Answer to Question #328648 in Chemical Engineering for SAVARA RAVITEJA

Question

A 30-plate bubble cap column is to be used to remove n-pentane

from oil by means of pure steam stripping. The inlet oil contains 6% n-pentane

by volume and it is desired to reduce the n-pentane to 0.1% by volume. Assume

isothermal operation and an overall plate efficiency of 30%. Find out the ratio

of actual to minimum steam consumption. The equilibrium relation for the

system is y=3x.

Answer 1

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