CIT-DIST
Design of Distillation Column (CIT-DIST)
Specialized training on distillation column design, optimization, and hydraulics for practicing engineers and specialists.
Duration1-3 Months
ModeWeekday / Weekend
CertificationYes
FocusPractical design & optimization
Full Curriculum
- Overview of Software's
- Basis of Distillation column
- Bubble Point and Dew Point Curve
- Thermodynamic Model Selection
- Feed and Product Specification
- Vapor-Liquid Properties for tray and packing hydraulics
- Column Pressure Optimization
- Effect of Pressure on relative volatility
- Optimization of Number of Theoretical Stages (NTS)
- Optimization of Feed Location
- Optimization of Reboiler Duty
- Optimization of condenser Duty
- Calculate Cooling Water flowrate requirement for condenser
- Calculate Steam flowrate requirement for Reboiler
- Overview of type of Trays
- Tray Design/Tray Geometry
- Effect of Tray Design/Tray Geometry on hydraulic parameters/Tray Efficiency
- Hydraulic parameters (Jet flood, Downcomer flood, Pressure drop etc.)
- Tray performance and Capacity Limitations
- Tray Design Guidelines
- Tray Calculations
- Overview of type of Random Packing
- Overview of type of Structured Packing
- Packing Hydraulic calculations
- Maximum Useful capacity
- Packing Characteristics
- Packing Calculations
- Overview of Liquid distributors
- Effect of distribution quality on packing performance
- Effect of Drip point density
- Overview of Feed Pipes
- Overview of collector tray/Chimney Tray
- Overview of vapor distributors
- Understanding Reboiler Circuits
- Reboiler Selection consideration
- Tower Bottom Arrangement
- Reboiler Hydraulics
- Global Power Failure
- Partial power failure
- Cooling water failure
- Reflux Failure
- Abnormal Heat Input
- Fire case
- Feed Failure/Feed Loss
- Complete preparation of column process data sheets