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The liquid leaving the flash tank in the converter loop is
Chapter 13, Problem 13.23(choose chapter or problem)
The liquid leaving the flash tank in the converter loop is fed to a distillation column in which specification-grade methanol is produced. The column is designed to recover 95% of the methanol in an overhead stream that is 99.85 wt% methanol. The remaining methanol and water leave the distillation column in a bottom stream. Estimate the flow rates of the overhead and bottom streams (kmol/h and kg/h) and the composition (mole fractions) of the bottom stream.
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QUESTION:
The liquid leaving the flash tank in the converter loop is fed to a distillation column in which specification-grade methanol is produced. The column is designed to recover 95% of the methanol in an overhead stream that is 99.85 wt% methanol. The remaining methanol and water leave the distillation column in a bottom stream. Estimate the flow rates of the overhead and bottom streams (kmol/h and kg/h) and the composition (mole fractions) of the bottom stream.
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Basis: Let the feed to the distillation column be 100 kmol.
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