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Feed Line Slope Calculations

The document discusses calculating feed line slopes for different feed conditions in distillation columns. It provides the equations to calculate the slope and works through three examples: (1) a two-phase feed where 80% is vapor, resulting in a slope of -0.25; (2) a superheated vapor feed where 1 mole of liquid vaporizes per 9 moles of feed, with a slope of -0.1; and (3) a liquid feed subcooled by 35°F, which requires condensing 0.07 moles of vapor per mole of feed and produces a slope of 15.29.

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Feed Line Slope Calculations

The document discusses calculating feed line slopes for different feed conditions in distillation columns. It provides the equations to calculate the slope and works through three examples: (1) a two-phase feed where 80% is vapor, resulting in a slope of -0.25; (2) a superheated vapor feed where 1 mole of liquid vaporizes per 9 moles of feed, with a slope of -0.1; and (3) a liquid feed subcooled by 35°F, which requires condensing 0.07 moles of vapor per mole of feed and produces a slope of 15.29.

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Different feed conditions

Sample Problem #19:


Calculate the feed line slope for the following cases.

a. A two-phase feed where 80% of the feed is


vaporized under column conditions.
b. A superheated vapor feed where 1 mole of
liquid will vaporize on the feed stage for each 9
moles of feed input.
c. A liquid feed subcooled by 35F. Average
liquid heat capacity is 30 Btu/lb-mole-F and
 = 15,000 Btu/lb-mole.
Case 1 L V
VF

F
LF
L V
The slope is q/(q – 1)
where
L below feed  L above feed
q
F
and

L  L  LF
Since 80% of the feed is vapor, 20% is liquid
and LF = 0.2F.
Then

L  L  L  0.2F  L 0.2F
q    0 .2
F F F

q 0 .2 1
Slope   
q  1 0.2  1 4
L V
Case 2

L V
When the feed enters, some liquid must be boiled to cool
the feed. Thus,

L = L – amount vaporized,v
1
and the amount vaporized is v F
9
Thus

1 1
L  F L  F
L L 9 9 1
q   
F F F 9

1 1
 
q 9 9 1
Slope    
q  1  1  1  10 10
9 9
Case 3
L V

F
c

L V

Here some vapor must be condensed by the entering feed,


and = L + F + c, where c is the amount condensed.
Since the column is insulated, the source of energy to heat
the feed to its boiling point is the condensing vapor.

F Cp(T) = c where T = TBP – TF = 35


or Cp  T   30  35 
c F F  0.07F
 15,000

L  L L  F  0.07F  L
q   1.07
F F

q 1.07
slope    15.29
q  1 1.07  1
Answers:
(a) slope = -0.25
(b) slope = -0.1
(c) slope = 15.26

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