Distillation is the most common separation technology utilized in the petroleum and chemistry industries.Due to the wide usage of the distillation column,even a small improvement in performance may result in significa...Distillation is the most common separation technology utilized in the petroleum and chemistry industries.Due to the wide usage of the distillation column,even a small improvement in performance may result in significant energy cost savings.Aiming to improve the hydrodynamics and mass transfer performance,the flow-guided trapezoid spray-packing tray(FTS-PT)was designed by combining flow-guided holes and trapezoidal caps with structured packing.And the experimental measurements of the FTSPT,including pressure drop,clear liquid height,weeping,entrainment,and tray efficiency,were conducted in a 500 mm diameter plexiglass column with the air-water-oxygen system.Moreover,the performance of the FTS-PT was compared with that of new vertical sieve tray(New VST)and F1 valve tray.The results show that FTS-PT has a significant advantage in pressure drop,entrainment,and capacity.Furthermore,the calculation model of the pressure drop was derived and used for the FTS-PT with a relative deviation of less than 5%.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(22008004)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(ZY2017)。
文摘Distillation is the most common separation technology utilized in the petroleum and chemistry industries.Due to the wide usage of the distillation column,even a small improvement in performance may result in significant energy cost savings.Aiming to improve the hydrodynamics and mass transfer performance,the flow-guided trapezoid spray-packing tray(FTS-PT)was designed by combining flow-guided holes and trapezoidal caps with structured packing.And the experimental measurements of the FTSPT,including pressure drop,clear liquid height,weeping,entrainment,and tray efficiency,were conducted in a 500 mm diameter plexiglass column with the air-water-oxygen system.Moreover,the performance of the FTS-PT was compared with that of new vertical sieve tray(New VST)and F1 valve tray.The results show that FTS-PT has a significant advantage in pressure drop,entrainment,and capacity.Furthermore,the calculation model of the pressure drop was derived and used for the FTS-PT with a relative deviation of less than 5%.