It is a toluene based solution with a solute in it that could precipitate out if the solution goes below a certain concentration, which is another concern we had. It looks like we are going to stick with the initial design. Thank you all for the help.
It is the second. We knew we would have the heat it before sending it through the control valve to flash it, however we weren't sure if there were any guidelines on the percentage of the stream we could flash at a time. It sounds like there isn't, as long as we can design the system to allow...
I'm working on a system that uses a control valve discharging into a flash tank to concentrate a stream. Currently the system flashes about 10% of the flow; the client has suggest looking into flashing 52% of the flow.
I've been trying to find a guideline on the maximum amount of flashing...
