I'm thinking that if one made the ration of the your main pipe and the outer pipe of the right relationship so that it doesn't choak the smaller diameter pipe, you might be able to build a small diameter "perforated plate / thumper column" or however you may better describe it. for simplicity i'll go with 1" diameter pipe [but mapped out a 1.5 and 2" concept too]
In short If a 1" pipe went to 1.5 in pipe as shown below, and used a series of holes such that the total area equaled the area of the smaller diameter pipe, my hypothesis is that you could run a small fractioning column at home on a stove with corresponding less wattage.
- small sketch
This above ratio (I also figured it out for 1.5", and 2" pipes) would allow the diameter of the pipe to never go smaller than the diameter of the column, so i "might" be able to run it on my stove in the apartment with a reflux lm/vm head and condenser like a tiny flute.
There is another ration too. If the smaller pipe is 1", then the other sized would be 1.5. ( π((1.5)/2)^2 - π(1/2)^2 = roughly π(1/2)^2 for pipe bubbling part) If using a 1.5 for the smaller, 2" for larger and if 2" smaller than 3" larger.
There also would be a return to the boiler from the bottom thumper / plate.
If each pod type section was kept to under 8 inches then I could fit 4 plates, have it be 32in tall, fit a condenser for reflux and then my 1ft water jacketed condenser.
So, should I work out the physics and take it this concept to the next level and design it or in your opinions is it conceptually flawed?
Guittarmater
will keep you posted. Thanks for the help. 