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MID SEM EXAM QUESTION 2025

The document outlines a mid-semester exam for the Mass Transfer Operation II course, focusing on distillation concepts. It includes various questions on differential distillation, McCabe-Thiele method, steam distillation, and vapor-liquid equilibria, among others. The exam assesses students' understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of distillation processes.

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MID SEM EXAM QUESTION 2025

The document outlines a mid-semester exam for the Mass Transfer Operation II course, focusing on distillation concepts. It includes various questions on differential distillation, McCabe-Thiele method, steam distillation, and vapor-liquid equilibria, among others. The exam assesses students' understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of distillation processes.

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MID SEM EXAM QUESTION

Subject Code: Mass Transfer Operation II


Subject Name: 3160501

Distillation
Q.1 Define Differential distillation and derive material balance equation for the
same (OR)
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Discuss differential distillation and derive Rayleigh’s equation for
binary distillation.
Q.2 Explain McCabe-Thiele method (OR)
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List assumptions of McCabe-Thiele method and its limitations.
Q.3 With neat sketch explain positive deviation from ideality. (OR)
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Explain ideality and Raoult’s law. Also discuss about positive deviation.
Q.4 Derive q-line equation for feed tray location. (OR)

Carry out material balance for feed tray and derive equation for q line. How 7
feed condition affects the q line? Draw and explain.
Q.5 Discuss in detail steam distillation and compare it with vacuum distillation.
Q.6 A continuous distillation column is to separate 50 Kmol/hr of feed mixture having
65% Benzene (A) and 35% Toluene (B). Top product contains 95% Benzene and
Bottom product contains 95% Toluene (by mole). Feed is saturated liquid at its
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bubble point. Average relative volatility is 2.44. If reflux ratio R= 2.25 Rmin,
determine feed tray location and number of theoretical stages by Mccabe-Thiele
method.
Q.7 Define reflux ratio. Explain total and minimum reflux. How reflux ratio affects
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the number of stages.
Q.8 A mixture of 45 mol% Benzene and remaining Toluene is continuously fractioned
in a tower. Feed is liquid at its boiling point and is introduced at 5 kmol/s rate. 7
This gives 98 % benzene in distillate and 98 % toluene in bottoms. Find amount
of Distillate and Bottoms. Find minimum reflux ratio and number of plates when
total reflux is used.

Equilibrium data in mole fraction is given as:

x 1 0.78 0.58 0.41 0.26 0.13 0.017


y 1 0.9 0.78 0.63 0.49 0.26 0.039
Q.9 1000 kmol/hr of an ethanol-propanol mixture containing 65 mole percent ethanol
is to be separated in a continuous plate column operating at 101.325 kPa total
pressure. The desired terminal composition in terms of mole fraction of ethanol
are xD = 0.92 and xW = 0.07. The feed is saturated vapour and total condenser is 7
used. When the reflux flow rate is four times the amount of top product, find the
number of theoretical plate required for the separation and location of feed plate.
Relative volatility of ethanol-propanol system may be taken as 2.10
Q.10 A feed of 70 mole % hexane and 30 mole % octane is fed to a pipe still through

a pressure reducing valve into a flash disengaging chamber. The vapour and
liquid leaving the chamber are assumed to be in equilibrium. If 50 mole % of feed
is vaporized, find the composition of the top and bottom products. 7
Equilibrium data are given below
x, mole fraction of hexane in liquid 1 0.69 0.40 0.192 0.045 0
y, mole fraction of hexane invapour 1 0.932 0.78 0.538 0.1775 0
Q.11 100 moles of mixture of components A and B containing 60 mole % of A is

subjected to a differential distillation at atmospheric pressure till the composition


of A in the residue is 30%. Calculate the total moles of distillate and residue. 7
Average relative volatility is constant at 2.25. Also draw an equilibrium diagram
(y vs x diagram).
Q.12 Define: Reflux ratio, Total reflux, minimum reflux 3
Q.13 Explain Fenskeys method for finding Theoretical stage 7
Q.14 What is an azeotrope? Explain the advantages, disadvantages and industrial
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application of azeotropic distillation with suitable example
Q.15 Compute the vapor-liquid equilibria at constant pressure of 1 standard

atmosphere for mixtures of n-heptane (A) with n-octane (B), which may be
expected to form ideal solutions. Also calculate the relative volatility for each
temperature and its average value. 7
T (°C) 98.4 105 110 115 120 125.6
Pa, mmHg 760 940 1050 1200 1350 1540
Pa, mmHg 333 417 484 561 650 760
Q.16 A liquid containing 50 mol % benzene (A), 25 mol % toluene (B), and 25 mol %

o-xylene (C) is flash vaporized at 1 std atm pressure and 100°C. Compute the
amounts of liquid and vapor products and their composition. Vapour pressures of 7
components, in mm Hg are given as below: Benzene = 1370, Toluene = 550, o-
xylene = 200
Q.17 Explain relative volatility and derive its relationship equation with equilibrium
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composition in vapor and liquid phases.
Q.18 What is the effect of increasing pressure on separation of components in binary
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distillation column? Justify with appropriate y vs x diagram
Q.19 Compute the vapour liquid equilibria at constant pressure of 1 atm for the mixture
of n-heptane and n-octane, which may be expected to form ideal solution.
Data: Boiling point of n-heptane and n-octane are 98.38 0C and 125.2 0C
respectively. Use Antoine equation and constants for the calculations
B
log10 P = A −
T+C
Where, pressure in bar and T is in K
Component A B C
n-heptane 4.02832 1268.636 -56.199
n-octane 4.04867 1353.126 -63.633

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