High-pressure distillation is different
Many fluid systems perform differently at higher pressures than at lower ones. This makes high-pressure distillation different, too. But it also offers significant opportunities to engineers, both those deciding on the types of equipment to specify at the design stage, and those responsible for making high-pressure columns work, getting the best out of them, and assessing whether they can be uprated. Indeed, in a number of cases, it has been possible to uprate columns substantially (in one case by 70%) by redesign of the trays, and by replacement of trays with packing. This article provides practical guidance, based on the author's 20 years of experience as a distillation specialist, on how to get the best out of high-pressure distillation.
- OSTI ID:
- 6988686
- Journal Information:
- Chemical Engineering Progress; (United States), Vol. 90:7; ISSN 0360-7275
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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