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stage efficiency for a distillation tray defined as the actual change in vapour composition divided by the change at equilibrium.

In chemical engineering, Murphree efficiency refers to stage efficiency for a distillation tray defined as the actual change in vapour composition divided by the change at equilibrium. This meaning comes from Murphree (1925) in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry.[1]

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References

Murphree, E. V. (1925). Rectifying Column Calculations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 17(7), 747-750. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50187a044

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