How is the volume of the reboiler in a distillation tower determined? Thank you!
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As the title says! How is the volume of the tower bottom determined?
The shape of the bottom of a conventional distillation tower is usually irregular, making it difficult to carry out precise calculations. The approach we adopt is to calibrate it using water during the trial run before the first operation, thereby determining its volume.
If water filling is not allowed at the bottom of the tower, the plan above will not work
2# zhangjie761022 What I would like to ask is: what is an appropriate size for the volume of the distillation column bottom? Thank you for your replies!
This is a process calculation issue: the distillation parameters of various materials determine the size of the distillation vessel, while the separation parameters of these materials determine the structural shape of the distillation tower. Some of these parameters are derived through calculations, while others represent the essence of practical experience. The volume calibration of the distillation vessel should be relatively simple; calculations or dummy materials can be used to achieve this goal.