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Acetic Acid Reboiler Design Parameters

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thermosyphon reboiler for acetic acid dehydration column bascd on
6.7 Design vertical
following data:
30°C.
(a) Feed is liquid at
Feed flow rate = 12 000kg/h 20% water (bymass)
80% acetic acid and
Feed composition = 100.6°C
liquid at
(b) Distillate is saturated
Flow rate of distillate = 3000 kg/h water (by mass)
Distillate composition = 20% acetic acid and 80%
138°C and at 179.5 kPa a
(c) Residue is nearly pure saturated acetic acid at
(d) Reflux ratio, R = 4.2
(e) Latent heat of vaporization
sa = 25 732 kJ/kmol at 293.8 K
hy = 40677 kJ/kmol at 373. 15 K
(f) Crtical temperature of acetic acid = 592.71 K
Crtical temperature of water = 647.11 K
(g) Heat capacity equation for liquids
Cm =4+ bT +cT+dT
where, Cml =Liquid heat capacity, kJ/(kmol -K)
T=Absolute temperature, K
Table 6.48 Heat Capacity Data or Liguids

b, x 10 C;X 100 d x 10
Acetic acid -36.0814 -561.602
604.681 -393.957
Water 18.2964 1314.24
472.118 -1338.78

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