DEFINITION OF SIMPLE DISTILLATION o a distillation column with a single feed and no side streams o Vapor-liquid equilibrium E Ideal raoult's Law) E Nearly ideal (modified raoult s Law Ey No azeotropes o Modest heat effects- no substantial variations in vapor and liquid traffic above and below the feed 9/2799 Simple distillation design9/27/99 Simple Distillation Design 2 DEFINITION OF SIMPLE DISTILLATION u A distillation column with a single feed and no side streams u Vapor-liquid equilibrium ð Ideal (Raoult’s Law) ð Nearly ideal (modified Raoult’s Law) ð No azeotropes u Modest heat effects - no substantial variations in vapor and liquid traffic above and below the feed