The diagram below shows a circuit consisting of three (3) distillation columns t
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Question
The diagram below shows a circuit consisting of three (3) distillation columns that is being used to separate a feed stream A into four final products C, D, Fand G. The feed contains four (4) components labelled 1-4, whose mass fraction concentrations are shown as where i component and j stream. Assume that the Circuit is operating at steady state with no reactions occuring 1, C 1.B 2, B 3, B 4,B Question Completion Status: 1.A 2.A 3.A 4,A 1.E 2, E 3, E 4,E How many independent mass balance equations can be written for this circuit? Only count mass-balance equations e. do not include Zpii 1 equations). Enter your answer as a whole number with no decimal places.Explanation / Answer
The number of independent mass balance equations = number of components
There are 4 components each for A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
Therefore, total of 4*7 = 28 components
hence, 28 independent equations