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Practical Heat Transfer

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1-56700-216-1

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Author of several well-received Process Engineering Guides in Heat Transfer, Peter Hills brings more than 25 years of experience in a variety of thermal applications. The book provides a practical insight into the design, operations, specification, and purchasing of heat transfer equipment. The engineer is led through logical understanding of all processes involved and taught to distinguish the practical applications from the computer codes. Covers a wide and detailed variety of process and power equipment.



340 pages, © 2005

PRATICAL HEAT TRANSFER / CHAPTER 5 - REBOILERS FOR DISTILLATION COLUMNS

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CHAPTER 5 - REBOILERS FOR DISTILLATION COLUMNS

5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 SELECTION OF REBOILER TYPE

5.2.1 General Considerations

5.2.2 Separation Efficiency

5.3 SUMMARY OF BOILER TYPES AVAILABLE

5.3.1 Direct Vapour Injection

5.3.2 External Generation of Vapour

5.3.3 Thermosyphon Reboilers

5.3.3.1 Vertical Thermosyphon Reboiler.

5.3.3.2 Horizontal Thermosyphon Reboiler

5.3.4 Forced Circulation Boiler

5.3.5 Suppressed Vaporisation Boiler

5.3.6 Kettle Reboiler

5.3.7 Bayonet Tube Vaporiser

5.3.8 Internal Boiler

5.4 THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF VERTICAL THERMOSYPHON REBOILERS

5.4.1 The Design Problem

5.4.2 General Considerations

5.4.2.1 Heating Medium Temperature

5.4.2.2 Fouling Resistance

5.4.3 Design Parameters

5.4.3.1 Overall Arrangement and Specifications

5.4.3.2 Geometry Elements

5.4.4 Analysis of the Program Results

5.4.5 Adjustments to design

5.4.6 Operating Range

5.4.7 Control

5.4.7.1 Control of condensing heating medium pressure

5.4.7.2 Control of the condensate level

5.4.7.3 Control of sensible fluid flow rate

5.4.8 Layout

5.4.8.1 Factors influencing design

5.4.8.2 A suggested standard layout

APPENDIX A5 ESTIMATION OF FOULING RESISTANCE FROM PLANT DATA.

A5.1 Manual Iteration

A5.2 Available Duty Method

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