You wrote "There is also a pressure equalization line running from the column overhead line to the overhead accumulator" Is this true? aren't the overhead balance line installed on the top of the condensate shell to the accumulator? If this is the case, I experienced the similar phenomena and it...
To farahnaz77, This is a very interesting broblem I have been struggling with for years. question is "Assume that we have a pressurized vessel containing e.g. LPG and N2 is used for blanketing and its operating pressure is 8 bara at 20deg.C, so vapor pressure is 8 bara?" "it means that in NPSHa...
I think the boilling of condensate in the LOOP cause the problem.
Suppose there is no condensate flow at the end of cycling,
the steam pressure in the reboiler is lowest at this condition and cannot push the condensate to the condensate drum. Remember that condensate temperature is lowest also...