By Team Aakash Byju's
Fractional Distillation is a type of distillation that involves the separation of miscible liquids.
When petroleum is poured into the chamber and heated with high-pressure steam, the mixture begins to boil and vapor is formed.
The vapor rises in the fractional distillation column, which is made up of numerous plates with holes that allow the vapor to flow through.
The temperature at the top of the fractionating column is normally kept low.
Components with the highest boiling points will condense at the bottom of the column, while those with the lowest boiling points will condense at the top.
The condensed vapors or liquid fractions are then removed from the column's sides.
The collected liquid fractions can then be cooled further by passing them through condensers.