AODBS                                                Distillation – Basic System Components and Operation

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Topic 1: Basic Distillation Systems
     
1.1 List and explain the functions of the major equipment in the distillation system at your site. ____   ____
     
1.2 Define the following terms: overhead product, bottoms product, and boil-up. ____   ____
     
1.3 Describe the basic operation of the distillation tower(s) at your site. ____   ____
     
1.4 List and explain the purposes of the three basic sections of a typical distillation tower. ____   ____
     
1.5 Define fractionation. ____   ____
     
1.6 Explain how refluxing and reboiling help to minimize overlap in a distillation tower. ____   ____
     
1.7 Define external reflux and internal reflux. ____   ____
     
     
Topic 2: Temperature and Pressure    
     
2.1 Describe adjustments that are made at your site when product purity is unacceptable. ____   ____
     
2.2 Identify critical temperature points in a distillation tower at your site. ____   ____
     
2.3 Describe the effects of incorrect temperatures at various points in a distillation tower at your site. ____   ____
     
2.4 Explain what a temperature gradient is and how it is measured at your site. ____   ____
     
2.5 Explain how temperatures are controlled in your site’s distillation system. ____   ____
     
2.6 Identify critical pressure points in your site’s distillation system. ____   ____
     
2.7 Describe the effects of incorrect pressures in your site’s distillation system. ____   ____


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