I am designing a control system where there will often be a closed valve downstream of a pump. What type of pump will work best under this condition for long periods of time? I know positive displacement pumps are out of the question, but I'm not sure centrifugal would be the best either.
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What are some recommendations on the cheapest or one of the cheaper software licenses for chemical engineering design? I work for a start-up company that does not yet have a license for such software, and I need to design a complex distillation column (5 components, some of which are rarely...
A vapor process stream that I am working on is primarily acetone, with small concentrations (< 5 %wt) of Hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) and ammonia. Acetone condenses around 57 C and HMDS condenses at 126 C. Is it possible that placing two condensers in series, one to condense HMDS then the second...
