2022 Spring Meeting and 18th Global Congress on Process Safety Proceedings

(184f) A Brief History of Distillation Trays and Tray Correlations

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This paper and presentation will deal with the history of Distillation Trays over the past 100 years. Emphasis will be given regarding developments in the 1950's and 1960's. Included will be correlation development that encompasses both maximum capacity as well as turndown.