DESIGN OF PERFORATED (SIEVE) TRAY AND COLUMN DIAMETER

Input
LIQUID FLOW RATE 12509.16 kg/hr 7.67E+00 lb/s
GAS FLOW RATE 4626.39 kg/hr 2.84E+00 lb/s
LIQUID DENSITY 1080 kg/m3 6.76E+01 lb/ft3
GAS DENSITY 2.05 kg/m3 1.28E-01 lb/ft3
SURFACE TENSION 37.1 dyne/cm 2.54E-03 lb/ft
VISCOSITY OF GAS 0.0125 cp 8.40E-06 lb (mass)/ft/s
TRAY SPACING (t) 20 inch 1.67E+00 ft
VOL. LIQUID FLOW(q) 11.58 m3/hr 1.14E-01 ft3/s
HOLE DIAMETER 0.1875 inch 1.56E-02 ft
PITCH (TRIANGULAR) 0.5 inch 4.17E-02 ft
%FLOODING 80
PLATE THICKNESS 0.078 inch
g 32.2 ft/s2

CALCULATION OF TOWER DIAMETER (d)

(L/G)*(RHOG/RHOL)^0.5 0.1178 for 0.01 to 0.1 use values at 0.1

a 0.1625
b 0.1006
CF 0.2974 For Ah/Aa 0.109
VF 6.8204 ft/s
V 5.4563 ft/s
An 4.0542 ft2

Assume, weir length(W)/Tower diameter(d) 0.7

For which segmental area of one downspout is 8.8 % of the c/s of the tower diameter

At 4.4454 ft2
d 2.3791 ft 725.1457 mm
W 1.6654 ft
Ad 0.3912 ft2
Aa 3.6630 ft2
Ah 0.4001 ft2 Taking Ah/At 0.09
AT 3.6705 ft2 Total area of perforated sheet
True Ah/Aa 0.1092 Compare with assumed and make it equal

WEIR CREST (h1) 1 inch Assumed

h1/d 0.4203
W/d 0.7
(W/Weff)^(2/3) 1.08 Enter from Fig. 6.10, Page Number 140, Trebal
h1 0.9697 inch Check with assumed
hW 2 inch set weir height

DRY PRESSURE DROP (hD)

Co 1.3572
Vh 55.2909 ft/s
Re 13189.4955
f 0.0080 From Graph
hD 1.8875 in. liquid

HYDRAULIC HEAD (hL)

Va 6.0390
Z 2.0222
hL 0.6872 in. liquid

RESIDUAL PRESSURE DROP (hR)

hR 0.1757 in. liquid

TOTAL GAS PRESSURE DROP (hG)

hG 2.7504 in. liquid

PRESSURE LOSS AT LIQUID ENTRANCE (h2)

The downspout apron will be set at (hW - 0.5) 1.5 above the tray
The area for liquid flow under the apron 0.2082 ft2 Compare with Ad

Ada 0.2082 ft2 Select smaller of the above two

h2 0.1660 in. liquid

BACKUP IN DOWNSPOUT (h3)

h3 2.9164 in. liquid

CHECK ON FLOODING
Check (hW+h1+h3) 5.8861 in. liquid which should be less than (tray spacing/2) 10 inch

WEEPING VELOCITY (Vhw)

For W/d=0.7, the weir is set at 1.25 ft from the center of the tower.
Z 2.5 ft
Vhw 8.3057 ft/s

DOWNSPOUT RESIDENCE TIME

The volume of downspout 0.7172 ft3
tr 6.3170 s Superficial residence time of liquid in downspout

ENTRAINMENT (E)
V/VF 0.8
(L/G)*(RHOG/RHOL)^0.5 0.1178 ENTER CALCULATED VALUE IF IT IS LESS THAN 0.1
E 0.028 Enter from Fig. 6.11, page number 143,Trebal

Natations
a constant
Aa Active area of tray = (At-2Ad) for cross flow trays, ft2/tray
Ad Downspout cross sectional area, ft2
Ah Perforation area, ft2
An Net tower cross sectional area for gas flow = At- Ad, ft2
At Tower cross sectional area, ft2
AT Total area of perforated sheet, ft2
Ada Smaller of the two areas, Ad or free area between downspout apron and tray, ft2
b constant
Co Orifice coeficient, for the range of ratio (plate thickness/hole diameter) = 0.2 to 2.
CF Flooding constant for trays
d Tower diameter, ft
E Fractional entrainment, moles entrained liquid/moles(entrained liquid + net liquid flow)
f Fanning friction factor
g Acceleration due to gravity
G Gas mass flow rate, kg/hr
h1 Weir crest, in.
h2 Head loss due to liquid flow under downspout apron, in
h3 Backup of liquid in downspout, in.
hD Dry plate gas pressure drop, as head of clear of liquid, in.
hG Gas pressure drop for a perforated tray, as head of clear liquid, in.
hL Gas pressure drop due to liquid hold up on tray, as head of clear liquid, in.
hR Residual gas pressure drop, as head of clear liquid, in.
hW weir height, in.
L Liquid mass flow, kg/hr
q Volumetric liquid flow, ft3/s
Re Reynold number
t Tray spacing, in.
tr Superficial residence time of liquid in downspout, s
V Velocity of gas through net tower area An, ft/s
Va Velocity of gas through active tower area Aa, ft/s
VF Velocity of gas through net tower area An, at flooding, ft/s
Vh Velocity of gas through perforations, ft/s
Vhw Velocity of gas through perforations, at incipient weeping, ft/s
W Weir length, ft
Weff Effective weir length, ft
z Average flow width for liquid on a tray, ft
Z Length of travel on a tray, ft
 DESIGN OF PERFORATED (SIEVE) TRAY AND COLUMN DIAMETER

INPUT OUTPUT
PARAMETER MAGNITUDE UNIT PARAMETER MAGNITUDE UNIT
LIQUID FLOW RATE 12509.16 kg/hr FLOODING VELOCITY (VF) 6.8204 ft/s
GAS FLOW RATE 4626.39 kg/hr ACTUAL VELOCITY (V) 5.4563 ft/s
LIQUID DENSITY 1080 kg/m3 TOWER CROSS SECTION (At) 4.4454 ft2
GAS DENSITY 2.05 kg/m3 TOWER DIAMETER (d) 2.3791 ft
SURFACE TENSION 37.1 dyne/cm WEIR LENGTH (W) 1.6654 ft
VISCOSITY OF GAS 0.0125 cp WEIR HEIGHT (hW) 2.0000 inch
TRAY SPACING (t) 20 inch AREA OF DOWNSPOUT (Ad) 0.3912 ft2
VOL. LIQUID FLOW(q) 11.5826 m3/hr TOTAL GAS PRESSURE DROP (hG) 2.7504 in. liquid
HOLE DIAMETER 0.1875 inch CHECK ON FLOODING (Should be < 0.5*t) 5.8861 in. liquid
PITCH (TRIANGULAR) 0.5 inch WEEPING VELOCITY (Vhw) 8.3057 ft/s
%FLOODING 80 DOWNSPOUT RESIDENCE TIME (tr) 6.3170 s
PLATE THICKNESS 0.078 inch ENTRAINMENT 0.0280
g 32.2 ft/s2