Rectifying Section

Upper Feed

D, xD

FU , xFU

Middle Section

Lower Feed

FL , xFL
Stripping Section

B, xB

Vm ,

Lm + 1 ,

y m,

x m+ 1 ,

v
hm
1

L
hm
+1

Sta ge m
FL , x F L , h F L

Lsm ,

V ms 1 ,

s
xm

y sm 1

s ,L
hm

h ms ,v 1

S tage 2

(VM + B FL )xI ,m+1 VM y i ,m Bxi ,B FL xi ,F

(Vm + B FL )hmL +1 v mhmv BhB + FL hF

=0

+ Qreb = 0

V1s , y 1s , h1s ,v
s

s ,L

L2 , x 2 , h2

B, x B, h B
R ebo iler (sta ge 1)

Q reb = sh 1v (s + 1)h 2L + h B B

Q reb = (DH D + BH B ) FH F + Q cond Q1 Q 2

(V
(V
(V

s
m

+ B h ms ,+L 1 V ms h ms ,v Bh B + Q reb = 0

s
m

+ B h ms ,v V ms h ms ,v Bh B + Q reb + Q1 = 0

s
m

+ B hms ,v Vms hms ,v Bh B + Q reb + Q1 + Q 2 = 0

N u m b e r o f S ta g e s

B o u n d a r y V a lu e M o d e l

H YS Y S

24

24*

U p p e r F e e d L o c a t io n

6*

L o w e r F e e d L o c a t io n

12

12*

42 10

41 45

R e b o il e r D u t y ( k W )

Fz

xi =

= Vy

+ Lx

zi

(K i

f (V/F

1)

V
+1
F

z i (K i 1 )

)=

V
F

(K i

1)+ 1

zi
V
V 1

+ 1

F
F Ki

= 0

P in F
=

P
n 1

= 0 . 017

in

ln F + 0 . 7

n 1
n

Com pone nt
Methane

M ole Fr action
0.865

Ethane

0.075

Propane

0.035

i-Butane

0.015

n-Butane

0.006

i-Pentane

0.004

Param eter

Condition

Temperature (C)

25

Pressure (bar)

60

Molar Flow Rate (kmol/h)

Parameter
Number of trays
Operating pressure (kPa)
Pressure drop (kPa)

Condition
25
3000
50

36000