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y bo PYQs on Distillation - Part II Bot rote] Kalle er ee eer) CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.3. A continuous rectification column is used to separate a binary mixture of A and B. Distillate in produced at 100 kg mol/hr containing 98 mole% A. The mole fractions of A in the liquid and in the vapor, x and y respectively, from two adjacent ideal plates in the enriching section are as follows, x y 0.65 0.82 0.56 0.76 If the latent heat of vaporization is the same for all mixtures and if the feed is a saturated liquid, calculate (a) The reflux ratio. (b) Vapor rate in the striping section in kg moles /hr. Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA (Q.4, Minimum number of ideal stages is required in a fractionating column when the reflux ratio is equal to (A)Minimum reflux ratio (B) Optimum reflex ratio (C) Zero (D) Infinity GATE - 1990 Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.10. A continuous stream of a binary liquid mixture, containing x, mole fraction of A, in fed into a flash distillation unit. Feed is represented by point Qon the enthalpy- concentration diagram as shown in ye Ee [ees )- ae) F e — url We GATE - 1991 (a) Obtain an expression for the ratio of vapor flow rate of feed flow rate in terms of composition. (b) Show that the heat added per mole of feed is given by the distance PQ Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription ba ry (eee is 3 BREE gy EE cy SES dune cea Der Pita %) S Cea va EV iaiaal te a ay hl a et a Chee aT Ve eos a a hes ra [aa Cs ao haa) V(xe-prs Lh %ed Ls tes, bai ae a 42 Vv Va en Glatt ch) ae KU -ke Nar ce eee ed ay ALG) s end a ma (ONC tea ee aed i is Cy a ea atc gym jor bn Ce oh tee (v4 U)) _ qv-%e 7 Ree ited r ea a 7 a = ao Cea) a ne ~ N a We ces cn rn , (Ca >} Gud re pa (Cm) a CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.13. In the McCabe-Thiele diagram for binary distillation, vertical feed line represents feed and horizontal feed line represents Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.15. In small columns local efficiency is large columns local efficiency is Murphree efficiency; in Murphree efficienc Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.17. What is the significance of reflux in distillation operation? Explain in one or two sentences. Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.18. In distillation under minimum reflux conditions, number of theoretical stages would be: (A)One (B) Minimum —__(C) Infinite (D) None of these Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription : CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Que. 4 >? (m) 0-5! (2) 0-61 Go () 0-8! Q.33. A binary distillation column is operating under conditions specified below: F | Feed rate = 350 k mol/hr PEE REEEEe Pere EEEEE EEE Rrrrert P | Overhead product rate = 150 k mol/hr Mole fraction of more volatile component in, reo | Overhead product = 0.97 %o| Bottom product = 0.02 “y | Bottom product rate = 200 k mol/hr @ | Reflux ratio = 3.5 In the stripping section it was that the mole fraction of the volatile component in the vapor leaving a plate is 0.33 while it’s mole fraction in the liquid coming to the same plate is 0.25. Assuming constant molal counter flow, determine whether the feed is vapor of liquid or partially vaporized. Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription eels fs Oe = £ Cee ad re ems) ° Ib nO eee’ nt) aE ay hos Ee aod St he Sd Py ae { en La CO ee tea Le a ates) a eer) == (639, ee) ParvereoD, Pear eer ary) EO grunge alc ie eas 7 pes =) Cree cone eee ea) CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.34. In distillation where q is defined as the moles of liquid flow in the stripping section per mole of feed introduced, for saturated liquid feed — (A) q>1 (B) q<1 ()q=1 @) q=0 Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription (CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA. Tons pert cy) =— é Q.42. When a multistage tray tower uses a minimum reflux ratio it implies — (A) infinite trays and maximum reboiler heat load }) infinite trays and minimum reboiler heat load (C) minimum trays and minimum reboiler heat load (D)minimum trays and maximum reboiler heat load [care 1095] Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA k @e O24 6 33 © 3 a Q.45. A liquid mixture containing 50 mole % each of benzene and toluene at 60 °C is to be continuously flash vapourised to vapourise 60 mole % of the feed. The residual liquid product contains 35 mole % benzene. If the enthalpies per mole of feed, the liquid product and the vapour product are respectively 5, 2 and 30 kJ/mole. a. Calculate the heat added in kJ per mole of vapour product. (Q) Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.47. In binary distillation, the separation of the components is easier if the relative volatility (a) is — (A)a>>1 (B)a<<1 (Qa=1 (D)none of these Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA A~ ; the feed contains 4 0 mol% vappur, the q line Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.55. A feed of known composition (binary mixture of constant relative volatility) is to be distilled in a continuous fractionating column consisting of a partial condenser, one plate, and a reboiler. The feed enters the reboiler from which a boom product is continuously withdrawn. The liquid reflux from the partial condenser is returned to the plate. The distillate composition, Xp, is 0.8 and the reflux ratio is 2. (a) What is the slope of the operating line on x — y plot and its intercept on the y — axis ? (b) Using the McCabe-Thiele method, qualitatively locate on the x —y plot : i) the composition of the streams leaving the plate, and ii) the bottom product composition, (do not use graph paper). Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.56. For a fixed number of ideal stages in a distillation column, as the reflux ratio is increased, the difference in composition between the top and bottom product streams — (A) increases (B) decreases (C) remains unaffected (D)passes through a maximum Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.59. In distillation column design, the McCabe-Thiele procedure is inadequate and a Ponchon-Savarit procedure is needed when — (A) saturated feed is not used (B) an azeotrope forms (CO) the latent heats of vapourisation of the more and less volatile components are greatly different (D)a total condenser is used Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA (Q.73. For the nth tray (counted from the boom of a distillation column), the Murphree tray efficiency is given by (a 2h Yn Int Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.77. Obtain the equation for the q-line given that the operating lines are L D Tip ip? eee ag gy stripping section Via T-a Where L and L are the liquid flow rates in the enriching and stripping sections, D and Bare the top and boom product flow rates, and xp and xz are the mole fractions of top and boom products, respectively. Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.89. According to the Fenske equation, what will be the minimum number of plates required in a distillation column to separate an equimolar binary mixture of components A & B into an overhead fraction containing 99 mole % A and a booms fraction containing 98 mole % B? [Assume that the relative volatility (a4, = 2) does not change appreciably in the column] (A) 5 (B)9 (©) 12 (D) 28 Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.96. Minimum reflux ratio in a distillation column results in (A) optimum number of trays (B) minimum reboiler size (C) maximum condenser size (D) minimum number of trays Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.104. In distillation column sizing calculations by short cut methods, match the following: P. Underwood's Equation 1, Number of real trays Q. Fenske’s Equation 2. Column diameter R. Gilliland’s Equation 3. Minimum number of ideal trays Use referral Code : DEVENDRAPOONIA to get 10% on Unacademy plus subscription CREATED BY :- DEVENDRA POONIA Q.108. The boiling points for pure water and pure toluene are 100 °C and 110. 6 °C, respectively. Toluene and water are completely immiscible in each other. A well-agitated equimolar mixture of toluene and water is prepared. (i). The temperature at which the above mixture will exert a pressure of one standard atm is (A) Less than 100 °C (B) 100 °C (C) between 100 and 110°C (D) 110.6°C (ii). Ata total pressure of one standard atm exerted by the vapours of water and toluene, the mole fraction of water x,, in the vapour phase satisfies (A) 0

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