Answer:
472,826 lb/hr
Explanation:
As per the given data:
Solids in feed= 2%
Solids in concentrate= 25%
HTA1 = HTA2 = 1000 ft^2
U1 = 500 Btu/ h ft^2 F & U2 = 700 Btu/ h ft^2 F
Overall material balance: Feed= Distillate + concentrate ----> Eq-1
Component balance: Feed * 0.02 = Distillate * 0 + concentrate * 0.25
Feed = 12.5 * concentrate ---> Eq-2
Boiling point rise = negligible, so solution & solvent vapor temperature will be same.
Assumed that the 1st effect is operating under atmospheric pressure (Boiling point - 212F).
As per the data:
Latent heat 212F = 300 Btu/lb
Latent heat 100F = 320 Btu/lb
As per material balance:
Vapor flowrate * latent heat = Overall HT coefficient * HTA * DT
1st effect: M-1= (500 * 1000 * (326-212)) / 300 = 190,000 lb/hr
2nd effect: M-2= (700*1000 * (212-100)) / 320 = 245,000 lb/hr
Distillate = M-1 + M-2 = 190,000+245,000 = 435,000 lb/hr
Substituting the above in Eq-1
Feed = 435,000 + concentrate
Substitute Eq-2 in the above
12.5 * concentrate = 435,000 + concentrate
Concentrate, L1 = 435,000/11.5 = 37826 lb /hr
Feed, F = 435,000 + 37826 = 472,826 lb/hr
1st effect operating pressure is not given, That may be the reason we are not getting the given answer. But procedure is right.
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