A triple effect evaporator is fed with 1000 pounds of a 5% salt solution to be concentrated to

50% solution. If the amount of water evaporated from the first effect is 400 pounds and from the
second effect is twice that of from the third effect, calculate the following:
1) Amount of water removed in the third effect.
(A) 167 lb (C) 334 lb
(B) 176 lb (D) 352 lb
2) Amount of water removed in the second effect.
(A) 167 lb (C) 334 lb

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A mixture containing 45% benzene and 55% toluene by mass is fed to a distillation column. A
product stream leaving the top of the column contains 90% benzene by mole, and a bottom
product stream contains 10% of the benzene fed to the column. The volumetric flowrate of the
feed stream is 1000 liters per hour and the specific gravity of the feed mixture is 0.872.
Determine the following:
21) Mass flow rate of the overhead product stream.
(A) 399.46 kg/hr (C) 472.37 kg/hr
(B) 399.64 kg/hr (D) 472.54 kg/hr
22) Mass flow rate of the bottom product stream.
(A) 399.46 kg/hr (C) 472.37 kg/hr
(B) 399.64 kg/hr (D) 472.54 kg/hr
23) Composition of the bottom product stream.
(A) 3.8% benzene, 96.2% toluene (C) 91.7% benzene, 8.3% toluene
(B) 8.3% benzene, 91.7% toluene (D) 96.2% benzene, 3.8% toluene
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43. A feed stream to a distillation column, flowing at a rate of 1000 kilograms per hour,
contains a mixture of methanol, ethanol, and propanol. The feed contains 10% methanol
and 300 kilograms per hour of propanol. The distillate contains 95% of the methanol and
55% of the ethanol that was fed to the column, while all of the propanol proceeds to the
bottom. Calculate the bottom stream mass flowrate.
(A) 425 kg/hr (C) 557 kg/hr
(B) 443 kg/hr (D) 575 kg/hr