Design and Dimensioning a tray column System: Phenol/ water (Distillation)

Data Selected values

Pressure p (bar) 1 Relative free area f 0.2

Molar gas flow G (kmol/s) 0.0137 Hole diameter dh (mm) 10
Molar liquid flow L (kmol/s) 0.0225 Rel. weir length lw/Dc 0.7
Weir height hw (mm) 50
System properties Liquid phase Gas phase Tray spacing H (m) 0.5
Molar mass ML/G (kg/kmol) 94.11 18 Plate thickness s (mm) 2 Dc A
d
Density rL/G (kg/m3) 955 0.588 Skirt clearance hcl/hw 0.8
Surface tension s (kg/s ) 2
2 Rel. downcome area Ad/Ac 0.09
Aac
Viscosity hG (kg/m s) 5.26E-06 Rel. Liquid cont. Downc. eLd 0.4
Equilibrium slope m 1 lL

Diameter of the column and other geometrical characteristics Discharge coeff. Downc. a 0.61

Geometrical tests
Maximum gas load Fmax (Pa1/2) 13.1 1. Check on liquid flow
Minimum gas load Fmin (Pa1/2) 2.96 Liquid flow per weir length VL/lw (m3/(m s)) 0.0016657
Chosen design value F (Pa1/2) 4 VL/lw (m3/(m h)) 6.0
Superficial gas velocity uG (m/s) 5.2 Test result Positive test
Volumetric gas flow VG (m3/s) 0.4 2. Entrainment test (diagram)
Active area Aac (m2) 1.9 Entrainment parameter 2
Cross section Ac (m2) 2.8 Gas load ratio F/Fmax
Column diameter Dc (m) 1.9 Relative entrainment VE/VG 1.00E-05
Holes area Ah (m2) 0.19 Liquid entrainment VE (m3/s) 4.19E-06
Number of holes nT 2419 Relative entrainment VE/VL 1.89E-03
Weir lenght lw (m) 1.3 Test result Positive test
Pas de maille dm (mm) 30.1 Pressure drop tests
Volumetric liquid flow VL (m3/s) 0.0022 3. Check for downcomer capacity
Relative liquid holdup eL 0.28 Liquid height equiv. to Dp hp (m) 0.1379
Test 1 Positive test Skirt clearence height hcl (m) 0.04
Froth height hf (m) 0.46 Max.L flow/ skirt cl. length (VL/lcl)max (m3/(m s)) #NUM!
Test 2 Positive test (VL/lcl)max (m3/(m h)) #NUM!
Clear liquid height hL (m) 0.129 Skirt clearence length lcl (m) 0.0116
Pressure drop liquid DpL (Pa) 1205 L. flow/skirt cl. length (VL/lcl) (m3/(m h)) 687
Hole velocity of the gas vo (m/s) 2.21 Test result #NUM!
Discharge factor Co 0.65
Pressure drop trays Dpd (Pa) 3
Pressure drop bubles DpR (Pa) 82.8
Total pressure drop Dp (Pa) 1291
Design and Dimensioning a tray column System: Benzene/ Toluene (Distillation)

Data Selected values Assumptions

Pressure p (bar) 1 Relative free area f 0.2 Drop regime

Molar gas flow G (kmol/s) 0.0137 Hole diameter dh (mm) 10 Linear equilibrium (m=1)
Molar liquid flow L (kmol/s) 0.0225 Rel. weir length lw/Dc 0.7 Peclet ~ (VL/DE e L hf)

Weir height hw (mm) 50 Diffusion coef.gas DG (m2/s) 2.66E-06

System properties Liquid phase Gas phase Tray spacing H (m) 0.5 Diffusion coef. Liq. DL (m2/s) 2.20E-08
Molar mass ML/G (kg/kmol) 94.11 18 Plate thickness s (mm) 2
Density r L/G (kg/m )
3
955 0.588 Skirt clearance hcl/hw 0.8
Surface tension s (kg/s2) 2 Rel. downcome area Ad/Ac 0.09
Viscosity h G (kg/m s) 5.26E-06 Rel. Liquid cont. Downc. eLd 0.4
Equilibrium slope m 1

Mass Transfer Efficiency Discharge coeff. Downc. a 0.61

Gas side point efficiency
Interfacial area a (m2/m3) 28.2 Alternative calculation of point efciency: correlations
Number of transfer units NOG 0.02 Number of transfer units NG 0.12
Point efficiency EOG 0.02 Number of transfer units NL 570.4
Number of transfer units NOG 0.12
Point efficiency EOG 0.12
Gas side tray efficiency
Eddy diffusion coefficient DE (m2/s) 0.0332
Degree of liquid mixing: Peclet Pe 1
Flow regime total mixing
Ratio EOGM/EOG 1.01
Tray efficiency EOGM 0.02