Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering
Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering
7th Edition
ISBN: 9789339213237
Author: MCCABE, WARREN
Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Education India
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Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:The inlet pressure for given catalyst tower should be determined.

Concept introduction: The pressure drop through the catalyst tower is calculated by the Ergun equation which is a combination of the Kozeny-Carman equation and Burke-Plummer equation.

The Kozeny-Carman equation is applicable for the particles in a bed whose Reynold’s number is less than 1. It is given as,

  ΔPL=150V¯0μ(1-ε)2ϕs2Dp2ε3.......(1)

In the above formula, the notations used are,

  ΔP=PressuredropthroughpackedtubesL=LengthoftubeV¯0=Superficialvelocityμ=Viscosityoffluidε=BedporosityDp=Pelletdiameterϕs=Sphericityofparticles

The Burke Plummer equation is applicable for the particles in a bed whose Reynold’s number is more than 1000. It is given as,

  ΔPL=1.75V¯02ρ(1-ε)ϕsDpε3.......(2)

  ρ=Densityofair

The density of air can be given as,

  ρ=PMRT.......(3)

In the equation (3), notations used are,

P is the pressure at which air enters

M is the molecular weight of air

R is the Universal Gas constant

T is the temperature at which air enters

Ergun equationis obtained by combining equation (1) and equation (2):

  ΔPL=150V¯0μ(1-ε)2ϕs2Dp2ε3+1.75V¯02ρ(1-ε)ϕsDpε3 ....... (4)

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