Gas%20Absorption%20Column

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Gas Absorption Column

• Brett Plemons
• Michael Hobbs

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Outline

• Introduction
• Background
• Results
• Conclusion

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Introduction

• Determine Packing Factor, Fp
• Manipulate Water and Air Flow rates

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Background

• Gas Absorption Column

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Background

• Packing Material - Raschig Rings
• Typical Fp gt 60

For Fp Between 10 and 60
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Background

• Ergun Equation
• Only for Simple Geometric Shapes

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Background

• Dimensional-less Number
• Fp Found Experimentally
• Fp, Pressure Drop Coefficient

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Results
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Results
Ordinate Value
Abscissa Value
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Results

• fp 2.57
• 2 x s 0.84

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Conclusion

• Fp Found
• Construct Plot Where DP2 in H2O/ft

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Questions