DISPERSED PHASE SURFACE AREA AS A FUNCTION OF DROP

OBJECTIVE:
This spreadsheet graphically illustrates the effect of varying dispersed phase droplet size o
and subsequent treating efficiency in liquid/liquid contactors.
Information can be used to troubleshoot and optimize liquid/liquid contactor performance.

DIRECTIONS:
Input value of Individual Droplet Volume in gray cell (red number) only!
Spreadsheet fixes Total Dispersed Phase Volume and calculates Total Number of Droplets,
and Total Contacting Surface Area between the two liquid phases.
Vary Individual Droplet Volume to alter graphical profile.

Total Volume of Total Number

Volume of Individual
Dispersed Phase of
Droplets (m3)
(m3) Droplets
 1.0 2.00E-12 5.00E+11
1.00E-11 1.00E+11
5.00E-11 2.00E+10
TOTAL SURFACE AREA (m2) TOTAL DISPERSED PHASE
2.50E-10 SURFACE AREA
4.00E+09
AS A1.25E-09
FUNCTIONOF DROP SIZE
8.00E+08
AT CONSTANT
6.25E-09 DISPERSED PHASE VOLUME
1.60E+08
3.13E-08 3.20E+07
45,000 1.56E-07 6.40E+06
7.81E-07 1.28E+06
40,000 DROP SIZE TOO SMALL -->
STABLE EMULSION FORMAT

35,000
TARGET DROP SIZE (250 - 35
OPTIMAL PHASE CONTACT
30,000
DROP SIZE TOO LARGE -->
LOSS IN PHASE CONTACT E
25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000
20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

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0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

DROP DIAMETER (microns)

AS A FUNCTION OF DROP SIZE

spersed phase droplet size on contact area

quid contactor performance.

es Total Number of Droplets, Droplet Diameter,

Diameter of Total
Individual Droplets Surface Area
(microns) (m2)
 156 38,377
267 22442.82
457 13124.64
SE SURFACE AREA 782 7675.34
P SIZE 1337 4488.56 HAWKWIND
ED PHASE VOLUME 2286 2624.93
3909 1535.07
6684 897.71
11429 524.99
DROP SIZE TOO SMALL -->
STABLE EMULSION FORMATION

TARGET DROP SIZE (250 - 350 microns) -->

OPTIMAL PHASE CONTACT EFFICIENCY

DROP SIZE TOO LARGE -->

LOSS IN PHASE CONTACT EFFICIENCY
1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

ETER (microns)