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Column Tray Design

This document discusses the design of distillation and absorption column trays and packed columns. It covers different types of trays including sieve, valve, and bubble cap trays. It also discusses operational limits for trays and design points. For packed columns, it discusses types of random and structured packings and design considerations like packing height based on number of stages and height equivalent to a theoretical plate (HETP).

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Column Tray Design

This document discusses the design of distillation and absorption column trays and packed columns. It covers different types of trays including sieve, valve, and bubble cap trays. It also discusses operational limits for trays and design points. For packed columns, it discusses types of random and structured packings and design considerations like packing height based on number of stages and height equivalent to a theoretical plate (HETP).

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DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY DESIGN

ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I


Trays types
Sieve Valve Bubble cap
Enhance Deck (Sulzer)
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Operational limits for trays.
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Design Point
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Diameter first. Design for velocity. Flooding velocity given by (are you surprised?)
A
N
Use ~80% of flooding velocity. Diameter is a function of the NET area A
N
Faircorrelation
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Tray Spacing: Large if froth is expected, also allow space for crawling (12 to 24).
Downcomer area: Fluid velocity larger than ascending bubbles (minimum width: 5)
Range of velocities= 0.1-0.7 ft/sec. Residence time criteria (3-5 sec) . Downcomer
flooding should be avoided.
Hole diameter: 3/16 to in.
Total Hole Area: Such that the velocity through the holes does not form jets)
Number of Holes: Hole area/Total hole area
Height of weir: Francis formula
Pressure drop: to be watched. Do not want it to be too large (5-10). Typical value
~0.1 psi
Efficiency: Murphy & Point Efficiency. There are correlations. In the absence of
data look for similar mixtures.
2
0.905( ) 0.785( )
All holes
holes
A hole diameter
K K equilateral triangular pitch K rectangular pitch
A hole pitch


= = =


DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION PACKED COLUMN DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Packed Towers
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY
DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Random Packing
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY
DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Structured Packing Flexipack (Koch)
Sulzer
Ceramic
DISTILLATION/ABSORPTION COLUMN TRAY DESIGN
ChE 4253 - Design I ChE 4253 - Design I
Packing Height: Number of equilibrium stages x HETP (Height Equivalent to a
Theoretical Plate)
HETP: Typically a function of gas rate (ft/sec) and the packing, as well as the
mixture.
Packing Diameter: Similar graph to Fairs graph

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