0.20, q = 1, HF = 457 kJ/kmol
2. Locate xD and xB
xD = 0.80, xB = 0.02,
3. Locate D by computation of Q
DH xD qc 230.77(1.8) 24099780
Q'

104430 kJ/kmol
D
230.77
4. The line D, F is extended to x = xB and thus locates
B whose coordinates can be used to calculate qr. or
Q = HxB qr/B =1322 -24659287/769.23= -30735 kJ/kmol
5. The number of theoretical plates is then determined by
application of the straight line relationship on the H-xy diagram and the equilibrium data of the y-x diagram,
which is 15.4. The feed plate is 14 from the top.

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