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Flash Calculation for Benzene Mixture

The document outlines a flash calculation problem involving a mixture of Benzene, Toluene, and O-Xylene at 1 bar and 390 K. It details the steps for calculating the activity and fugacity coefficients using the Antoine equation, performing mass balance, and determining the bubble point. The methodology includes specific equations and constants for each component to arrive at the solution.

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Flash Calculation for Benzene Mixture

The document outlines a flash calculation problem involving a mixture of Benzene, Toluene, and O-Xylene at 1 bar and 390 K. It details the steps for calculating the activity and fugacity coefficients using the Antoine equation, performing mass balance, and determining the bubble point. The methodology includes specific equations and constants for each component to arrive at the solution.

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1/11/25, 12:33 PM Numerade Solution

Question:

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Consider the mixture with the components, flow


rates, boiling points, and Antoine coefficients given
in the following table. V, Yk = Vk / Vyk F, Zk = fk /
Fzk L, Xk = Ik / LXk Component (k) Benzene
Toluene O-Xylene fk (Boiling point Ak (K)) 353
(15.9008) 383 (16.0137) 418 (16.1156) Ck (kg mol
h-1) 2788.51 3096.52 3395.57 Calculate the flash
problem at 1 bar and 390 K. (1st assumption: E =
0.9) Methodology: 1. Calculate α and βx 2. Mass
balance 3. Calculate bubble point

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Step 1: Calculate α and βx To calculate α and βx,


we need to use the Antoine equation. The
Antoine equation relates the vapor pressure of a
component to its temperature. The Antoine
equation is given by: log10(P) = A - (B / (T + C))
where P is the vapor pressure in mmHg, T is the
temperature in °C, and A, B, and C are constants
specific to each component. Using the Antoine
equation, we can calculate the vapor pressure of
each component at 390 K. For Benzene:
log10(P) = 15.9008 - (353 / (390 + 273.15)) P =
10^(15.9008 - (353 / (390 + 273.15))) For

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Toluene: log10(P) = 16.0137 - (383 / (390 +


273.15)) P = 10^(16.0137 - (383 / (390 +
273.15))) For O-Xylene: log10(P) = 16.1156 -
(418 / (390 + 273.15)) P = 10^(16.1156 - (418 /
(390 + 273.15))) Now, we can calculate α and βx
using the following equations: α = P / Ptotal βx =
α * X / (1 - α + α * X) where Ptotal is the total
pressure (1 bar), X is the mole fraction of the
component, and α and βx are the activity
coefficient and fugacity coefficient, respectively.

Step 2: Mass balance To calculate the mass


balance, we need to use the following equation:
F = L + V where F is the total flow rate, L is the
liquid flow rate, and V is the vapor flow rate.

Step 3: Calculate bubble point To calculate the


bubble point, we need to use the following
equation: Ptotal = Σ (α * P) where Ptotal is the
total pressure (1 bar), α is the activity coefficient,
and P is the vapor pressure of each component.
By solving these equations, we can determine
the flash problem at 1 bar and 390 K.

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