Concluding Remarks
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2017
2017 Spring Meeting and 13th Global Congress on Process Safety
Kister Distillation Symposium
Kister Distillation Symposium 2017: Optimum Design and Operation in Refinery Distillation
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 5:20pm to 5:25pm
Mist eliminators usually represent less than 1% of column internals overall cost, nonetheless these devices can increase tower capacity and separation efficiencies. A proper understanding of mist eliminators fundamentals, design and installation promotes better distillation operating conditions. This paper presents basic operating mechanisms of employed mist eliminators, basic design equations and installation techniques to ensure proper operation of these devices that also play a role in a fine separation process.