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Adiabatic Flash Drum with Binary Liquid Feed
High pressure liquid fed into a flash drum to form vapor and liquid streams at lower pressure
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Apply the Hunter-Nash Method for Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Quiz simulation that demonstrates the Hunter-Nash method for liquid-liquid extraction
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Basic Ternary Phase Diagram
Learn how to read a ternary phase diagram. This simulation also includes the ability to quiz yourself.
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Construct P-x-y Diagram for Immiscible Liquids
Construct temperature-composition diagram for two immiscible liquids
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Construct P-x-y Diagram for VLE
Construct P-x-y diagram for VLE of an ideal mixture
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Construct Single-Stage Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Step-by-step procedure for single-stage liquid-liquid extraction
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Construct T-x-y Diagram for Immiscible Liquids
Construct a temperature-composition diagram for VLLE for two immiscible liquids
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Construct T-x-y Diagram for VLE
Construct a T-x-y diagram for VLE of an ideal mixture
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Draw Liquid-Liquid Equilibria
Draw the liquid-liquid 2-phase boundary on a ternary diagram
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Flash Drum: T-x-y and xy Diagrams
T-x-y and x-y diagrams for flash separation of a binary mixture
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Hunter-Nash Method LLE
Determine the number of stages for liquid-liquid extraction
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Injecting Liquid into an Evacuated Tank
Liquid propane or toluene is injected into an evacuated tank at constant temperature
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Liquid-Liquid Extraction on a Right-Triangle Ternary Phase Diagram
Hunter-Nash method for a right-triangle ternary phase diagram
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Multistage Batch Distillation
Batch distillation of a binary mixture in a trayed column
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Operation of an Absorption Column
Determine number of stages to remove impurity from gas phase by absorption
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Phase Diagrams from Van der Waals Equation of State
van der Waals equation of state to generate isotherms and isobars
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Pressure-Volume Diagram for Water
This simulation helps you learn how to read pressure-volume diagrams.
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P-x-y and T-x-y Diagrams for VLE
VLE of an ideal binary mixture represented on P-x-y and T-x-y diagrams
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Reading a Psychrometric Chart
How to read a psychrometric chart
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Right and Equilateral Triangle Phase Diagrams
Two representations of ternary phase diagrams
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Single-Effect Evaporation
A single-effect evaporator evaporates water from a feed solution consisting of water and sugar. Adjust feed flow rate and temperature and observe the effect on concentrate flow rate and composition.
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Single-Stage Batch Distillation
Collect distillate from a batch still, and learn about how batch distillation works with this hands-on simulation.
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Single-Stage Extraction
Answering questions about composition, equilibrium, and extraction
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Solving Mass Balances on a Distillation Column
Mass balances around a distillation column
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Ternary Phase Diagram with Alternate Phase Envelope
Ternary phase diagram for ternary mixtures that are only miscible over a small composition range
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Ternary Phase Diagram with Phase Envelope
Ternary phase diagram for ternary mixtures that are only partially miscible
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Triple-Effect Evaporation
Observe the benefits of using a multiple-effect evaporator when concentrating a sugar water solution. Use this simulation alongside our single-effect evaporator simulation to learn all about the benefits of multiple-effect evaporation.
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T-x-y Diagram for Immiscible Liquids
Temperature-composition diagram for two immiscible liquids
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Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium for System with an Azeotrope
P-x-y and T-x-y diagrams for a non-ideal binary mixture that has an azeotrope
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Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Virtual Laboratory
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Vapor-Liquid-Liquid-Equilibrium
Phase equilibrium for two partially-miscible liquids on temperature-composition diagram
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Visualization of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium
Visualization of VLE of a binary mixture
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Add a Component to a Mixture with an Azeotrope
A single component is added to a binary vapor-liquid mixture that has an azeotrope at one composition
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Adding One Component to a Binary VLE Mixture
A single component is added to a binary mixture in VLE
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Batch Distillation of an Ethanol-Water Mixture
Temperatures vs. time for single-stage batch distillation
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Construct a McCabe-Thiele Diagram for Distillation
Calculate the number of stage for distillation of a binary mixture using the McCabe-Thiele method in a step-by-step procedure
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Construct an x-y Diagram for a Stripping Column
An x-y diagram is used to determine the number of stages for stripping an impurity from a liquid
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Construct an x-y Diagram for an Absorption Column
An x-y diagram is used to determine the number of stages for absorbing an impurity from a gas
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Construct an x-y Diagram for Flash Distillation
Use an x-y graph to determine outlet composition for a flash distillation
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Cryogenic Recovery of Acetone from Air
Cryogenic recovery of acetone from air
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DePriester Chart for Hydrocarbons
Nomogram to find VLE ratios for hydrocarbons
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Diffusion-Controlled Drug Delivery
Determine the amount of active pharmaceutical ingredient released from a polymer sphere as a function of time
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Diffusion in Solids
Concentration of solute diffusing into a solid block as a function of distance, temperature, and time.
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Enriching Oxygen in Air using a Cross-Flow Membrane
Selective membrane increases the O2 concentration in an air stream
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Feed Stages in a Distillation Column
Graphical representation of distribution of feed stream into liquid and vapor streams in distillation column
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Fugacities in a Can of Soda
Fugacities of CO2 and H2O as a function of temperature in can of soda
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Fugacity Driving Force for Mass Transfer
Mass transfer of H2O between flasks due to differences in fugacities
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Fugacity from Equation of State for Water
Water fugacity calculated using Peng-Robinson equation of state
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How to use McCabe-Thiele Method for Distillation
Demonstrate how to determine the number of stages in a distillation column
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Immiscible Liquids on P-x-y Diagram
Pressure-mole fraction diagram for two immiscible liquids
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Langmuir Isotherms for a Binary Mixture
Langmuir isotherms for both components in binary mixture
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Mass Balance in a Single-Stage Evaporator
Calculate the amount of concentrate and vapor produced by a single-stage evaporator from a given amount of feed
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Mass Balances for Binary VLE
Visualization of mass balances when pure component added to a VLE mixture
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Mass Balances in Absorption and Stripping Units
Quiz yourself on mass balances in single-stage absorption and stripping units
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McCabe-Thiele Method for Methanol/Water Separation
Determine the number of stages for distillation of a binary mixture
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Membrane Concentration Profile
Concentration profiles within a membrane and for feed and permeate sides
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Multistage Batch Distillation with Azeotrope
Multistage batch distillation of a binary mixture with or without an azeotrope
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Non-ideal VLE modeled by the Margules Equation
P-x-y and T-x-y diagrams generated using Margules equation for activity coefficients
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Partially Miscible Liquids
Temperature-composition diagram for two liquids that are only partially miscible
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Phase Behavior on a Pressure-Volume Diagram
Phase behavior of water on a P-V diagram
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Reverse Osmosis
Membrane separation to obtain pure water from salt water
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Separation of CO2 and CH4 using Gas Permeation
A CO2/CH4 mixture is separated using a membrane
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SSLE Equilibrium
Solid-solid-liquid phase diagram for two elements that form solid compound
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Steady-State Binary Fickian Diffusion
Concentration profile and mass flow rate for steady-state Fickian diffusion.
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Stripping Column Operation
Determine the number of stages in a stripping column that removes an impurity from a liquid
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Unsteady-State Interphase Diffusion
Mass transfer of a substance between two immiscible liquids
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