Batch Mode Stills (left) Continuous Mode Stills (right)
Batch Mode Stills
Batch Distillation is used when relatively small quantities of liquid are to be processed, or when a high level of purity is required.
Typical Systems Include:
Boiling vessel with fill and drain valves, sight glass, sensors for liquid level, pressure and temperature, and extra ports.
- Choice of heating options
- Column section(s), pre-loaded with packing and required internals
- High efficiency condenser
- 3-way automatic reflux valve
- Distillate cooler and sight glass
- Receiving vessels for cut fractions (discharge pumps optional)
- 3-way receiver selector valve
- Control system – simple, PLC or pc-based
- Skid platform and support structure for system
Continuous Mode Stills
Continuous Distillation is used when large or continuous quantities of liquid are to be processed and/or when a very high level of purity is not required.
Typical Systems Include:
- Precision metering feed pump.
- Feed preheater section with feedback control.
- Valve manifold for selection of feed point to distillation column.
- Column section(s), pre-loaded with packing and required internals.
- High efficiency condenser.
- 3-way automatic reflux valve.
- Distillate cooler and sight glass.
- Distillate and Bottoms discharge pumps.
- Reboiler with steam, electric or hot oil heating, level switch, vapor return to column, bottoms discharge port.
- Bottoms cooler.
- Control system – simple, PLC or pc-based.
- Skid platform and support structure for system.
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