Dry Air Equivalent (DAE) for Ejectors

The DAE is an absolute unit that defines the performance capacity of any ejector stage. The DAE is the equivalent mass flow of 70F dry air & is the industry
standard for ejector capacity rating. Curves for correction factors for molecular weight & temperature to convert any gas stream to its DAE rating are given in
sheet "Mol_WT_Entrainment_Ratio_Curve" & "Temp_Entrainment_Ratio_curve" respectively. The DAE is typically represented in terms of the flow capacity
on the performance curve for an ejector showing suction pressure versus flow capacity.
Dry Air Equivalent (DAE) for gas mixture containing Air & Water Vapor
Example:
What is the DAE for 300 lb/hr of a mixture containing 100 lb/hr of air & 200 lb/hr of water vapor if it is at 350F?
Air =
100 lb/hr
Water Vapor =
200 lb/hr
Total =
300 lb/hr
Air:
From Temp Entrainment Ratio curve, ratio =
DAE =
Water Vapor:
From Temp Entrainment Ratio curve, ratio =

0.93
107.5 lb/hr

DAE =

0.908
0.81
271.9 lb/hr

Total DAE =

379.5 lb/hr

From Mol Wt Entrainment Ratio curve, ratio =

(Air + Water Vapor)

Actual Air Capacity of an Air-Water Vapor Mixture given the DAE

Example:
What is the expected actual capacity at 500F of a mixture rated at 70F?
Air =
225 lb/hr
Water Vapor =
200 lb/hr
Total =
425 lb/hr
Air:
From Temp Entrainment Ratio curve, ratio =
Actual Capacity =

0.897
201.8 lb/hr

Water Vapor:
From Temp Entrainment Ratio curve, ratio =
Actual Capacity =

0.859
171.8 lb/hr

Mixture actual capacity =

373.6 lb/hr

Prepared by :

Ankur Srivastava
Chemical Engineer

(Air + Water Vapor)

Saturated Mixture of non-Condensable & condensable vapors

Example:
A distillation system is to operate with a horizontal overhead condenser, Sketch above, & pressures are as marked. The estimated air leakage into the system is
7 lb/hr. The molecular weight of the product vapor going into the ejector from the condenser at 80F is 53. The vapor pressure of the condensing vapor is 3 mm
Hg abs at 80F.
Partial pressure of air = 5 - 3 = 2 mm Hg
Vapor required to saturate at 80F & 5 mm abs. total pressure

Wv = Wn*Mv*Pv / Mn*Pn
where
W v = Weight of condensable vapor, lb/hr
W n = Weight of non-condensable gas, lb/hr =

7 lb/hr

Mv = Molecular weight of condensable vapor =

53

Pv = Vapor pressure of condensable vapor, mm Hg absolute =

3 mm Hg abs

Mn = molecular weight of non-condensable gas =

29

Pn = Partial pressure of non-condensable gas, mm Hg absolute =

Wv =

2 mm Hg abs

19.19 lb/hr

moles of air =
moles of product air =
Total moles of mix =

0.241 mols/hr
0.362 mols/hr
0.603 mols/hr

Total weight of air-product vapor mixture =

Avg Molecular weight of mixture =

(729)
(19.1953)
(0.241+0.362)
26.19 lb/hr
43.4

Molecular wt correction from mol wt entrainment ratio curve for mixture =

Air Equivalent of mixture (at 80F) =
22.19 lb/hr
Temperature correction from Temp entrainment ratio curve =
Dry Air Equivalent =
22.22 lb/hr

1.18
0.999