Deroy lens improvement

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enrysuper

Deroy lens improvement

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Hi,
I bought a Deroy''s lens, also called "Lentille de correction", a sort of dephlegmator, it works in order to "pre-condense" the fewest volatile components, and let goes out the most volatile, due to a "veil of water" placed on the heitght of it.
That is!
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The first run with this support disappointed me, because the "weil of water" don't cover all the surface, and ABV doesn't rise, and the feints/head concentration don't improve
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So I decide to open the object in order to discover it.
That's is!
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So I think that I can put a reverse pyramidal pattern coil in order to condense back into liquid when the vapour comes into contact with the "reflux coil".
(sorry for this picture I don't use CAD but I must learn)
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I think I can collect more foreshot/head, because when the flow rise up, the fewest volatile (ethanol-tails mixture) fall down and the most voltatile (a part of methanol, etyl-acetate..) go to the waterjacket then they will be rejected. I will do the same with tails.

Questions are, could it be a right way? Is it an improvement? Suggestions?

Thank a lot

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