The material is fed into the methanol distillation vent line of the reactor under atmospheric pressure
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This is a reaction kettle in our company, used for the atmospheric distillation of methanol. Methanol often gets into the vent line. Sometimes, when there are slight issues with the pipelines or valves after condensation, all the material ends up being sent to the vent. Is the design not very scientific?
Is the exhaust gas from your device released directly? Isn’t there a one-way valve? It is also necessary to check whether the heat exchange area of the condenser is sufficient. Additionally, it should be seen whether there is a gas-liquid separator below the condenser in the actual installation We need to take a look at all of this
Question 1: There is not enough space for vapor-liquid separation. Question 2: The dimensions of the exhaust pipe and discharge pipe are not large enough.
A distillation system should have a condensate receiver, right?
Well, there’s a receiving tank below, it’s not shown. The main issue is whether the design of connecting the vent system at this point on the condenser outlet pipeline is reasonable
1. The evaporation amount was calculated inaccurately, with no margin left, which resulted in poor discharge from the pipes and caused the material to enter the vent pipe； 2. The drain pipe can be led out from the top of the condensate receiver.
Are you trying to copy a robot’s words? A normal human can’t type that many words in such a long mess of nonsense
Fluids flow wherever there is less resistance. If the exhaust pipe isn’t much higher than the extraction pipe, then of course the gas will flow towards the exhaust pipe. No, how can there be an exhaust pipe here? Shouldn’t the exhaust pipe be connected at a higher position? The gas can flow steadily only when there is almost no liquid present
I’ve also just started working at a new company; this is the first time I’ve seen it set up like this!
Many companies use this approach, but it actually results in a large amount of exhaust gas, as well as significant waste of materials. The burden of dealing with these exhaust gases is excessive, and the factory is filled with unpleasant odors