You are comparing distillation column designs at 1 atm and 3 atm total pressure for a particular separation. You have the same feed in both cases, and the feed is a saturated liquid in both cases. The product specifications do not change, and the same reflux ratio is used in both cases.

Compared to the design at 3 atm, the design at 1 atm will have: (Select one) a) more stages, fewer stages, the same number of stagesb) a larger diameter, a smaller diameter, the same diameterc) a higher reboiler temperature, a lower reboiler temp, the same reboiler temp

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Kailee

4 March, 12:17

You are comparing distillation column designs at 1 atm and 3 atm total pressure for a particular separation. You have the same feed in both cases, and the feed is a saturated liquid in both cases. The product specifications do not change, and the same reflux ratio is used in both cases.

Compared to the design at 3 atm, the design at 1 atm will have: (Select one) a) more stages, fewer stages, the same number of stagesb) a larger diameter, a smaller diameter, the same diameterc) a higher reboiler temperature, a lower reboiler temp, the same reboiler temp

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Bruno Strickland · Answer 1

more number of stages will be required, a smaller diameter, a higher reboiler temperature

Explanation:

It is stated in the question that the product specifications and the reflux ratio do not change.

The pressure in a distillation column varies:

directly as the diameter of the distillation column inversely as the number of stages required for the design inversely as the temperature of the reboiler

Based on the theory stated above, the distillation column design at a pressure of 1 atm requires a more number of stages than the design with 3 atm, it has a smaller diameter than the design at 3 atm. It also has a higher reboiler temperature than the design with 3 atm.