An equipment that compresses gas from lower to higher pressure, usually with <1.5 pressure ratio
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HETP
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Reciprocating compressor
Positive Displacement compressor, with sliding plate within, compressing gas from lower to higher pressure. These are suitable for low... read more
Viscosity
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Bubble cap tray
distillation tray with bubble caps on it. This tray is costliest type. read more
Reboiler
Heat exchanger mounted on column bottom, which vaporises the column bottom liquid into the column. This reboiler introduces energy into... read more
Pump Head
The pump head refers to the height to which a pump can raise a fluid, typically expressed in units of... read more
Reflux
This is the amount of liquid put back into column at top of column, with purpose being to push down... read more