Distillation towers separate chemicals or fuels from raw streams using heat and steam. Reboilers boil raw fluids to create steam, which is sent to the tower. Liquid and vapor flow in opposite directions, with the desired product exiting at the top. Reboilers come in various designs, including plug-in, kettle, thermosyphon, and pumped. Controls are required […]
A kettle reboiler is a heat exchanger used in chemical distillation with a large boiling surface. It receives condensate from a separation tray and returns steam to supply thermal energy to the column. It differs from a shell and tube heat exchanger with a large open space above the tube bundle. A kettle reboiler is […]
