Chemical Engineering - Mass Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Mass Transfer - Section 3 (Q.No. 23)
23.
If f = moles of vapour present per mole of feed, then the slope of feed line is (Mcabe-Thiele method)
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Mr Pegu said:   12 months ago
Anyone, explain me the correct answer.

Rajveer said:   1 year ago
According to me,

The answer will be (f-1)/f or -(1-f)/f.
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Ranjeet said:   2 years ago
Yes, it's (- q÷1-q).

TANMAY SHAH said:   3 years ago
'q' = mole fraction of liquid in the feed.
Then Slop = q/(q-1).

Now, q = 1-f Where f = mole fraction of vapour in the feed.
Then Slop = (f-1)/f.

If the feed is a saturated liquid i.e. it has no vapour, then q = 1 & f = 0. Then the slope of the q-line is infinite [a vertical line].

If the feed is a saturated vapour i.e. it has no liquid, then f = 1 & q = 0. Then the slope of the q-line is zero [ a horizontal line].
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Amit Kumar kashyap said:   3 years ago
The answer should be [ (f-1) /f].q signifies the fraction of liquid in the feed.

Therefore, q = (1-f).

Now, slope of feed line is = q/(q-1) = (1-f)/(1-f-1) = (1-f)/(-f) = (f-1)/f.
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Bashir said:   5 years ago
The correct answer is: f-1/f.
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Bashir said:   5 years ago
Is there any difference between q-line and feed-line?

Chirag said:   5 years ago
The answer should be [ (1-f) /f].q is the fraction of liquid in the feed.

Therefore, q = (1-f).
Now, slope of feed line is = - q/(1-q) = - (1-f)/(1-1-f) = - (1-f)/(-f) = (1-f)/f.

Tanna said:   6 years ago
q + f = 1
And slope is q / q-1
So in terms of f it should be
f-1 / f.
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Neelam said:   7 years ago
It should be f-1/f.
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