Weir flow and liquid height on sieve and valve trays

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-204

  Wijn, E F ^a  

^a Meteorenweg 1014   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorption; Calming zone; Distillation; Liquid height; Regime; Sieve tray; Spray; Valve tray; Weir

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIEVES;

CALMING ZONE; FRANCIS WEIR EQUATION; STOCHASTIC FLOW MODEL;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ABSORPTION; DISTILLATION; FLOW; TRAY; WEIR;

EID: 0032875840     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00045-5     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. P.A.M. Hofhuis, F.J. Zuiderweg, Sieve plates: dispersion density and flow regimes, I. Chem. E. Symposium Series No. 56 (1979) 2.2/1-2.2/26.
2. Bennett D.L., Agrawal R., Cook P.J. New pressure drop correlation for sieve tray distillation columns. AIChE J. 37:1983;589.
3. Colwell C.J. Clear liquid height and froth density on sieve trays. Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev. 20:1981;298-307.
4. Solomakha G.P., Shaubert G.G., Vashchuk V.I. Calculation of the height of a static liquid layer in plate devices equipped with overflows. Theor. Found. Chem. Eng. USSR. 17(6):1983;516-525.
5. Pozin L.S., Solomakha G.P., Shubina O.L. Description of principles determining the level of light liquid on overflow plates. Theor. Found. Chem. Eng. USSR. 19(4):1985;329-333.
6. J. Stichlmair, Grundlagen der Dimensionierung des Gas/Flssigkeit-Kontaktapparates Bodenkolonne, Reprotext, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1978.
7. Aiba S., Yamada T. Studies on entrainment. AIChE J. 5(4):1959;506-509.
8. Pinczewski W.V., Fell C.J.D. Droplet projection velocities for use in sieve tray spray models. Can. J. Chem. Eng. 49:1971;548-549.
9. Bennett D.L., Grimm H.J. Eddy diffusivity for distillation sieve trays. AIChE J. 37(4):1991;589-596.
10. Ashley M.J., Haselden G.G. Effectiveness of vapour-liquid contacting on a sieve plate. Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng. 50:1972;119-124.
11. Raper J.A., Kearney M.S., Burgess J.M., Fell C.J.D. The structure of industrial sieve tray froths. Chem. Eng. Sci. 37(4):1982;501-506.
12. J. Ellenberger, Analogies in multiphase reactor hydrodynamics, Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 1995.
13. J.W.A. de Swart, Scale-up of a Fischer-Tropsch slurry reactor, Thesis, University of Amsterdam, 1996.
14. P.A.M. Hofhuis, Flow regimes on sieve trays for gas/liquid contacting, Thesis, Technical University Delft, 1980.
15. Zuiderweg F.J., Hofhuis P.A.M., Kuzniar J. Flow regimes on sieve trays: the significance of the emulsion flow regime. Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 62:1984;39-47.
16. Pinczewski W.V., Fell C.J.D. Nature of the two-phase dispersion on sieve plates operating in the spray regime. Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng. 52:1974;294-299.
17. Wijn E.F. On the lower operating range of sieve and valve trays. Chem. Eng. J. 70:1998;143-155.
18. Huang C.J., Hodson J.R. Perforated Trays, Petroleum Refiner. 37(2):1958;104-118.
19. Detman R.F. How Weir location affects sieve tray pressure drop. Hydrocarbon Processing and Petroleum Refiner. 42(8):1963;147-151.
20. Vikhman A.G., Berkovski M.A., Kruglov S.A. Investigating the effect on downcomer width in crossflow mass-transfer tray operation. Chem. Petroleum Eng. USSR. 12:1976;232-234.
21. Lockett M.J. The froth to spray transition on sieve trays. Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng. 59:1981;26-34.
22. M.J. Lockett, Distillation Tray Fundamentals, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1986.
23. Barker P.R., Self M.F. The evaluation of liquid mixing effects on a sieve plate using unsteady and steady state tracer techniques. Chem. Eng. Sci. 17:1962;541-553.
24. Harris I.J., Roper G.H. Performance characteristics of a 12 in diameter sieve plate. Can. J. Chem. Eng. 40(6):1962;245.
25. Gerster J.A. Tray Efficiencies. is more research needed? Chem. Eng. Prog. 59(3):1963;35-46.
26. Finch R.N., Winkle M.v. A statistical correlation of the efficiency of perforated trays. Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev. 3(2):1964;107-116.
27. Hughmark G.A. Point efficiencies for tray distillations. Chem. Eng. Progress. 61(7):1965;97-100.
28. W.J. Thomas, M. Campbell, Hydraulic studies in a sieve plate downcomer system, Trans. Inst. Chem. Engrs, 45 (1967) T53-T63.
29. A. Brambilla, G. Nardini, G.F. Nencetti, S. Zanelli, Hydrodynamic behaviour of distillation columns: pressure drop in plate distillation columns, I. Chem. E., Proc. of the International Symp. on Distillation, Brighton, 1969, pp. 2:63-2:71.
30. Thomas W.J., Haq M.A. Studies of the performance of a sieve tray with 3/8-in. diameter perforations. Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev. 15(4):1976;509-518.
31. Thomas W.J., Ogboja O. Hydraulic studies in sieve tray columns. Ind. Eng. Chem. Proc. Des. Dev. 17(4):1978;429-443.
32. E. Weisshuhn, Untersuchungen zum Bodenverstrkungsverhltnis unter Bercksichtigung der Flssigkeitsvermischung in der Sprudelschicht, Chem.-Ing.-Techn. 48 (1976) 3, MS 333/76.
33. P. van Driesten, Het Porositeits Profiel: Middel tot Beschrijving van Twee-fasen Mengsels op Zeefplaten, Verslag 5e jaars onderzoek, TH Delft, 1977.
34. K.E. Porter, K.T. Yu, S. Chambers, M.Q. Zhang, Flow patterns and temperature profiles on a 2.4 m. diameter sieve tray, I. Chem. E. Symp. Series 128 (1992) A257-A272.
35. Dhulesia H. Clear liquid height on sieve and valve trays. Chem. Eng. Res. Dev. 62:1984;321-326.
36. Jones J.B., Pyle C. Relative performance of sieve and bubble-cap plates. Chem. Eng. Prog. 51(9):1955;424-428.
37. E.F. Wijn, Does the point efficiency on sieve trays depend on liquid height and flow regime?, I. Chem. E. Symp. Series 142(2) (1997) 809-816.
38. Glitsch, Inc., Ballast Tray Design Manual, Bulletin No.4900 (Revised), 1961.
39. F.J. Zuiderweg, J.H. de Groot, B. Meeboer, D. van der Meer, Scaling up distillation plates, I. Chem. E., Proc. of the International Symp. on Distillation, Brighton, 1969, pp. 5:78-5:83.
40. M.R. Resetarits, M.J. Lockett, UOP, Multiple-downcomer fractionation tray with vapour directing slots and extended downcomer baffles, Patent No. US 5,382,390, 1995.
41. W.H. Smit, H.J. Scheffer, J.H. de Groot, A gas-liquid contact tray, Patent No. GB 1250703, 1971.
42. A.D. Barber, R.C. Darton, The use of expanded metal to improve the operation of sieve trays for vacuum distillation, I. Chem. E., 4th Annual Research Meeting, Swansea, 1977.