SKumar

Client : Date : January 12, 2017

Project : Project Number :
Plant : Unit :
Column Name : Column Number :
Calculation by : Checked by :

Operating Diagram - Eckert (1975)

0.80

0.70

0.60
Minimum Wetting Rate

Gas
0.50
Flow 2.00 inchWG/ft
0.40 Flooding
Rate 1.00 inchWG/ft

(lb/s) 0.30
0.50 inchWG/ft

0.20 0.25 inchWG/ft

X = 0.01

0.10 0.10 inchWG/ft

0.05 inchWG/ft
4.0
X=
0.00
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00

Liquid Flow Rate (lb/s)

System Details
Gas Rate : 0.3690 lb/s
Packing Details Gas Density : 0.02000 lb/ft3
Type : Intalox Metal Packing Liquid Rate : 3.4000 lb/s
Material : 410 S Liquid Density : 65.310 lb/ft3
Size : #25 Liquid Viscosity: 0.6930 cP
Packing Factor : 41.0 Column Diameter : 1.4920 ft
Flooding Press Drop : 1.5483 inchWG/ft Approach to Flood : 77.474 %
Approach to Max Op Cap : 81.551 %
Pressure Drop : 0.5749 inchWG/ft

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