Binary Distillation McCabe Thiele Calculation
Relative Volatility α 1.5
1.0
Mole Fraction in Feed xF 0.45
Mole Fraction in Distillate xD 0.925
Mole Fraction in Bottoms xB 0.05
Quality of Feed q 1.5 0.8
Minimum Reflux Ratio Rmin 3.25
Reflux Ratio 1.5 x Rmin
4.88
0.6
Override Reflux Ratio
Selected Reflux Ratio 4.88
Y
Feed Stage 11 0.4
Total Stages 23.67
0.2
0.0
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
X
Stages Feed Total Feed Stage 11
Total Stage 24
1
Final Incremental Stage
2
Stage X
3 23 0.0624
24 0.0440
4 Increment 0.672281
Total 23.67228
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10
11 11
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24 24
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Calculation of Minimum Reflux Ratio Equilibrium Curve Y = X Line
Intersection of Q Line and Equilibrium Curve x y X Y
Coefficients for quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 0.00 0.00 0 0
a 0.75 0.01 0.01 1 1
b 0.525 0.02 0.03
c -0.45 0.03 0.04
Determinant 1.625625 TRUE 0.04 0.06
x1 0.500 0.05 0.07
y1 0.600 0.06 0.09
0.07 0.10
Q Line Rectification Line at Rmin 0.08 0.12
x y x y 0.09 0.13
0.45 0 0.925 0 0.10 0.14
0.45 0.45 0.925 0.925 0.11 0.16
0.50 0.60 0 0.218 0.12 0.17
0.13 0.18
Rmin 3.250 0.14 0.20
0.15 0.21
Drawing of Operating Lines 0.16 0.22
0.17 0.24
Intersection of q Line and Rectification Section Operating Line 0.18 0.25
x2 0.487 0.19 0.26
y2 0.562 0.20 0.27
Operating Lines 0.21 0.29
X Y 0.22 0.30
0.925 0.925 0.23 0.31
0.487 0.562 0.24 0.32
0.05 0.05 0.25 0.33
0.05 0 0.26 0.35
0.27 0.36
0.28 0.37
0.29 0.38
0.30 0.39
0.31 0.40
0.32 0.41
0.33 0.42
0.34 0.44
0.35 0.45
0.36 0.46
0.37 0.47
0.38 0.48
0.39 0.49
0.40 0.50
0.41 0.51
0.42 0.52
0.43 0.53
0.44 0.54
0.45 0.55
0.46 0.56
0.47 0.57
0.48 0.58
0.49 0.59
0.50 0.60
0.51 0.61
0.52 0.62
0.53 0.63
0.54 0.64
0.55 0.65
0.56 0.66
0.57 0.67
0.58 0.67
0.59 0.68
0.60 0.69
0.61 0.70
0.62 0.71
0.63 0.72
0.64 0.73
0.65 0.74
0.66 0.74
0.67 0.75
0.68 0.76
0.69 0.77
0.70 0.78
0.71 0.79
0.72 0.79
0.73 0.80
0.74 0.81
0.75 0.82
0.76 0.83
0.77 0.83
0.78 0.84
0.79 0.85
0.80 0.86
0.81 0.86
0.82 0.87
0.83 0.88
0.84 0.89
0.85 0.89
0.86 0.90
0.87 0.91
0.88 0.92
0.89 0.92
0.90 0.93
0.91 0.94
0.92 0.95
0.93 0.95
0.94 0.96
0.95 0.97
0.96 0.97
0.97 0.98
0.98 0.99
0.99 0.99
1.00 1.00
