CHEN2004 2020

Homework #6

A recycle loop is a closed loop of streams that all flow in the same direction. Each recycle loop should
have only one tear stream. The tear stream can be any of the streams making up the recycle loop.

Question 1
2 3 4
K1 E1

1 5
F1

P1
6 7

(a) How many recycle loops are there? Click here to enter text.
(b) List one tear set: Click here to enter text.

Question 2

6 10

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 11
U1 U2 U3 U4

12

(a) How many recycle loops are there? Click here to enter text.
(b) List all possible tear sets: Click here to enter text.
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Question 3

10

1 8
5
2
3 4 6
R1 F1 C1 C2
15
12 9 11
7
14

C3
13

(a) How many recycle loops are there? Click here to enter text.
(b) List one possible tear set having 2 tear streams (if valid): Click here to enter text.
(c) List one possible tear set having 1 tear stream (if valid): Click here to enter text.

Question 4

1 2 3 5
F1 R1 C1
4
9 7

11 10 8
C2 F2

12

(a) How many recycle loops are there? Click here to enter text.
(b) List all tear sets that contain the minimum number of tear streams:
Click here to enter text.