Advice on Distillation column & condenser lengths?

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Anyone have some advice on figuring the ideal length of distillation

columns and condensers? Or is even important on such a small scale? The

two books I have are from the state's chemical engineering library, and

they might as well be written in ancient Babylonian!!

I think the volume of something is important to figuring the length and

set-up of these parts...duh quadratic equations just don't suit me at

this time.

My set-up is for hyrdosols and essential oils.

So far I have decided on 1000ml & 2000ml boiling flasks, a Vigreux

column, a Graham condenser (should I get the Allihn too?), and

Clevenger trap receiver.

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