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Continuous binary distillation ethanol/water

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wms

Mechanical
Jun 19, 2001
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Would appreciate suggestion of stripper section design for ethanol/water/solids. Height is limiting, diameter is variable.
Input 125,000 lbs/hour 8.38lb/gal beer.
Output Corn solids>20mesh grind, 15,000 lbs/hr.
Ethanol, 14,000 lbs/hr.
Water, 96,000 lbs/hr.
 
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