Modelling of a vibrating-plate extraction column.

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Liquid extraction, sometimes called solvent extraction, is the separation of the constituents of a liquid solution by contact with another insoluble liquid. It belongs to the class of countercurrent diffusional separation processes, where it ranks second in importance to distillation. There are many different types of columns that are available for liquid-liquid extraction and the reciprocating column (RPC) and vibrating plate column (VPE) are two types of mechanically aided columns. This research aims at developing a mathematical model for the prediction of NTUIHETS and the mass transfer coefficient, k-ox for the VPE based on the agitation level of the plates (af- the product of frequency and amplitude of the plate motion), the plate spacing and the flow rates which will allow for the simplification in the design of this type of column. There is a lot of research that has gone into the development of mechanically aided extraction columns but it is limited when it comes to the RPC and

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