An absorption column is fed at the bottom with a gas containing 5 percent benzene and 95
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An absorption column is fed at the bottom with a gas containing 5 percent benzene and 95 percent air. At the top of the column a nonvolatile absorption oil is introduced, which contains 0.2 percent benzene by weight. Other data are as follows:
Feed, 2.000 kg of absorption oil per hour
Total pressure, 1 atm
Temperature (constant), 26°C
Molecular weight of absorption oil, 230
Viscosity of absorbing oil, 4.0 cP
Vapor pressure of benzene at 26°C. 100 mm Hg
Volume of entering gas, 0.3 m3/s
Tower packing, Intalox saddles, 1-in. nominal size
Fraction of entering benzene absorbed, 0.90
Mass velocity of entering gas, 1.1 kg/m2·s
Calculate the height and diameter of the packed section of this tower. Assume Raoult's law applies.
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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering
ISBN: 9780072848236
7th Edition
Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott