Webinar - Internal Condensers for Distillation Columns

This webinar is one of a series which addresses a range of common heat exchanger design challenges. Each webinar focuses on a particular issue in heat exchanger design, examining the background to the problem and comparing typical solutions. The format of the webinars will encourage audience interaction and the sharing of relevant knowledge and experience.

In this session, the challenges involved in the design of internal distillation column condensers will be addressed. Internal condensers have a number of advantages compared to external types, but also present numerous design challenges. This webinar will describe the most common types and compare their characteristics in typical applications.

Placing a condenser at the top of a distillation column presents some practical problems, and positioning the condenser inside the column complicates things still further. Nevertheless, the advantages of the internal arrangement can be significant for some processes and this motivates designers to find solutions. In some cases heat transfer enhancement plays a crucial role and this will be discussed in the webinar.