SCRUBBER DESIGN (PACKED COLUMN)

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Column Tag No.

Job No.
Client
Project No

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TDI/10051
C36904
GNFC
120

Input Data

Stream

HCL Vap.

196.13

Packing type
Packing size
Packing MOC
Gas pr. Drop / m bed
Total packing height
Gas / Vapour Properties
Gas / Air flow rate

= Pall Rings
=
25 mm
=
PP
=
20 mmWC / m packing height
=
3 m (including all packed beds)

=
=

155.8 kg/h
0.0433 kg/s

Gas pressure at entry

Gas temperature at entry
Gas / Air mol weight

=
=
=

1.0000 atm
o
43.00 C
29

Component to be scrubbed
Component Name
Component flow rate
% comp. in air/gas
Molecular weight of comp.

= HCL Vap
=
54 Kg/h
=
34.8 % (v/v)
=
36.5

Liquid / Scrubbing media Properties

Scrubbing media
= Water
Liquid flow rate, L
=
880 kg/h
=
0.2444 kg/s
3
Liquid Density, L
=
1000 kg/m

3
150 m /h
3
0.041667 m /s

o
316.00 K

OR

Conversion :

Sheet 1 of 5

(N/m2)/m

Liquid Viscosity, L

0.0010 Ns/m

Packing factor, Fp

-1
100 m

Charac. Packing Factor,C f

Conversion factor, J

=
=

1 Cp

2
0.00100000 Ns/m

64 Ref. Table 6.3, Characterstics of Random packings

1.0 factor for adequate liquid distribution & irrigation across the bed

TO CALCULATE COLUMN DIAMETER

Since larger flow quantities are at the bottom for an absorber, the diameter will be chosen to
accommodate the bottom conditions.
To calculate Gas density
Avg. molecular weight

29.45 Kg / Kmol

If gas flow rate is given in kg/h

Gas in =

If gas flow rate is given in m3/h

0.00146953 Kmol/s
Gas in
kmol = mass / mol wt
= (kmol/s) x T in kelvin x 1.0 atm x 22.4
273
pr. In atm
1
3
m
/s
=
0.038102

= ((m3/s)
/ ) x 273
x pr. in atm x 1
T in kelvin
1.0 atm
22.4
=
=

0.001607 Kmol/s
0.047326 Kg/s
mass = mol wt x kmol

Select vol. flow rate and mass flow rate from above,
Selected mass flow rate
=
0.0433 Kg/s
3
Selected vol. Flow rate
= 0.04167 m /s
Selected molar flow rate
= 0.00147 Kmol/s
Therefore, gas density

3
1.0387 Kg/m

To find L', G' and Tower c/s area

Assuming essentially complete absorbtion,
Component removed
=
0.0187 Kg/s

(mass flow rate / vol. Flow rate)

(molar flow rate x % comp. x mol. Wt.)

Sheet 2 of 5

Liquid leaving
L'

G'

=
0.5

Using

0.19593

G' 2 Cf L0.1 J
G(

L --

0.2631 Kg/s

(Inlet liquid flow rate + comp. Removed)

0.19593

2
as ordinate, Refer fig.6.34 using a gas pressure drop of 196.13 (N/m )/m

0.04 (from graph)

0.04

G ) gc

Therefore, G'

G(

--

G)

gc

0.5

Cf L0.1 J
=

2
1.1375 Kg / m .s

T
Tower
c/s
/ area

2
0 0380 m
0.0380

( c/s
/ area = mass flow
fl
rate
t / G' )

Tower diameter

=
=

0.2201 m
220 mm

Corresponding c/s area

2
0.0380 m

220.1 mm

Packed Height
Inlet ppm =

346598.2

ppm

Sheet 3 of 5

y1 =
y1* =
y2 =
y2* =

346598.2
150
5
0

y1 =
y2 =

346448.203
5

y1-y2 =
y1-y2 =
ln(y1 / y2)
NTU =

346593.2
346443.2
11.15
(y1-y2)/(y1-y2)x ln(y1/y2)
11.15

HTU =
Z = NTU x HTU

03
0.3
3

Mts

Sheet 4 of 5

Sheet 5 of 5