Please describe the basic elements in a distillation


1. Please describe the basic elements in a distillation process.

2. What must be controlled in a distillation tower in order to ensure proper functioning of the distillation process?

3. What is the purpose of tray sin a distillation column?

4. What is the stripping section in a distillation tower? What is the enriching section?

5. What is the purpose of reflux in a distillation tower?

6. In the packed distillation column in the pilot plant (Plant E), how does the vacuum get from the vacuum seal pot into the distillation column? Please show using a sketch.

7. What is the purpose of packing in the packed distillation column in Plant E?

8. When would one want to use a distillation train instead of a distillation tower?

9. List the heat exchangers in the packed distillation column in Plant E. What is the purpose of each one?

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