Vacuum Boosters for Drying Applications
Drying is a process of removal of a liquid from a solid mixture by thermal means. In this post, we shall not consider mechanical methods, such as filtration, centrifuging, pressing, etc. of liquid removal from solids. Various drying process and techniques are extensively used in Process Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Food processing industry, Dye and Chemical … Read more
PUMPS
The energy input to a fluid by means of a pump causes the fluid to be transported through the pipe systems. So pump is a machine used for handling a liquid, while fans and compressors are used for handling gases. There are many types of pumps depending upon their specific uses and functions.Now we shall … Read more
Extraction & Distillation
I had fathom out some differences b/w extraction and distillation:Extraction is used when distillation is difficult for azeotropic mixtures and which have close vapour pressures and boiling points, whereas vapour pressure and boiling points widely vary in mixtures used in distillation.The components are temperature sensitive(break down at distillation temperature) in extraction and they are in … Read more
McCABE-THIELE METHOD
I’m glad to say that I’ve accomplished engineering graphics and record works after going round in circles.My final internals are approaching closer day-by-day.But, everything is all right.Mean while, I’ve posted this wonderful topic of distillation for calculating number of theoritical stages of a binary mixture, by McCABE-THIELE METHOD.But I earnestly apologise, because I mentioned snippets … Read more
Distillation
For a chemical engineer, one of the most important facet is distillation, which plays an important role in mass transer.Since last week, I.C.E prof. is teaching the same topic.It is interesting right from the first class.Commonly, it started like a simple question that has a simple answer-Distillation is the method used to separate two or … Read more
