Talk:Reflux

message: Wikipedia policy regarding words that have alternative spellings is that the spelling used in the earliest chronological introduction of such words in an article shall be used in that article from then on.
The originator of this article used U.S. English spellings rather than British English spellings when choosing to use the words "vapor" and "flavor" in creating this article. That means that U.S. English spellings are always to be retained in this article. It does not mean that either spelling is "right" or "wrong". It simply means that it is Wikipedia policy. - mbeychok 14:22, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reason for reverting spelling changes by 212.32.125.85 

message: Why is the "Water In" line always below the "Water Out" line? I've never really understood this.207.6.125.46 (talk) 01:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Putting the water in at the bottom (and out at the top) allows the whole condenser to completely fill with water, and thus gives a more efficient cooling surface. If you add the water from the top, then the water can simply gush out the bottom without necessarily filling the whole condenser. This may even force the user to use a rapid flow of water which is not necessary with a bottom filling method. There may be an extra advantage in that the coolest water contacts the vapour phase first. I've also had it suggested that having the water in at the bottom allows the water to be disconnected from the condenser more efficiently (i.e. the condenser empties more readily) when reflux is over, however, I'm not convinced this makes any odds, and in any event, it seems a trivial reason for insisting on such a filling method. -- Quantockgoblin (talk) 23:09, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Water Connections 

message: I removed this sentence as it seemed to contradict the previous one. Reflux stills prevent fusels in the distillate, so are not useful for products like Applejack.  
I also removed the statement that higher MW means higher BP, this is not necessarily true: EtOH has a higher MW but lower BP than water.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bryanjjones (talk • contribs) 16:33, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reflux in beverage distillation: Reference to Applejack 

message: This should really be a disambig linking to all the subpages. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:49, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Diaambig

message: The formatting of this article seems somewhat messy, as a new user I am somewhat unsure as to how this should be rectified.
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Seem somewhat ill-placed or overly large
--Wahmae (talk) 14:15, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: More in-line reference citations should be provided to have at least one for each section and preferably one for each paragraph.Thewellman (talk) 18:22, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The formatting has been cleaned up. mbeychok (talk) 18:12, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup. 

message: The ratio of the reflux rate to the feed rate (or to the overhead distillate rate) controls the degree of separation between a distillation column's overhead and bottom products. Increasing the reflux ratio acts to increase the degree of separation ... and decreasing the reflux ratio acts to decrease the degree of separation. In that respect, the amount of reflux is a very important and integral part of the distillation process. It therefore correct to state that it is a "distillation technique". The same holds true for many (if not most) laboratory distillations as well.
It is naive of 128.171.32.224  to say that "reflux is not a distillation technique because the vapors condense back into the flask instead of distilling out of it". The use of the word "flask" indicates that 128.171.32.224  is talking about laboratory distillations. In the industrial world, the degree of separation in all of the dozens of distillation columns in a petroleum refinery or a petrochemical plant are controlled by controlling the reflux ratio. It is simply incorrect to state that reflux is not a distillation technique.
I know that reflux has other meanings as well (for example: Gastroesophageal reflux disease) and that is why there is a link to Reflux (disambiguation) at the top of the article.
For the rationale provided herein, I removed the edit by 128.171.32.224  and he has since reverted my removal. I am again removing the edit by 128.171.32.224  and ask that he/she  cease and desist reverting my removal. mbeychok (talk) 05:01, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding the edit by  [[Special:Contributions|128.171.32.224 ]] on Oct, 24, 2012:  Reflux is an important variable in the distillation process