FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION COLUMN

The distillation column made of SS material. An electrically heated reboiler would be installed at the bottom of the column. The vapors from the top of the column are condensed in the condenser by circulating cooling water. The condensate is collected in reflux drum and feed back to the column as reflux. The complete column is insulated

RANGE OF EXPERIMENTS TO BE CARRIED OUT:

1. To carryout Fractional distillation.
2. To calculate the number of trays required
3. To establish the overall tray efficiency of the fractional distillation
4. To study the practical significance of McCabe – Thiele method.

EXPERIMENTAL SETUP : 

Reboiler                       :           Material Stainless Steel

Column                       :           Material Stainless Steel

Condenser                  :           SS , Shell and Tube type Condenser

Reflux Drum               :           Material Stainless Steel.

Heating Mantle            :           Aluminum body with fiber cloth

Digital Temp Indicator :           0 – 400 0 C .

Temp Sensor              :           CR/AL Type

Distillate Receiver       :           Material Stainless Steel

Piping                          :           SS , PVC

Setup Mounting           :           On sturdy MS stand with

powder coated

SPACE REQUIRED :           1.5 m. (L) x 1.0 m(W) X 3 m (H)

SERVICE REQUIRED :         Power Supply : 230 V, 50 Hz, A.C.

Water Supply : @ 2 lpm

Specific Gravity Bottle

CHEMICALS REQUIRED :  Methanol Or Ethanol ,

Specific Gravity Bottle

WEIGHT :  @ 65 Kg