Absoeber Striper Final Report

Table of Contents
Absorption 2
Types of Absorption 2
Types of Absorber 2
Comparison Between Packed and Plate Column 3
Designing Steps for Absorption Column 3
Packed Column Design 4
Packing Selection 4
Selection of Solvent 5
Design Calculation of Absorber 6
Calculation of column diameter: 6
Calculation of column diameter 7
Calculation of Height transfer Unit 7
Calculation of liquid film mass transfer coefficient 8
Calculation of gas film mass transfer coefficient 8
Gas Film Transfer Unit Height 9
Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height 10
Calculation of Height of Transfer Unit: 10
Calculation of Number of Transfer Units: 10
Calculation of height of tower 11
Calculation of operating velocity 11
Calculation of flooding velocity 12
Calculation of wetting rate 12
Calculation of Pressure Drop at Flooding 13
Calculation of Total Pressure Drop 13
Specification Sheet 14
Stripping 15
References: 27
Equipment Design Final Year Project
Absorption
The removal of one or more component from the mixture of gases by using a suitable solvent is
second major operation of Chemical Engineering that is based on mass transfer.
In gas absorption, soluble vapors are more or less absorbed in the solvent from its mixture with
inert gas. The purpose of such gas scrubbing operations may be any of the following;
 For Separation of component having the economic value.

 As a stage in the preparation of some compound.
 For removing of undesired component (pollution).
Types of Absorption
 Physical absorption,
 Chemical Absorption.
Physical Absorption
In physical absorption mass transfer take place purely by diffusion and physical absorption is
governed by the physical equilibria.
In it mass transfer takes place purely by diffusion and is governed by the physical equilibria. The
forces that bring about physical absorption are predominantly the attractive “dispersion forces”
and short‐range repulsive forces. In addition, electrostatic forces are responsible for the
adsorption of polar molecules, or by surfaces with a permanent dipole.
Chemical Absorption
In this type of absorption as soon as a particular component comes in contact with the absorbing
liquid a chemical reaction take place. Then, by reducing the concentration of component in the
liquid phase, which enhances the rate of diffusion.
Types of Absorber
There are two major types of absorbers which are mainly used for absorption purposes:
 Packed column
 Plate column
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Comparison Between Packed and Plate Column

Packed Columns Tray columns
The packed column delivers continuous The plate column fetches the two phases into
contact between vapor and liquid phases. contact on stage wise basis.
Column diameter of less than approx. 6m, But if the column is very large then the liquid
packed columns are used because of their low distribution is problem and large volume of
manufacturing cost. packing and its weight is problem. So, we use
a plate type column.
For diameters of less than 6m, packed tower Maintenance and material cost in plate type
requires lower fabrication and material costs. columns is more as compared to the packed
one.
Pressure drop in packed column is less than In plate column there is additional friction
the plate column produced as the vapor passes through the
liquid on each tray. If no. of plates is more
than pressure drop is quite high.
In a packed tower the liquid flows as a thin Because of the liquid on each plate there may
film over the packing. be a desire quantity of the liquid in plate
column.
From the above consideration packed column is selected as the absorber, because in our case the
diameter of the column is less than 6 ft. As the solubility is infinity so the liquid will absorb as
much gases as it remains in contact with gases so packed tower provide more contact. It is easy
to operate.
Designing Steps for Absorption Column

 Determining the approximate diameter of the column
 Selection of column.
 Selection of packing and material
 Calculating the size of packing
 Calculating the actual diameter of column
 Calculating the flooding velocity
 Finding loading velocity with the knowledge the flooding velocity
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 Calculating actual diameter of column

 Finding the no. of transfer units (NoG)
 Determining the height of packing
 Determining the height of the column
 Determining the pressure drop.
Packed Column Design

Packing Selection
It is the most important factor of the system. The packing provides adequate area for intimate
Contact between phases. The efficiency of packing with respect to both HTU and flow capacity
determines to an important extent the overall size of the tower. The economics of the installation
are therefore tied up by the packing choice. The packing is divided into two types which are
dumped at random into the tower and these which must be stacked by hand. Dumped packing
consists of unit 1/4 to 3 inches in major dimension and are used roost in the smaller columns and
stacked packing are 2 to about 8 inches in size, they are used only in the larger towers.
The Principal Requirement of a Tower packing are:
 It must be chemically inert to the fluids in the tower.

 It must be strong without excessive weight.
 It must contain adequate passages for both streams without excessive liquid hold up or
pressure drop.
 It must provide good contact between liquid and gas.
 It must be reasonable in cost.
Common Packings are:
 Berl Saddle.
 Intalox Saddle.
 Rasching rings.
 Lessing rings.
 Cross-partition rings.
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 Single spiral ring.

 Double - Spiral ring.
 Triple - Spiral ring
For the absorption packing selected in this case are Intalox saddles because of the following
features.
Merits of Intalox Saddles
 One of the most efficient packing

 Very little tendency or ability to nest and block areas of bed
 Higher flooding limits and lower pressure drop than Rashing rings or Berl saddles
 Lower HTU values for most common systems
 Material of packing is ceramic because it resists corrosion
Selection of Solvent
Selexol solvent is a mixture of dimethyl ethers of polyethylene glycol, and has the formulation of
CH3 (CH2CH2O) nCH3, where n is between 3 and 9. Selexol solvents are true physical solvents
and do not react chemically with the absorbed gases. The ability of Selexol solvents to remain
chemically non-reactive with the gas is a necessary feature. The Selexol solvent has some other
encouraging advantages too.
 A very low vapor pressure that limits its losses to the treated gas
 Low viscosity to avoid large pressure drop
 High chemical and thermal stability
 Low heat requirements for regeneration because the solvent can be reproduced by a
simple
 pressure letdown.
 High solubility for nickel and iron carbonyls allows for their removal from synthesis gas.
 High H2S absorption capacity.
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Design Calculation of Absorber

We want to scrub H2S, CO2 in the absorption tower using Selexol stream. This is known as multi
component absorption. The solubility data of these components shows that H2S and CO2 Are
infinitely soluble in Selexol.
Calculation of column diameter:

G = Gas flow rate =23249.65 kg/hr
PG = Pressure of gases = 27.5 kg/cm2
TG = Temperature of gases = 40 0C
ʃG = Density of Gas = 9.36 kg/m3
µG = viscosity of gas = 0.00079 N. s/m2
L = Solvent flow rate = 392.25 kg/hr
PL = Pressure of solvent = 27.5 kg/cm2
TL = Temperature of solvent = 250C
ʃL = Density of Selexol = 1030 kg/m3
µL = Viscosity of Selexol = 0.0058 N. s/m2
POp = Operating pressure = 30 kg/cm2
Flow Factor FLV
L ʃG
F LV =
G √ ʃL
FLV = 0.03582
Design for pressure drop of 42 mmH2O/m of packing. Form graph K4=1.9
K4 at flooding from graph is = 5
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K4
Percentage flooding =
√ K 4 at flooding
Percentage flooding = 61.644%
Calculation of column diameter

Selected packing is Ceramic Intalox Saddles
Packing Factor = Fp= 170 m-1
0.5
K 4 ʃ G ( ʃ L− ʃ G )
( )
¿
G ¿
µ L 0.1
13.1 F P
( )
µL
G*=35.696 Kg m2/sec
Thus
Column area required = G/ G*
G = Gas flow rate =23249.65kg/hr
G = Gas flow rate = 6.4582 kg/s
A= 1.236 m2
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Diameter =
√ 3.14
Column arearequired
Diameter = 1.2549m
Calculation of Height transfer Unit

Onda’s Method
aw = Effective interfacial area of packing per unit volume m2 /m3
Lw = Liquid mass velocity =359 kg/m2. s
σL = surface tension of Water = 72× 10−3 N/m
σc = surface tension for particular material of packing = 0.0061 N/m
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a = actual area of packing per unit volume = 194 m2/m3
g = 9.81 m/s2
aw
=1−exp ⁡¿
a
aw/a = 0.096581116
aw = 0.096581116*a
aw = 0.096581116*194
aw = 8.923883283 m2/m3
Calculation of liquid film mass transfer coefficient

KL = liquid film coefficient m/s
dp = packing size = 38 mm = 0.038 m
DL= Diffusivity of liquid = 1.11*10-8 m2/s
aw = Effective interfacial area of packing per unit volume m2/m3 = 18.736 m2/m3
Lw = Liquid mass velocity = 0.602 kg/m2. s
g = 9.81 m/s2
1/ 3
ρL Lw 2/ 3 μL −1 /3
KL ( )
μL
=0.0051(
awμL
) (
ρLDL
) (adp)0.4
KL = 0.00002736 m/s
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Calculation of gas film mass transfer coefficient

KG = Gas film coefficient, kmol/m2 s.bar
K5 = 5.23 (Packing size above 15 mm)
Vw = Gas mass velocity = 35.696 kg/m2. s
TG = Temperature of gases = 400C
R = 0.08314 bar.m3/kmol. K
µG = Viscosity of gas = 0.00079 N. s/m2
DG= µG/ʃG
DG = 8.440*10-05 m2/s
0.7
K G RT g Vw µ g 13
aD g
=K 5( )(
a µg )
ʃ g Dg
(adp)−2
KG = 0.001406591 kmol/m2.s.bar
Gas Film Transfer Unit Height

Gm = Gas mass velocity = 1.656772876 kmol/m2. s
KG = Gas film coefficient =0.005399 kmol/m2.s.bar
aw = Effective interfacial area of packing per unit volume m2/m3 = 18.73 m2 /m3
HG = Gas film transfer unit height, m
Gm
HG=
KG aw P
HG= 0.701682385 m
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Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height

Lm = Liquid mass velocity = 0.001944663 kgmol/m2. s
Ct = Total concentration, kmol/m3 =ʃL/Molecular weight of solvent
Ct = 1030/ 310
Ct = 3.322 kmol/m3
KL = Liquid film coefficient = 0.00006003m/s
aw = Effective interfacial area of packing per unit volume m2/m3 =18.73 m2/m3
HL = Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height, m
Lm
H L=
K L aw Ct
HL= 0.35083392 m
Calculation of Height of Transfer Unit:

HG = Gas film transfer unit height = 0.701682385 m
Colburn has suggested the economic value of mGm/Lm from 0.7 to 0.8
So, we selected the value of mGm/Lm = 0.7
HL = Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height = 0.35083392 m
mGm
H OG=H G + HL
Lm
HOG=0.965544 m
Calculation of Number of Transfer Units:

Y1= Mole fraction of H2S in entering gas stream = 0.00035
Y2 = Mole fraction of H2S in Leaving gas stream = 0.0000017
Y1/Y2 = 205.8823529
mGm/Lm = 0.7
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NOG is obtained from graph using Y1/Y2 and mGm/Lm
NOG = 14
Calculation of height of tower

Total height of packing = Z = NOG × HOG
Z = 14 * 0.968
Z = 13.563 m
Allowances for liquid distribution = 2 m
Allowances for liquid Re-distribution = 2 m
Total Height = 13.563+2+2
Total Height = 17.563 m
Calculation of operating velocity

G = Gas flow rate = 23249.65 kg/hr
ʃL = Density of Selexol = 1030kg/m3
L ʃG
F LV =
G √ ʃL
FLV = 0.03582
With respect to FLV the value of K4 from graph is = 1.9
µL = Viscosity of Selexol = 0.0058 Ns/m2
Packing factor of ceramic Intalox saddle is = Fp = 170 m-1
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0.5
K 4 ʃ G ( ʃ L− ʃ G )
( )
¿
G ¿ 0.1
µL
13.1 F P
( )
µL
G = 35.696 kg/s
Calculation of flooding velocity

G = Gas flow rate =23249.65 kg/hr
L = Solvent flow rate= 392.25 kg/hr
ʃL = Density of Selexol = 1030kg/m3
L ʃG
F LV =
G √ ʃL
FLV = 0.03258
With respect to FLV the value of K4 from graph at flooding is = 5
¿
K 4 ʃ G ( ʃ L − ʃ G ) 0.5
G ¿( )
µ L 0.1
13.1 F P
µL ( )
G = 8.47558282 kg/s
Operating velocity must be 50-90% of the flooding McCabe & Smith
Calculation of wetting rate

Volumetric liquid flow rate = 0.000105893 m3/s
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Volumetric liquid flow rate per unit cross sectional area = 0.000585287 m3/m2. S
a = surface area of packing per unit volume = 194 m2/m3
Liquid volumetric flow rate per unit cross sectional area

Wetting Rate=
Specific areaof packing per unit volume
Wetting rate = 0.000030169m2/s
Calculation of Pressure Drop at Flooding

Pressure drop at flooding is given by relation.
ΔPflooding = 0.115Fp 0.7
Fp =packing factor for 1.5-inch ceramic Intalox saddles = 170 m-1
Fp =packing factor for 1.5-inch ceramic Intalox saddles = 51.82 ft-1
ΔPflooding = 4.188052192 inH2O/m of Packing
ΔPflooding = 105.5389153mmH2O/m of Packing
Calculation of Total Pressure Drop

Gy = Gas mass velocity = 35.696 kg/m2. s
Gx = Liquid mass velocity = 0.602 kg/m2. s
GX ʃy
GY
=
√
ʃ x− ʃ y
=0.0110
gc = 32
Fp =packing factor for 1.5-inch ceramic Intalox saddles = 170 m-1
ʃL = Density of selexol = 1030 kg/m3
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G 2 F p µ0.1
=0.0138
ʃ g ( ʃ l− ʃ g ) g c
ΔP = 0.09 in.H2O/ft of packing
ΔP = 7.4390 mmH2O/m of packing
Total Height of packing = 17.563 m
Total ΔP = ΔP*Total Height of packing
Total ΔP = 7.4390*17.563
Total ΔP = 130.65 mmH2O
Total ΔP = 0.01281 bar
Specification Sheet
C-201
Identification
Item Absorber
Type Packed Column
Packing Ceramics Intalox Saddles
Function
To absorb H2S gas from Syngas
Operating Pressure 27.5 bar
Operating Temperature 40oC
Diameter 1.25 m
Area 1.236 m2
Height of transfer unit 0.968
Number of transfer unit 14
Column Height 17.563
Pressure Drop 0.01281 bar
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Stripping
Stripping works on the basis of “mass transfer” that involves the transfer of a solute from the
liquid phase to the gas phase.
“Stripping is a separation process in which one or more components of a liquid stream are
eliminated by place in contact with a gas stream that is insoluble in the liquid stream.”
In industrial applications the liquid and vapor streams can have co-current or countercurrent
flows.
Stripping can be carried out in two types of columns, a packed type or a tray type column.
Packed Columns Tray columns

The packed column delivers continuous The plate column fetches the two phases into
contact between vapor and liquid phases. contact on stage wise basis.
Column diameter of less than approx. 6m, But if the column is very large then the liquid
packed columns are used because of their low distribution is problem and large volume of
manufacturing cost. packing and its weight is problem. So, we use
a plate type column.
For diameters of less than 6m, packed tower Maintenance and material cost in plate type
requires lower fabrication and material costs. columns is more as compared to the packed
one.
Pressure drop in packed column is less than In plate column there is additional friction
the plate column produced as the vapor passes through the
liquid on each tray. If no. of plates is more
than pressure drop is quite high.
In a packed tower the liquid flows as a thin Because of the liquid on each plate there may
film over the packing. be a desire quantity of the liquid in plate
column.
Packed Column Selection
Packing Selection
It is the most important factor of the system. The packing provides adequate area for intimate
contact between phases. The efficiency of packing with respect to both HTU and flow capacity
determines to an important extent the overall size of the tower. The economics of the installation
are therefore tied up by the packing choice.
The principal requirements of a tower packing are:
1. It must be chemically inert to the fluids in the tower.

2. It must be strong without excessive weight
3. It must contain sufficient passages for both streams without extreme liquid holdup or
pressure drop.
4. It must offer good contact between liquid and gas.
5. It must be reasonable in cost.
The packing is the heart of the performance of the stripper. Its proper selection involves an
understanding of packing operational features and the effects on performance of the points of
major physical difference between several types. The types and corresponding merits and
demerits are given below.
 Rashing Rings
 Berl Saddles
 Intalox Saddles
 Pall Rings Lessing rings.
 Cross-partition rings
 Single spiral rings
 Double - Spiral rings etc.
For the stripping packing selected in this case are Intalox saddles because of the following
features.
Merits of Intalox Saddles
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1. One of the most efficient packing

2. Very little tendency or ability to nest and block areas of bed
3. Higher flooding limits and lower pressure drop than Rashing rings or Berl saddles
4. Lower HTU values for most common systems
5. Material of packing is ceramic because it resists corrosion
Design Steps for Stripper
The design steps of stripper are following...
1. Selection of Column
2. Selection of packing and material
3. Selection of packing and material
4. Calculating the size of packing
5. Calculate Flow Factor
6. Calculate K4 & Mass Velocity
7. Calculate the Area of Column
8. Calculating the diameter of column
9. Determining the height of transfer unit (HOG)
10. Determining the number of transfer units (NOG)
11. Determining the height of the column
12. Calculating the operating velocity
13. Calculating the flooding velocity
14. Determining the pressure drop across the column
Calculations
G = Gas leaving from top of column = 14.6 kg/hr
μG = viscosity of gas = 0.00013 N. s/m2
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L = Solvent flow rate (H2S + Selexol) = 407.2506 kg/hr
PL = Pressure of solvent = 27.5323 kg/cm2
TL = Temperature of solvent =960C
ʃL = Density of solvent = 993.12 kg/m3
μL = Viscosity of solvent = 0.00542 N. s/m2
POp = Operating pressure = 27.53 kg/cm2
Flow Factor FLV
L ʃG
F LV =
G √ ʃ L
FLV = 0.106
Design for pressure drop of 42 mmH2O/m of packing. Therefore…
With respect to FLV the value of K4 from graph 11.44 is = 1.3
Calculation of Diameter of column
Packing selected is Ceramic Intalox Saddle.
Packing factor of ceramic Intalox saddle is = Fp = 300m-1
0.5
K 4 ʃ G ( ʃ L− ʃ G )
( )
¿
G ¿ 0.1
µL
13.1 F P
( )
PL
G* = 1.25106 kg/m2. s
Column area required = G/ G*
Column area required = 0.0321
Diameter = √4π ∗ Column area required
Diameter = 0.2022m
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Onda’s Method
Calculation of Height transfer Unit
aw = Effective interfacial area of packing per unit volume m2/m3
σL = surface tension of solvent = 0.0209 N/m
σc = surface tension for particular material of packing = 0.0061 N/m
g = 9.81 m/s2
ʃL = Density of solvent = 993.12kg/m3
aw
=1−exp ⁡¿
a
aw = 44.21 m2/m3
Calculation of liquid film mass transfer coefficient
KL = liquid film coefficient m/s
DL= Diffusivity of liquid = 4.5*10-7m2/s
g = 9.81 m/s2
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1/ 3
ρL Lw 2/ 3 μL −1 /3
KL ( )
μL
=0.0051(
awμL
) (
ρLDL
) (adp)0.4
KL= 0.00010864m/s
Calculation of gas film mass transfer coefficient
KG = Gas film coefficient, kmol/m2s.bar
K5 = 5.23 (Packing size above 15 mm)
Vw = Gas mass velocity = 1.25106 kg/m2. s
R = 0.08314 bar.m3/kmol. K
μG = Viscosity of gas = 0.000013 N. s/m2
DG= μG/ʃG
DG = 0.0000089041 m2/s
0.7
K G RT g Vw µ g 13
aD g
=K 5
a µg ( )( )
ʃ g Dg
(adp)−2
KG = 0.0003299 kmol/m2.s.bar
Gas Film Transfer Unit Height
Gm = Gas mass velocity = 1.25106 kmol/m2. s
KG = Gas film coefficient = 0.0003299 kmol/m2.s.bar
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HG = Gas film transfer unit height, m
Gm
HG=
KG aw P
HG = 0.1445 m
Liquid film transfer unit height
Lm = Liquid mass velocity = 3.5233 kmol/m2. s
Ct = Total concentration, kmol/m3 =ʃL/Molecular weight of solvent
Ct = 3.203 kmol/m3
KL = Liquid film coefficient = 0.00010864m/s
HL = Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height, m
Lm
H L=
K L aw Ct
HL = 0.7385 m
Calculation of Height of Transfer Unit
HG = Gas film transfer unit height = 0.1445 m
Colburn has suggested the economic value of mGm/Lm from 0.7 to 0.8
So, we selected the value of mGm/Lm = 0.75
HL = Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height = 0.7385 m
mG m
H OG=H G + HL
Lm
HOG = 0.6245 m
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Calculation of Number of Transfer Units
Equation for equilibrium curve
Y1= Mole fraction of H2S in entering stream = 0.22
Y2 = Mole fraction of H2Sin leaving stream = 0.009
Y1/Y2 = 54.65
mGm/Lm = 0.7
NOG is obtained from graph 11.40 using Y1/Y2 and mGm/Lm
NOG = 7
Calculation of height of tower
Total height of packing = Z = NOG × HOG
Z = 4.37 m
Allowances for liquid distribution = 1 m
Allowances for liquid Re-distribution = 1 m
Total Height = 4.37+1+1
Total Height = 6.37 m
Calculation of operating velocity
L ʃG
F LV =
G √ ʃL
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FLV = 0.106
With respect to FLV the value of K4 from graph 11.44 is = 1.3
0.5
¿
K 4 ʃ G ( ʃ L− ʃ G )
G ¿( 0.1
)
µL
13.1 F P
( )
µL
G*=1.251007323 kg/s
Calculation of flooding velocity
L = Solvent flow rate = 407.2506kg/hr
FLV = 0.106
With respect to FLV the value of K4 from graph 11.44 at flooding is = 4
23
0.5
¿
K 4 ʃ G ( ʃ L− ʃ G )
G ¿( 0.1
)
µL
13.1 F P
( )
µL
G=2.194412009
Operating velocity must be 50-90% of the flooding McCabe & Smith
Calculation of wetting rate
Volumetric liquid flow rate = 0.000113909 m3/s
Volumetric liquid flow rate per unit cross sectional area = 0.003547738 m3/m2. s
a = surface area of packing per unit volume = 253 m2/m3
Liquid volumetric flow rate per unit cross sectional area

Wetting Rate=
Specific areaof packing per unit volume
Wetting rate= 0.000014022 m2/s
Calculation of Pressure Drop at Flooding
Pressure drop at flooding is given by relation.
ΔPflooding = 0.115Fp0.7
Fp =packing factor for 1-inch ceramic Intalox saddles = 300 m-1
Fp =packing factor for 1-inch ceramic Intalox saddles = 91.46341463ft-1
ΔPflooding = 6.232793 inH2O/m of Packing
ΔPflooding = 157.066389 mmH2O/m of Packing
Calculation of Total Pressure Drop
Gy = Gas mass velocity = 1.25106 kg/m2. s
Gx = Liquid mass velocity = 3.5233 kg/m2. s
ʃy = Density of Gas = 1.46 kg/m3
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ʃx = Density of solvent = 993.12 kg/m3
GX ʃy
GY
=
√
ʃ x− ʃ y
=0.108
gc = 32
Fp =packing factor for 2-inch ceramic Intalox saddles = 300 m-1
G 2 F p µ0.1
=0.006045
ʃ g ( ʃ l− ʃ g ) g c
ΔP = 0.06 in.H2O/ft of packing
ΔP = 5.01 mmH2O/ft of packing
Total Height of packing = 6.37 m
Total ΔP = ΔP*Total Height of packing
Total ΔP = 31.93 mmH2O
Total ΔP= 0.0037 bar.
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SPECIFICATION SHEET
Identification
Item No C-202
Type Packed Column
Packing Ceramics Intalox Saddles
Function
To regenerate the absorbent by removing absorb gas from it
Operating Pressure 27.53 bar
Operating Temperature 145 oC
Diameter 0.213m
Area 0.04 m2
Height of transfer unit 0.6245 m
Number of transfer unit 7
Column Height 6.5
Pressure Drop(ΔP) 0.0037 bar
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(2019). H2S Absorption from Syngas in Physical Solvent DMEPEG: Proceedings of
ICIIF 2018. 10.1007/978-981-13-1966-2_30.
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(2015). Multi-objective Optimization of a Selexol® Process for the Selective Removal of
CO2 and H2S from Coal-derived Syngas.
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Table of Contents

 For Separation of component having the economic value.

Comparison Between Packed and Plate Column

Designing Steps for Absorption Column

 Calculating actual diameter of column

Packed Column Design

The Principal Requirement of a Tower packing are:

 It must be chemically inert to the fluids in the tower.

Common Packings are:

 Single spiral ring.

Merits of Intalox Saddles

 One of the most efficient packing

Design Calculation of Absorber

Calculation of column diameter:

PG = Pressure of gases = 27.5 kg/cm2

ʃG = Density of Gas = 9.36 kg/m3

µG = viscosity of gas = 0.00079 N. s/m2

L = Solvent flow rate = 392.25 kg/hr

PL = Pressure of solvent = 27.5 kg/cm2

TL = Temperature of solvent = 250C

ʃL = Density of Selexol = 1030 kg/m3

µL = Viscosity of Selexol = 0.0058 N. s/m2

POp = Operating pressure = 30 kg/cm2

Flow Factor FLV

Design for pressure drop of 42 mmH2O/m of packing. Form graph K4=1.9

K4 at flooding from graph is = 5

Percentage flooding = 61.644%

Calculation of column diameter

Column area required = G/ G*

G = Gas flow rate =23249.65kg/hr

G = Gas flow rate = 6.4582 kg/s

Calculation of Height transfer Unit

aw = Effective interfacial area of packing per unit volume m2 /m3

Lw = Liquid mass velocity =359 kg/m2. s

σL = surface tension of Water = 72× 10−3 N/m

σc = surface tension for particular material of packing = 0.0061 N/m

µL = Viscosity of Selexol = 1.002 N. s/m2

a = actual area of packing per unit volume = 194 m2/m3

ʃL = Density of Selexol = 1030 kg/m3

Calculation of liquid film mass transfer coefficient

dp = packing size = 38 mm = 0.038 m

DL= Diffusivity of liquid = 1.11*10-8 m2/s

Lw = Liquid mass velocity = 0.602 kg/m2. s

µL = Viscosity of Selexol = 0.0058 N. s/m2

a = actual area of packing per unit volume = 194 m2/m3

ʃL = Density of Selexol = 1030 kg/m3

Calculation of gas film mass transfer coefficient

K5 = 5.23 (Packing size above 15 mm)

Vw = Gas mass velocity = 35.696 kg/m2. s

TG = Temperature of gases = 400C

ʃG = Density of Gas = 9.36 kg/m3

µG = Viscosity of gas = 0.00079 N. s/m2

dp = packing size = 38 mm = 0.038 m

a = actual area of packing per unit volume = 194 m2/m3

Gas Film Transfer Unit Height

PG = Pressure of gases = 27.5 kg/cm2

KG = Gas film coefficient =0.005399 kmol/m2.s.bar

HG = Gas film transfer unit height, m

Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height

Ct = Total concentration, kmol/m3 =ʃL/Molecular weight of solvent

KL = Liquid film coefficient = 0.00006003m/s

HL = Liquid Film Transfer Unit Height, m

Calculation of Height of Transfer Unit: