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Anlisis del Artculo: Mass Transfer Coefficients for CO2 Absortion into
Aqueous Ammonia Using Structured Packing.
Objetivo de la investigacin.
Se explor el rendimiento de transferencia de masa de una columna empacada
con la novedosa estructura de empaque con ventanas de desviacin. Para esto se
midieron los coeficientes de transferencia de masa globales volumtricos (K Gae)
para la absorcin de CO2 en solucin acuosa de Amoniaco. Los valores de estos
coeficientes se evaluaron en los principales rangos variables de operacin: Caudal
m3 m3
de gas 1,4002,300 2039
m h , Caudal del lquido m h , Presin parcial de
2 2
kmol
0.270.72
CO2 hasta 8kPa y Concentracin de Amoniaco m
3 .
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Resultados obtenidos.
Los efectos de la velocidad del flujo de gas, la presin parcial de CO 2, velocidad
del flujo del volumen de la solucin acuosa de amoniaco y la concentracin de
amoniaco en el coeficiente de transferencia de masa volumtricos (K Gae) fueron
los siguientes:
Efecto del flujo de Gas: En este estudio, en las condiciones de alta velocidad de
flujo de gas y la baja concentracin de amoniaco, la velocidad del flujo de gas slo
tiene poco efecto sobre el coeficiente global de transferencia de masa como se
muestra a continuacin:
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global en este caso es que el valor K Gae se mueve hacia abajo cuando el CO 2
aumenta la presin parcial 2.8-8.0kPa como se muestra a continuacin:
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Desde el punto de vista terico, K Gae est relacionado con el factor de mejora E.
Se puede aplicar para el sistema de absorcin de amonaco-CO 2, el factor de
mejora podra suponerse que est igualado al nmero de Hatta. El nmero de
Hatta podra estar relacionado con la potencia 0.5 de la concentracin de
amoniaco:
K G ae E=HaC 0.5
Una relacin lineal se pudo encontrar entre ellos, y por lo tanto es propone la
siguiente correlacin:
L0.442 C 0.495
K G ae =0.0767
PC O 0.194
2
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Comment.
This article was chosen as one of the subjects of the matter was "Packed Tower"
and practical methodology for the article one of this separation equipment was
used; with which the coefficients of volumetric overall mass transfer (KGae) for the
absorption of CO2 in aqueous ammonia solution were read.
To compare the experimental results, theoretical values were associated with
KGae where the enhancement factor E was calculated; which was assumed to be
equal with the number of Hatta. The Hatta number was also studied in the theme of
"Diffusion in a porous plate with convection in a border." It is a dimensionless
number that compares the speed of a liquid film to the diffusion rate through the
film. Therefore, to calculate the values of KGae used the following equation:
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L0.442 C 0.495
K G ae =0.0767
PC O 0.194
2
Since we found a linear relationship between them and the earlier proposed
correlation, we note, that they did not use the equations we use in solving
problems of packed towers; because its packaging is new and do not have the
data we have if it were Raschig rings or Berl chairs; of which there are already
established relationships and fluid retention factor correction.
Thus, we were able to realize that when a new package is to be used, and
experiments must be performed to find a correlation coefficients found volumetric
overall mass transfer. Also, to ensure that the proposed correlation is appropriate
use of technology is; because in the article used a detailed simulation using the
computational model developed mass transfer (CMT) was performed. And then the
results of this simulation are compared to the experimental.
In analyzing this article reinforce our knowledge acquired in the course of
Fundamentals of Separation Operations while we more easily understand some
terms used and that it was an issue that we have already studied and solved
problems of packed towers.
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Consultado el 11 de Mayo del 2014:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610211000865
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