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==Description==
The glass distillation column was a donation made by Exxon Mobil in 1978. It is a standard glass distillation column with the main function of distilling ethanol/water mixtures. The column has 10 stages, custom made to include sample points on
each stage. The column makes use of donut trays for each stage. Each stage is fitted with an RDT (resistance temperature detector) temperature measurement device. Column instrumentation include various Coriolis mass flow meters and refractive index analyzers. Feed plate 3 and feed plate 6 can be used to feed to the column. This is a closed system with the top product and bottom product being added to the feed mixing tank.

==Diagram==
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==Contact people==

For help with the Emerson control system ([[Delta V]]) the contact person as of 2018-12 is:

Name: Daniela Straulino

Company: [http://www.aveng-acs.com/ Avenge ACS]

Tel: +27-11-249-6700 

Cell: +27-82-407-8590

E-mail: Daniela.Straulino@avenggroup.com


For other general maintenance concerns and instrumentation problems the contact person is: 

Name: Andre Joubert

Company: [https://www.sasol.com/ SASOL]

Cell : +27-82-905-0090

E-mail : Andre.Joubert@sasol.com

==Documentation on previous projects== 
Documentation on past projects that were done on the distillation column can be found  [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/BigDistillationColumn/ here].

==Help documentation== 

Help on the Delta V system and how to use click [http://www.chem.mtu.edu/chem_eng/current/new_courses/CM4120/2009/Getting%20Started.pdf  here].