Problem

Figure shows a schematic for making freshwater from seawater by freezing. The
prechilled seawater is sprayed into a vacuum at a low pressure. The cooling required
to freeze some of the feed seawater comes from evaporation of a fraction of the
water entering the chamber. The concentration of the brine stream, B, is 4.8% salt.
The pure salt-free water vapor is compressed and fed to a melter at a higher
pressure, where the heat of condensation of the vapor is removed through the heat
of fusion of the ice, which contains no salt. As a result, pure cold water and
concentrated brine (6.9%) leave the process as products.
a. Determine the flow rates of streams W and D if the feed is 1000 kg/hr.

b. Determine the flow rates of streams C, B, and A per hour.

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Step-by-step solution

1. Step 1 of 3
In case, if there is not any chemical reaction occurs in the
system then the amount of flowing material throughout the
system is constant. It can be calculated with the help of material
balance equation for individual unit of the system.

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2. Step 2 of 3
a.
System: Fresh water plant (overall)
Material balance equation for the overall system is as follows,

…………………. (1)

Material balance equation for salt is as follows,

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 Substitute for in the equation (1) and solve,

Hence, the flow rate of stream D and W is and

respectively.

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3. Step 3 of 3
b.
System: Flash freezer
Material balance equation for salt is as follows,

Hence, the flow rate of stream B is .

Material balance equation for the flash freezer is as follows,

Substitute for in the above expression,

Hence, the flow rate of stream A is .

Material balance equation for the filter is as follows,

Substitute for and for in the above

expression,

Hence, the flow rate of stream C is .

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