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Parametric Study of a Novel Basket Impeller Column
Author(s) -
Safinski Tomasz,
Adesina Adesoji A.,
Young Brent R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450810332
Subject(s) - impeller , pressure drop , sieve (category theory) , mass transfer , parametric statistics , distillation , draft tube , tray , mechanics , fractionating column , flow (mathematics) , volumetric flow rate , environmental science , process engineering , petroleum engineering , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , mathematics , chromatography , chemistry , physics , statistics , combinatorics
The Basket Impeller Column combines the mass transfer advantages of a spinning basket reactor with the practicality of a dual flow tray column to achieve controllable liquid holdup, as well as a potential solution to many of the problems plaguing current catalytic distillation internals. Sieve plate design, impeller size and speed, along with water and air, flow rates were explored in order to establish a feasible design. An optimal set of specifications was determined via statistical evaluation. Additional experiments were then conducted to obtain correlations for liquid holdup, gas holdup, froth height, pressure drop and power in terms of the significant hydraulic variables.