SEPARATOR CHARACTERIZATION o Fractional Recovery (or Split Fraction) FR E Defined as the ratio of the amount of a key component j appearing in the product stream to that in the feed stream FR;=WpY/WEXi Note that <FR <I ◆ Split Ratio sr Defined at the ratio of the amount of a key component j appearing in the product stream to that in the byproduct stream SR:=WY/WX 94/99 Separation Operations: Introduction9/4/99 Separation Operations: Introduction 11 SEPARATOR CHARACTERIZATION u Fractional Recovery (or Split Fraction) FRj ð Defined as the ratio of the amount of a key component j appearing in the product stream to that in the feed stream FRj = WD Yj / WF Xj Note that 0 < FRj < 1 u Split Ratio SRj Defined at the ratio of the amount of a key component j appearing in the product stream to that in the byproduct stream SRj = WD Yj / WB Xj