A distillation column with 6 stages plus a partial reboiler and total condenser separates 100 kmol/h of a saturated liquid feed with 50 %mol of A. The distillate is 90 %mol A, and the top tray has a liquid to vapor molar ratio of 3 to 4. The feed is added in the optimal stage. a. What is composition of the bottoms? b. What is the liquid to vapor molar flow rate in the stripping section? c. What is the flow rate of the bottoms? Equilibrium Data: y 0.19 0.37 0.5 0.62 0.71 0.78 0.84 0.9 0.96 x 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9

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 A distillation column with 6 stages plus a partial reboiler and total condenser separates 100
kmol/h of a saturated liquid feed with 50 %mol of A. The distillate is 90 %mol A, and the top
tray has a liquid to vapor molar ratio of 3 to 4. The feed is added in the optimal stage.

a. What is composition of the bottoms?
b. What is the liquid to vapor molar flow rate in the stripping section?
c. What is the flow rate of the bottoms?

Equilibrium Data:
y 0.19 0.37 0.5 0.62 0.71 0.78 0.84 0.9 0.96
x 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 

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