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=MKLIB Connecting Engineering nde - CHEMKLUB INDIA CLASSIFICATION OF REBOILERS Natural Circulation Reboilers Forced Circulation Reboilers ete Reboler {eternal Reboer Fed Hees / (tundiein VertiaType Horizontal Type blow ‘olan Classification of Reboilers Natural circulation reboilers use a gradient (preseure, density, or temperature) between reboller inlet column bottoms liquid and reboiler outlet liquid-vapor mixture to circulate the vapor in the distillation column. Meanwhile, forced circulation reboilers use a pump to provide the needed head to deliver the tower bottoms into the reboiers. CHEMKL EB What Is A Thermosyphon Reboiler? * Athermosyphon reboiler is « type of natural circulation reboller that utilizes the difference in density between the inlet liquid and outlet vapor-liquid mixture to provide the needed head to circulate the column bottoms into the reboller. * They are used commonly in distillation, stripping, and absorption towers in chemical, petrochemical, and refining, industries. About 70% of vertical rebollers used in petrochemical industries are thermosyphons. Working Principle: The Thermosyphon Effect + Thermosyphon Is « flow driven by density gradient caused by natural or passive convection. Here's how the principle works: + Asthe fluid temperature rises trom the reboller inlet to the discharge end, the density of the fluid changes (higher temperature equals lower density). {As thermal expansion happens, warmer fluid rises while colder fluld simultaneously replaces the warmer fluid in a closed recurring loop. This thermal expansion causes a gradient between the densities of the process fluid at the inlet and at the outlet of the reboiler. In thermosyphon rebollers, the vapor generated has higher convective pressure than the bottoms liquid, thus generating enough pressure and velocity to circulate the vapor-liquid mixture in the reboller and back to the column, Cee Distitaton column | Freres LE] peter = Working of Thermosyphon Reboiler Liquid surface = 1 eeoo = Here's a sample process flow diagram of a vertical AS IMI thermosyphon reboiler. 5) FE Q The process fluid enters the reboiler (A), which is heated - by a heating fluid flowing through the reboiler (B). OAs the temperature of the process fluid increases, thermal expansion occurs and a vapor-liquid mixture forms towards the reboiler discharge point (c). Q The vapor rises to the column while the liquid is collected I again at the bottom to be fed to the reboiler. SHEMKL YS Horizontal vs. Vertical Thermosyphon Reboilers Citorie Horizontal Thermosyphon Vertis Thermosyehon Process Dagiam Rebel Oreniation robes ae prait win the grcuna Tiber ae perpendiular io te groans Fad Flow Proc id aries rough he setae wis sing Had Prose ld partes ough he ibe we passes ise the bes. aang nc passes tou he aboter Consiucton [Can be multiple pase tubes covered by TENA G, TEMAH, or TEMAX, not ‘eval single tube covered by TENA Esa To learn in detail, contact us Phone number — 9209017134 TN Ls Website - Thank you

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