Practical Column Design Guide

This book highlights the aspects that need to be considered when designing distillation columns in practice. It discusses the influencing parameters as well as the equations governing them, and presents several numerical examples. The book is intended both for experienced designers and for those who are new to the subject. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Planning of Distillation and Absorption Columns (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 1-37 Equilibria, Bubble Points, Dewpoints, Flash Calculations, and Activity Coefficients (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 39-83 Fractionation of Binary Mixtures (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 85-120 Calculation of Multi-component Fractionation Plants (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 121-151 Extractive and Azeotropic Distillation (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 153-164 Discontinuous Batch Distillation (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 165-185 Steam Distillation (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 187-213 Absorption and Stripping Columns (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 215-294 Fluid Dynamic Dimensioning of Trays and Tray Efficiency (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 295-327 Fluid Dynamic Design of Random Packings and Structured Packings and the Determination of the HTU/HETP Values (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 329-363 Demister Design (M. Nitsche, R. Gbadamosi)....Pages 365-397