General Studies · Chemical Process Equipment
What is the direct consequence of increasing the reflux ratio beyond its optimum value in a distillation column?
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- 1Energy consumption in the reboiler increases.✓
- 2The required column height lowers.
- 3The purity of the distillate reduces.
- 4Separation efficiency decreases drastically.
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Energy consumption in the reboiler increases.
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