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T 203 IPA COLUMN DESIGN - v2
T 203 IPA COLUMN DESIGN - v2
Tower Efficiency:
Theoretical No . of Stages
Tower Efficiency= x 100
Actual No . of Stages
20
Tower Efficiency= x 100
19
Tower Efficiency=100 %
Internal Design of Tower
Aspen HYSYS was used to calculate the diameter of the column T-203. The diameter of the tower was
increased from 0.4595m to 0.8500m or 2.79ft. The internal downcomer clearance of the column was
measured to be 38.1mm to resolve the tower warnings. The default tray spacing of Aspen HYSYS was
retained in 0.6096m.
The photos below show the internal designs of the tower and the summary of the internals of the
column.
The hole area to active area ratio was modified to 0.0419 to prevent the weeping inside the column.
The weir height and weir length were also adjusted to resolve the tower warnings. The photo below
shows the hydraulic plot for the column for each stage. The blue color in the hydraulic plot indicates the
tray with correct internal specifications. The adjustments resulted in a plot with blue colored stages,
indicating that the internals are correct. The results showed a column diameter of 0.8500 m.
2. Hold-up Volume
*Chemical Engineering Progress: Table 2. Liquid holdup and surge times
D.2.b Feed to other drum or tankage, without pump, TH = 2 min
V H =T H ( Q L )
( )
3
ft
V H =( 2 min . ) 0.40
min
3
V H =0.80 ft
3. Surge Volume
*Chemical Engineering Progress: Table 2. Liquid holdup and surge times
D.2.b Feed to other drum or tankage, without pump, TS = 1 min
V S =T S ( QL )
( )
3
ft
V S =( 1 min . ) 0.40
min
3
V S =0.40 ft
4. Low Liquid Level Height
* Obtain low liquid level height, H LLL, from Table 3. Low Liquid Level Height
D = 0.8500 m, or 2.79 ft., < 300 psia, vertical LLL
H LLL=15∈¿ 1.25 ft
3
0.80 ft
H H=
( π4 )( 2.79 ft ) 2
H H =0.13 ft
3
0.40 ft
HS=
( π4 ) (2.79 ft ) 2
H S =0.07 ft
7. Total Bottom Space
Total Bottom Space=H LLL + H H + H S
Total Bottom Space=1.25 ft+ 0.13 ft +0.07 ft
Total Bottom Space=1.45 ft
Since H LLL+ H H + H S < 5 ft , we will use 5 ft as the height from the bottom to the lowest plate.
Tower Length
Length of Tower =( No . of Actual Stages−∂ Condense−∂ Reboiler ) x Tray Spacing+ Bottom Space+Overhead Spa
Length of Tower =( 19−1−1 ) x ( 2 ft )+ 5 ft +5 ft
Length of Tower =44 ft ≈14 m
8. Total Surface Area
3069
A S=πDL=π ( 2.79 ) ( 44 )= π ft 2
25
A H =1.09 D =1.09 ( 2.79 ) =8.484669 ft 2
2 2
TSA=2 A H + A S
3069
TSA=2 ( 8.484669 )+ π
25
TSA=402.63 ft 2
9. Weight of the Vessel
W =490
ft 3 (
lb 0.1819919631
12 )
ft ( 402.63 ft 2 )
PD
t s= +t
2 SE−1.2 P c
lb
2
(60
)(33.46∈.)
t s= ¿ + 0.0625∈.
lb lb
2(17,500 2 )( 0.85)−1.2(60 2 )
¿ ¿
t S=0.1301460678∈≈ 4 mm
lb
0.885(60 )(33.46∈.)
t H= ¿2 +0.0625∈.
lb lb
( 17,500 2 )(0.85)−0.1(60 2 )
¿ ¿
t H =0.1819919631∈≈ 5 mm
12. Nozzle Sizing
Inlet Nozzle Diameter:
( )
1
4 QL 2
π x 60
dN≥
√ ρL
(≥ 4 xπ0.0108
x 60 )
1
2
dN =0.002097 ft ≅ 0.025164∈¿
√ 52.14
∴ Use1 Schedule 4
Outlet Nozzle Diameter:
Liquid Outlet Data: v = 1 – 4 m/s
Use :
√ 4 QL
vπ
√ √
−4
4 x 1.9822 x 10 4 x 1.9822 x 10− 4
< dL <
4xπ 1x π
0.007943 m<d L <0.01589 m
0.3127∈¿ d L <0.6256∈¿
∴ Use1 ' ' Schedule 40