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Simple batch distillation of a binary mixture
Author(s) -
Binous Housam,
AlHarthi Mamdouh A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.21556
Subject(s) - distillation , simple (philosophy) , batch distillation , session (web analytics) , binary number , computer science , process engineering , chemistry , engineering , mathematics , chromatography , fractional distillation , philosophy , arithmetic , epistemology , world wide web
A simple experiment such as the batch distillation of an ethanol–water binary mixture can be performed in a 3‐h laboratory session using a very rudimentary apparatus consisting of a still pot and two thermocouples. Yet, the results can lead to very interesting insights to distillation and chemical engineering thermodynamics. The present article describes how one can exploit this simple laboratory experiment to teach these various aspects of chemical engineering. In addition, several simple calculations using computer software such as Mathematica® are performed to explain, interpret and reproduce theoretically all the gathered experimental data during the laboratory session.© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 22:649–657, 2014; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae ; DOI 10.1002/cae.21556