An equimolar liquid mixture of n-pentane (P) and n-hexane (H) is fed into a flash evaporator at a

rate of 100.0 mol/s. When the feed is heated until 51.5 °C in the evaporator, a substantial amount is
vaporized. The temperature in the tank is maintained at 51.5°C by adding heat. The vapor and
liquid phases, which are in equilibrium with each other, are separated and discharged as separate
streams. The liquid and vapor product stream contain 41 and 65.7 mole % pentane, respectively. A
flowchart for the process are given below. Determine the temperature of the feed if heat addition
to the evaporator, Q = 1500 kW. <3>
51.5 oC, 1 atm (vapor)
0.657 mol frac P

Q
<1>
100 mol, 1 atm (liquid)
0.500 mol frac. P
0.500 mol frac. H
<2>
51.5 oC , 1 atm (liquid)
0.41 mol frac. P
a+bT+cT 2 +dT 3 a+bT+cT 2 +dT 3
Tb (normal boiling point) DHv (Tb) Cp [kJ/(mol.oC)] (liquid) Cp [kJ/(mol.oC)] (vapor)
No. Component MW [oC] [kJ/mol] a b c d a b c d
1 Pentane 72 36.07 30.765 1.55E-01 4.37E-04 0 0 1.15E-01 3.41E-04 -1.90E-07 4.23E-11
2 Hexane 86 68.74 33.47 2.16E-01 0 0 0 1.37E-01 4.09E-04 -2.39E-07 5.77E-11
 VLE N-Pentane - N-Hexane at P = 1 atm
70

60 <3> Vapor

51.5
50
Temperature [oC]

<2> Liquid
40

30

20 <1> Liquid

0.41 0.657
10
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
x,y N-Pentane