Answer to Question #261923 in Chemical Engineering for Leke

Question #261923

A mixture of ethyl alcohol and water containing 25 mole % of the alcohol is



fractionated in a continuous rectification column under all atmospheric pressure.



The required concentration of the overhead product is 80 mole %, and the



permissible alcohol content in the bottom product is not over 0.1 mole %. The



still of the column is supplied with direct steam. Calculate the operating reflux



ratio and the relative molar rates of flow of feed, the direct steam supplied and



the bottom product per kmol of overhead product.




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