(142c) Kettle Reboiler Windows
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2012
2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
Distillation Topical Conference
Distillation, Heat Integration, and Energy Efficiency
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 2:20pm to 2:45pm
Fractionation Research, Inc. (FRI) recently installed two windows on an industrial-size kettle reboiler. Using those windows, data were collected regarding pool depths, entrainment, flow patterns and nucleation sites. Several binary systems were employed. A wide range of steam pressures were employed. Video footage will be shown.