A continuous distillation column is to be used to separate a 3-component mixture of acetic acid (AA), water (W) and Benzene (B), and a trial run gave the data below (mass basis). The data for the benzene in the feed (which consists of AA, W and B) was not taken because of an instrument malfunction. Use a degree of freedom analysis, and then calculate the benzene flow in the feed in kg/h. (see the figure below).
A continuous distillation column is to be used to separate a 3-component mixture of acetic acid (AA), water (W) and Benzene (B), and a trial run gave the data below (mass basis). The data for the benzene in the feed (which consists of AA, W and B) was not taken because of an instrument malfunction. Use a degree of freedom analysis, and then calculate the benzene flow in the feed in kg/h. (see the figure below).
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A continuous distillation column is to be used to separate a 3-component mixture of acetic acid (AA), water (W) and Benzene (B), and a trial run gave the data below (mass basis). The data for the benzene in the feed (which consists of AA, W and B) was not taken because of an instrument malfunction. Use a degree of freedom analysis, and then calculate the benzene flow in the feed in kg/h. (see the figure below).

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10.9% AA
21.7% W
67.4% B
Aqueous Solution
(containing 80% AA +
20% W)
+
B (data not available)
Product
350 kg/h pure AA
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