reboiler
Distillation column heater
A reboiler is a heat exchanger used in distillation columns to vaporize liquid at the bottom of the column, providing the heat that drives separation.
The liquid is partially boiled and returned as vapor, maintaining the temperature gradient essential to the process: The reboiler failed and shut down the whole unit.
Vertical structural element
- refluxBackward liquid movement
- bottomsLowest portions of things
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
rectification · tray · overhead · feed · kettle · vaporization · return · duty
Movement of thermal energy
- dutyRequired moral task
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
convection · conduction · thermal · BTU · heating element · shell · tube · bundle
Parallel to the horizon
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- bundleGathered items tied together
- baffleConfuse or perplex
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
vessel · exchanger · internals · weir · mechanical design · fabrication
Reduction in atmospheric force
- controlAuthority to direct
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- pipingTubes for fluid transport
- startupNew business enterprise
shutdown · capacity · turndown · temperature control · troubleshooting · maintenance · fouling · cleaning
column
Vertical structural element
fractionation · rectification · tray · overhead · feed · kettle · vaporization · return · duty · steam
heat transfer
Movement of thermal energy
- dutyRequired moral task
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
enthalpy · convection · conduction · thermal · BTU · heating element · shell · tube · bundle · surface area
horizontal
Parallel to the horizon
nozzle · vessel · exchanger · internals · weir · mechanical design · fabrication
pressure drop
Reduction in atmospheric force
- controlAuthority to direct
- instrumentationDesign of measuring devices
- pipingTubes for fluid transport
startup · shutdown · capacity · turndown · temperature control · troubleshooting · maintenance · fouling · cleaning · inspection
reboilercondenser
Device that liquefies gases
cooler · chiller · heat sink · intercooler · air cooler
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