Interpretation: The volume of the continuous gravity decanter to separate the chlorobenzene from the wash liquid is to be calculated.
Concept introduction: A continuous gravity decanter is a system that separates 2 immiscible liquids of different densities. The volume of the two components differing in densities are given as
For Component-1,
For Component-2,
The notations used in the above formulae are,
Separation time is the time required to separate the two fluids of different densities and is given by the following formula,
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