Distillation: Optimizing Outcomes Through Better Design and Operation - electronic book

Distillation is one of the most fundamental unit operations in chemical process plants. Proper design, specification, operation, and maintenance of distillation columns are critical to optimal plant performance. Modern revamps often include troubleshooting and upgrading ancillary equipment such as reboilers, condensers, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and instrumentation. This Chemical Engineering Guidebook includes tutorial-style articles sharing proven strategies and best practices for improving distillation performance. Several articles highlight the use of process simulation to evaluate and optimize proposed and existing columns.

Articles Include

• Why Big Always Wins: Examining Economies of Scale
• Column Revamps: From Outside to Inside
• Better Chemistry by Design
• Thermal Integration of Reboilers
• Revamping Your Process Plant
• Principles of P&ID Development
• A Better Look into Kettle Reboilers
• Absorber Optimization: Employing Process Simulation Software
• Distillation Column Thermal Optimization: Employing Simulation Software
• Mega Columns, Mega Issues
• New Horizons For Dividing Wall Columns
• Distillation Column Design Factors
• Reboiler Circuit Debottleneck with No Hardware Changes
• Dry-Tray Pressure Drop of Sieve Trays Revisited
• Reboiler Circuits For Trayed Columns
• Control Engineering for Chemical Engineers
• Random Tower Packing
• Distillation Tray Design
• Plant Revamps and Turnarounds: Some Lessons Learned
• Distillation Column Modeling
• Common Mistakes When Conducting a HAZOP and How to Avoid Them
• Chemical Process Plants: Plan for Revamps
• Decommissioning: Preparing Plants for a Retrofit
• Distillation, Part 1: Experimental Validation of Column Simulations
• Distillation, Part 2 Bubble-Cap Tray Vapor Turndown
• Cyclohexane Production from Benzene and Hydrogen
• Learning More About Distillation
• Flooded Condenser Controls: Principles and Troubleshooting
• Dry Tray Pressure Drop Of Sieve Trays
• Distillation: Avoid Problems During Tower Startup
• Mitigate Corrosion in Condensate-Return Systems
• Distillation Optimization by Vapor Recompression
• Determining Packing Height With Accuracy
• A Window into Kettle Reboiler Secrets
• The Science of Droplets