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University of Witwatersrand

Course: Process Design Principles


School of chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Number: CHMT3044A
Johannesburg, 19.April.2021, Prof Jean Mulopo
Part: Process synthesis and simulation

Tutorial: 4 Year: 2021

Topic: “Design of separation systems"

Use shortcut hand calculations and shortcut Aspen Plus to solve all the problem below and compare
your solutions in Aspen and by hand .

Problem-1: Shortcut Distillation Calculations: DSTWU


An equimolar mixture of benzene and cumene is to be separated by distillation to produce a
distillate containing 90 mol% benzene and a bottom product that contains 98% cumene.
The distillation column is to operate at 1 atm pressure and the feed to the column is a
saturated liquid. Use the DSTWU programme and the NRTL model to estimate
a. the minimum reflux ratio and the minimum number of stages to accomplish the
separation;

b. the actual number of stages and the location of the feed stage if the column is operated at
1.2 times the minimum reflux ratio.

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