FLOW PATTERN a good length of liquid path a very long liquid high liquid–vapor ratios
FLOW PATTERN Cross flow Double pass
SINGLE PASS
DOUBLE PASS
DOWN COMERS AND WEIRS
WEIR Straight Horizontal Adjustable Notched
DOUBLE PASS SLOPPED DOWNCOMERS
MECHANICAL SUPPORTS
MANWAY
TRAY HYDRAULICS
CAPACITY GRAPH FOR A TYPICAL BUBBLE-CAP TRAY
FLOW REGIMES
CLOSE-UPS Cellular foam Froth (Operating regime)
CLOSE-UPS Emulsion regime Froth regime
TRAY EFFICIENCY Overall efficiency Efficiency correlation (O’Connell, 1946)
MURPHREE EFFICIENCY MODEL It is possible to have Thus,
SIEVE TRAY LAYOUT Net area Hole area Active area
LIQUID PRESSURE HEADS ON SIEVE TRAY
PRESSURE HEADS ON BUBBLE CAP TRAY
COLUMN DIAMETER Estimate from VS
Capacity factor versus flow parameter
ADIOS! All of the references are provided during class lectures. All of the pictures are taken from various books and Websites solely for educational purpose. The author is thankful to Dr, Syeda Sultana Razia, associate professor, ChE, BUET, for developing the core concept of this presentation.