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Distillation Column Design Calculations

The document presents data and calculations for a distillation column separating a feed of ortho, meta, and para components. The feed contains 100 kmol at 60 kmol ortho, 4 kmol meta, and 36 kmol para. Calculations are shown for vapor and liquid flowrates at each plate in the column. The number of theoretical plates needed is calculated as 16. Results are given for compositions x and y of components on each plate.

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Distillation Column Design Calculations

The document presents data and calculations for a distillation column separating a feed of ortho, meta, and para components. The feed contains 100 kmol at 60 kmol ortho, 4 kmol meta, and 36 kmol para. Calculations are shown for vapor and liquid flowrates at each plate in the column. The number of theoretical plates needed is calculated as 16. Results are given for compositions x and y of components on each plate.

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Example 11.

4
Given Data
Basis(kmol)

Component
ortho
meta
para

Overall Material
Balance

100
xf
0.6
0.04
0.36

xd
0.98
0.01
0.01

100=
D(kmol)
55.56

D+W
W(kmol)
44.44

Components
QRTHO
META
PARA
Total

R=
xw
0.13
?
?

Feed
(kmol)
60
4
36
100

1.7
1.16
1

Distillate

(mol fraction (kmol) (mol fraction)


0.6
54.44
0.98
0.04
0.33
0.01
0.36
0.78
0.01
1
55.56
1

Calculation for vapor and Liquid Flowrates


Ln
Vn
Lm
Vm

277.8
333.3
377.8
333.3

BOL Data
Component
For ortho
For meta
For para

Lm/Vm
1.133
1.133
1.133

Wxw/Vm
0.017
0.011
0.106

Ln/Vn
0.833
0.833
0.833

Dxd/Vn
0.163
0
0.002

TOL Data
Component
For ortho
For meta
For para

Calculation for below Feed Plate


Component

xs

xs

ys

o
m
p

1.700
1.160
1.000

0.125
0.083
0.793
1.000

0.213
0.096
0.793
1.101

0.193
0.087
0.720
1.000

x8
0.677
0.053
0.270
1.000

x8
1.151
0.061
0.270
1.482

Calculation for above feed plate


x7
0.616
0.056
0.328
1.000

x7
1.048
0.065
0.328
1.440

RESULTS:
Numer of Plates =

16

y7
0.727
0.045
0.228
1.000

TANVEER AHMAD PE-22

Bottoms
(kmol) (mol fraction)
59.4
0.13
3.67
0.08
35.22
0.79
44.44
1

x1

x1

y1

x2

x2

y2

x3

x3

0.185
0.086
0.729
1.000

0.315
0.100
0.729
1.143

0.275
0.088
0.637
1.000

0.257
0.087
0.655
1.000

0.438
0.101
0.655
1.194

0.367
0.085
0.549
1.000

0.338
0.084
0.578
1.000

0.575
0.098
0.578
1.250

y8
0.776
0.041
0.182
1.000

x9
0.736
0.048
0.216
1.000

x9
1.251
0.056
0.216
1.523

y9
0.821
0.037
0.142
1.000

x10
0.790
0.043
0.167
1.000

x10
1.342
0.050
0.167
1.560

y10
0.861
0.032
0.107
1.000

x11
0.837
0.037
0.126
1.000

y3

x4

x4

y4

x5

x5

y5

x6

0.460
0.078
0.462
1.000

0.420
0.079
0.501
1.000

0.715
0.091
0.501
1.307

0.547
0.070
0.383
1.000

0.497
0.071
0.431
1.000

0.845
0.083
0.431
1.359

0.622
0.061
0.317
1.000

0.563
0.063
0.373
1.000

x11
1.422
0.043
0.126
1.592

y11
0.894
0.027
0.079
1.000

x12
0.876
0.031
0.092
1.000

x12
1.490
0.036
0.092
1.619

y12
0.921
0.022
0.057
1.000

x13
0.909
0.026
0.066
1.000

x13
1.545
0.030
0.066
1.640

y13
0.942
0.018
0.040
1.000

x6

y6

x7

0.958
0.074
0.373
1.404

0.682
0.052
0.266
1.000

0.616
0.056
0.328
1.000

x14
0.934
0.021
0.045
1.000

x14
1.588
0.024
0.045
1.657

y14
0.958
0.014
0.027
1.000

x15
0.954
0.016
0.030
1.000

x15
1.622
0.019
0.030
1.670

y15
0.971
0.011
0.018
1.000

x16
0.969
0.012
0.019
1.000

x16
1.647
0.014
0.019
1.680

y16
0.980
0.008
0.011
1.000

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