DRAWING AUTOCAD 2D

Figure 1: Ellipsoidal head dimension (mm)

Figure 2: Type of support, Skirt support

Figure 3: Distillation tower
DESIGN OF EQUIPMENT
Conditions Value
Operating condition & Material Construction
Operating Pressure 101.3 kPa
Operating Temperature 260C
Design Pressure 0.11143 N/mm2
Design Temperature 260C
Safety factor 10%
Material construction Stainless steel 316
Design Column Dimension
Column Height, hv 35m
Wall Thickness 6mm
Type of head closure Ellipsoidal head
Thickness of head 0.925mm
Knuckle radius 32.3mm
Crown radius 171mm
Column Weight
Total weight, W z 127.43 kN
Vessel Support
Type Skirt support
Material construction Plain carbon steel
Description of the equipment including its roles in the process, type, operation
condition, accessories.

For tower (V-100):

Temperature: 260C

Pressure: 101.3 kPa

Orientation: Vertical

Material of construction (MOC): Stainless steel

Height (m): 3.5

Diameter (m):1.9

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Distillation columns is one of the most common liquid-liquid separation

processes, and can be carried out in a continuous or batch system. For these process
used is continuous system. Distillation can be used to separate binary or multi-
component mixtures. Many variables, such as column pressure, temperature, size, and
diameter are determined by the properties of the feed and the desired products. As in
these process, the reaction is between lauric acid and sodium hydroxide to produce the
sodium laurate and water. Although packed bed columns are used most often for
absorption, they are also used for the distillation of vapor-liquid mixtures. The packing
provides a large surface area for vapor-liquid contact, which increases the column's
effectiveness. The feed mixture contains components of different volatilities, and enters
the column approximately at the middle. The liquid flows downward through the
packing, and the vapor flows upward through the column.

The plate or tray column is the most widely used type of distillation column. The
number of trays or stages in the column is dependent on the desired purity and difficulty
of separation. The number of stages also determines the height of the column.

For these distillation column, the orientation is vertical because the product which
will flow out in the forms of liquid and vapor. For upper stream, the major will flow out is
water in the form of vapor while downstream the major which is flow out is sodium
laurate in the form of liquid. Then, the material of construction (MOC) used for built the
tower is stainless steel. These is because in the reaction happens between alkaline and
acidic. Furthermore, the stainless steel is long lasting and slow rusting than the other
materials. For the pressure used is 101.3 kPa, which is in ambient pressure. The
temperature used is 260C because the fluid enters the distillation column is from the
exchanger. For accessories, provide stairs to the distillation column.