From the equipment data

z= 0.9 m
d= 0.025 m
Cross area of the equipment= 0.00049088 m²

From the experiment data

Pressure= 760 mmHg
1 atm
Density of water at 20°C= 0.99843 Kg/L

Expeimental data T°C

T1 air entering in the tower 14.1
T2 air coming out of the tower (Dry bulb) 7.7
T3 incoming water 21.1
T4 outgoing water 17.2

stream data
Gas 1.5 l/h
Water 1139.1 l/min

Calculation of the air moisture

Humidity of the atmospheric air

Wet bulb temperature 17 °C
dry bulb temperature 7.7 °C

Y= 0.007599 kg water vapor/kg dry vapor

Humidity of the outlet air

Wet bulb temperature 20 °C
dry bulb temperature 14.1 °C
Y4= 0.002737 kg water vapor/kg dry vapor

Enthalpies
Enthalpy of atmospheric air

Enthalpy for air: It is the sum of the sensible heat of one kilogram of air plus the latent heat of vaporization of the vapor it contains

𝐻 = 𝐶ℎ 𝑡 − 𝑡₀ + 𝜆₀ 𝑌

The specific heat of humid air; Ch

Ch=(Cp air +Cp water)=0.24+0.26 Y unitis; 𝑘𝑐𝑎𝑙

𝐾𝑔 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑖𝑟 ∗ °𝐶

The latent heat of vaporization of the liquid at the reference temperature of 0ºC equal to 597.2 Kcal / Kg

𝐾𝑐𝑎𝑙
H = (0.24 + 0.46 Y ) t + 597.2 Y units;
𝐾𝑔
air T (°C) Y Ch H
Enthalpy of the air entering in the tower 14.1 0.007599 0.2435 7.971409914
Enthalpy of the air 7.7 0.002737 0.2413 3.492230854

Enthalpy for water

H = CpΔT Units; 𝐾𝑐𝑎𝑙
𝐾𝑔

Water T (°C) Cp H
Enthalpy of the incoming water 21.1 1 21.1
Enthalpy of the outgoing water 17.2 1 17.2

Streams
Water stream
Q= 1139.1 l/h
L%= 1137.31161 kg/h

Gas stream

Ca= 1.5 l/min

ca= 0.09 m³/h

Wet volume of air.

1 𝑌 0.082∗𝑇
Vh= +
29 18 𝑃

Vh= 0.83003912 𝑚³
𝑘𝑔 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑖𝑟

Balances
Dry air entering the system

𝐺 𝑘𝑔 𝑑𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑖𝑟
𝐺𝑠 = Gs= 0.108426455
𝑉ℎ ℎ

Water balance

ΔL= -0.00052717 𝑘𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟

ℎ

Slope of the operating line

Method theoretical
𝐿 𝑌₁−𝑌₂
=
𝐺𝑠 𝑋₁−𝑋₂
Mathematic expression
 Result 0.699871406

Mass transfer units

Number of transfer units

TC H H* H-H* 1/H-H* Media ΔH ∫

0 36 0 40 0 0 0 0 0
14.1 29 7.9714 28 20.0286 0.0499286 0 0 0
13.6 28 7.1714 26.8 19.6286 0.05094607 0.050437335 0.8 0.04034987
13.1 26.5 6.6714 24.8 18.1286 0.05516146 0.053053763 0.5 0.02652688
12.6 25 6.1714 23 16.8286 0.05942265 0.057292054 0.5 0.02864603
12.1 23.4 5.6714 21 15.3286 0.06523753 0.06233009 0.5 0.03116504
11.6 22 5.1714 19.7 14.5286 0.06882976 0.067033643 0.5 0.03351682
7.7 20 3.492223 17.2 13.707777 0.07295129 0.070890523 1.679177 0.11903774
10 0 7.5 0 0 0 0 0

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𝑑𝐻
NUT=∫ NUT= 0.27924238
𝐻∗−𝐻

Height of the transfer unit

The following expression is derived from the deduction of the design equation:
𝐺𝑠 𝑑𝐻
∫dz=𝐾𝑦𝐴∫𝐻∗−𝐻

Therefore:
𝑘𝑔
Ky= 68.5335399
ℎ ∗ 𝑚³
The height of the transfer unit is:

𝐺𝑠
HTU= HTU= 3.2230065 m
𝐾𝑦𝐴

Column heigt
Z=HUT*NUT z= 0.9 m