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[mubarak56]

kindly tell me step wise how can i calculate relative volatility in binary distilation.

feed

1000 mol/hr

x(ethanol)=0.128

remaining water

distilate

x(ethanol)=0.95

bottom product

x(ethanol)=0.05

operating pressure is 1 atm

i have to calculate relative voltility.

kindly explain step wise i read from internet but didnt under stood anything.

thanx in advance

[breizh]

Mubarak ,

Let you find a good textbook about distillation , this forum will not teach you about basics , hope you understand . We are willing to help you .

 

I've added a spreadsheet to support :

 

http://www.chemsof.com/spreadsheet.htm  ,go to Binary VLE.

 

Breizh.

Edited by breizh, 04 May 2013 - 10:40 PM.

[thorium90]

This is a very common and easy to google topic. There are many websites with nice explanations on the topic.

 

http://en.wikipedia....tive_volatility

 

http://pillars.che.p...2&slide_id=72.0

 

http://www.separatio.../DT_Chp01-3.htm