SIMULATION OF ABSORPTION COLUMN
PROCESS MODELLING & SIMULATION LAB
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Objective
To simulate the given problem statement and design a suitable equipment for the given operating condtions.
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Equipment
Input Data
Result
Equipment
Option 1
Option 2
Input Data
Type of operation
Co current
Counter Current
Temperature (C)
Pressure (atm)
Molecular weight of air (g/mol)
Composition (decimal)
Solute in inlet gas
Solute in outlet gas
Inlet air (Y1)
Calculate
outlet air (Y2)
Calculate
Equilibrium liquid (Xe)
Outlet liquid (X2)
Calculate
Equilibrium air (Ye)
Flow rate (Kg/hrm
2
)
Gas
Inert gas
Calculate
Liquid
Calculate
Height of film transfer unit (m)
Hg
Hl
Velocity
Flooding velocity (Kg/m
2
s)
Ratio of operational velocity and flooding velocity
Slope of equilibrium curve
Calculate
Result
Measured Parameter
Value
Inlet gas composition
Outlet gas composition
Inert gas flow rate (Kg/hrm
2
)
Minimum molar flowrate of solvent (Kg/hrm
2
)
Actual molar flow rate of solvent (Kg/hrm
2
)
Inlet liquid composition
Number of tranfer units
Height of tranfer units (m)
Crosectional area of column(m
2
)
Column diameter(m)
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