4.3.1 System Factors @ Scale, For column diameters of less than approximately 3 ft [1 m}, it is more usual to employ packed towers because of the high fabrication costs of the small trays. For a very large column, liquid distribution problems may arise and this fact, coupled with the weight considerations of a large volume of packing, may lead to the choice of a plate tower. A preliminary estimate of tower diameter may be obtained from Figure 41. Gas flow rate [hg/s] —= 9.005 0.01 0.05 04 05 1.0 1007 3 S é E 3 é o Column diameter [m] —= Parameter is gas density (Ib/f®) [kg/m] 0 100 1000 10000 Gas flow rate (ib/tr] —= Fioure 4-1, Estimation of column diameter 1c mount ou esupang proviuce « Heat LOMpALIBOL UE AUIS, HH pase ey are not normally independent. 4.361 System Factors G) Scale. For column diameters of less than approximately 3 ft [1 m), it is more usual to employ packed towers because ofthe high fabrication costs of the small trays. For a very large column, liquid distribution problems ‘may arise and this fact, coupled with the weight considerations of a large ‘volume of packing, may lead to the choice of a plate tower. A preliminary estimate of tower diameter may be obtained from Figure 4-1. Get Now rte [kg/s] = 0005 201005 os 810 Column diameter in) = Parameter is gos density (O74) [ag] tor oar S008 How ate (bho) —e Fioune 41, Estimation of column diameterue mcuiou vs groupmg pruriucs 4 Heat Lom they are not normally independent. mom Ur aceon A puHCUe 4.41 System Factors @ Seale. For column diameters of less than approximately 3 [I m), it is more usual to employ packed towers because of the high fabrication costs of the small trays. For a very large column, liquid distribution problems ‘ay arise and this fact, coupled with the weight considerations of a large volume of packing, may lead to the choice ofa plate tower. A preliminary estimate of tower diameter may be obtained from Figure 4-1. Gat tow rate {bg/e] = 0005 0010.05 ot 08 10 Column diameter in) = cokmn diane Parameter is gos dersityW/#™) [89/m°1_ | og 00 300 boot (a8 Now rate (B/ne) ee Ficune 4-1. Estimation of column dlamete ue mcuiou vs groupmg pruriucs 4 Heat Lom they are not normally independent. mom Ur aceon A puHCUe 4311 System Factors @ Seale. For column diameters of less than approximately 3 [I m), it is more usual to employ packed towers because of the high fabrication costs of the small trays. For a very large column, liquid distribution problems ‘ay arise and this fact, coupled with the weight considerations of a large volume of packing, may lead to the choice ofa plate tower. A preliminary estimate of tower diameter may be obtained from Figure 4-1. Gat tow rate {bg/e] = 0005 0010.05 ot 08 10 Column diameter in) = Cokuma dameter fl = Parameter is gas density 9/4) [kg/m] fo.05 00 300 boot (a8 Now rate (B/ne) ee Ficune 4-1. Estimation of column dlametse®