Sample calculation.

air = 1.175 kg/ m3

Density of air,

water = 996 kg/ m3

Density of water,

D c =80 mm

Column diameter,

Area of packed diameter,

A=

( 4 )( D )=( 4 ) (0.08 m )=5.027 10

2

m2

F P=900/m

Packing factor,
Water viscosity,

=0.001 Ns/ m2

Theoretical flooding point:

3

G y = 20L/min 1 m 1 min
1000 L
60 s
G y = 3.33 103
Gy
To calculate gas flow rate, Gg = A c
3.33 103 x 1.175 kg /m 3
Gg =
5.027 103 m2
To calculate capacity parameter:
2

13.1 ( Gg ) F p
K4=

L
L

0.1

( )

G ( L G )

0.001 0.1
13.1 ( 0.0778 ) (900)(
)
996
=
(1.175)( 9961.175)

K 4 =0.00153

= 0.0778

kg
m2 . s

kg
To calculate liquid flow rate, GL m2 at 1.5 LPM .

( )

G y 1.5 L 1 min
1 m3
996 kg
=

Ac
min
60 s 1000 L
m3
GL =
5.027 103 m2
kg
= 4.9533 m2 . s
kg
To calculate liquid flow rate, GL m2 at 2.0 LPM .

( )

GL=

3
G y 2.0 L 1 min
1m
996 kg
=

3
Ac
min
60 s 1000 L
m
3

5.027 10 m

kg
= 6.6043 m2 . s

kg
To calculate liquid flow rate, GL m2 at 3.0 LPM .

( )

3
G y 3.0 L 1 min
1m
996 kg
=

3
Ac
min
60 s 1000 L
m
GL =
3 2
5.027 10 m

kg
= 9.9065 m2 . s

To calculate flow parameter, FLV at 1.5LPM:

G
FLV = L
GG

( )

G
=
L

kg
m2 . s
kg
0.0778 2
m .s
4.9533

)( )

kg
m3
=2.1868
kg
996 3
m

1.175

To calculate flow parameter, FLV at 2.0LPM:

FLV =

GL
GG

kg
G
m2 . s
=
L
kg
0.0778 2
m .s

( )

6.6043

)( )

kg
m3
=2.9157
kg
996 3
m

1.175

To calculate flow parameter, FLV at 3.0LPM:

GL
FLV =
GG

( )

G
=
L

kg
m2 . s
kg
0.0778 2
m .s
9.9065

)( )

kg
m3
=4.3735
kg
996 3
m

1.175