This training course is ideal for technical professionals involved in distillation column operation and performance, including:
Day 1: General Overview of Components of Distillation System
- Various types of distillation columns (Stripper, Evaporator, Vacuum, Azeotrope)
- Specifics of Batch, Flash, and Multistage Distillation Process
- Relative Advantages of Tray and Packed Columns
- Stage Efficiency Determination Methods (Basic Level)
- Calculation of Overall Column Efficiency for Tray Columns
- Calculation Point and Tray Efficiencies
- Calculation of Number and Height of Transfer Units (TU) for Packing
- Impact of Variation of Rate of Reflux and Temperature on Column Efficiency
- Impact of Flooding and Foaming on Column Efficiency and Capacity
- Workshop: Case Studies
Day 2: Thermodynamics and Consideration of Equilibrium
- Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium: (Pure Components and Complex Mixtures)
- Volatility of Pure Components: Boiling Point and Vapor Pressure
- Concept of Sensible and Latent Heat
- Specifics of Mixtures in Distillation: Dew point and Bubble Point, Vaporization Curves, Total/partial Condensation and Vaporization, Liquid-Vapor Separation, and Distribution of Components According to Volatility
- Relation Between Temperature, Pressure, and Composition of Distillate and Residual
- Relative Advantages of Tray and Packed Columns.
- Worksop: Case Studies
Day 3: Distillation Equipment and Design
- Trays and Packing: Types, Operational Limits, Technical Characteristics
- Tray/Packed Column: Types and Sizes, Technical and Operational Characteristics
- Columns for Fouling Service
- Columns for Vacuum Service
- Supports, Liquid Distributors, Other Accessories.
- Workshop: Case Studies
Day 4: Commissioning and Start-up: Process Control and Optimization
- Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start Up Procedure
- Distillation Column Control
- Functions of Process Control
- Characteristics of Continuous Process
- Column Operation: Controlled and Manipulated Process Variables
- Monitoring of Level, Flow rates, Composition, Pressure, Temperature
- Normal and Emergency Shut-down Guidelines
- Worksop: Case Studies
Day 5: Troubleshooting
- Evaluation of Operating Parameters of Tray Column and Packed Column
- Tools for Diagnosing Operating Problems: Mass Balance and Flow Rates
- Fouling of Columns and Tray Collapse
- Common Start-up Problems and Remedies
- Corrosion Control and Chemical Dosing
- Workshop: Case Studies from History and Lessons Learnt