Problem No.

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Problem Statement: The liquid entering the reboiler, the vapor entering the condenser, the liquid leaving
the condenser, and the vapor and liquid from the reboiler may be considered saturated. How much heat
must be added to the distillation column through the reboiler?
Given:

13

13
Condenser
T=64.7 C
P= 1 atm

11 , 11

Absorption Column

Reboiler

Given:

13 = 21.29
3


(.) =/
Specifications:

13 = 2.5 13

Whats asked?

Solution:
Methanol Mass Balance
Assumptions:

Steady State
No generation


= +


=0

( = )
13 = 13 + 13

13 = 2.5 13 + 13

13 = 74.52/

Energy Balance
Assumptions:

PE and KE are negligible

Steady State Process
No Shaft work

= + +


= 0

0 = + + +
+ +

0 =
+ +

Since +

0 = + + Q

= Q

= Q
13

Q = 74.52kmol/hrx 35770kJ/kmol

Q = 2.67106 /
Interpretation/Inference: