Energy Balance 1. Solid phase conductivity (0.58 W/m/K) and Gas phase conductivity (0.034 W/m/K) were ignored.

2. Heat of adsorbed phase ( H i s C pi wi

Ts ; Total H i ) is negligible (Figure-01). t i

3. Heat of adsorption depends on rate of adsorption [ HTi

w (H ) ] and the effect is compared t

4. 5. 6. 7.

8.

9. 10.

in terms of isosteric heat of adsorption (Chue et al. 1995) which were reported as 15.6 Kj/mol, 37.2 KJ/mol and 12.8 KJ/mol for methane, carbon dioxide and nitrogen respectively by Cavenati et al. (2004). Gas solid film heat transfer coefficient (58 W/m2/K) was calculated by using correlation (Wakao and Funazkri, 1978). Gas wall heat transfer coefficient (37 W/m2/K) was calculated based on correlations (Aspen). Wall thermal conductivity 13.4 W/m2/K (Heat and mass transfer data book) According to the experimental setup (Figure-02) and authors statement (Da silva, 2001), the adsorption column was placed in a convective air furnace. The heat transfer coefficient for forced convection of air lies between 10 to 200 W/m2/K. The calculated value (Table-01/ Section-01) of the heat transfer coefficient for some standard wall thickness also confirms the forced convection with air. External heat transfer coefficient was calculated for several wall thicknesses. Figure-1 reflects that any wall thickness with corresponding external heat transfer coefficient (Table-01) produces same breakthrough and temperature profile. Heat of adsorbed phase has negligible effect on column dynamics (Figure-03). Figure-04 shows the final results.

Section-01 External Heat Transfer coefficient Given (Cavenati et al. 2006)

ed in d 1 1 in U hw w d ln d exhex
Where, U overall heat transfer coefficient Gas-wall film heat transfer coefficient wall thickness Column internal diameter 40 W/m2/K 48 W/m2/K (as fitted parameter) unknown 0.016 m

hw
e

d in

Wall thermal conductivity

13.4 w/m/K (heat and mass transfer data book)

Table-1: External heat transfer coefficient Wall thickness, e 1.8 2.4 4.6 5.2 6.1 Notes:
Adsorption column was placed in a convective air furnace (Da Silva and Rodrigues, 2001) with an exhaustion system. Forced convection heat transfer coefficient for air is 10-200 w/m2/K (www.engineeringtoolbox.com).

external heat transfer coefficient, hex 202 192 163 157 148

Figure-1a: Breakthrough curve with several wall thicknesses

Figure-1b: Temperature profile for different wall thickness

Figure-03: The effect of Heat of adsorbed phase on breakthrough curve

Figure-04a: Breakthrough profile

Figure-04b: Temperature profile