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Investigation of entrainment in tray columns
Author(s) -
Puppich Peter,
Goedecke Ralf
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.270100127
Subject(s) - tray , entrainment (biomusicology) , mechanics , diagram , environmental science , flow (mathematics) , simulation , mathematics , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , statistics , acoustics , rhythm
This paper describes a pilot plant for entrainment measurements on various types of column trays. The data obtained from different trays differ by up to a factor of 10. The measurements were compared with the theoretical model of Stichlmair. The Stichlmair entrainment diagram permits a fairly accurate prediction for most types of trays if the height of the two‐phase layer is known. Prediction of the height and relative liquid hold‐up in this two‐phase system should be modified by a term reflecting the vapour flow profile, which requires further testing. These tests should examine the effect of tray spacing, fractional free area and, in particular, the influence of different media.