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It is desired to separate a mixture of methanol and water in a flash vessel at 1 atm pressure. The equilibrium data are shown in the L-V diagram below. Using this data, answer each of the following questions.
a) The feed has 40 mol% methanol, and V/F = 30%. What are the molar fractions of the vapor and liquid, and the respective flow rates? Assume a feed of 250 kmol/h.
b) If the feed is 35 mol% methanol and it is desired to obtain a liquid product with 15 mol% methanol, what V/F ratio should be used? For a feed of 2000 lbmol/h, find the flow rates and compositions of the products.
c) The tank is operated to obtain a liquid product with 47 mol% methanol. L = 1,800 kmol/h and V/F = 0.2. What are the composition and flow rate of the feed?
d) If z = 0.4 and T = 77°C, find V/F, xA, and yA.
e) If F = 50 mol/h, z = 0.8, and yA = 0.892, find V, L, and xA.
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