Unit OperationsLecture 11
27 Sep 2010
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Overview• Questions on homework??Questions on homework??• McCabe-Thiele graphical technique (binary systems)
•CondensersR b il•Reboilers
• Binary Shortcut Methods• AspenPlus:
o Shortcut methods: DSTWUo Rigorous method: RADFRAC
• EfficienciesEfficiencies•Introduction to multicomponent distillation
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McCabe Thiele: ReboilersReboilers
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Seader & Henley, 2006
Effect of Different Reflux Ratios• Before we saw thatBefore we saw that..
• increasing reflux resulted in an enrichment of vapor stream in the “lighter” component
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Seader & Henley, 2006
Tie Together• Found using McCabe-Thiele (knowing xD , xB , & feed condition):ou d us g cCabe e e ( ow g D , B , & eed co d o ):
o Nmin (at total reflux)o Rmin (at infinite number of stages)
• If given actual R (or choose by R = factor * Rmin ) can find:o No NF (optimum feed stage number)F ( p g )
Suggests there is a relation between N, Nmin, and Rmin.
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Gilliland Correlation
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1. No. components: 2 to 112 q : 0 28 to 1 422. q : 0.28 to 1.423. P : vacuum to 42.4 bar4. : 1.11 to 4.055. Rmin : 0.53 to 9.096 N : 3 4 to 60 36. Nmin : 3.4 to 60.3
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Seader & Henley, 2006
Binary Shortcut MethodsMcCabe-Thiele is good at showing procedure and helping explain concepts for cCabe e e s good a s ow g p ocedu e a d e p g e p a co cep s o
binary distillation. It can be extended to multiple feeds and side draws (Wankat).
When consider multicomponent mixtures, McCabe-Thiele is not quite as useful. However, having some shortcut methods to aid in final column design is useful.g
Minimum number of stages: Fenske Equation
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Binary Shortcut MethodsMinimum reflux ratio: Underwood Equationu e u a o: U de wood qu o
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Approximate number of equilibrium stages (N): Gilliland correlation
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Binary Shortcut MethodsOptimum feed stage location (NF): Kirkbride EquationOp u eed s age oca o ( F): b de qu o
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binary; approximate result- binary; approximate result
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Binary Shortcut Methods
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Summary Binary Shortcut Methods (FUG)1 xx
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Overview• Questions on homework??Questions on homework??• McCabe-Thiele graphical technique (binary systems)
•CondensersR b il•Reboilers
• Binary Shortcut Methods• AspenPlus:
o Shortcut methods: DSTWUo Rigorous method: RADFRAC
• EfficienciesEfficiencies•Introduction to multicomponent distillation
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AspenPlus: DSTWU
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Questions?
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