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A mixture- 25-mol-% n-pentane, 45-mol-% n-hexane, and 30-mol-% n-heptane- is brought to a

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Temperature of the system is .Pressure of the system is .

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Write the composition of the components in feed as follows:

Mole fraction of n-pentane is .

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Mole fraction of n-hexane is .

Mole fraction of n-heptane is .

From Figure 10.14, write the K value for each component at and as follows:

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Let xi be the mole fraction of component in liquid phase and yi be the mole fraction of component
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Relation between mole fraction of component in liquid phase and vapor phase are as follows: Rasmussen College 378

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Take the basis as 100 moles of feed, .

Write the total mole balance as follows:

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…… (1)

Here, is feed moles, is vapor mole, and is liquid mole.

Write the mole balance equation for n-pentane as follows:

…… (2)

Write the mole balance equation for n-hexane as follows:

…… (3)

Write the mole balance equation for n-heptane as follows:

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…… (4)

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Relation between the mole fractions of the components in the liquid phase is as follows:

Substitute the corresponding values in the above equation to calculate the value of L.

Calculate the moles in vapor phase from equation (1) as follows:

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Calculate the compositions of each component in each phase as follows:

For n -pentane:

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For n -hexane:

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For n -heptane:

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Therefore, the liquid molar fraction is and the phase compositions are as follows:

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