You wish to distill 2000 kg moles/hr of a saturated liquid feed. The feed is 0.056 mole fraction propane, 0.321 n-
butane, 0.482 n-pentane, and the remainder n-hexane. The column operates at 101.3kPa. The column has a
total condenser and a partial reboiler. The reflux ratio is 3.5 and is a saturated liquid. 99.4% recovery of propane
is desired in the distillate and 99.7% n-butane in the bottoms.
2.1 Draw a column and label with your knowns.
2.2 Use the DePriester chart to find the order of volatilities and define the light key, heavy key, and non-key(s).
2.3 Write all possible equations and list unknowns (degree of freedom analysis).
2.4 Find the flow rates for D and B, and the molar composition of D and B.