Name : G.

Sri Sneha Rajeswari

Roll No:16021A2509

Experiment Number:6(a)
Date:

COUNTER-CURRENT MULTI -STAGE ABSORPTION

(Tray Absorber)

PROBLEM STATEMENT:
It is desired to absorb 95% acetone by water from a mixture of acetone and nitrogen containing
1.5% of the component in a counter current tray tower as shown in figure 6.1 .Total gas input is
30 kmol/hr and water enters at a rate of 90 kmol/hr. The tower operates at270C and 1 atm.The
equilibrium relation is 𝑌 = 2.53𝑋.Determine number of ideal stages necessary for separation
using
a)Graphical Method
b)Kremser analysis method.

Figure 6.1
 Name : G.Sri Sneha Rajeswari

Roll No:16021A2509

MATLAB CODE:
clc %clear command window
clear all
%basis=1hr
Gs=29.55; %gas flow rate,kmole
Ls=90; %liquid flow rate,kmole
x=[0 0.00468]; % inlet and outlet liquid fraction
y=[0.000761 0.015]; % inlet and outlet gas fraction
X(1)=0;
h=0.001; %step size
sc=0.005;
n=sc/h;
for i=1:n
X(i+1)=X(i)+h;
Y(i+1)=2.53*X(i+1);
end
plot(X,Y,x,y);
s=(y(2)-y(1))/(x(2)-x(1));
for i=1:100
P(1)=0.00468;
Q(1)=0.015;
Q(i+1)=2.53*P(i);
P(i+1)=(Q(i)-y(1))/s;
if Q(i)<=y(1)
break
end
end
plot(X,Y,x,y,P,Q);
axis([0 0.005 0 0.015]);
N=i/2;
legend('equilibrium line','operating line','trays')
fprintf('number of stages from graphical method : %d\n',N);
xlabel('liquid mole fraction of acetone')
ylabel('vapour mole fraction of acetone')
title('number of trays')

%using kremsons analysis method

X0=0;
a=2.53;
A=1.204;
L=(((y(2)-a*X0)/(y(1)-a*X0))*(1-(1/A))+(1/A));
S=(log(L)/log(A));
fprintf('number of trays by kremser analysis method:%f \n',S).
 Name : G.Sri Sneha Rajeswari

Roll No:16021A2509

Output:
number of stages from graphical method : 8
number of trays by kremser analysis method:7.691838

Graph: