RAPANUT, PETER JOHN P.

5ChE-A
In using this "RAPANUT-McCabe-Thiele Method Program=)",Circural reference
should be enabled in excel,click excel button,formulas,then click enable iterative calculation.
Assumptions: Equilibrium curve is dependent on αmean
Given variables: xF xD xB Ratio of Rdmin with Rd

Unkwown: ymax yint Rdmin D

Ls Vs no. Of actual plates

Limit of program: Does not solve trial and error solution; Given nessecary variables, it can compute for the unkw
it can also solve for different binary equilibrium, given x and y compositions
the colored variables can be changed; the underlined variables are answers
Equilibrium Curve Calculation
x y Ki αmean= 4.447548 y (calculated from αmean)
0 0 0
0.02 0.134 7.58198614318707 0.083213329723149
0.04 0.23 7.16883116883117 0.156342065050736
0.06 0.304 6.84291187739464 0.221114691423369
0.08 0.365 6.61023622047244 0.278886029492179
0.1 0.418 6.4639175257732 0.330733031574011
0.15 0.517 6.06556245686681 0.439732437186825
0.2 0.579 5.50118764845606 0.526489843499591
0.3 0.665 4.6318407960199 0.655895295094654
0.4 0.729 4.03505535055351 0.747795245967214
0.5 0.779 3.52488687782805 0.816431188311478
0.6 0.825 3.14285714285714 0.86964438367935
0.7 0.87 2.86813186813187 0.912108102932502
0.8 0.915 2.69117647058824 0.946780751411047
0.9 0.958 2.53439153439154 0.975626363619607
0.95 0.979 2.45363408521304 0.988304561522573
1 1 1
Define the Given Variables xF xD xB
You can change value of given variables upon desire 0.65 0.98 0.05

Feed Line Calculation

Slope of FL 6 Yint of FL -3.25

intersection at x w/ EC when q=1 0.89200552
inetersection at x with EC when q=0 0.29456523
Applying quadratic equation of combined FL and EC equation for intersection when q is not 1 and 0
Coefficients of FL and EC
b -9.65208101478246 TYPE OF FEED:
a 20.6852908443988 SUBCOOLED LIQUID
c -3.25
roots of FL and EC 0.693252426653082 -0.2266367
intersection at x w/ EC 0.693252426653082
intersection at y w/ EC 0.90951455991849
Rectifying Line Calculation
ymax 0.739106134801323 Yint 0.696316
Rdmin 0.325925944672926 slope of RL 0.289474
Rd 0.407407430841158
intersection at X of RL and FL 0.691059907235506 when q is not 1 or 0 at y
intersection at y of RL and FL 0.88447368030647 when q is 1 at x
inersection at x of RL and FL -13.6327266755211 when q is 0 at y

Graphical representation of RL
0.98 0.98
0.69106 0.896359443413032 itersection of RL and FL at x and y
0 0.69631577787982

Flowrate Calculations
D 64.5161290322581 B 35.483871
L 26.2843503768489 V 90.8004794
Ls 146.284350376849 Vs 110.800479

Stripping line Calculations

slope of SL 1.32025015737274 yint -0.016012507868637
for graphical representation of SL
0.05 0
0.05 0.05
0.69106 0.896359443413032

Plate Calculation
no. Plate x y
0 0.98 0.98
0.916787 1 0.91678667 0.98
0.916787 1 0.91678667 0.961701
0.849532 2 0.84953233 0.961701
0.849532 2 0.84953233 0.942233
0.785748 3 0.7857479 0.942233
0.785748 3 0.7857479 0.923769
0.731519 4 0.73151891 0.923769
0.731519 4 0.73151891 0.908071
0.689537 5 0.6895371 0.908071
0.689537 5 0.6895371 0.894349
0.655567 6 0.65556711 0.894349
0.655567 6 0.65556711 0.8495
0.559303 7 0.55930264 0.8495
0.559303 7 0.55930264 0.722407
0.369137 8 0.369137 0.722407
 0.369137 8 0.369137 0.471341
0.166989 9 0.16698938 0.471341
0.166989 9 0.16698938 0.204455
0.054628 10 0.05462805 0.204455
0.054628 10 0.05462805 0.05611
0.01319 PARTIAL REBOILER 0.01318965 0.05611
0.01319 PARTIAL REBOILER 0.01318965 0.001401
0.000315 PARTIAL REBOILER 0.00031538 0.001401
0.000315 PARTIAL REBOILER 0.00031538 -0.015596
-0.003465 PARTIAL REBOILER -0.0034648 -0.015596
-0.003465 PARTIAL REBOILER -0.0034648 -0.020587
-0.004556 PARTIAL REBOILER -0.0045561 -0.020587
-0.004556 PARTIAL REBOILER -0.0045561 -0.022028
-0.00487 PARTIAL REBOILER -0.0048696 -0.022028
-0.00487 PARTIAL REBOILER -0.0048696 -0.022442

Graphical Representation
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0.9

0.8
Assumed
0.7 Equilibrium
Curve
0.6 Column A
Column I
Column I
0.5 Line for Ymax
y

RL
0.4 FL
SL
plate in RS
0.3

0.2

0.1

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1

x
 q(any value) F

B L V

can compute for the unkwon variables and with graphical representation

q(any value) F Ratio of Rdmin with Rd(must be <1)

1.2 100 0.8

for graphical representation

0.65 0.65
0.65 0
0.693252 0.909515
0.65 0.65
0 -3.25
 for graphical representation of ymax
0.98 0.98
0.896359 0.98 0
0.65 0.693252 0.909515
-3.25 0.98 0.98
0 0.739106

Evaluated in that form for graphical representation and to

have an automatic answer upon change in given variables
the no. of plates is the last highest no. in no. of plate column
disregard the many partial reboiler appearing, the first to appear is the correct answer
the second no. Appearing means n in x and n+1 in y
for example the second no. 1 appearing means 1 in X and 2 in Y
the first no. Are plate no. n in x and n in y