324 Macroscopic Calculations: Momentum Transport Chapter 11 Table 11-3 Characteristics for Some Typical Packings Packing Size Wall Thick ‘Sp. Surf Area | Bed Void Pack Factor? (d, = in) (in) (a, - ff’) Fraction F) fe) Raschig, 2 3/32 112 0.62 580 (c) Rings 3/4 3/32 14 072 255 (©) 1 18 58 0.74 155 @) 12 316 37 0.73 95 (©) 2 4 28 0.74 65(c) 38 19 0.75 370 4 38 14 0.80 Pall Rings 58 104 087 97(p). 70(m) 1 63 0.94 52(p), 48(m) 112 39 0.95 32(p), 28(m) 2 31 0.96 25(p), 20(m) Berl 2 142 0.62 240 (©) Saddles 34 87 0.66 1700) 1 16 0.68 110) 2 32 0.72 450 Intalox 12 190 0.78 200 (c) Saddles 34 102 0.77 145 (©) 1 B 0.7 98(0), 33¢p) 2 36 0.79 40(0). 2100) * (©)=ceramic, (m)= metal, (p) = plastic EXAMPLE 11-4: Pressure Drop in A Gas Absorber ‘An air stream containing 12% SO, is to be delivered at 800 scfm to a 4-diameter column packed with 3/4”-ceramic Berl Saddles where it is to be contacted with 350 gpm of water. If the air stream is at 30 C, and atmospheric pressure, determine the pressure drop in the column (inches H,O /ft of packing). Solution a ‘The gas and liquid mass velocities in the column are:“ Macroscopic Calculations: Momentum Transport chapter 5 Gu/Gor=100 60 40 2010 § 24 AP Inches Water/Ft. Packing 400 600 800 1000 2000 4000 Gg, Gas Loading Factor Figure 11-6 Generali i -Liquid feneralized Pressure Drop Correlation — Countercurrent Gas-Lia Conare naee A.,Chem. Engr. Prog., 87 (5). Flow in Packed Columns, from Robbins, L. aL P. 87, 1991.6, Reproduced with permission of the American ney ie Chemical Engineers. Copyright © 1991 AIChE. All rights reserved.Macroscopic Calculations: Momentum Transport 323 chapter 11 Gip/Gop=100 60 40 20 10 5§ #21 0 400 600 800 1000 2000 4000 6000 Gg,. Gas Loading Factor Figure 11-6 Generalized Pressure Drop Correlation — Countercurrent Gas-Liquid Flow in Packed Columns, from Robbins, L.A.,Chem. Engr. Prog., 87 (5), p. 87, 1991.6. Reproduced with permission of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Copyright © 1991 AIChE. All rights reserved.10 ww OL aw NWR DO = 10° LU 107 2 34 6 Bygi2 34 6 849°? 34 6 549! ®,