Chemical Engineering Department

Mass Transfer II Che422 Assignment

Application of Ponchon Savarit Method
A saturated liquid feed containing 50 mol% A and 50 mol% B is fed to a
distillation column. A reflux ratio of 1.3 is maintained. The overhead
product is 95 mol% A and the bottom is 5 mol% A. Use the graphical
method of Ponchon Savarit to determine the following:
a) The theoretical stages required.
b) The minimum number of stages required.
c) The optimum feed stage location.
Assume a total condenser is used and the column is to operate at 1 atm.
The equilibrium and enthalpy concentration data are shown below.
xA 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.50 0.60 0.70 1.00
yA 0.00 0.30 0.50 0.70 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00
Enthalpy concentration Data
xA Saturated liquid (HX) Saturated Vapor
Kcal/Kmol (HY) Kcal/Kmol
0.0 6900 15600
0.1 6200 15100
0.2 5700 15000
0.3 4900 14600
0.4 4600 14100
0.5 4000 13800
0.6 3800 13400
0.7 3500 12800
0.8 3200 12100
0.9 3000 11400
1.0 2800 9700