A reboiler is a heat exchanger used to add heat to a distillation column. In a typical

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A reboiler is a heat exchanger used to add heat to a distillation column. In a typical reboiler, an almost pure material is vaporized at constant temperature, with the energy supplied by condensing steam at constant temperature. Suppose that steam is condensing at 254°C to vaporize an organic at 234°C. It is desired to scale up the throughput of the distillation column by 25%, meaning that 25% more organic must be vaporized. What will be the new operating conditions in the reboiler (numerical value for temperature, qualitative answer for pressure)? Suggest at least two possible answers.

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Analysis Synthesis And Design Of Chemical Processes

ISBN: 9780134177403

5th Edition

Authors: Richard Turton, Joseph Shaeiwitz, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Wallace Whiting

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