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The document describes an ethene/ethane distillation column with 33 trays operating at 17 bar. It has a partial condenser and partial reboiler. The feed of 100 kmol/h at -35°C and composition of 0.6 enters on tray 12. The distillate stream has 0.95 purity and 93% composition, while the bottoms has 6% composition.

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Microsoft Visio Column

The document describes an ethene/ethane distillation column with 33 trays operating at 17 bar. It has a partial condenser and partial reboiler. The feed of 100 kmol/h at -35°C and composition of 0.6 enters on tray 12. The distillate stream has 0.95 purity and 93% composition, while the bottoms has 6% composition.

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Ethene/ Ethane system

Efficiency 82.4%

17 bar
D = 60.674 kmol/h

Partial Condenser

Distillate product

yd = 0.95

Xd = 0.93

V = 266.348 kmol/h

L = 205.674
kmol/h

Reflux
L/D = 2.44

Enriching Section

Access point

24'
3.4mm tray
thickness

A516-70 carbon steel

12

Stripping Section

21.3 m

Feed = 100 kmol/h


Z = 0.6
T = -35C
q = 1.033
Feed stage = 12

Shell thickness
6 mm

Access point

N = 33

XB = 0.06

Partial Reboiler

B = 39.326 kmol/h
Bottoms Product

0.8258m

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