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  1. explosiveseng

    Tower Pressure Drop and Flooding

    Thanks for the advice, StoneCold. I'll have a play around with the reflux ratio at our normal feed rate and see how far I can increase it before the water content in the distillate begins to rise again. Cheers, explosiveseng
  2. explosiveseng

    Tower Pressure Drop and Flooding

    My apologies, the pressure drop over the column is 7 kPag (1.01 psig), not 1 kPag as mentioned in my thread.
  3. explosiveseng

    Tower Pressure Drop and Flooding

    Currently reading a couple of texts by Norm Lieberman (A Working Guide to Process Equipment and Troubleshooting Process Operations) to help better understand an ethanol/water distillation column that I'm currently working on. In the 3rd and latest Ed of Working Guide, p.34, the author provides...
  4. explosiveseng

    Ethanol/Water Distillation - Calc Check, xls provided

    I'm going to give this model a go in HYSYS tomorrow and see how if the results marry up. Is it best to use UNIQUAC fluid package?
  5. explosiveseng

    Ethanol/Water Distillation - Calc Check, xls provided

    Hi guys, Currently working on an ethanol distillation column and want to look at the sensible heat and resulting steam savings if preheater installed to feed temperature to boiling point. Assumptions given at the top of the spreadsheet and I'm pretty confident of the numbers although thought...
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