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Distillation Distillation Pre-Lab Plan Unit Operations Lab # 5 Date 10/31/2023 Group 1, Tuesday, 1PM section Angelo Giles Emmanuel Risasi Kevin Malec Zuhai Wang Unit Operations ChE-381 Group No. 1 p. 1 Fall 2023 10/31/2023
Distillation 1. Experimental Objective (5 pts) In this experiment, a 10 wt% ethanol-water solution is separated through binary distillation to observe how the reflux ratio and reboiler temperature influences the quality of both the bottom and distillate streams. This quality is determined by the compositions of each stream. Experiment A will vary the reboiler temperatures while keeping the reflux ratio constant to determine how each boil-up rate influences the column efficiency. For Experiment B, the reboiler temperature will be kept constant while varying the reflux ratio of the column to a constant value to change the distillate and bottom stream compositions. Additionally, the McCabe-Thiele method will be used to determine the equilibrium at each stage of the column. 2. Experimental 2.1 Apparatus (5 pts) The Armfield Distillation Unit consists of a distillation column, a reboiler, condenser, top and bottom collection tanks, a vacuum pump, and associated valves, piping, and thermocouples (figures 1 and 2). The column has nine stages, each with their own thermocouple. The material to be distilled can be placed in the feed tanks and then pumped to the column with a vacuum pump. There are valves to get samples of the top and bottom products as well as a manometer to measure differential pressure between the top and bottom of the column. The pump and heater are controlled by the circuit control unit (figure 3). The control unit supplies power and also displays temperatures sensed by the thermocouples. There is a computer with software used to log data (figure 4). Unit Operations ChE-381 Group No. 1 p. 2 Fall 2023 10/31/2023
Distillation Figure 1. Front view of Armfield Distillation Column Unit Operations ChE-381 Group No. 1 p. 3 Fall 2023 10/31/2023
Distillation Figure 2. Side view of Armfield Distillation Column Unit Operations ChE-381 Group No. 1 p. 4 Fall 2023 10/31/2023
Distillation Figure 3. Armfield Circuit Interface Figure 4. Computer Table 1. Armfield Distillation Apparatus Components Unit Operations ChE-381 Group No. 1 p. 5 Fall 2023 10/31/2023
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