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2) A 1000 lb-mole per hour mixture of 5% methane, 20% ethane, 25% propane, 30% n-

butane, and 20% n-pentane at 47 psia and 90F is to be separated by a flash drum. Write a
Matlab program using the data in Table 2 to determine the fraction of the feed vaporized and
the compositions of the vapor and liquid streams leaving the flash drum. Compare the results
with those from Provision.

Table 2 Equilibrium K values for light hydrocarbon systems


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(1) ln K = A/T2 + B C ln(P) + D/P2
(2) ln K = A/T2 + B C ln(P) + D/P
Compound A B C D Form
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Methane 292860 8.2445 .8951 59.8465 (1)
Ethane 687248.2 7.90694 .866 49.02654 (1)
Propane 970688.6 7.15059 .76984 6.90224 (2)
n-Butane 1280557 7.94986 .96455 0 (1)
n-Pentane 1524891 7.33129 .89143 0 (1)
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Ans: Flash temperature, T(R) = 550.00, V/F = 0.9771
Species: Methane Ethane Propane n-Butane n-Pentane
Feed z = 0.0500 0.2000 0.2500 0.3000 0.2000

x= 0.0011 0.0200 0.0825 0.2992 0.5973

y= 0.0511 0.2042 0.2539 0.3000 0.1907

Ki = 47.3323 10.2064 3.0789 1.0029 0.3192

3) The equilibrium data for the acetone (1)-water (2) system are given at 25oC as follows:

x1 0.0194 0.0289 0.0449 0.0556 0.0939


y1 0.5234 0.6212 0.7168 0.7591 0.8351
P(mmHg) 50.1 61.8 81.3 91.9 126.1

At 25oC the vapor pressures are: P1sat = 230.05 mmHg and P2sat = 23.76 mmHg. Use these
data to calculate the following for the air-water-acetone system.

(a) The vapor mol fraction of acetone in equilibrium with a liquid containing 0.0939 mol
fraction acetone at 25oC and a pressure of 2 atm.
(b) The vapor mol fraction of water in equilibrium with the liquid described in part (a).

Ans: a) 0.0693 b) 0.0137


4. 1A distillation column is fed 100 kmol/h of a mixture of 50 mol % benzene and 50 mol %
toluene at 101.32 kPa abs pressure. The feed is liquid at the boiling point. The distillate is to
contain 90 mol % benzene and the bottoms 10 mol % benzene. The reflux ratio is 4.52:1.
Calculate the kmol/h distillate, kmol/h bottoms, and the number of theoretical trays needed
using the McCabe-Thiele method. Equilibrium data for benzene-toluene system at 101.32
kPa are given below, where x and y are mole fraction of benzene.

x 0 0.130 0.258 0.411 0.581 0.780 1.000


y 0 0.261 0.456 0.632 0.777 0.900 1.000

Ans: D = 50 kmol/h, B = 50 kmol/h


We have about 6 theoretical stages or 5 theoretical trays plus a reboiler.

5. 2A saturated liquid feed of 200 mol/h at the boiling point containing 42 mol % heptane and
58% ethyl benzene is to be fractionated at 101.32 kPa abs to give a distillate containing 97
mol % heptanes and a bottoms containing 1.1 mol % heptanes. The reflux ratio used is 2.5:1.
Calculate the mol/h distillate, mol/h bottoms, the number of theoretical trays needed, and the
feed tray number. Equilibrium data for heptane-ethyl benzene system at 101.32 kPa are given
below, where x and y are mole fraction of heptane.

x 0 0.080 0.250 0.485 0.790 1.000


y 0 0.230 0.514 0.730 0.904 1.000

Ans: D = 85.3 kmol/h, B = 114.7 kmol/h


We have about 11theoretical stages or 10 theoretical trays plus a reboiler. Feed is on tray 6
from top.

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Geankoplis, C.J., Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2003, p.
753
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Geankoplis, C.J., Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2003, p.
754

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