Selection of condenser for ethanol reflux
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Our company is a pharmaceutical manufacturer that uses ethanol for reflux processes. My question is: after ethanol evaporates, it turns from a gas to a liquid state once it passes through the condenser. What size should the condenser be? The extraction tank has a capacity of 3,000 cubic meters, and 800 kilograms of alcohol are used in this process. The temperature of the water entering the condenser is between 27 and 30 degrees Celsius. Currently, we are using a condenser with a capacity of 1 cubic meter, but I think it’s too small. I don’t know how to calculate the appropriate size. Please help me out. Thank you.
A 1-cubic meter condenser? ? ? ? Is this specification available?
How can your condenser be 1 cubic? It should be the size of the heat exchange area. I suggest you take a look at the heat transfer section of Chemical Engineering Principles, and then you’ll be able to make a simple estimate.