HIGEE fractionator

Hickman still, molecular distillation, 427 HIGEE fractionator, 399 Homogeneous gas reactions, 592 HTU (height of a transfer unit), 401,404, 422... 

Figure 13.14. A centrifugal packed fractionator, trade name HIGEE, Imperial Chemical Industries. Units have been operated with 500 times gravitational acceleration, with 3-18 theoretical stages, up to 36 in. dia, employing perforated metal packing. For distillation, one unit is needed for rectification and one for stripping. Units have been used primarily for gas stripping and on offshore platforms because of compactness [Ramshaw, Chem. Eng., 13-14 (Feb. 1983)].

Imagine that a device such as the one described here could be exploded. In the first fraction of a second, the fissicn bomb would explode, releasing hige amounts of energy. In fact, the temperature at the heart of the fission bomb would reach a few millions degrees, the only way that humans know of for producing such high temperatures. 

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