Chemical Engineering

An increased weir height improves the tray efficiency at the cost of high plate pressure drop; optimum wear height being 40-90 mm for column pressure above atmospheric and 6-12 mm for vacuum columns.

For segmental downcomers, the chord length is 60-80% of the column diameter. An initial value of downcomer area of 12% is taken in the design.

Width of the calming section provided at the inlet and outlet sides of the plate is 75 mm for column diameter below 1.5 metres and 100 mm for larger diameter columns.

Minimum recommended downcomer residence time for the disengagement of entrained vapour is the same for both foaming and non-foaming liquids, which is about 20 seconds.

4-Aug

17-34

52-68

88-105

decreases upwards.

increases upwards.

remains same throughout.

may decrease or increase upwards depending upon whether vacuum or positive pressure would be maintained inside the shell.

results in higher shell side pressure drop.

can accomodate less number of tubes for a given shell diameter.

facilitates easier shell side cleaning; hence is more suitable for handling high dirt factor shell side fluid.

creates relatively lower turbulence on the shell side resulting in lower shell side heat transfer co-efficient.

1

5

15

25

3-May

5-Nov

Aug-15

Dec-18

1.1 to 1.5

1.6 to 2

2.2 to 2.6

2.7 to 3

Aa = Sa

1.2 Aa = 1.2 Sa

Sa = 1.5 Aa

Aa = 1.5 Sa

lto3

4 to 8

3 to 12.5

12.5 to 18.5

1.2

0.5

3.8

6.8