Differential Distillation - Rayleigh's equation
A liquid feed consisting of 1200 gmoles of mixture containing 30% naphthalene and 70% dipropylene glycol is differentially distilled at 100 mm Hg pressure and final distillate contains 55% of the feed solution. The VLE data are
x | 8.4 | 11.6 | 28.0 | 50.6 | 68.7 | 80.6 | 88 |
y | 22.3 | 41.1 | 62.9 | 74.8 | 80.2 | 84.4 | 88 |
- determine the amount of distillate
- determine the concentration of naphthalene in residue and distillate
Calculations:
F = 1200 gmol
F = D + W
D = 0.55 x 1200 = 660 gmol
Amount of distillate, D = 660 gmol
W = 1200 - 660 = 540 gmol
From Rayleigh's equation
xW is calculated from the graphical method, for which the integral term is the above equation is balanced:
ln (F/W) = ln (1200/540) = 0.7985
The area of 0.7985 is obtained for xW = 0.07
F xF = D yD,avg + W xW
660 x yD,avg = 1200 x 0.3 - 540 x 0.07
yD,avg = 0.4882
Concentration of naphthalene in residue = 7%
Concentration of naphthalene in distillate = 48.82%