Problem 7.4 A continuous still is to be used to separate acetic acid, water, and benzene from each other. On a trial run, the calculated data were as shown in the figure. Data recording the benzene composition of the feed were not taken because of an instrument defect. The problem is to calculate the benzene flow in the feed per hour. How many independent material balance equations can be formulated for this problem? How many variables whose values are unknown exist in the problem? System Boundary
Problem 7.4 A continuous still is to be used to separate acetic acid, water, and benzene from each other. On a trial run, the calculated data were as shown in the figure. Data recording the benzene composition of the feed were not taken because of an instrument defect. The problem is to calculate the benzene flow in the feed per hour. How many independent material balance equations can be formulated for this problem? How many variables whose values are unknown exist in the problem? System Boundary
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A continuous still is to be used to separate acetic acid, water, and benzene from each other.
On a trial run, the calculated data were as shown in the figure. Data recording the benzene
composition of the feed were not taken because of an instrument defect. The problem is to
calculate the benzene flow in the feed per hour. How many independent material balance equations
can be formulated for this problem? How many variables whose values are unknown exist in the
problem?
System Boundary
10.9% HAC
Waste
21.7 H₂O
67.4 Bz
W
80% acetic acid (HAC)
Aqueous
Solution
20% water (H₂0)
Feed
F
Benzene (Bz)
Still
(data not available)
Product P
350 kg HAc/hr
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