INTENSIFICATION OF HEAT EXCHANGE IN DIABATIC RECTIFICATION COLUMNS

Abstract

The heat exchange in a diabatic column was investigated during the rectification of an ethanol-water mixture, in which partial condensation of rising vapors on the surface of vertical heat exchange tubes installed vertically along the height of the installation was carried out, as well as the evaporation of intermediate condensate on the surface of horizontal plates. Based on the review of diabatic columns, it is shown that they can reduce the cost of conducting the rectification process. Heat-exchange devices placed on trays of rectification units are considered and ways to intensify heat transfer in them are proposed. It has been established that the most efficient heat removal in heat exchangers of diabatic columns is achieved when using a film flow of a coolant on a heat transfer surface. Heat transfer in a diabatic column is investigated during gravitational flow of surfaces of heat exchange tubes, as well as when organizing an ascending and descending co-current film flow, both in the case of heating and boiling of the coolant. To intensify heat transfer in the coolant film, a helical artificial roughness was installed on the surface of the pipes, made in the form of a wire spiral tightly mounted on the heat transfer surface. The geometric parameters of the helical roughness, such as the distance between the turns of the spiral and the height of the wire, which have the greatest influence on the intensity of heat transfer, have been established. Dependences for determining the value of the heat transfer coefficient are presented and an estimate of the value of the specific heat flux in the diabatic column is given.