Binary Distillation McCabe Thiele Diagram

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Relative Volatility α 3.68

1.0
Mole Fraction in Feed xF 0.47
Mole Fraction in Distillate xD 0.99
Mole Fraction in Bottoms xB 0.01
Quality of Feed q 1 0.8
Minimum Reflux Ratio Rmin 0.76
Reflux Ratio 3 x Rmin
2.28
0.6
Override Reflux Ratio
Selected Reflux Ratio 2.28
Y
Feed Stage 5 0.4
Total Stages 9.61

0.2

0.0
0.0 0.2 0.4 X 0.6 0.8 1.0