Submission Deadline: 08-05-2025

Complex Engineering Problem

1. Calculate the flow and composition of the extract and raffinate from:
i. 1st cross-current stage, using a pure solvent flow of 70 kg/hr.
ii. 2nd cross-current stage, with an additional solvent flow of 30 kg/hr.

2. For the overall 2-stage cross-current system, find the:

The objective now is to have a counter-current system so the raffinate leaving in the Nth
stage, RN has yR= 0.015

3. Show the construction on the ternary diagram for the number of equilibrium stages
to achieve yRN = 0.015, given a solvent flow of 28 kg/hr.
4. Calculate the overall recovery and concentration of the extract stream.
5. Plot on the same axes the concentrations in the extract and raffinate streams.
6. Repeat the procedure using two counter current flow stages and find the overall
recovery and concentration of the extract. Compare and discuss the results. Based
on results, propose which operation (cross flow or counter flow) is suitable for the
recovery of Acetone.
Submission Deadline: 08-05-2025
Submission Deadline: 08-05-2025

Table (Section A) Feed composition and mass flowrate

Feed Composition
Registration Number Feed Flowrate (kg/s)
Acetone (%)
2023-CH-1 75 16
3 77 17
5 79 18
7 81 19
9 83 20
11 85 21
13 87 22
15 89 23
17 91 24
19 93 25
21 95 26
25 97 27
27 99 28
29 101 29
31 103 30
33 105 31
35 107 32
37 109 33
39 111 34
41 113 35
43 115 13
45 117 14.5
47 119 16
49 121 17.5
51 123 19
53 125 20.5
55 127 22
57 129 23.5
63 131 25
99 133 26.5
2020-CH-97 135 28
Submission Deadline: 08-05-2025

Table (Section B) Feed composition and mass flowrate

Feed Composition
Registration Number Feed Flowrate (kg/s)
Acetone (%)
2023-CH-2 50 16
6 52 17
8 54 18
12 56 19
14 58 20
16 60 21
18 62 22
20 64 23
22 66 24
24 68 25
26 70 26
28 72 27
30 74 28
32 76 29
34 78 30
36 80 31
38 82 32
42 84 33
44 86 34
48 88 35
50 90 13
52 92 14.5
54 94 16
56 96 17.5
60 98 19
62 100 20.5
2020-CH-71 102 22
2020-CH-84 104 23.5