Distillation as a volatilities-based process is used to separate components of a mixture to a liquid phase richer in less volatile components, and a vapor phase richer in more volatile components.
Distillation as a volatilities-based process is used to separate components of a mixture to a liquid phase richer in less volatile components, and a vapor phase richer in more volatile components. Component separation is achieved through differences in boiling points between the species. In the chemical and petroleum industries, distillation is an important process for separating fluid mixtures, so a considerable amount of attention has been given to understanding and improving the performance of tray distillation columns.1
Tray efficiency is the most important parameter in the design and analysis of tray-type columns. Although tray efficiency has been studied extensively, little progress h
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