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Todays topic: chapter 13 on absorption Cover odor control on Tuesday, Oct 30
Also have review session next class Oct 30
Gas out
Gas in
Gas exit
Gas in
Cross-Flow Scrubber
Gas Flow in
Concentration gradients exist in two directions in the liquid - from top to bottom and front to rear
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Packing Elements
Lessing ring
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Packing Elements
Packing material provides a large surface area for mass transfer Packing elements made of plastic (polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylchloride), ceramic or metal Sizes range from 1 to 4 inches each Design depends on corrosiveness of gas, scrubbing liquid, size of absorber, static pressure drop and cost
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Packing Elements
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L g abcissa = G L
0.5
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.1 (G ' ) 2 F 0 L G L g
L = mass flow rate of liquid G = mass flow rate of gas G = mass flux of gas per cross sectional area of column F = Packing factor = specific gravity of the scrubbing liquid L = liquid viscosity (in cP; 0.8 for water)
L G
G (dimensionless) L
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Pflood = 0.115 F
0.7 p
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(G ' ) F G L g
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0. 1 L
G = mass flux of gas per cross sectional area of column (lb/ft2-s) F = Packing factor = specific gravity of the scrubbing liquid L = liquid viscosity (lb/ft-s) g = gravitational acceleration g = gas density L = liquid density
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Note correction