Chapter 9 : Material Balance in Unit Operations

Example 9.1 pageno : 251

In [1]:
# variables 
PC1 = 85.                       #% ( Percent carbon in coal )
PA1 = 15.                       #% ( Percent ash in coal )
PA2 = 80.                       #% ( Percent ash in cinder )
PC2 = 20.                       #% ( Percent carbon in cinder )
m = 100.                        #kg (weight of coal )

# Calculation 
mash = PA1 * m / 100 
w = mash * 100 / PA2            # weight of cinder
mcarbon = w - mash 
Plost = mcarbon * 100 / ( m - mash ) 

# Result
print "weight of cinder formed = ",w,"kg"
print "Percent fuel lost = %.2f"%Plost,"%"
weight of cinder formed =  18.75 kg
Percent fuel lost = 4.41 %

Example 9.2 pageno : 253

In [3]:
# variables 
m = 1.                  #kg ( mass of completely dry wood )
P1 = 40.                #% ( percentage moisture in wet wood )
P2 = 5.                 #% ( Percentage moisture in dry wood )

# Calculation 
mwaterin = P1 * m / ( 100 - P1 ) 
mwaterout = P2 * m / ( 100 - P2 ) 
mevaporated = mwaterin - mwaterout 

# Result
print "mass of water evaporated per kg of dry wood = %.3f"%mevaporated,"kg"
mass of water evaporated per kg of dry wood = 0.614 kg

Example 9.3 pageno : 254

In [5]:
# variables 
F1 = 6*1000.                            #L/s
BOD1 = 3 * 10.**-5                      #g/L
BOD2 = 5 * 10.**-3                      #g/L

# Calculation 
V = 16 * 10.**3                         #m**3/day
v = V * 10**3 / (24 * 3600.)            #L/s
#Let BOD of the effluent be BODeff,
BODeff = (BOD2 * (F1 + v) - BOD1 * F1) / ( v ) 

# Result
print "BOD of the effluent of the plant = %.4f"%BODeff,"g/L"
BOD of the effluent of the plant = 0.1660 g/L

Example 9.4 pageno : 256

In [7]:
# variables 
D = 100.                        #kg of overhead product
xfa = 0.956 
xdw = 0.074 
xdb = 0.741 
xda = 0.185 

# Calculation 
#water balance gives
F = D * xdw / (1 - xfa)  
W = F * xfa - xda * D 
W1 = 100 
B = xdb*D 
Bused = B * W1 / W 

# Result
print "Quantity of benzene required = %.2f"%Bused,"kg"
Quantity of benzene required = 52.08 kg

Example 9.5 pageno : 258

In [9]:
# variables 
#let, W - waste acid, S - Sulfuric acid, N - nitric acid, M - mixed acid
xsh2so4 = 0.95 
xsh2o = 0.5 
xwh2so4 = 0.3 
xwhno3 = 0.36 
xwh2o = 0.34 
xmh2so4 = 0.4 
xmhno3 = 0.45 
xmh2o = 0.15 
xnhno3 = 0.8 
xnh2o = 0.2 
M = 1000.                       #kg

# Calculation 
# total material balance, W + S + N = 1000 
#H2SO4 balance, xwh2so4 * W + xsh2so4 * S = xmh2so4*M
#HNO3 balance, xwhno3 * W + xnhno3 * N = xmhno3*M
#H2O balance, xwh2o*W+xnh2o*N + xsh2o*S = xmh2o*M
#solving the above equations simultaneously, we get,
W = 70.22                       #kg
S = 398.88                      #kg
N = 530.9                       #kg

# Result
print "Waste acid = ",W,"kg"
print "Concentrated H2SO4 = ",S,"kg"
print "Concentrated HNO3 = ",N,"kg"
Waste acid =  70.22 kg
Concentrated H2SO4 =  398.88 kg
Concentrated HNO3 =  530.9 kg

Example 9.6 pageno : 261

In [11]:
# variables 
F = 1000.                       #kg
Psolute1 = 20.                  #%
Psolute2 = 80.                  #%


# Calculation 
#taking solute balance
L3 = F * Psolute1 / Psolute2 
#taking total material balance
V = (F -L3) / 3 
#for first effect, total balance gives,
L1 = F - V 
#solute balance gives,
Psolute3 = F * Psolute1 / L1 
#For second effect, total balance gives,
L2 = L1 - V 
#solute balnce gives,
Psolute4 = L1 * Psolute3 / L2 

# Result
print "solute entering second effect = %.2f"%Psolute3,"%"
print "Weight entering second effect",L1,"kg"
print "solute entering third effect = ",Psolute4,"%"
print "Weight entering third effect",L2,"kg"
solute entering second effect = 26.67 %
Weight entering second effect 750.0 kg
solute entering third effect =  40.0 %
Weight entering third effect 500.0 kg

Example 9.7 pageno : 265

In [12]:
# variables 
F = 100.                            #kg
xf = 0.25 
x2 = 7/107. 
P1 = 10 #%

# Calculation 
W3 = P1 * F * (1-xf)/100.           #(W3 - weight of water evaporated)

# let W1 and W2 be weight of crystal and weight of mother liquor remaining after crystallization resp_,
#F = W1 + W2 + W3
#100 = W1 + W2 + 7.5
#solute balance gives, F*xf = W1*x1 + W2*x2
#100*0.25 = W1*1+W2 * 0.0654
W2 = (F - W3 - F*xf)/(1-x2) 
W1 = F - W3 - W2 

# Result
print "yeild of the crystals = %.2f"%W1,"kg"
yeild of the crystals = 20.28 kg

Example 9.8 pageno : 266

In [14]:
# variables 
F = 100.                    #kg
xf = 0.15 
P1 = 80.                    #% ( Carbonate recovered )
M1 = 106.                   #(Molecular weight of Na2CO3)
M2 = 286.                   #(Molecular weight of Na2CO3.10H2O)

# Calculation 
x1 = M1 / M2                #(Weight fraction of Na2CO3 in crystals)
Mrecovered = P1 * F * xf / 100 
Wcrystal = Mrecovered / x1 

# Result
print "(a)quantity of crystals formed = %.2f"%Wcrystal,"kg"
#Na2CO3 balance gives, F*xf = Wcrystal*x1 + W2*x2
#W2 weight of mother liquor remaining after crystallization
#let M = W2 * x2,therefore
M = F * xf - Mrecovered 
x2 = 0.09 
W2 = M/x2 
W3 = F - Wcrystal - W2      #weight of water evaporated
print "(b)Weight of water evaporated = %.2f"%W3,"kg"

# note : answer may vary because of rounding error
(a)quantity of crystals formed = 32.38 kg
(b)Weight of water evaporated = 34.29 kg

Example 9.9 pageno : 267

In [15]:
# variables 
m = 100.                    #kg (of 60% solution)
#w - water added to the original solution
#w1 - wt. of Na2S2O3.5H2O crystallized
#w2 - wt. of mother liquor obtained
#w3 - solution carried away by the crystals
xf = 0.6 
Mna2s2o3 = 158 
Mna2s2o35h2o = 248 

# Calculation 
mcrystals = m * xf * Mna2s2o35h2o / Mna2s2o3 
# free water available = m + w - 1 - mcrystals
#concentration of impurity = 1/(w+4.823)
#total balance, 100 - 1 + w = w1 + w2 + w3
#w1 + w2 + w3 - w = 99
#Na2S2O3 balance, 60 = (w1 + w2 * 1.5/2.5 + w3 * 1.5/2.5)*158/248
#w1 + 0.6 * w2 + 0.6 * w3 = 94.177
#each gram crystals carry 0.05 kg solution,
#w3 = 0.05 * w1
#impurity % = 0.1
#impurity = w3 /(2.5 * (w+4.823))
#solving above equations, we get
w = 14.577                  #kg
w1 = 65.08                  #kg
w2 = 45.25                  #kg
w3 = 0.05 * w1

# Result 
print "(a)amount of water  added = %.2f"%w,"kg"
print "(b)amount of Na2S2O3.5H2O crystals added = ",w1,"kg"
m1 = w1 * Mna2s2o3 / Mna2s2o35h2o + w3 * 1.5 * Mna2s2o3 / (2.5 * Mna2s2o35h2o) 
P = m1*100/(m*xf) 
print "(c)Percentage recovery of Na2S2O3 = %.1f"%P,"%"
(a)amount of water  added = 14.58 kg
(b)amount of Na2S2O3.5H2O crystals added =  65.08 kg
(c)Percentage recovery of Na2S2O3 = 71.2 %

Example 9.10 pageno : 271

In [16]:
# variables 
m = 100.                        #kg
Pin1 = 40.                      #% ( tannin )
Pin2 = 5.                       #% ( moisture )
Pin3 = 23.                      #% ( soluble non tannin material )

# Calculation 
Pin4 = 100 - Pin1 - Pin2 - Pin3 #% ( insoluble lignin )

# since, lignin is insoluble, all of it will be present in the residue
Pout1 = 3.                      #%
Pout2 = 50.                     #%
Pout3 = 1.                      #%
Pout4 = 100 - Pout1 - Pout2 - Pout3 

#let W be the mass of residue, then we get
W = Pin4 * m / Pout4 
Ptannin = W * Pout1 * 100 / (m * Pin1) 

# Result
print "Percent of original tannin unextracted = %.1f"%Ptannin,"%"
Percent of original tannin unextracted = 5.2 %

Example 9.11 pageno : 271

In [17]:
# variables 
F = 100.                            #kg

#F - feed, R - overflow, U - underflow, S - solvent
#F + S = U + R ( Total balance )
Poil1 = 49.                         #% ( 1 - feed )
Ppulp1 = 40.                        #%
Psalts1 = 3.                        #%

# Calculation 
Pwater = 100 - Poil1 - Ppulp1 - Psalts1 
Phexane2 = 25.                      #%(2 - underflow)
Psalts2 = 2.5                       #%
Poil2 = 15.                         #%
Pwater2 = 7.5                       #%
Ppulp2 = 100 - Phexane2 -  Poil2 - Pwater2 - Psalts2 
Poil3 = 25.                         #% ( 3 - extract )

#taking pulp ( inert ) balance
U = Ppulp1 * F / Ppulp2 

#oil balance gives, F * Poil1 = U * Poil2 + R * Poil3,from these , we get
R = (F * Poil1 - U * Poil2)/Poil3 
S = U + R - F 

# Result
print "(a)The amount of solvent used for extraction = ",S,"kg"
Precovered = 95.                    #%
mhexane2 = Phexane2 * U / 100 
mrecovered = mhexane2 * Precovered / 100 
P = mrecovered * 100 / S  
print "(b)Percent of hexane used that is recovered from the underflow = %.2f"%P,"%"
Poil = Poil3 * R * 100 / (F * Poil1 ) 
print "(c)Percent recovery of oil = %.2f"%Poil,"%"
(a)The amount of solvent used for extraction =  128.0 kg
(b)Percent of hexane used that is recovered from the underflow = 14.84 %
(c)Percent recovery of oil = 75.51 %

Example 9.12 pageno : 274

In [19]:
#F = feed(wet solid), V1 = water evaporated(drier), 
#V2 = water evaporated(oven), S1 = Dry solid(drier), S2 = Dry solid(oven)
# variables 
F = 1000.                               #kg
xf = 0.8 
x1 = 0.15 
x2 = 0.02 

# Calculation 
#moisture free solid balance for drier, F * ( 1 - xf) = S1 * ( 1 - x1 )
S1 = F * ( 1 - xf )/(1 - x1) 

#total balance for drier , F = S1 + V1
V1 = F - S1 

#For oven, S1 * ( 1 - x1 ) = S2 * ( 1 -x2 )
S2 = S1 * ( 1 - x1 )/(1 - x2) 

#Also, S1 = S2 + V2
V2 = S1 - S2 

# Result
print "(a)Weight of product leaving the drier = %.2f"%S1,"kg"
print "   Weight of product leaving the oven = %.2f"%S2,"kg"
P1 = V1 *100/ (F * xf) 
P2 = V2 *100/ (F * xf) 

print "(b)Percentage of original water removed in drier = %.1f"%P1,"%"
print "   Percentage of original water removed in oven = %.2f"%P2,"%"
(a)Weight of product leaving the drier = 235.29 kg
   Weight of product leaving the oven = 204.08 kg
(b)Percentage of original water removed in drier = 95.6 %
   Percentage of original water removed in oven = 3.90 %

Example 9.13 pageno : 275

In [20]:
# variables 
#Ss = solid flow rate,

Pwaterin = 25.                          #%
Pwaterout = 5.                          #%

# Calculation 
X1 = Pwaterin/(100 - Pwaterin)          #kg water/kg dry air
X2 = Pwaterout/(100 - Pwaterout)        #kg water/kg dry air

#form humidity chart,
Y2 = 0.015                              #kg water/kg dry air
Y1 = 0.035                              #kg water/kg dry air
m = 1.                                  #kg of dry air

#Ss * X1 + Y2 = Ss * X2 + Y1
Ss = (Y1 - Y2) / ( X1 - X2 ) 
T = 87.5 + 273.15                       #K
P = 101.3                               #kPa
Tstp = 273.15                           #K
Pstp = 101.3                            #kPa
Vstp = 22.4143                          #m**3/mol
V = 100.                                #m**3
N = V * P * Tstp / ( Vstp * Pstp * T) 
Nr2 = Y2 * 29 / 18.                     #kmol of water / kmol of dry air
Ndryair = N * 1 / (1 + Nr2) 
mdryair = Ndryair * 29 
mevaporated = mdryair * ( Y1 - Y2 ) 

# Result
print "(a)total moisture evaporated per 100m**3 of air entering = %.3f"%mevaporated,"kg"
Ss1 = mdryair * Ss 
mproduct = Ss1 * ( 1 + X2 ) 
print "(b)mass of finished product per 100m**3 of air entering = %.2f"%mproduct,"kg"
(a)total moisture evaporated per 100m**3 of air entering = 1.914 kg
(b)mass of finished product per 100m**3 of air entering = 7.18 kg

Example 9.14 pageno : 278

In [22]:
# variables 
#F = feed, E = extract, S = solvent, R = Raffinate

xwaterF = 0.7                           #Feed
xalcoholF = 0.3 
xwaterR = 0.71                          #raffinate
xalcoholR = 0.281 
xethyR = 0.009 
xwaterE = 0.008                         #Extract
xalcoholE = 0.052 
xethyE = 0.94 

#Total balance, R + E = F + S
F = 100.                                #kg

#R + E = 100 + S                         (1)
#Isopropyl balance, xalcoholR * R + xalcoholE*E = xalcoholF * F
#0.281*R + 0.052 * E = 30                (2)
#Ethylene tetra chloride balance, xethyR * R + xethyE * E = S
#0.009*R + 0.94*E = S                    (3)
#Solving equation 1, 2 and 3 simultaneously, we get,

S = 45.1 
E = 47.04 
R = 98.06 
# Calculation and Result
print "(a)Amount of solvent used = ",S,"kg"
print "(b)Amount of extract = ",E,"kg"
print "   Amount of raffinate = ",R,"kg"
mextracted = E * xalcoholE 
P1 = mextracted * 100 / (F * xalcoholF) 
print "(c)Percent of isopropyl alcohol extracted = %.2f"%P1,"%"

# note : answer may vary because of rounding error.
(a)Amount of solvent used =  45.1 kg
(b)Amount of extract =  47.04 kg
   Amount of raffinate =  98.06 kg
(c)Percent of isopropyl alcohol extracted = 8.15 %

Example 9.15 pageno : 282

In [23]:
# variables 
G1 = 100.                           #kmol

#G1 and G2 be the molar flow rate of the gas at the inlet and the
# exit of the absorber resp_,y1 and y2 mole fraction at entrance and exit resp_,

y1 = 0.25                           #%
y2 = 0.05                           #%

# Calculation 
#air balance gives, G1 * ( 1-y1 ) = G2 * ( 1-y2 )
G2 = G1 * ( 1-y1 ) / (1 - y2) 
maleaving = G2 * y2 
maentering = G1 * y1 
Pabsorbed = (maentering - maleaving) * 100 / ( maentering) 

# Result
print "Percentage of acetone absorbed = %.2f"%Pabsorbed,"%"
Percentage of acetone absorbed = 84.21 %

Example 9.16 pageno : 283

In [24]:
# variables 
F = 5000.                       #kg/h
P1 = 50.                        #% (H2O4 in)
MH2SO4 = 98.016 
P1gas = 65.                     #(nitrogen in gas entering)
P2gas = 35.                     # ( SO3)
MN2 = 28. 
MSO3 = 80. 

# Calculation 
Mavg = ( MN2 * P1gas + MSO3 * P2gas)/100            #avg molecular wt. of entering gas
G = 4500.                       #kg/h
Ng = G / Mavg 
NN2 = Ng * P1gas / 100 
NSO3 = Ng - NN2 
P2 = 75.                        #% (H2O4 out)

#W be the mass of 75% H2SO4, x and y be the moles of SO3 and water vapour leaving resp_,
Pwater = 25.                    #kPa
Ptotal = 101.3                  #kPa

#Pwater / Ptotal = y / ( NN2 + x + y )
#we get, y = 0.32765 * x + 2.744           (1)
#Total balance Feed + G = W + (NN2 * 28 + x * 80 + y * 18.016)
#we get, W + 80*x + 18.016*y = 7727.32     (2)
#from 1 and 2, 84.9174*x + W = 7352.68     (3)
#SO3 balance, So3 eneterin with 50% H2SO4 + SO3 in feed gas = SO leaving with 75%H2SO4 + SO3 leaving in exit gas
#5000*0.5*80/98.016 + 34.09*80 = 80* x + 0.75*W * 80/98.016   (4)
# from 3 and 4,
x = 9.74 
Nabsorbed = NSO3 - x 
Pabsorbed = Nabsorbed * 100 / NSO3 

# Result
print "Percentage of SO3 absorbed = %.2f"%Pabsorbed,"%"
Percentage of SO3 absorbed = 71.43 %

Example 9.17 pageno : 287

In [25]:
# variables 
F = 200.                            #kmol/h
#F, D and W be the flow rates of the feed, the distillate and residue 
# resp_, xf , xd and xw be the mole fraction of ethanol in the fee, distillate and the residue resp_

xf = 0.10 
xd = 0.89 
xw = 0.003 


# Calculation 
#total balance gives, F = D + W
#D + W = 200              (1)
#Alcohol balance gives, F*xf = D*xd + W*xw
#0.89*D+0.003*W = 20      (2)
#solving 1 and 2
D = 21.87 #kmol/h
W = 178.13 #kmol/h
Nawasted = W*xw 
mmakeup = Nawasted * 46*24 

# Result
print "The make up alcohol required per day = %.2f"%mmakeup,"kg"
The make up alcohol required per day = 589.97 kg

Example 9.18 pageno : 287

In [26]:
# variables 
F = 100.                            #kg
#F, D and W be the flow rates of the feed, the distillate and bottom 
# product resp_, xf , xd and xw be the mole fraction of methanol in the 
# fee, distillate and the bottom product resp_

xf = 0.20 
xd = 0.97 
xw = 0.02 
#using, F = D + W and F*xf + D*xd + W*xw,we get
D = 18.95                           #kg/h
W = 81.05                           #kg/h
R = 3.5 
#R = L / D
#for distillate = 1kg
D1 = 1.                             #kg

# Calculation 
L = R*D1 
#Taking balance around the condenser,
G = L + D1 
mcondensed = G * D / F 

# Result
print "(a)Amount of distillate = ",D,"kg"
print "   Amount of Bottom Product = ",W,"kg"
print "(b)Amount of vapour condensed per kg of distillate = ",G,"kg"
print "(c)Amount of vapour condensed per kg of feed = %.3f"%mcondensed,"kg"
(a)Amount of distillate =  18.95 kg
   Amount of Bottom Product =  81.05 kg
(b)Amount of vapour condensed per kg of distillate =  4.5 kg
(c)Amount of vapour condensed per kg of feed = 0.853 kg

Example 9.19 pageno : 289

In [29]:
# variables 
mdryair = 1.                        #kg
Pwater1 = 1.4                       #kPa ( Partial pressure at 285K )
Pwater2 = 10.6                      #kPa ( Partial pressure at 320K )
P = 101.3                           # ( Total )

# Calculation 
Ys1 = Pwater2 * 18 / ((P - Pwater2)*29)             #( saturation humidity at 320K )
Ys2 = Pwater1 * 18 / ((P - Pwater1)*29)             #( saturation humidity at 285K )
Ys = 0.03                           #kg water / kg dry air. (final humidity)


# humidity of air leaving dehumidifier is Ys2 and humidity of bypassed 
# air is Ys1. these 2 streams combine to give humidity of 0.03kg water / kg dry air.
#therefore, taking balance we get, 1*Ys2 + x * Ys1 = (1 + x)*Ys
x = (1*Ys2 - 1*Ys)/(Ys - Ys1) 

# Result
print "(a)Mass of dry air bypassed per kg of dry air sent through the dehumidifier = %.3f"%x,"kg dry air"
mcondensed = Ys1 - Ys2 
mwetair = mdryair + Ys1 
Nwetair = mdryair/29 + Ys1/18.016 
Vstp = 22.4143                      #m**3/kmol
Vstp1 = Nwetair * Vstp 
T = 320.                            #K
P = 101.3                           #kPa
Tstp = 273.15                       #K
Pstp = 101.325                      #kPa
V = Vstp1 * Pstp * T / (P * Tstp) 
Vgiven = 100.                       #m**3
mcondensed1 = mcondensed * Vgiven / V 
print "(b)mass of water vapour condensed in the dehumidifier per 100m**3 of air sent through it = %.4f"%mcondensed1,"kg"
mfinal = mdryair + x 
mfinalair = mfinal * Vgiven / V 
N = mfinalair / 29. 
Ysn = Ys * 29/18.                   #kmol water / kmol dry air
Ntotal = N * (Ysn + 1) 
Vfinal = Ntotal * Vstp * Pstp * T / ( Tstp * P ) 
print "(c)Volume of final air obtained per 100 cubic metres f air passed through dehumidifier = %.1f"%\
Vfinal,"m**3"

# note: answer may vary because of rounding error.
(a)Mass of dry air bypassed per kg of dry air sent through the dehumidifier = 0.501 kg dry air
(b)mass of water vapour condensed in the dehumidifier per 100m**3 of air sent through it = 6.3118 kg
(c)Volume of final air obtained per 100 cubic metres f air passed through dehumidifier = 140.9 m**3

Example 9.20 pageno : 292

In [30]:
# variables 
F = 100.                            #kg/h
xf = 0.2 
xp = 0.93 
xr = 0.5/1.5 
xx = 0.65 

# Calculation 
#R - recycle stream, P - Product stream , W - water separeted and removed
#component A balance, F * xf = P * xp, that is,
P = F * xf / xp 
#Total balance, F = P + W,therefore
W = F - P 
#x be the flow rate of strea entering the filter 
#total balance, x = P + R                             (1)
#component A balance , 0.65 * x = 0.5*R/1.5 + 0.93P   (2)
#Solving 1 and 2, we get,
R = (xx * P - xp * P)/(xr - xx) 

# Result
print "Flow rate of the recycle stream = %d"%R,"kg/h"
Flow rate of the recycle stream = 19 kg/h

Example 9.21 pageno : 293

In [32]:
# variables 
F = 1000.                       #kg/h
xfwater = 0.7 
xpwater = 0.2 
xrwater = 0.20 
xswater = 0.5 
y1 = 0.0025 
y2 = 0.05 

# Calculation 
#R - recycle, S - stream entering granulator, P - Product, G1 - air entering the drier, G2 - air leaving the drier,
#takin overall, moisture free balance, F * xf = P * xp
P = F * ( 1 - xfwater )/(1 - xpwater ) 
# taking material balance at point where recycle strea joins the feed,
# F = R + S
#water balance, F*xfwater = R*xrwater + S*xswater,solving this we get,
R = (-F*xfwater +F*xswater)/(xrwater - xswater) 
S = F + R 
mleaving = P + R                #solid leaving the drier
#dry air entering will there be in air leaving, therefore
#G1 * ( 1 - y1 ) = G2 * ( 1 - y2 )
# water balance over the drier gives, S*xswater+G1*y1=G2*y2+(P+R)*xpwater
#from above 2 equations , we get
G1 = ((mleaving*xpwater - S*xswater)/(y1 - y2*(1-y1)/(1-y2))) 

# Result
print "(a)Amount of solid recycled = %.2f"%R,"kg/h"
mdryair = G1 * (1 - y1) 
print "(b)circulation rate of air in the drier on dry basis = %.d"%round(mdryair,-2),"kg/h"
(a)Amount of solid recycled = 666.67 kg/h
(b)circulation rate of air in the drier on dry basis = 12500 kg/h

Example 9.22 pageno : 296

In [33]:
# variables 
xf = 500. * 10**-6 
xp = 50. * 10**-6 
xb = 1600. * 10**-6 

# Calculation 
#F - Feed water rate, B - blow down rate, S - high pressure steam, P - process stream rate
# total balance, F = P + B
# Solid balance, F * xf + P * xp = B * xb
#eliminating P, we get, F * xf + (F - B)*xp = B * xb
#let F/B be X
X = (xb + xp)/(xf + xp) 

# Result
print "the ratio of feed water to the blowdown water = ",X
the ratio of feed water to the blowdown water =  3.0