Separation Processes Iteration

SCRUBBER DESIGN (PACKED COLUMN)

Prepared by :

Column Tag No.
:

HCL Scrubber

Checked by :

Job No.
:

4506A

Date :

Client

:

JOL

Project

:

SR - Plant -4, 5

Input Data

Stream

:

HCL Vap.

Packing type
=
Intallox Saddles

Packing size
=
25 mm Packing MOC
=
PP

Gas pr. Drop / m bed
=
15 mmWC / m packing height

=

147.1
(N/m2)/m
Total packing height
=
3.2 m (including all packed beds)

Gas / Vapour Properties

Gas / Air flow rate
=
1000 kg/h OR

0 m3/h =
0.2778
kg/s

=
0
m3/s

Gas pressure at entry
=
1.0000 atm Gas temperature at entry
=
30.00 oC =
303.00
oK

Gas / Air mol weight
=
29

Component to be scrubbed

Component Name
=
HCL Vap

Component flow rate
=
70
Kg/h

% comp. in air/gas
=
6
% (v/v)
(presumed) / (given by client) / (by process cal.)

Molecular weight of comp.
=
36.5

Liquid / Scrubbing media Properties

Scrubbing media
=
20% NaOH

Liquid flow rate, L
=
77 kg/h =
0.0214
kg/s

Liquid Density, L

=
1100
kg/m3

Conversion :

Liquid Viscosity, µL
=
0.0035000
Ns/m2

3.5
Cp =
0.00350000
Ns/m2

Packing factor, Fp
=
21 m-1 Charac. Packing Factor,Cf
=
33 Ref. Table 6.3, Characterstics of Random packings

Conversion factor, J
=
1.0 factor for adequate liquid distribution & irrigation across the bed