Distillation
The
basics of distillation are covered in these presentations: 1. Underlying
Principles (Boiling a mixture) in pdf or Powerpoint format and 2. Azeotropes and VLE Data in pdf or Powerpoint
format.
Column
operation and mass balances are covered in the presentation on The Continuous
Column in pdf
or Powerpoint format There is a
sample problem on determining operating lines for the acetic acid-acetic
anhydride system. I have also
included an excel file that
I used to develop VLE data for this system.
There
is a presentation on the McCabe Thiele Method in pdf
or Powerpoint and there is also a short
presentation on Column Design in pdf or Powerpoint format. You can look a the K1
v Flv chart for trayed columns on its own.
The Generalised Pressure Drop Correlation (GPDC) chart can be found on
the web at http://users.lia.net/katmar/pcolGPDC.htm
and also a Generalised
correlation for pressure drop chart in a packed column from www.cheresources.com
A
presentation on Batch Distillation in pdf or Powerpoint format is available along with a sample problem using the Rayleigh method and some
information on the Rayleigh method itself.
Useful
websites
Ming
Tham has an excellent website on distillation - http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/distil/distil0.htm
A site by Richard L. Rowley of Brigham Young University which appears to be very comprehensive (and challenging too!).
http://www.cbu.edu/~rprice/lectures/distill.html
contains a very good set of notes
Interested
in home brewing? http://homedistiller.org/
Chemical
Properties Handbook online from Knovel
Perry’s
Chemical Engineers’ Handbook online from Knovel
A
method of designing and costing a distillation column by Andreas Linninger
Below
is a video on a distillation column. There are a number of technical errors in
what the narrator says but there are some nice shots of the column. You will
need a headset or speakers to hear the audio part.
