Yummy's Semi-continuous stripper idea

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This is a half baked idea thats been swimming around my head for a few years now .
It’s based on the preheater idea .
So basically its three boilers each with their own element or gas burner .
Each boiler has a preheater coil in it which is feed from the Boiler next to it . ( its like a worm in a flake stand where the flake is full of wash )
As almost all the condensing is done by the pre heating the next Boiler of Beer /wash , the only cooling water needed is towards the end of each strip .

So you start by filling all boilers .
Turn on the element in the first boiler . It will start producing and vapour will preheat the next boiler full as it condenses . Towards the end of this strip , the product will probably no longer be condensing due to the second boiler being too hot .At this point the Auxiliary condenser can be switched on .( Coolant could be switched on as the temp of the distillate reaches a certain point )

When the First Boiler is stripped , its element is turned off and the Second boiler element is turned on . The water to the Auxiliary condenser can be switched off again .
Now , the first boiler can be emptied and refilled while the second boiler is stripping .

The process continues with the third boiler .

Advantages : huge saving on cooling water and time .When compared to traditional continuous strippers , no special feed pumps or tall plated column required .
Dissadvantages : A lot of equipment required .Operator needs to be on the ball to switch in/out the Beer/waste and elements .( although there is potential for a lot of automation )

Note : the smaller the boilers , the quicker the initial strip will be ( due to having to heat the first boiler full from cold ) but the more often each boiler will need to be emptied and refilled .

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