Practical Thermal Design of Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers

Table of contents:

Chapter 8: Thermal Design and Optimization of Reboilers

8.1 Pool Boiling

8.2 Parameters Affecting Pool Boiling

8.2.1 Surface effects

8.2.2 Mixture effects

8.2.3 Pressure effects

8.2.4 Tube bundle geometry effects

8.3 Maximum Heat Flux

8.4 Flow Boiling

8.5 Distillation Column Reboilers

8.5.1 Internal reboilers

CASE STUDY 8.1: LIGHT HYDROCARBON REBOILER (INTERNAL REBOILER)

8.5.2 Kettle reboilers

CASE STUDY 8.2: STRIPPER REBOILER (KETTLE REBOILER)

8.5.3 Horizontal thermosyphon reboilers

CASE STUDY 8.3: DISTILLATION COLUMN REBOILER (HORIZONTAL THERMOSYPHON)

8.5.4 Vertical thermosyphon reboilers

CASE STUDY 8.4: DISTILLATION COLUMN REBOILER (VERTICAL THERMOSYPHON)

CASE STUDY 8.5: DISTILLATION COLUMN REBOILER (VERTICAL THERMOSYPHON/KETTLE)

8.5.5 Forced-flow reboilers

CASE STUDY 8.6: DISTILLATION COLUMN REBOILER (VERTICAL THERMOSYPHON/FORCED-FLOW)

8.6 Selection of Reboilers

8.7 Start-Up of Reboilers

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