EQUILIBRIUM FLASH SEPARATIONS 117

Fraction of hydrocarbon flashed = 0.1512

Moles of hydrocarbon in vapor = vнc = 0.9 (0.1512 ) = 0.1361

V = VFC = VHC = 0.1361

Total moles of vapor =
Унс Pic /p 19.5 /
25
= 0.1745

This 0.1745 corresponds to the 0.1725 calculated by the classical method .

NOMENCLATURE

C = number of components in system .

fi.p = fugacity of component i at total pressure .
= fugacity of component
i at vapor pressure .
F = feed to separator . Usually taken as 1.0 mole .
h = molar enthalpy of liquid . Subscript denotes stream .
H = molar enthalpy of vapor . Subscript denotes stream .
K; = yi /zi = equilibrium -distribution coefficient of component i. Subscript r
refers to component r .
li = moles of component i in L.
L = fraction of feed which leaves separator as a liquid . Range of L is from 0.0
to 1.0 .
N. = independent restricting relationships .
Ni = degrees of freedom ; variance ; number of design variables which the designer

must arbitrarily specify .

N. = total number of variables which the designer must consider .
p = total pressure .
*
Pi = vapor pressure of pure component i.
P = total vapor pressure exerted by a mixture .
PHC = vapor pressure exerted by the hydrocarbon portion of a mixture .
PH₂O = vapor pressure of water .
PHC = partial pressure of hydrocarbons in vapor phase .
PH.O = partial pressure of water in vapor phase .
T = subscript denoting reference component .
t= temperature , °F . Subscripts V and L refer to vapor and liquid phases ,
respectively .
v₁ = moles of component i in V.
V =
fraction of feed which is flashed . Range of V is from 0.0 to 1.0 .
x = mole fraction in liquid phase .
y = mole fraction in vapor phase .
z = mole fraction in feed to flash separator .
z' = mole fraction in feed on water -free basis .

PROBLEMS

4-1 . A 50 - plate distillation column is charged with the feed given below :

Mole %
C: 6.0
i-C₁ 65.0
n-C₁ 26.0
n-Cь 3.0
100.0