Control of reflux and reboil flow rates for milli and micro distillation

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 753-760

  Sundberg, Aarne T ^a   Uusi Kyyny, Petri ^a   Jakobsson, Kaj ^a   Alopaeus, Ville ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Micro scale distillation; Reflux ratio

Indexed keywords

COLUMN PACKINGS; HEAT LOSS MODELS; LIQUID HOLD UPS; LOW MASS FLUXES; MICRO-SCALES; OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS; REFLUX RATIO; SMALL-SCALE DISTILLATION;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FLOW RATE; FOAMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT LOSSES; METALS;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

EID: 84877594297     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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