(187b) Kettle Reboiler Circuit Troubleshooting
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2019
2019 Spring Meeting and 15th Global Congress on Process Safety
Kister Distillation Symposium
Kister Distillation Symposium 2019: New Insights into Reboilers and Condensers
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 2:05pm to 2:35pm
Mark Cavett, Anand Vennavelli, Chao Wang,Ken McCarley, Tony Cai*
Fractionation Research, Inc.
424 S. Squires St.
Stillwater, OK 74074
ABSTRACT
Reboilers are responsible for many operational problems experienced in distillation and absorption columns in the chemical processing industry. Employed in a commercial size distillation research facility, Fractionation Research, Inc (FRI) kettle reboiler circuits operate under a wide range of process conditions and various physical properties. This makes their operation more challenging. In this paper, operational challenges and problems encountered with the kettle reboiler circuits will be described and discussed. The troubleshooting process and solutions to the operational problems will be presented.
Key Words: Distillation, reboiler, hydraulics, troubleshooting
*Corresponding author. E-mail: cai@fri.org , Phone: 1-405-385-0354, Fax: 1-405-385-0357