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height of a transfer unit: a standalone construct

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Chemical engineering

packed column performance split into a height per transfer unit and a count of transfer units set by the separation.

In chemical engineering, height of a transfer unit refers to packed column performance split into a height per transfer unit and a count of transfer units set by the separation. This meaning comes from Chilton (1935) in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry.[1]

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  1. Chilton, T. H., & Colburn, A. P. (1935). Distillation and Absorption in Packed Columns A Convenient Design and Correlation Method. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, 27(3), 255-260. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50303a004

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