Separating two liquids in a fractional distillation column on the basis of their difference in boiling points is analogous to separating a group of people on the basis of their physical fitness by making them climb a flight of stairs. Several aspects of this unit operation such as column height, flooding, and reflux ratio are explained with the help of this analogy.
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Citation
Mukesh, Doble. J. Chem. Educ.2001 78 211.
Keywords
Chemical Engineering; Separation Science; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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