LIQUID PROPERTIES

Density, L (kg/m3)

Enter Data
686

Viscosity, L (kg/m.s)

2.45E-04

Surface tension, L (N/m)

1.39E-02

Marangoni factor, L/xvol (N/m)

5.40E-03

Diffusion coefficient, DL (m2/s)

5.28E-09

Mass flow rate, L (kg/m2s)

2.0

PACKING PROPERTIES
Bed porosity, (-)

0.730

Bed spec. surface area, aT (m )

-1

Packing sphericity, (-)

Packing factor, Q (m-1)

110
0.390
148

BED PROPERTIES
Column diameter, DC (m)

0.500

Bed height, Z (m)

3.000

Simulate with your own be

PUBLICATIONS
[1] Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. , 40, 476-487 (2001)

ABSORPTION / DESORPTION O

[2] Chem. Eng. & Technol., 24(4), 373-380 (2001)

[3] Trans. IChemE., 79, 71-80 (2001)

FLOODING CAPACITY [1] - GFL

[4] Can. J. Chem. Eng., 79, 584-594 (2001)

LOADING CAPACITY [2] - GLd

[5] Environ. Sci. Technol., 35, 4817-4822 (2001)

LIQUID HOLD-UP [3] - hT

[6] Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 41, 4911-4920 (2002)

PRESSURE DROP [4] - P/Z

[7] Sep. and Pur. Technol. (2003)

FLOW REGIME
MASS TRANSFER [5] - kLaw
- kG aw
- KLaw
- KGaw

WARNINGS (I):

Flooding was detected; Calculations may

Flooding limit calculation invalid
Loading limit calculation invalid
Pressure drop calculation invalid

kLa calculation invalid

kGa calculation invalid
KLa may not be valid
KGa may not be valid

GAS PROPERTIES
Density, G (kg/m3)

Enter Data
3.283

Viscosity, G (kg/m.s)

7.80E-06

Diffusion coefficient, DG (m /s)

2

3.27E-06

Mass flow rate, G (kg/m s)

2.000

Surface tension gradient ( L) over the molar fraction of

most volatile component (xvol) around xvol = 0.5
(see Ref [7]) - L/xvol = 0 for aqueous solutions

Contributors:
Simon Pich, Stphane Lves
& Bernard Grandjean
Department of Chemical Engi
Laval University Qubec Cana

http://www.gch.ulaval.ca/flar
http://www.gch.ulaval.ca/bgr

Simulate with your own bed properties

Contact: flarachi@gch.ulaval.

Partition coefficient, m (-)

The neural network correlatio

been developped using NNFit
http://www.gch.ulaval.ca/nnfi

9.40E-01

OWN BED PROPERTIES

ABSORPTION / DESORPTION OPERATION (not applicable for distillation)
FLOODING CAPACITY [1] - GFL

1.944

(kg/m2s)

LOADING CAPACITY [2] - GLd

1.854

(kg/m2s)

LIQUID HOLD-UP [3] - hT

3.0%

(%)

INTERFACIAL AREA [6] - aw/aT

PRESSURE DROP [4] - P/Z

88.8

(Pa/m)

MASS TRANSFER [6] - kL

FLOW REGIME
MASS TRANSFER [5] - kLaw

FLOODING

- kG

1.41E-01

(1/s)

- kLaw

- kG aw

9.77E+00

(1/s)

- kG aw

- KLaw

1.39E-01

(1/s)

- KLaw

- KGaw

1.47E-01

(1/s)

- K G aw

WARNINGS (I):

WARNINGS (II):

Flooding was detected; Calculations may not be valid

Interfacial area calculation invali

Flooding limit calculation invalid

kG calculation invalid

Loading limit calculation invalid

kLa, kGa, KLa & KGa may not be

Pressure drop calculation invalid

kLa calculation invalid

kGa calculation invalid
KLa may not be valid
KGa may not be valid

butors:
Pich, Stphane Lvesque, Faal Larachi
nard Grandjean
tment of Chemical Engineering
University Qubec Canada G1K 7P4

www.gch.ulaval.ca/flarachi
www.gch.ulaval.ca/bgrandjean

ct: flarachi@gch.ulaval.ca - Tel (418) 656-3566

Fax (418) 656-5993

eural network correlations, implemented in this simulator, have

developped using NNFit software:
www.gch.ulaval.ca/nnfit

ble for distillation)

DISTILLATION OPERATION (near to

(make sure that L more or less = G)
HETP
INTERFACIAL AREA [7] - aw/aT

RFACIAL AREA [6] - aw/aT

S TRANSFER [6] - kL

0.727

(-)

MASS TRANSFER [7] - kL

5.08E-04

(m/s)

- kG

- kG

5.06E-02

(m/s)

- kLaw

- kLaw

4.06E-02

(1/s)

- kG aw

- kGaw

4.04E+00

(1/s)

- KLaw

- KLaw

4.02E-02

(1/s)

- K G aw

- K G aw

4.28E-02

(1/s)

- HETP

RNINGS (II):

acial area calculation invalid

alculation invalid

kGa, KLa & KGa may not be valid

WARNINGS (III):
kG calculation invalid
Mass transfer coefficients & HETP may not be

ERATION (near total reflux)

re or less = G)
0.596

(-)

2.50E-04

(m/s)

1.30E-02

(m/s)

1.63E-02

(1/s)

8.54E-01

(1/s)

1.60E-02

(1/s)

1.70E-02

(1/s)

0.908

(m)

s & HETP may not be valid

Validity ranges of Neural Net Correlations

FLOODING CAPACITY [1]

VALIDITY RANGES

O - Inferior to MIN

VARIABLES
1-
2 - ReL
3 - GaL
4 - StL
5 - SB

VALUES

MIN

MAX

3.90E-01

4.50E-02

1.00E+00

2.75E+02

5.86E-02

3.73E+04

2.46E+08

5.71E-01

1.96E+08

6.70E-07

7.49E-07

2.78E-01

2.39E+01

3.21E+00

1.36E+03

6 - (Flood)

1.41E+01

9.39E-03

1.58E+02

LIQUID HOLD-UP [3]

VARIABLES
1 - FrG
2 - StG
3 - ReL
4 - FrL

VALIDITY RANGES

VALUES

MIN

MAX

4.82E+00

1.05E-04

1.87E+03

9.32E-04

4.13E-05

1.23E+01

4.45E+02

1.16E-01

4.39E+03

1.10E-04

1.10E-06

1.99E-01

5 - OhL

6.54E-04

4.52E-04

8.35E-02

6 - hT

2.97E-02

5.00E-03

5.22E-01

LIQUID FILM kLaw [5]

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - EoL
4 - ScL
5-K
6-
7 - ShL

VALIDITY RANGES

X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

1.45E-01

6.64E+02

9.53E-05

2.32E-07

9.38E-02

4.00E+01

2.86E-01

1.82E+01

6.76E+01

1.51E+02

2.19E+05

8.57E-01

5.00E-01

9.11E-01

1.45E+01

1.56E-02

7.55E+01

2.20E+03

2.31E+00

3.22E+03

OVERALL LIQUID KLaw [5]

VALIDITY RANGES

X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - EoL
4 - ScL
4 - ScG
5-K
6-
7 - ShL

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

3.71E-01

4.01E+02

9.53E-05

1.31E-06

8.09E-02

4.00E+01

2.61E-01

1.29E+01

6.76E+01

3.81E+02

1.66E+03

7.27E-01

6.51E-01

2.13E+00

8.57E-01

2.28E-01

9.51E-01

1.45E+01

3.39E-02

1.45E+02

2.17E+03

1.20E+00

3.76E+03

X - Superior to MAX

LOADING CAPACITY [2]

VALIDITY RANGES

VARIABLES
1-
2 - ReL
3 - GaL
4 - StL
5 - SB

VALUES

MIN

MAX

3.90E-01

6.70E-02

8.23E-01

2.75E+02

6.45E-02

5.97E+03

2.46E+08

5.71E-01

3.75E+07

6.70E-07

5.50E-07

1.52E-01

2.39E+01

1.77E+01

4.24E+04

6 - (Load)

1.34E+01

2.59E-02

1.58E+02

PRESSURE DROP [4]

VARIABLES
1 - ReG
2 - GaG
3 - ReL
4 - GaL
5 - StL
6 - SB
7-
8 - fLGG

VALUES

MIN

MAX

3.78E+03

8.00E-01

4.18E+03

1.31E+06

1.20E+01

1.41E+06

7.42E+01

2.00E-02

1.12E+03

2.46E+08

1.90E+01

5.30E+07

1.28E-06

4.40E-07

7.45E-03

2.39E+01

8.00E+00

1.49E+03

1.45E+01

2.00E-02

3.15E+02

3.98E+00

2.54E+00

1.02E+04

GAS FILM kGaw [5]

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - EoL
4 - ScG
5-K
6-
7 - ShG

VALIDITY RANGES

VALIDITY RANGES

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

1.10E+00

1.85E+02

9.53E-05

1.02E-06

2.30E-02

4.00E+01

8.10E-01

1.60E+01

7.27E-01

2.48E-01

1.52E+00

8.57E-01

3.34E-01

9.01E-01

1.45E+01

2.78E-01

7.63E+01

2.47E+02

4.44E-01

2.80E+01

OVERALL GAS KGaw [5]

VALIDITY RANGES

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - EoL
4 - ScG
4 - ScL
5-K
6-
7 - ShG

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

7.72E-01

2.84E+02

9.53E-05

7.37E-07

1.59E-02

4.00E+01

4.95E-01

1.76E+01

7.27E-01

7.97E-02

1.57E+00

6.76E+01

3.87E+02

1.20E+03

8.57E-01

3.35E-01

9.71E-01

1.45E+01

1.93E-01

7.81E+01

3.73E+00

3.79E-02

4.67E+01

X - Superior to MAX

X
O

INTERFACIAL AREA [6]

VALIDITY RANGES

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - EoL

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

2.50E-01

2.80E+02

9.53E-05

7.54E-08

2.84E-02

4.00E+01

3.11E-01

1.93E+01

4-

1.45E+01

1.93E-01

2.93E+01

5-k
6 - aw/aT

8.43E-01

3.89E-01

9.17E-01

7.27E-01

1.00E-03

2.00E+00

LIQUID FILM kL [6]

VALIDITY RANGES

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - ScL

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

1.45E-01

2.13E+03

9.53E-05

2.69E-06

4.17E+02

6.76E+01

2.48E-01

2.19E+05

4-
5 - ShL

1.45E+01

4.88E-02

7.63E+01

8.75E+02

2.18E+00

2.34E+03

GAS FILM kG [6]

VALIDITY RANGES

VARIABLES
1 - ReG
2 - FrG
3 - ScG

VALUES

MIN

MAX

2.33E+03

1.45E-01

2.13E+03

4.16E+00

2.69E-06

4.17E+02

7.27E-01

2.48E-01

2.19E+05

4-
5 - ShG

1.45E+01

4.88E-02

7.63E+01

1.41E+02

2.18E+00

2.34E+03

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX
X

INTERFACIAL AREA [7]

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - EoL
4-I
5-k
6-
7 - aw/aT

VALIDITY RANGES

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

2.57E-01

2.76E+02

9.53E-05

7.54E-08

2.84E-02

4.00E+01

3.12E-01

1.24E+02

3.88E-01

-5.56E-01

9.75E-01

8.43E-01

2.64E-01

9.68E-01

1.45E+01

1.93E-01

8.35E+01

5.96E-01

1.96E-02

2.51E+00

LIQUID FILM kL [7]

VALIDITY RANGES

VARIABLES
1 - ReL
2 - FrL
3 - ScL

VALUES

MIN

MAX

7.42E+01

1.45E-01

2.13E+03

9.53E-05

2.69E-06

4.17E+02

6.76E+01

2.48E-01

2.19E+05

4-
5 - ShL

2.37E+01

4.88E-02

7.63E+01

4.30E+02

2.18E+00

6.31E+03

GAS FILM kG [7]

VALIDITY RANGES

VARIABLES
1 - ReG
2 - FrG
3 - ScG

VALUES

MIN

MAX

2.33E+03

1.45E-01

2.13E+03

4.16E+00

2.69E-06

4.17E+02

7.27E-01

2.48E-01

2.19E+05

4-
5 - ShG

1.45E+01

4.88E-02

7.63E+01

3.62E+01

2.18E+00

6.31E+03

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX

O - Inferior to MIN
X - Superior to MAX
X