clear; clc; printf("\n Example 10.3"); //part 1 //Solvent in underflow from final washing thickener = 50 kg/s. //The solvent in the overflow will be the same as that supplied for washing (200 kg/s). //Solvent discharged in overflow/Solvent discharged in underflow= forthe washing thickeners. //Liquid product from plant contains 54.9 kg of salt in 195 kg of solvent. //This ratio will be the same in the underflow from the first thickener. printf("\n the material fed to the washing thickeners consists of 100 kg TiO2, 50 kg solvent and %d kg salt",50*(54.9/195)); //m =n+1 m = log(421)/log(4); printf("\n The required number of thickeners for washing are %f",m); //Part 2 //From an inspection of the data, it is seen that Wh = 0.30 + 0.2Xh. //Thus: Sh = WhXh = 0.30Xh + 0.2X2h= 5Wh^2− 1.5Wh //Considering the passage of unit quantity of TiO2 through the plant, then: Ln = 0; wn = 2; Xn = 0; //since 200 kg/s of pure solvent is used. Sn = 0.001; Wn = 0.3007; So = 0.55; Wo = 1.00; //X1 = (Ln+1 + S0 − Sn)/(wn+1 + W0 − Wn) X1 = (0+0.55-0.001)/(2+1-0.3007); printf("\n concentration in the first thickener is %f",X1); W1 = 0.30+0.2*0.203; printf("\n W1 = %f",W1); S1 = (0.3406*0.203); printf("\n S1 = %f",S1); X2 = (0.0691 - 0.001)/(1.7 + 0.3406); printf("\n X2 = %f",X2); W2 = (0.30+0.2*0.0334); printf("\n W2 = %f",W2); X3 = (0.01025-0.001)/(1.7+0.3067); printf("\n X3 = %f",X3); printf("\n W3 = 0.30089"); printf("\n S3 = %f",0.0013); printf("\n W4 = %f and S4 = %f",0.30003,0.000045); printf("\n Thus S4 is less than Sn and therefore 4 thickeners are required.");