A crude oil is made up of a complex mixture of a very large number of components, most of which are hydrocarbons. In order to…
The tower differential pressure is the difference between the pressures at the bottom of the tower and the pressures at top of the tower. This…
The temperature decreases as the material move higher in the tower. The gradual decrease in temperature from the bottom of the distillation tower to the…
Temperature control is crucial to the operation of distillation system, correct temperatures are necessary to vaporize the lighter components to the liquid mixture while keeping…
In trays and bubble cap distillation tower the holes in each tray are covered with caps called bubble caps. The slots in these bubble caps…
Another method uses to increase the purity of the product is called re-boiling. The bottom liquid that is drawn off of the tower is sent…
If the distillation tower works perfectly, it would produce a pure product but unfortunately the lighter products usually contain some heavier fraction while the heavier…
Every distillation tower can be divided into three different sections. The middle section is where the feed enters the tower and part of the feed…
One of the key elements of many process plants is a distillation system. It’s important for operator to understand how distillation system works because its…
Reflux is a process where a fluid is removed from a vessel, condensed and returned to the vessel to enhance the process. The reflux system…