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Sample Problem #22

This document describes a problem involving a distillation column separating a benzene-chlorobenzene mixture. The column has two theoretical plates, a partial reboiler and total condenser. Given the vapor-liquid equilibrium data and operating conditions of V/F=0.855 and L/V=0.5, the expected product composition (xD) is 0.9 and bottoms composition (xB) is 0.28. These values are determined using material balances at each stage and the McCabe-Thiele method.

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Sample Problem #22

This document describes a problem involving a distillation column separating a benzene-chlorobenzene mixture. The column has two theoretical plates, a partial reboiler and total condenser. Given the vapor-liquid equilibrium data and operating conditions of V/F=0.855 and L/V=0.5, the expected product composition (xD) is 0.9 and bottoms composition (xB) is 0.28. These values are determined using material balances at each stage and the McCabe-Thiele method.

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SAMPLE PROBLEM #22:

A mixture of 54.5 mol% benzene in


chlorobenzene at its bubble point is fed continuously
to the bottom plate of a column containing two
theoretical plates.
The column is equipped with a partial reboiler
and a total condenser. Sufficient heat is supplied to the
reboiler to give V/F = 0.855, and the reflux ratio L/V in
the top of the column is kept constant at 0.50.
Under these conditions, what quality of product
and bottoms (xD, xB) can be expected?
Equilibrium data at column pressure, mole fraction benzene

x y x y

0.100 0.314 0.500 0.806

0.200 0.508 0.600 0.862

0.300 0.640 0.700 0.905

0.400 0.734 0.800 0.943


SOLUTION
total condenser

Diagram
V1
Basis: 1 mol of F L0 D
distilling
column L
reflux ratio   0 .5
sat’d liquid V2 L1 V
F = 1 mol L2

xF = 0.545 B
V3
V
boilup ratio   0.855
F partial reboiler
REQD: xD = ?
xB = ?
V V
Since, boilup ratio   0.855  3
F F

 V3 = 0.855 F = 0.855 (1) = 0.855 mol/s

 at CMO: V3 = V2 = V1 = 0.855 mol/s


L L0
and, reflux ratio   0.5 
V V1
 L0 = 0.5 V1 = 0.5 (0.855) = 0.4275 mol/s

 at CMO: L0 = L1 = 0.4275 mol/s


 bal @ TC:

V1 = L0 + D
 D = V1 – L0 = 0.855 – 0.4275 = 0.4275 mol/s

 stream leaving bottom plate:

F + L1 = L2

 L2 = 1 + 0.4275 = 1.4275 mol/s


 bal @ PR:

L2 = V3 + B

 B = L2 – V3 = 1.4275 – 0.855 = 0.5725 mol/s

L L 2 1.4275
SL slope     1.67
V V3 0.855
 comp bal overall
xFF = xDD + xBB

0.545(1) = xD (0.4275) + xB(0.5725)

 xB = 0.952 – 0.7467xD
 assume xD = 0.9

 xB = 0.952 – 0.7467(0.9) = 0.28

 from McCabe-Thiele diagram, N = 3

 xD = 0.9 & xB = 0.28


Benzene-Chlorobenzene System

1
1

2
0.8
3
0.6
Slope = 1.67
y

0.4 q=1
Sat’d liquid
0.2

0 xB xF xD
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
x

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