One method of performing calculations for this process first requires determination of the slope of the q-line for the feed.
The efficiency of this process can be quantified with either overall, point, or Murphree efficiency. One method of performing calculations for this process first requires determination of the slope of the q-line for the feed. The next steps in that method are to split the operating line into enriching and stripping sections, to draw alternating horizontal and vertical lines between the operating and equilibrium lines, and finally to count off the number of horizontal lines drawn. That method determines the number of (*) theoretical trays required for this process and is named for McCabe and Thiele. Mixtures that do not change composition when this process is performed are termed azeotropes. For 10 points, name this process which separates components of a solution based on their boiling points.
The efficiency of this process can be quantified with either overall, point, or Murphree efficiency.
distillation [accept "stage distillation," "continuous distillation," "fractional distillation," "batch distillation," and other types of distillation]