PROBLEM #1

A 100.0 g-mole/hr liquid feed mixture containing 30

mole% acetone and 70 mole% water at 30.0oC is to be
separated by continuous flash distillation under 1 std
atm pressure, such that 40 mole% of the feed is
vapourised.
(a) Using graphical method, determine the
composition of the vapour and liquid products.

(b) Determine the vapour product

flowrate.
 Vapour-liquid
equilibrium data for
acetone-water system
at 1 atm
 GIVEN:
XF = 0.3
0 f = 0.4
F = 100 g-
1 mole/hr

XF = f * YA + (1-f) * XA
FORMULA:
XF = f * YA + (1-f) * XA
XF = 0.4 * YA + (0.6) *
XA
0.3= 0.4 * YA + (0.6) *
XA

Y = -1.25 * X + 0.75
 equilibrium operating line

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5
y

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

x
 equilibrium operating line

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5
y

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

x
 FINAL
ANSWERS

(a) The composition of vapor

product is 0.66 and the liquid
product is 0.06.

(b) The flow rate of the vapor

product is 40 g-mole/hr.