Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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Sulzer Chemtech, similar to Koch-Glitch (KG) is another world column internal manufacturer and providing advanced mass transfer and static mixing solutions to plant worldwide. Typical internals supply by Sulzer are trays, structured and random packings, internals for separation columns. More detail can be found here.New Features
- Multiple loads for tray design
- New print format for trays and packings
- Export of the Excel file for packing (as in Sulpak)
- Enhanced Section Handling
- New ring type: C-Ring
- Extended default settings in Preferences
- Structured and random packing hydraulic design and rating
- Tray hydraulic design and rating
- Import input data from PRO II, ASPENPLUS, SULPACK EXCEL-File, SULTRAYFile
- Export data in RTF, XML, XLS
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Source : Sulzer Chemtech
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- Packed Column...sometime better than tray column
- High Pressure High Liquid Loading Distillation
- Jaeger Inc., many of us may already aware of this packing & column internal manufacturer
- Distillation Pilot Plant Design, Operating Parameters and Scale-up Considerations
- TAC - High Temperature Simulated Distillation (HTSD) and Petroleum Characterization...
- Operation and Control of Azeotropic Distillation Column Sequences
Labels: Column, Fractionation, Packed Column, Packing
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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Koch-Glitsch (KG) is one the world’s largest manufacturer of mass transfer equipment internal i.e. structural packing, random packing, tray, column internals, etc. If you have ever involved in design ang operation of plant with column, you probably aware of KG-TOWER. KG has just released it column packing hydraulic rating software, KG-TOWER® Equipment Rating Program, version 4 and available FREE for download ! KG-TOWER assist process engineer in designing a new column internal and rating of existing column internal. The internal includes those conventional tray, high performance valve trays (by KG), conventional and high performance random and structured tower packings.New Feartures & Improvement
In the new release (ver. 4), new feature and improvments include :
- Sieve tray design/rating capability
- Updated tray models
- Support for PRO/II 8.1 files in Simulation import feature
- Ability to rate INTALOX® ULTRA™ Random Packing & FLEXIGRID® severe service packing sizes
- Ability to specify minimum and maximum loadings
- More tray definition sketches
- Updated Help files, including more support for the simulation import feature
- Updated sales contact and technical help information
Source : Koch-Glitsch (KG)
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- Packed Column...sometime better than tray column
- High Pressure High Liquid Loading Distillation
- Jaeger Inc., many of us may already aware of this packing & column internal manufacturer
- Distillation Pilot Plant Design, Operating Parameters and Scale-up Considerations
- TAC - High Temperature Simulated Distillation (HTSD) and Petroleum Characterization...
- Operation and Control of Azeotropic Distillation Column Sequences
Labels: Column, Fractionation, Packed Column, Packing
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Jaedger Inc., many of us may already aware of this packing & column internal manufacturer, particularly it's innovative product, Jaeger Tri-Packs®. Besides, Jaeger also manufacture others packing such as Jaeger Metal Max-Pak, Raschig Super-Ring® , Jaeger Low Profile Rings, etc...
Jaeger offered some white papers for public information...
Gas Scrubbing
Stream Stripping
Air Stripping
Problems with Fouling
JP-7 Chelating Agents
Handling/Installation/Operation Instruction
Nevertheless, some of Jaeger's webpage are still under-devlopment...
Come on...let see what jaeger offered....
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Labels: Column, Design, Distillation, Fractionation, Packed Column, Packing, Scrubber
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
This articles was written by T. Daniel Koshy and Frank Rukovena, formerly from Norton Chemical, submitted to CheResources website.
Labels: Column, Design, Distillation, Education, Packed Column, Packing, Pilot Plant
Saturday, May 26, 2007
By the way, if you know some good site related to Chemical & Process Engineering, (as you know, i am focusing on distillation recently) do recommend to me...i will crawl the website thoroughly...and let inform our lovely Chemical & Process Engineers...
- ProMax from BR&E - Renowed Process Simulator in Gas Treating Industry
- Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. (OGT) - Experts in CO2-Amine
- Air Pollution Control & Tail Gas Treatment
Labels: Absorption, Air Pollution Control, Amine, Column, Design, Distillation, Global warming, Modelling, Packed Column, Packing, Process simulation, Tail Gas Treatment, Technology, Tower internals
Friday, May 25, 2007
Above efforts will reduce CO2 release into atmosphere. However, recycling CO2 will increase quantity of CO2 in oil and result serious corrosion problem. Hence it needs to be removed from the flashed gas (from unstabilised oil). CO2 removal technology using amine absorption has been used for many years. Recently i found a website (OGT) where the founders, Ralph Weiland and Jack Dingman are those experts in this technology.
Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. (OGT) was established in 1992 by Ralph Weiland and Jack Dingman for the single purpose of providing a commercial version of a Windows-based software package for simulating acid gas removal with aqueous alkanolamines that uses a fundamental mass and heat transfer rate approach to column modeling. ProTreat™ is the culmination of more than 30 years of research in gas treating supported by government and industry in both academic and commercial environments. ProTreat is our sole product. Consequently, it receives our undivided attention in maintaining and enhancing its capabilities so that it remains the premier software package for gas treating with amines. OGT’s principals are recognized world experts in most aspects of gas treating — they offer a total of nearly 60 years of relevant experience.
Some FREE articles offered by OGT :
Labels: Absorption, Amine, Column, Distillation, Equilibrium, Extraction, Global warming, Modelling, Packed Column, Packing, Process simulation, Software, Technology, Tower internals
Thursday, May 24, 2007
J. Stichlmajr et al has published an article may answer above question :
<< Generalised model to predict pressure drop and capacity of countercurrent gas/liquid packed column >>, Gas Separation 8 Purification 1989 Vol 3 March
A generalized model has been developed for the prediction of pressure drop and flooding in packed columns in which gas and liquid flow countercurrently. The model has been validated for a wide variety of packings, both random and structured. A single mathematical expression is used to describe all flow regimes: dry gas, irrigated gas flow below the load point, loading region, and flooding. The approach to the model development is fundamental in character and is an improvement over models published.
The model can be used with
Labels: FAQ, Hydraulic, Packed Column, Packing, Pressure Drop, Tower internals
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Crossflow Packed Scrubbers
Vertical Air Washers
FRP Venturi Scrubbers for Corrosive Applications
Horizontal Air Washer
WebWorm
Labels: Absorption, Air Pollution Control, Mist Eliminator, Packed Column, Packing, Scrubber, Separator, Tail Gas Treatment, Tower internals
Saturday, May 19, 2007
KG-TOWER® has ability to import loading data from simulation output files of Aspen Technology's and SimSci-Esscor's software. Utility required for PRO/II Simulation Software...
Labels: Column, Design, Distillation, Fractionation, Hydraulic, Packed Column, Tower internals
Friday, May 18, 2007
Technical Bulletins (Amistco)
WebWorm
Labels: Column, Design, Distillation, Mist Eliminator, Packed Column, Packing, Separation, Souders-Brown, Tower internals
Thursday, May 17, 2007
AMISTCO, a mist eliminator, knitted mesh, random & structured packing, distillation inlet distributor, internal support, filter & coalescer manufacturer. Incorporated 26 years ago and located in Alvin Texas, South of Houston...WebWorm
Labels: Column, Design, Distillation, Mist Eliminator, Packed Column, Packing, Separation, Souders-Brown, Tower internals
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Koch-Otto York® Separations Technology), a business group of Koch-Glitsch, LP, provides mist elimination equipment for gas-liquid separation, liquid-liquid separation, as well as vapor flow conditioning devices, for a broad base of industries including chlor-alkali, gas transmission, indoor air quality, petrochemical, power generation, pulp & paper, refining, and sulfuric acid.
FREE articles relates to Mist Eliminator
Demystifying the Selection of Mist Eliminators
Chem. Eng. Nov-Dec 1993, Overview of Mist Eliminator Engineering, Selection, and Sizing
Mist eliminators for sulphuric acid plant duty
British Sulphur 1982 - Overview of Mist Eliminators for Sulphuric Acid Plants
Laser-based Instrument Measures Mist Elminator Carryover
Brochure...
DEMISTER® Mist Eliminator Installation Manual
GOODLOE® Tower Packing
Following articles are available from KGLP site upon request...
Performance of Commercial Chevron Mist Eliminators
Accurate Evaluation of Chevron Mist Eliminators
Lubrication Oil Reservoir Mist Elimination
New methods for fighting sulfuric acid mist emissions
A New Concept “Plant in a Pipe” SX Design (Liquid-liquid extraction)
Metals Solvent Extraction Plants (Liquid-liquid extraction)
Labels: Coalescer, Column, Distillation, Fractionation, Mist Eliminator, Packed Column, Packing, Tower internals
Monday, May 14, 2007
MONTZ is a distillation column and internal manufacturer (under Neuman group). The speciaties about MONTZ are :
- MONTZ packing
- DIVING WALL COLUMN
- Liquid Distributor
- Column Internals
- Reflux splitter
- Mass Transfer tray
- Falling film evaporator
Column layout...
Interesting FREE articles from MONTZ :
- "Performance characteristics of a new high capacity structured packing"
Z. Olujic, A.F. Seibert, B. Kaibel, H. Jansen, T. Rietfort, E. Zich, Chem. Eng. and Proc. 42 (2003), 55-60
- "Distillation column internals - Configurations for process intensification"
Z. Olujic, B. Kaibel, H. Jansen, T. Rietfort, E. Zich, G. Frey, Chem. Biochem. Eng. 17 (2003), 301-309
- "Influence of corrugation geometry on the performance of structured packings"
Z. Olujic, A.F. Seibert, J.R. Fair, Chem. Eng. and Proc. 40 (2000), 335-342
Labels: Column, Distillation, Fractionation, Hydraulic, Packed Column, Packing, Tower internals
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Fractionation Research, Inc. (FRI)
is an organization that researches the mass transfer and hydraulics of distillation or fractionation.Researched devices include sieve trays, valve trays, random packings and structured packings, dualflow trays, bubble cap trays, baffle trays and proprietary devices
FRI is a nonprofit but member supported corporation to provide information to its members enabling them to become more efficient in the design and operation of distillation columns. FRI also act as independent testing facility, provides unbiased technical performance data on mass transfer devices to the industry.
All articles are available to its MEMBERS only...
distillation columnLabels: Column, Design, Distillation, Fractionation, Hydraulic, Packed Column, Tower internals
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
CONTINUE...
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OMNI-FIT® Technology
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Metal Packed Tower Internals
Tower Internals Hardware and Services
1. Q: How do you calculate tray capacity? 2. Q: What about flexibility?
3. Q: How do you cost trays?
4. Q: How many flow paths should be specified?
5. Q: How do you calculate diameter?
6. Q: What if existing columns are too small for new operating conditions?
7. Q: Are there considerations of distribution independent of trays?
8. Q: Does top tray feed demand special care?
9. Q: Will all liquid feed streams contain vapor?
10. Q: How do you orient seal pans and nozzles?
11. Q: Are there special considerations for the bottom tray?
12. Q: Should I use reboiler baffles?
13. Q: Are sumps always needed?
14. Q: Should chimney trays be used?
15. Q: What accommodations must be made for flow path changes?
16. Q: Do crude towers require special treatment?
17. Q: Is special attention needed during start-up?
Other Questions
1. Q: What is flooding?
2. Q: What causes flooding?
3. Q: What is jet flood?
4. Q: What causes downcomer flooding?
5. Q: Why does Koch-Glitsch recommend a maximum percent of flood of 80%?
6. Q: Why are so many downcomer sizes used?
7. Q: What is the purpose of recessed inlet sumps under the downcomer?
8. Q: What is the purpose of anti-jump baffles?
9. Q: Why do some tray manufacturers not use downcomer baffles?
10. Q: What is the difference between splash baffles and downcomer anti- jump baffles?
11. Q: When are picket fence weirs used?
12. Q: When are notched weirs useful?
13. Q: What about inlet weirs?
14. Q: When is tray leakage detrimental to the operation of the tray?
15. Q: What is the meaning of unit reference?
16. Q: How is unit reference used?
17. Q: Some manufacturers use 14 and 16 gauge units on alternating rows. Why does Koch-Glitsch use 16 and 12 gauge units, since this is more expensive ?
18. Q: What determines the flexibility of a tray?
19. Q: Which Koch-Glitsch tray has the greatest flexibility?
20. Q: Which has the highest capacity, a valve or sieve tray?
21. Q: If a sieve and valve tray have the same capacity, why are sieve trays not better?
22. Q: Why or when should a bubble cap tray be used?
23. Q: What size bubble cap should be used?
24. Q: What about a tea-cup cap?
25. Q: What about the Koch-Glitsch V-O tray?
26. Q: Why does Koch-Glitsch specify rectangular or square stacks on chimney trays?
27. Q: Why does Koch-Glitsch insist on draw sumps instead of permitting the draw nozzle to be flush with the chimney tray floor?
28. Q: Will liquid flow down the risers of chimney trays in the event of upset conditions?
29. Q: What vapor feed entry is recommended for atmospheric and vacuum crude towers and FCC fractionators?
30. Q: What about mist eliminators?
31. Q: Should mist eliminators have top holddown grids?
32. Q: What is tray efficiency?
33. Q: Under what circumstances are packings chosen over trays?
34. Q: How do Koch-Glitsch packed column design procedures differ from those 01 other manufacturers?
35. Q: What is KGA ?
36. Q: What is the maximum allowable bed depth for a single metal packed bed?
37. Q: What is the maximum allowable bed depth for a single plastic packed bed?
38. Q: Can grid-style support plates be used with plastic packings?
39. Q: Why are tangential entrances recommended for certain tower feeds?
40. Q: How is a flashing feed distributor different?
41. Q: Are packed tower internals less expensive than trays?
42. Q: What is the difference between bed limiters and bed hold-downs?
43. Q: Why don't other manufacturers recommend the use of bed limiters and bed hold-downs?
44. Q: What is the best liquid distributor for a packed tower?
Labels: Column, Distillation, Fractionation, Mist Eliminator, Packed Column, Packing, Tower internals
Monday, May 7, 2007
Koch-Glitsch, a manufacturer of mass transfer products that you should not be missed by any Chemical and Process Engineer... global leader in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art mass transfer products for the chemical, petrochemical, refining, gas processing, pharmaceutical, and specialty industries. Products including
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Labels: Column, Distillation, Fractionation, Mist Eliminator, Packed Column, Packing, Tower internals
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Continues...
FREE Engineering Articles (Distillation & Packed Column related) :
- Harmonic Vibrations Cause Distillation Tray Damage
- High Performance Trays increase Column Capacity
- Increase Fractionation Efficiency and Capacity : Propylene Fractionation Example
- Improve EB/SM Plant Distillation
- Measure and Access Maldistribution in Industrial Packed Towers
- Optimize Distillation Column Design for Improved Reliability in Operation and Maintenance
- Performance Diagrams -all your tray hydraulics in one place
- Practical Distillation For Operations
- Properly Designed High Performance Trays
- Resolving-Process-Distillation-Equipment-Opportunities
- Radioisotope Technology - Troubleshooting Packed Beds in Vacuum Distillation
- Retrofit of a H2S Selective Amine Absorber Using MellapakPlus Structured Packing
- Staged modifications improve BTX extractive distillation unit capacity
- The Design and Performance of a Packed Benzene Toluene Splitter
- Use of Process Simulation for Distillation Design
Labels: Distillation, Fractionation, Packed Column
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
KLM Technology Group is a technical consultancy group, providing specialized services and equipment to improve process plant operational efficiency, profitability and safety. Applicable Chemical Engineering Process Designs
Expert Witness Testimony
- Commercial Distillation Column Tray Design Methods and Software
- Fractionation Technology for the Petroleum Refining Industry
Labels: Distillation, Fractionation, Packed Column
