Distillation Tutorials

VLE and Distillation Examples and Tutorials

NOTE: Only Examples are provided with solutions.

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	Brief Descriptions
1	Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium - from Vapour Pressure Data
2	Simple Distillation - Area under the Curve
3	Flash Distillation - Graphical Solution, varying f values
4	Continuous Distillation - Plotting of ROL, q-lne, SOL; number of triangles
5	Continuous Distillation - Trade-off between trays and reflux ratio

Choose any of the questions below to test yourself.

	Brief Descriptions
1	Simple Distillation No. 1 : Determine L2 when L1, x1 and x2 are given
2	Simple Distillation No. 2 : 2-stage Process
3	Simple Distillation No. 3 : Mathematical Solution for Constant Relative Volatility
4	Comparison between Simple Distillation and Flash Distillation
5	Flash Distillation No. 1 : Continuous 2-stage Operation
6	Flash Distillation No. 2 : Mathematical Solution for Constant Relative Volatility
7	No Question.
8	Continuous Distillation No. 1 : Different Feed Conditions
9	Continuous Distillation No. 2 : VLE not available
10	Continuous Distillation No. 3 : Different Reflux Ratios
11	Continuous Distillation No.4 : Unknown q-value
12	Continuous Distillation No. 5 : Unknown mole fractions
13	Continuous Distillation No. 6 : Minimum Reflux for Non-Ideal Solution
14	Continuous Distillation No. 7 : Different Feed Condition (q) on Minimum Reflux
15	No Question.
16	Batch Distillation No. 1 : Number of Theoretical Trays
17	Batch Distillation No. 2 : Constant Reflux Ratio
18	Batch Distillation No. 3 : Constant Distillate Composition (Increasing Reflux Ratio)
19	Batch Distillation No. 4 : Mathematical Solution for Constant Relative Volatility