Notation
$C_{B,exp}$	Experimental purity of L-menthol in the final product, dimensionless
$C_{B,the}$	Calculated purity of L-menthol in the final product, dimensionless
$L_{0 }$	Mass of the initial liquid feed, $\mathrm{g}$
$L_{n }$	Mass of the liquid out of stage $n$, $\mathrm{g}$
${P_n}_{}$	Pressure in stage $n$, $\mathrm{P}\mathrm{a}$
$P_j^{sat}$	Saturated vapor pressure of component-j, $\mathrm{P}\mathrm{a}$
$P_{tri,j}$	Triple-point pressure of component-j, $\mathrm{K}$
$R$	Ideal gas constant, $8.314 \mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{l}-\mathrm{K}$
$S_n$	Mass of the solid solution enriched with L-menthol formed in stage $n$, $\mathrm{g}$
$S_{tot,n}$	Total amount of the solid solution enriched with L-menthol formed from stage 1 to stage $n$, $\mathrm{g}$
$T_n$	Temperature in stage $n$, $\mathrm{K}$
$T_{b,j}$	Boiling temperature of component-j, $\mathrm{K}$
$T_{m,j}$	Melting temperature of component-j, $\mathrm{K}$
$t$	Time, $\mathrm{s}$
$V_n$	Mass of the vapor formed in stage $n$, $\mathrm{g}$
$V_{tot,n}$	Total amount of vapor formed and removed from stage 1 to stage $n$, $\mathrm{g}$
$W_{f,exp}$	Measured weight of the final product at the end of TPC, $\mathrm{g}$
$W_{f,the}$	Calculated weight of the final product at the end of TPC, $\mathrm{g}$
${\left(X_j\right)}_0$	Initial mole fraction of component-j in the liquid feed, dimensionless
${\left(X_j\right)}_n$	Mole fraction of component-j in the remaining liquid in stage $n$, dimensionless
${\left(Y_j\right)}_n$	Mole fraction of component-j in the vapor phase formed in stage $n$, dimensionless
${\left(Z_j\right)}_n$	Mole fraction of component-j in the solid solution formed in stage $n$, dimensionless
${\overline{Z}}_{B,the}$	Average mole fraction of component-j in the solid solution at the end of T, dimensionless
${\overline{Z}}_{B,exp}$	Experimental purity of L-menthol for the final product at the end of the sweating experiment, dimensionless
$∆H_{m,j }$	Heat of melting for component-j (>0), $\mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{l}$
${∆H}_{V,j }$	Heat of vaporization for component-j (>0), $\mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{l}$
${∆L}_{exp}$	Amount of liquid removed at the end of the sweating experiment, $\mathrm{g}$
Greek Letters
${\gamma }_j$	Activity coefficient of component-j in liquid, dimensionless
Subscript
$0$	In the initial feed
$f$	At the end of TPC
$n$	In stage $n$
$N$	In the last stage