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About this Course
📚 This Flash Distillation in Chemical & Process Engineering course dives into the fundamental principles and applications of flash distillation. You will learn how to efficiently separate components in a single-stage operation, optimizing process performance and energy use.
Key topics covered include:
- Flash Vaporization Principles
- Flash Distillation Equipment and Setup
- Thermodynamic Calculations (Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium)
- Effect of Pressure and Temperature on Separation
- Design of Flash Columns and Separators
- Energy Efficiency and Process Optimization
👨🏫 Designed for
Chemical engineering students, process engineers, and professionals interested in mastering flash distillation processes and improving separation efficiency in chemical plants.
📚 Course Approach
The course combines theoretical insights and practical examples, with case studies to help you understand real-world applications and design considerations.
🎯 By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand the thermodynamics behind flash distillation and vapor-liquid equilibrium
- Design and size flash distillation units and separators
- Optimize the separation of components in a single-stage process
- Analyze key parameters like temperature, pressure, and composition for effective separations
- Improve energy efficiency and process performance in flash distillation operations
🚀 Recommended for
Students and engineers seeking to deepen their knowledge of separation processes, especially those involved in designing and optimizing distillation systems.
✅ You’ll learn to:
- Apply flash distillation calculations for single-stage separations
- Design and model flash distillation systems for various applications
- Optimize temperature, pressure, and feed conditions to maximize separation efficiency
- Use process simulation tools to model flash distillation units
- Implement energy-saving strategies in flash distillation processes
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Use them to practice offline, follow along with lessons, or revisit concepts anytime.
Evaluations, Quizzes
Evaluate your progress through interactive quizzes and self-assessments.
Reinforce key concepts, identify gaps, and ensure you're ready to apply what you've learned in real scenarios.
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Certificate of Completion
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Instructor Support
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Curriculum
- Section 2 Introduction (2:53)
- Review - Mass Transfer (0:59)
- 2.1 Ideal Solution & Gas, Equilibrium, Vapor & Partial Pressures, VLE
- Ideal Gas Law (3:43)
- Ideal Solution (5:02)
- Vapor Pressure (5:29)
- Partial Pressure (3:44)
- Partial Pressure vs Vapor Pressure (3:42)
- Task – Partial & Vapor Pressure (0:38)
- What is Vapor Liquid Equilibrium for Pure substances (4:36)
- Vapor Liquid Equilibrium for Binary Systems (6:55)
- 2.2 Volatility (Chemistry)
- Volatility (Chemistry) (4:25)
- Task - Volatility of Substances (1:36)
- Relative Volatility (8:06)
- Special Case - Constant Relative Volatility (2:37)
- K-Values - An Overview (2:27)
- Task – Calculate a K-Value (4:01)
- 2.3 Phase Diagrams (Txy, Pxy, XY)
- Phase Rules & Diagrams (11:05)
- Task - Prove Phase Rule for VLE systems (2:18)
- Binary Diagrams (1:45)
- XY Diagrams (3:41)
- Task - XY Diagram (2:21)
- Bubble Point (3:03)
- Dew Point (2:38)
- T-XY Diagram (3:26)
- Analysis of T-XY Diagram (5:31)
- Task - Reading T-XY Diagram (0:41)
- P-XY Diagrams (5:16)
- Task - Reading P-XY Diagrams (2:22)
- 2.4 Ideal Solution – Ideal Gas: Raoult’s Law (Vapor-Liquid)
- Cases in Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (2:43)
- Case 1 - Ideal solution and Ideal Gas (2:02)
- Raoult's Law (6:30)
- Ex - Raoults Law Application (9:09)
- Non-Ideal Solutions (4:49)
- Henry's Law (2:21)
- Ex - Henrys Law for Solubility (6:29)
- K-Values (revisited) (2:55)
- Case 2 - Real Soltion - Ideal Gas (3:33)
- Case 3 - Ideal Solution and Real Gas (2:36)
- Case 4 - Real Solution - Real Gases (3:17)
- Cases Conclusions - Ideal Gases and Solutions vs Real Gases and Solutions (1:58)
- 2.5 Deviations: Azeotropes
- Deviations of Ideality (4:49)
- Azeotropes (3:40)
- Miniumum boiling Azeotropes (4:04)
- Maximum Boiling Azeotrope (2:29)
- Task - Identify Azeotrope Types (1:26)
- Introduction to Azeotropic Distillation (2:20)
- 2.6 Getting VLE Data on Aspen Plus
- What is Aspen Plus (1:31)
- Getting VLE Data from Aspen Plus (2:41)
- Task - Graphing Txy Data with Binary Analysis Tools (6:05)
- Getting VLE Data from NIST Databases (3:13)
- Task - Extracting Binary Data using NIST Database (3:27)
- Section 2 Closure (1:32)
- Section 3 Introduction (3:15)
- 3.1 Process Technology Overview
- Flash Process Technology (6:53)
- Flash Diagrams & Drums (3:38)
- Task - Flash Drum Identification (0:54)
- Task – Recognize Horizontal Drum (1:03)
- 3.2 Flash Equipment
- Horizontal vs. Vertical Drums (4:00)
- Typical Dimensions of a Flash Drum (2:11)
- Hold-up Time for Flash Drums (2:29)
- Equipment & Other Auxiliaries (1:20)
- The Mesh aka Demister for Flash Drums Knockout (4:47)
- Drum Nozzles (3:20)
- Vortex Breakers (3:53)
- Foam Formation & breakers (1:39)
- Straightening Vanes (1:09)
- Baffles (2:33)
- Control System for Flash Drums (10:07)
- Task - Identify Control Systems in a Flash Drum (1:02)
- 3.3 Flash Operation & Design Calculations
- Sequential Method for Flash System (5:30)
- Operation Line in Separation Processes Technology (6:39)
- Variables of Interest for Flash Distillation (9:30)
- Operation Line of a Flash (FOL) (6:30)
- Analysis of the Flash Operation Line - Increase in Vapor Fraction in Feed (10:54)
- Animation - Flash Distillation of a Constant Relative Volatility Mixture (6:23)
- Worked Example - Flash Drum (9:45)
- Animation - Construct an x-y Diagram for Flash Distillation (4:25)
- Ex 1. Flash Distillation - 5 Cases of Vapor Fraction in Feed (11:44)
- Simulation of Ex 1 - Flash Cases Vapor Fraction from 0 to 100 (9:02)
- Ex 2. Partially Flashing an Alkane Mixture (5:34)
- Ex. 3 Flashing a Vapor Liquid Mix (8:30)
- Animation - Adiabatic Flash Drum with Binary Liquid Feed (7:07)
- Energy Balances on a Flash Drum (7:43)
- Animation T-x-y and x-y Diagrams for Binary Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) in Flash Drum (6:02)
- Ex 1 - Flash Drum, Heatloads and Temperatures (12:26)
- Ex 2. Flashing System Using Enthalpies and Heat duties (10:28)
- Simulation of Ex 2 - Flashing Systems with Enthalpies and TXY Diagrams (8:56)
- Flash Drum Sizing (12:31)
- Ex 1 Flash Drum Sizing (10:43)
- Resources for Flash Drum Sizing (5:07)
- Task - Size the Flash Drum using External Resources for Ex 1 (1:22)
- 3.4 Flash Cascades
- Intuitive Approach for Flash Cascades (5:18)
- Flash Cascades - Analysis of Case 1 (5:34)
- Simulation 01 - Flash Cascades - Case Study 1 with no Recycle (14:32)
- Animation - Flash Distillation Cascade for an Acetone-Chloroform Mixture (3:53)
- Flash Cascades - Analysis of Case 2 - Recycling and Removal of Heat Exchangers (3:58)
- Simulation 02 - Flash Cascades - Case Study 2 with Recycle (V2) (5:13)
- Animation! Flash Distillation Cascade in a Constant Relative Volatility Mixture (3:38)
- Section 3 - Closure (1:02)
- Section 4 - Introduction (1:45)
- 4.1 Multicomponent Vapor Liquid Equilibrium
- Multicomponent VLE Introduction (3:44)
- Revisiting K-Values (Alkanes) (3:38)
- Animation! K-value of Several Hydrocarbons versus Temperature and Pressure (4:17)
- K-Value Charts of DePriester (7:13)
- Animation! K-value using DePriester Chart - Temperature and Pressure (3:55)
- Dew & Bubble Point Calculations in Multicomponent Systems (3:31)
- Bubble Point Calculations for Multicomponent System (4:28)
- Worked Example - Bubble Point Calculation for Multicimponent System using Reoults Law (3:57)
- Ex 1. Bubble Point Calculation using K-Values from DePriester Charts (8:30)
- Dew Point Calculation for Multicomponent Systems (5:02)
- Worked Example - Dew Point Calculation using Ideal Models (3:03)
- Task - Calculate the Dew Point of a Multicomponent System using K-Values and DePriester Chart (0:57)
- Simulation of Bubble & Dew Points of Several Hydrocarbon Mixtures (7:54)
- 4.2 Multicomponent Flash Distillation
- Derivation of Rachford-Rice Equation (10:18)
- Rachford-Rice Equation Procedure for Multicomponent Flashing (7:52)
- Worked Example - Rachford-Rice Equation for BTX (14:33)
- Ex 1. Rachford Rice Equation using K-Values from DePirester Chart (6:18)
- Ex 2. Rachford Rice Equation Values for high amount of Vapor (5:07)
- Animation! Flash Distillation of a Mixture of Four Hydrocarbons (2:47)
- Simulation of Ex 1 Multicomponent Flashing verifying Rachford Rice Equation Method (15:38)
- Section 4 - Closure (0:51)
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