Consider the start-up of the distillation column shown in Figure 1.7. What sequence would be followed?
The procedure is beyond the scope of this text, but it would be developed from a series of questions such
as
a. What valve should be opened first?
b. What should be done when the temperature of... reaches...?
c. To what value should the controller be set?
d. When can the system be put on automatic control?