In general, plate columns are suitable for both continuous and batch operations.
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Some common applications of plate columns are distillation, gas-liquid absorption and liquid-liquid extraction.
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It is not used at an industrial scale, because it is has low surface area and liquid hold-up compared to other gas-liquid contactors ( e . g . a packed column or a plate column ).
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For instance, distillation in a plate column is analyzed by writing down the mass balances for each plate, wherein the known vapor-liquid equilibrium and efficiency, drip out and drip in comprise the total mass flows, with a sub-flow for each component.
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In the new design, four shops had frontages on King William Street and three facing Rundle Street, each 8 ft . ( 2.4 m ) high, with jarrah floors and plastered walls and rear access and one shop 14 ft . ( 5.3 m ) high, all having large plate-glass windows and nickel-plated columns.