Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; 1. Some general considerations; 2. Bubbles, froth, spray and foam; 3. Clear liquid height, dispersion height and density; 4. Pressure drop; 5. Maximum capacity; 6. Weeping; 7. Tray efficiency; 8. Point efficiency; 9. relationship between point efficiency and tray efficiency; 10. Prediction on efficiency for multicomponent mixtures; Appendix A. Horizontal momentum balance over the exit calming zone; Appendix B. Apparent Murphree vapour-phase tray efficiency in the presence of entrainment and weeping; References; Index.

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This book contains an in-depth treatment on distillation tray hydrodynamics and efficiency.