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Design of Distillation Column
Dr. M. Subramanian
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
Kalavakkam – 603 110, Kanchipuram (Dist)
Tamil Nadu, India
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CH2407 Process Equipment Design II
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Steps Involved
1. Specify the degree of separation required: set product specifications.
2. Select the operating conditions: batch or continuous; operating pressure.
3. Select the type of contacting device: plates or packing.
4. Determine the stage and reflux requirements: the number of equilibrium stages.
5. Size the column: diameter, number of real stages.
6. Design the column internals: plates, distributors, packing supports.
7. Mechanical design: vessel and internal fittings.
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Reflux Considerations
• Reflux ratio (R):
• The number of stages required for achieving a given separation depends on R
• Total reflux - all the condensate is returned to the column as reflux. No feed, and no product taken out.
– Though not a practical operating condition, it is a useful guide
to get the likely number of stages that will be needed
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Bubble-cap Tray
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Bubble-cap in Operation
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Plate Spacing
• Ranges from 0.15 – 1 m
• For columns above 1 m dia, plate spacing of 0.3 – 0.6 m is normally used; 0.5 m can be taken as the initial estimate
• A larger spacing will be needed between certain plates to accommodate feed and side-streams arrangements, and for man-ways
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Tray Area
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Tray types by liquid paths
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Tray types by liquid paths (contd.)
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Downcomer - designs
Vertical apron
Inclined apron
Inlet weir
Recessed well
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Column Diameter
• The principal factor which decides is vapor flow rate
• The vapour velocity must be below that which would cause excessive liquid entrainment or a high-pressure drop
• Maximum allowable superficial vapor velocity based on liquid entrainment and pressure drop consideration: (Souders and Brown equation)
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Souders and Brown equation
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