NAME: ____________________________________________________________

SEPARATION PROCESSES – FLASH AND BATCH DISTILLATION

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. This is a take-home exam. You may use computers in order to solve the problems. Make sure to print all of your
spreadsheets/solution sheets/computer code when done, and staple them along with this sheet.
2. Fill in the table of final answers below and make sure to sign the honor code.
3. Use DIPPR design equations for the vapor pressure ONLY. You may assume that the mixture is an ideal mixture (all activity
coefficients equal to 1 for the K-values).
4. For every problem, you are required to explain how you got the answer in 2-5 sentences. Discuss the algorithm on how
to solve the problem in FILIPINO or ENGLISH (don’t worry about grammar for now).

A 2000 kmol mixture of alcohols – 40% methanol, 16% ethanol, 16% 1-propanol, 12% 2-propanol, 12% 1-butanol, and 4% 2-
butanol is prepared for distillation at atmospheric pressures.
1. Determine the bubble point temperature. The bubble point temperature is the temperature of the liquid mixture wherein the first
bubble will appear.
2. Determine the dew point temperature. The dew point temperature is the temperature of the vapor mixture wherein the first vapor
will appear.
3. The mixture is fed to a batch distillation tank. It is desired to recover 90% of the methanol in the mixture. What should the steady-
state temperature of the batch distillation tank be?
4. The mixture is fed to a batch distillation tank. If it is desired to attain 1:1 mole ratio with methanol :: other components, what
should be the steady-state temperature and the desired recovery of methanol?
5. The mixture is fed to a flash distillation tank. Find the temperature of the flash tank and he flowrate of methanol if 2000 kmol/hr
of the mixture is fed in the tank and 80% of the feed is vaporized.
6. The mixture is fed to a two-tank cascading flash system. The feed for the second tank is the distillate of the first tank. What will
be the flowrate of methanol from the distillate of the second tank and the temperatures of the two flash tanks if both tanks force
half of their feed to be at vapor state?

1 Bubble point temperature of solution:

2 Dew point temperature of the solution:

3 Batch tank temperature:

Batch tank temperature:

4
Desired recovery of methanol:

5 Flash tank temperature:

Flash tank 1 temperature:

6 Flash tank 2 temperature:

Methanol flowrate from distillate of tank 2:

Honor Pledge

On my honor, I hereby pledge that I did not engage in any form of cheating on this quiz, nor did I tolerate or coerce any of my classmates
to do the same. I understand that I shall automatically fail Separation Processes if I am proven to have violated this pledge. So
help me God.

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