NAME : M ABU BAKAR KHAN REG #: 2014-CH-218

QUESTION:
A Gas Mixture containing 15% CO2 and rest air at 1 atm total pressure and 30 ◦C is to be scrubbed
with water to remove 99% of CO2. The feed gas rate is 2000 kg/h and the water rate is 40000 kg/h
at the tower bottom. Estimate in each case the diameter of a packed tower for this service if either 2
inch intalox saddle (Ceramic) or 1 ½ cascade mini ring is used as the packing. Calculate the Pressure
Drop for the Both cases. Also, Calculate Liquid Hold up and Minimum wetting rate.
µ=0.8 cp; Surface Tension= 70 dyne/cm; ν= 0.8 centistoke; gc= 4.18 x 108ft/h2

For 2 inch intalox saddle ceramic

Co2 Air
mole fraction mole fraction
0.15 0.85

DIAMETER

(L/G)(ρG/ρl)^0.5
0.710488935743304
for ΔP= 1.0
CsFp^0.5V^0.05 = 0.82
CS= 0.82/Fp^0.5* V^0.05
0.131108049786783

PRESSURE DROP (inch water/ft pacUsL

(Δp/L)= 0.115*Fp^0.7 UsL= 7.7*10^-6*(ρl*Ϭl3/μ4*g)^2/9(g/ap)1/2
1.52103719496401 0.001664456505886

FOR 1.5 CASCADE MINI RING

DIAMETER

(L/G)(ρG/ρl)^0.5
0.710488935743304
for Δp= 1.0
CsFp^0.5V^0.05 = 0.82
CS= 0.82/Fp^0.5* V^0.05
0.150580714244401

volumetric flow rate = G/ρG

ft3/hr
56148.4201974298
ft3/s
15.5967833881749

PRESSURE DROP (inch water/ft pacUsL

(Δp/L)= 0.115*Fp^0.7 UsL= 7.7*10^-6*(ρl*Ϭl3/μ4*g)^2/9(g/ap)1/2
1.21444105070777 0.001348785438632
temperature pressure G L ρl ρG M R μ
K bar lb/hr lb/hr kg/m3 kg/m3 kg/mole cp
303 1.01325 4400 88000 996 1.256938 31.25 0.08314 0.8
lb/ft3 lb/ft3
62.09555 0.078364 0.0008

Cs= Usg(ρG/ρl-ρG)^0.5
Usg= Cs/((ρG/ρl-ρG)^0.5)
3.688313

volumetric flow rate = G/ρG

ft3/hr
56148.4202
ft3/s
15.59678339 Area= volumetric flow rate / velocity
4.228703

Liquid hold up
hlo= 0.93(Usl2*ap/g)1/6(μl2*ap3/ρl2*g)1/10(Ϭl*ap2/ρl*g)1/8
0.0688977
Cs= Usg(ρG/ρl-ρG)^0.5
Usg= Cs/((ρG/ρl-ρG)^0.5)
4.236115759

Area= volumetric flow rate / velocity

3.68186
πd2/4 = 3.68186
d = (4*3.68186/π)^0.5 ft
2.1657
Liquid hold up
hlo= 0.93(Usl2*ap/g)1/6(μl2*ap3/ρl2*g)1/10(Ϭl*ap2/ρl*g)1/8
0.0868295
v Ϭl Fp(2 in int Fp (1.5 casap (2in intaap(1.5 cas g
centi stokedyne/cm 1/ft 1/ft 1/m 1/m m/sec2
0.8 70 40 29 114.8 174.824 9.8
N/m
0.07

πd2/4 = 4.228893
d = (4*4.228893/π)^0.5 ft
2.321