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When steam injection at the bottom of the tower carries excessive water, it will cause (ABD). A. The safety valve at the top of the tower activates. B. The pump at the bottom of the tower loses its vacuum. C. The amount of product at the top of the tower decreases. D. The color of the side stream becomes darker. Please, experts, explain these questions; especially answers C and D are confusing.
This post was last edited by ai444099439 on 2020-8-6 at 11:24. Steam carrying water is introduced at the bottom of the tower; due to the high specific heat of water, as water enters the tower in liquid form, it absorbs a large amount of heat from the oil at the bottom of the tower, which results in a decrease in the temperature there. This in turn causes the pressure in the tower to rise, potentially leading to the activation of the safety valve at the top of the tower; Water enters at the bottom of the tower; after absorbing a large amount of heat, the gas flow rate inside the tower increases. The oil product stream may contain dark oil due to entrainment and increased flow rates (the higher one is in the tower, the greater the likelihood of dark oil appearing) ; The pressure inside the tower increases, while the temperature inside the tower drops sharply due to the water present, which affects the vaporization of the oil. An increase in pressure raises the vaporization temperature, whereas a drop in tower temperature leads to a further reduction in the vaporization rate as a result of these two factors combined; this in turn results in a lower yield of oil. The greater the distance from the top of the tower, the more significant this reduction rate is