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Distillation Column Design
Distillation Column Design
CHE 141
Course Objectives
0.5 m
Column Height = No. of
Theoretical Stages divided
by Efficiency x Tray
Spacing
Typical overall column
efficiency is 70%.
Column Sizing
Column Diameter
The principal factor that
determines the column
diameter is the vapor flow
rate.
The vapor velocity must
be below that which would
cause excessive liquid
entrainment or a high
pressure drop.
Column Sizing
Column Diameter
Floating-cap Plates
They are essentially sieve plates
with large-diameter holes covered by
movable flaps, which lift as the vapor
flow increases.
As the area for vapor flow varies
with the flow rate, valve plates can
operate efficiently at lower flow rates
than sieve plates (the valves closing at
low vapor rates).
The cost of valve plates is
intermediate between sieve plates and
bubble-cap plates.
Types of Trays