Useful for showing that still choice must fit the whole production system rather than a single desired feature. Fresh full-page audit: PDF177 Table227 divides vapor output by4 for return/product reflux4:1 instead of5. Tables228/228-1 mix energy periods; plant cost omits major expenses. Thumper experience is apparatus-specific.
Alternative still configurations and plant cost summary.
The book compares thump kegs, reflux or fractionating columns, stripping configurations, and supporting equipment in terms of throughput, separation, energy, control, and cost.
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Chapter 11 — Other stills
Fresh supplied-copy audit: all224 physical PDF pages read as text and individually rendered; linked passage and context rechecked. Verified means faithful source attribution, not technical correctness. PDF177 Table227 divides vapor output by4 for return/product reflux4:1 instead of5. Tables228/228-1 mix energy periods; plant cost omits major expenses. Thumper experience is apparatus-specific.
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