Consider a distillation column operating at 101.325 kPa and separating an equimolar mixture of benzene (), toluene (), and ‐xylene (). The column has 20 stages, a partial reboiler, and a total condenser. The feed location is stage 13 counting from the top. The feed, a saturated liquid, has a flow rate equal to 100 kmole/hr. The column has a liquid sidestream at stage 7 counting from the top. You can set the draw rate of this sidestream as well as the reflux and reboil ratios of the column. The Demonstration plots the composition profile in orange, green, and blue for benzene, toluene, and ‐xylene, respectively. Plots of the temperature profile and liquid and vapor flow rates can also be displayed by choosing the appropriate tabs. Both composition and flow rate of the column's feed and product streams can be seen using the column output tab. The variables , , , and stand for feed, distillate, residue, and sidestream flow rates, respectively. You can easily check that the overall and components mass balance are verified.