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0 RESULTS

4.1 Conditions: 0.5 reflux ratio

Table 4.1: 0.5 Reflux Ratio

FI1 FI2 Reflux ratio
10 20 0.5

Table 4.2: Density and Mass Fraction of ethanol

Density (kg/m3) Mass Fraction of ethanol, WE (Tx),%
V8 V10 V4 V8 V10 V4
975.4 821.7 900 11.43 84.85 51.71

Table 4.3: Temperature of the product and in the system

Temperature (after weighing) Temperature inside system
V8 V10 V4 V8 V10
33 31 33 83 76

Table 4.4: Mass fraction of Water

Mass Fraction of Water, Ww (Tx),%

V8 V10 V4
88.57 15.15 48.29

4.2 Conditions: 2.0 reflux ratio

Table 4.4: 2.0 Reflux Ratio

FI1 FI2 Reflux ratio
20 10 2.0

Table 4.5: Density and Mass Fraction of ethanol

Density (kg/m3) Mass Fraction of ethanol, WE (Tx),%
V8 V10 V4 V8 V10 V4
966.7 798.0 933.4 17.53 94.99 36.05

Table 4.6: Temperature of the product and in the system

Temperature (after weighing) Temperature inside system
V8 V10 V4 V8 V10
32 33.5 33 83.6 70.6
 Table 4.7: Mass fraction of Water

Mass Fraction of Water, Ww (Tx),%

V8 V10 V4
82.47 5.01 63.95

4.3 Graphs

Mixture density vs reflux ratio

1000

950
Density (kg/m3)

900

850 V8
V10
800
V4
750

700
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Reflux ratio

Figure 4.1: Graph of mixture density vs reflux ratio

Mass Fraction of ethanol vs Reflux ratio

100
Mass Fraction of Ethanol (%)

90
80
70
60
50 V8
40 V10
30
V4
20
10
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Refulx Ratio

Figure 4.2: Graph of mass fraction of ethanol vs reflux ratio