The best performance of inclined flat-plate thermal-diffusion columns

Abstract

The optimum angles of inclination for maximum separation, maximum production rate and minimum column length in a flat-plate thermal-diffusion column have been determined. Considerable improvement in performance is obtainable if the column is tilted at the optimum angle, instead of being placed vertically, so that the convection strength can be properly reduced and controlled, resulting in suppressing the undesirable remixing effect while still preserving the desirable cascading effect.