In this post, the relative volatility is represented as $\alpha$. This parameter accounts for the feasibility of separation in a mixture. For a binary mixture, this is defined as,
Some cases can be devised:
- For $\alpha{A,B}=1.0$ the mixture separation is not possible. As $\alpha_{A,B}$ gets closer to 1.0, the separation becomes more difficult.
- For $\alpha_{A,B}=0$ there is practically no mixture. This is, the components are practically split.
The parameters $K_A$ and $K_B$ give a feeling of the tendency of the component of interest A to vaporize. As you can see in Eq. (01), the factor $K$ is defined as,
$K_A=\dfrac{\text{Mole fraction of component A in vapor phase}}{\text{Mole fraction of component A in liquid phase}}$ Eq. (02)
An interesting interpretation of Eq. (02) is given by Kister H.Z. in his book Distillation design. He says: "If the $K$-value is high, the component tends to concentrate in the vapor; if low it tends to concentrate in the liquid.".
This is the end of the post. I hope you find it useful.
Other stuff of interest
- LE01 - AC and DC voltage measurement and continuity test
- LE 02 - Start and stop push button installation 24V DC
- LE 03 - Turn on/off an 24V DC pilot light with a push button
- LE 04 - Latch contact with encapsulated relay for turning on/off an AC bulb light
- LE 05 - Emergency stop button installation
- About PID controllers
- Ways to control a process
- About pilot lights
- Solving the Colebrook equation
- Example #01: single stage chemical evaporator
- Example #02: single stage process plant evaporator
- Example #03: single stage chemical evaporator
- Example #04: triple effect chemical evaporator
- VLE data for ethylene-glycol - water mixtures
- VLE data for water - glycerol mixtures
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