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Model Calculations For Total Reflux

The document contains calculations for total and partial reflux experiments in a distillation column. For total reflux: the reflux ratios, weights, moles, flow rates, and efficiency were calculated. The top tray temperature was found to be 69°C and distillate flow rate was 9.3 mol/hr. For partial reflux: similar calculations were shown and the distillate flow rate was determined to be 0.07 lb-mol/hr. Stage-by-stage calculations identified six theoretical stages in the column.

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Model Calculations For Total Reflux

The document contains calculations for total and partial reflux experiments in a distillation column. For total reflux: the reflux ratios, weights, moles, flow rates, and efficiency were calculated. The top tray temperature was found to be 69°C and distillate flow rate was 9.3 mol/hr. For partial reflux: similar calculations were shown and the distillate flow rate was determined to be 0.07 lb-mol/hr. Stage-by-stage calculations identified six theoretical stages in the column.

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Model Calculations for total reflux:

647
Total reflux at bottom= =0.2136723
647+2381

375
Total reflux at feed= =0.2 7234365
375+1010

1458
Total reflux at distillate= =0.8 876723
1458+158

Weight :

Bottom=1.006(21.36)+1.0085=22.5

Feed =1.006(27.23)+1.0085= 28.17

Distillate =1.006(88.767)+1.0085=90.24

Moles:

0. 225
32.04
XB= =0.140381
0. 225 0. 775
+
32.04 18.02

XF =0.18

XD =0.84

F=4.8986(27) +14.077 cm3/min

F=371 mol/hr

As we know that

B= F ( XF− XD
XB− XD )
=367 mol /hr

D= F-B = 9.3mol / hr

Efficiency:
(n−1)
η= ∗100
8

(5−1)
η= ∗100 = 50%
8

Top Tray Temperature:

As we know that,

0.915−0.81479699 0.9147969917−0.87
T=( 0.915−0.87
¿ 50+ 676(
0.915−0.87
)

T=69.612874 0C

Methanol Liquid Mole%:

X= 0.577326648

Qc =mcp ΔTS

= 86.061162(4185.5)(28.4-27)

Qc= 240.1399329 watt

A=π DL=0.01507964474 m2

( Th1−Tc1 )−(Th 2−Tc 2)


ΔT LM =1 4 ℃
( Th 1−Tc 1 )
ln( )
( Th 2−Tc 2 )

Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient:

Q W
Q= =11 69
A∗ΔTm m 2.k

Model Calculations for Partial Reflux:


1409
∂ reflux at bottom= =0.39 1524
1409+ 2172
477
∂ reflux at feed= =0. 271025
477 +1285

5315
∂ reflux at distillate= =0. 875902
5315+ 736

Weight :

Bottom=0.40

Feed =0.28

Distillate =0.90

Moles:

XB=00. 277

XF =0.18

XD =0.84

F=4.8986(27)+14.077= 146.3392 cm3/min

F=377.1945 lb-mol/hr

As we know that

B= F ( XF− XD
XB− XD )
=0.81 lb−mol /hr

D= F-B = 0.07 lb-mol/hr

Efficiency:
(n−1)
η= ∗100
8

As,

V= L+D= 18.6678 mol/hr


L L
y=
V (
∗X + 1− ∗D
V )
y =0.5∗X +0.407398496

Ĺ˙ =L+F= 386.5259649 mol/hr

V́˙ =V́ -B= 18.667838 mol/hr

Ĺ Ĺ
y=
V ( )
∗X + 1− ∗B
V

putting all values

y = 2.71106046X -3.276128686

Number of Stages:

 Stage1, y= 0.7
 Stage2, y= 0.54
 Stage3, y= 0.45
 Stage4, y= 0.50
 Stage5, y= 0.38
 Stage6, y= -2.8

Results
There are two experiments and we have find the overall efficiency of the column and the we
have find the top tray temperature which is T=69 0C. distillate comes D= F-B = 0.07 lb-mol/hr

while at the end of second experiment we got the following results:

 Stage1, y= 0.7
 Stage2, y= 0.54
 Stage3, y= 0.45
 Stage4, y= 0.50
 Stage5, y= 0.38
 Stage6, y= -2.8
D= F-B = 0.07 lb-mol/hr

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