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Symbol Definition Units

Ci Relative volatility constants


cp Heat capacity J/(mol K)
cpi
0L
Liquid pure heat capacity of component i J/(mol K)
D Flow rate of distillate mol/s
Fin Feed flow rate into tray mol/min
hF Molar enthalpy of inlet feed J/mol
hL Liquid outlet molar enthalpy J/mol
hj-1L Liquid inlet molar enthalpy J/mol
h0,L Pure component liquid enthalpy of component i J/mol
hV Vapour outlet molar enthalpy J/mol
hj+1V Vapour outlet molar enthalpy J/mol
hi0,V Pure component vapour enthalpy of component i J/mol
Hvap Heat of vaporisation of component i J/mol
Lin Molar liquid flow rate from tray j mol/min
Lout Molar liquid flow rate into tray j mol/min
Lout,0 Nominal flow over the weir at steady state mol/min
Mi Component molar holdup mol
Mtot Total molar holdup mol
Mtot,o Nominal total molar holdup at steady state mol
NC Number of components -
NT Number of trays from top to bottom -
P Pressure Pa
T Temperature K
Tc Critical temperature K
Tr Reduced temperature K
Tref Reference temperature K
U Internal energy J
Vol Volume m3
Vout Outlet molar vapour flow rate into tray j mol/min
Vin Inlet molar vapour flow rate into tray j mol/min
xin Inlet liquid mole fraction of component mol/mol
x Liquid mole fraction of component mol/mol
yin Vapour mole fraction of component mol/mol
y Vapour mole fraction of component mol/mol
z Feed mole fraction mol/mol
α Relative volatility
τ Hydraulic time constant min
i Component

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