Investigation of heat loss in ethanol-water distillation column with direct vapour recompression heat pump

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2010, Pages 128-135

  Enweremadu, Christopher C ^a   Rutto, Hilary L ^a  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compressor; Distillation column; Heat loss; Vapour recompression

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFECTIVENESS; ETHANOL-WATER; HEAT PUMPS; PRESSURE INCREASE; REBOILER HEAT; REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; VAPOUR RECOMPRESSION;

COMPRESSORS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; PUMPS; VAPORS;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

EID: 78651582437     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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