Effect of Reflux Ratio and Product Rates

As R increases, so does L IV and as R gOQS, from zero to infinity, L/V) goes from 0 to 1. 

At total reflux, R goes to infinity and L/V) = 1 so that both rectifying and stripping 

FIGURE 6.1 (a) Effect of reflux ratio on column performance—Y-X diagram, (b) Effect of 

The effect of reflux ratio on column performance may also be inspected using the 

H-X diagram. Given a fixed distillate rate, a higher reflux ratio implies larger vapor 

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