Tutorial 9
Tutorial 9
TUTORIAL 9
1. A binary system that contains acetone(1) and methanol(2) is well represented by Wilson
equation as given below:
12 21
ln 1 ln x1 x2 12 x2
x1 x2 12 x2 x121
12 21
ln 2 ln x2 x1 21 x1
x1 x2 12 x2 x121
Vj aij
ij exp (i j)
Vi RT
Determine the total pressure and the vapor phase composition of the system that is in
equilibrium with 30 mole % liquid mixture of acetone at 55C (328.15 K).
2. For a binary mixture that contains chloroform(l) and methanol(2) at 53.5C, the system forms an
azeotrope at x1 = 0.645 and P = 101.325 kPa. The binary system is well represented with the
Margules equation as given below:
A 12 x1
Given the relation of activity coefficients with respect to van Laar equation:
2
ln 2 A 12
'
x
' 1
ln 1 A 21 x 2