FACTORS

INFLUENCING PLATE
AND COLUMN
EFFICIENCIES
 GROUP MEMBERS
• ASAD PATEL (CH-065) (GROUP LEADER)
• JAHANZAIB KHAN (CH-037)
• SHAFAAT HASSAN (CH-042)
• OBAID MAJEED (CH-062)
 WHAT ARE COLUMNS
Columns are the vertical engineering structures used in many plant
operations to separate different species.
TYPES OF COLUMN:
TYPES OF PLATES
Sieve Tray

Bubble Cap
Tray
Valve Tray

Dual Flow
Tray
 PLATE AND COLUMN EFFICIENCY

• Overall Column Efficiency/ Overall Plate Efficiency

• Murphree Plate Efficiency
• Point Efficiency/ Local Efficiency
• Comparison
 FACTORS INFLUENCING PLATE & COLUMN
EFFICIENCY

• Vapor Velocity
 FACTORS INFLUENCING PLATE & COLUMN
EFFICIENCY

• Vapor Velocity
• Liquid Depth Above Vapor Opening
• Plate Spacing
 FACTORS INFLUENCING PLATE & COLUMN
EFFICIENCY

• Length Of Liquid Path

• Liquid Resistance To Interface Mass Transfer
• Other Factors
 CORRELATIONS FOR ESTIMATION OF PLATE
EFFICIENCIES

• For Fractionators
• For Absorbers
• For Drickamer and Bradford
Questions??