Determine the x,y coordinates at the top and bottom of the tower

a. Top
x= 0 (because the water is initialy pure)
y= 0.03 x (1- 0.9 ) = 0.003

b. Bottom
x= unknown
y= 0.03

Plotted the points on the diagram

y = 30 x
y= 30 x x
0.03 0
x= ---------- = 0.001 0.001
30 y = 27 x
0
Determine slope of approximate operating line (L/G) 0.001

slope = 0.03 - 0.003 m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

------------------------------------ y = mx + c
0.001 - 0
= 27

Determine the mol/time flow rate of G

G= 10 m3/s x 0.97
G= 9.7 m3/s

V1P1 = V2P2 0.035

Column I
T1 T2 0.03
f(x) = 27 x + 0.003 Operating line
V1 = V2P2T1 0.025 R² = 1 for minimum
T2P1 solvent
0.02
273 x 9.7 Linear
0.015 (Operating line
V1 = ------------------------------------------------------------------ 0.01 for minimum
solvent)
273 + 25 0.005
V1 = 8.89 m3/s 0
0 0.00025 0.0005 0.00075 0.001

G= 8.89 m3/s x 1000 L

22.4 L/mol m3
G= 396.7 mol/s x moles SO2/moles H20
y mole SO2/mole total gas

Determine the minimum flow rate The actual flowrate should be

L'A = 1.5 x 10711
L= 27 G L'A = 16066 mol/s
L= 27 *396,7 L'A = 16066 mol/s x 18 g/mol
L= 10711 mol/s L'A = 289 kg/s
L'A = 289 l/s
 y
0
0.03

0.003
0.03

Column I
03 Operating line
for minimum
solvent
Linear
(Operating line
for minimum
solvent)

075 0.001

O2/moles H20
2/mole total gas

x 1 kg/1000 g
 L G
0 0
0.013 0.01
0.037 0.03
0.058 0.05
0.078 0.07
0.093 0.09

0.1
0.09
0.08 f(x) = 0.952488178338212 x − 0.00262403362606
R² = 0.99345821779002
0.07
0.06
Column C
0.05 Linear
(Column C)
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1

Determine the x,y coordinates at the top and bottom of the tower
a. Top
x= 0 (because the water is initialy pure)
y= 0.1 x (1- 0.96 ) = 0.004

b. Bottom
x= unknown y= 0.952x
y= 0.1 x y
0 0
Plotted the points on the diagram 0.105042 0.1

y= 0.952 x 0 0.004
0.1 0.105042 0.1
x= ---------- = 0.105042
0.952

Determine slope of opproximate operating line (L/G)

slope = 0.1 - 0.004

------------------------------------
0.105042 - 0
= 0.91392
Determine the mol/time flow rate of G
G= 50 kg-mol/hr
G= 0.816993 mol/s

0.12

0.1

0.08
Equilibrium line
0.06 Operating line
for minimum
solvent
0.04

0.02

0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12

Determine the minimum flow rate

L= 0.91392 * 0.8
L= 0.75 mol/s
The actual flowrate should be
L'A = 1.3 x 0.75
L'A = 1.0 mol/s
L'A = 1 mol/s x 18 g/mol x 1 kg/1000 g
L'A = 0.017 kg/s
L'A = 0.02 l/s
 1.5 mol x 22.4 L/mol = 33.6 L

Determine the x,y coordinates at the top and bottom of the tower
a. Top
x= 0 (because the water is initialy pure)
y= 0.336 x (1- 0.95 ) = 0.0168

b. Bottom
x= unknown
y= 0.336
y = 25 x
Plotted the points on the diagram x y
0 0
y= 25 x 0.01344 0.336
0.336
x= ---------- = 0.01344 0 0.0168
25 0.01344 0.336

Determine slope of opproximate operating line (L/G)

slope = 0.336 - 0.0168

------------------------------------
0.01344 - 0
= 23.75

Determine the mol/time flow rate of G

G= 450 kg/hr
G= 1.736111 mol/s

Determine the minimum flow rate

L= 23.75 * 1.7
L= 41.23 mol/s

The actual flowrate should be

L'A = 1.5 x 41.23
L'A = 61.8 mol/s
L'A = 62 mol/s x 18 g/mol x 1 kg/1000 g
L'A = 1.113 kg/s
L'A = 1.11 l/s
0.12

0.1

0.08
Equilibrium line
0.06 Operating line
for minimum
solvent
0.04

0.02

0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12
0.12

0.1

0.08
Equilibrium line
0.06 Operating line
for minimum
solvent
0.04

0.02

0
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12