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4 Find the line thr ough O 1 M to get V N (it's on the saturation curve).
5 Extend the lines V 0 O 1 and V N O N + 1 : the intersection is the
point.
6 Stepping off stages:
- Use a tie-line fro m O 1 to find V 1 .
- Draw and extend
V 1 .Itcrosses the solubility curve at O 2 .
- Use the tie-line from O 2 to find V 2 , etc.
50
45
40
O N +1
O 7
O 6
O 5
O 4
35
30
25
V 7
O 3
20
V 6
O 2
V 5
N
M
15
V 4
O 1
10
V 3
V 2
5
V 1
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
wt % water (component A )
V 0
Conjugate line
Figure
5.14 Countercurrent
cascade:
water-acetic
acid-isopropyl
ether,
Example 5.2.
5.7
Minimum solvent flowrate
Remember that:
V 0
O N + 1 =
solvent flowrate
feed flowrate .
(5.12)
Note that in Figure 5.13, this ratio decreases as the point M moves toward the point V 0
(lever-arm rule). This causes a decrease in the solute concentration of V N . When the line
V 0 O N + 1 changes such that it falls exactly on a tie-line (equilibrium and operating lines
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