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Introduction 2
Product Summary 4
Mist Elimination 8
Mellachevron 14
Combined Systems 18
Applications 20
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Introduction
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Product Summary
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Shell Swirltube LightTM Stainless steels, Gas processing applications; inlet sepa-
Alloy 625, 825 rators, turbo-expander suction drums,
compressor suction drums. Scrubbing
systems and absorbers, glycol dehydra-
tion, PEB neutralization column.
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Product Summary
Relatively low capacity with K-values Manufactured as a knitted wire mesh packing.
typically up to 0.107 m/s (0.35 ft/s). Can be easily tailor-made to suit most vessel shapes
High effi ciency separation down to droplet and sizes.
sizes of 2 to 3 m. Cost effective and versatile solution for most mist elimi-
Pressure drop typically less than 2.5mbar. nation applications.
Designs available for installation in either 0607 2504-18
horizontal or vertical gas fl ow.
Enhanced capacity with K-values typically Manufactured as a knitted wire mesh packing. Support
up to 0.15 m/s (0.49 ft/s). grids fi tted with special V-MISTER drainage channels to
Limited to horizontal installation with verti- enhance drainage characteristics.
cal gas fl ow. Can be easily tailor-made to suit most vessel shapes
High effi ciency separation down to droplet and sizes.
sizes of 2 to 3 m. Cost effective and versatile solution for most mist elimi-
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Pressure drop typically less than 2.5 mbar nation applications.
Very effective for heavy liquid loadings/
irrigated systems.
High capacity systems available with Constructed from banks of parallel corrugated, chevron
K-values up to 0.45 m/s (1.47 ft/s) at the profi les.
vane face inlet. High capacity designs provide compact separators
Effective droplet separation down to ~20 m. - ideal for gas processing applications.
Effi ciency can be enhanced by combina- Lower capacity designs available for fouling
tion with wire mesh pre-conditioners. service and heavy liquid loadings.
Generally for use at:
- surface tension > 10 dynes/cm. 0608 2502-6
- operating pressure < 60 bar in hydrocar-
bon systems.
Pressure drop is typically in the range 1 to
10 mbar.
Designs available for installation in either
horizontal or vertical gas fl ow.
High capacity systems with K-values up to High performance Swirltubes (HPST) arrayed in boxes
typically 0.25 m/s (0.82 ft/s) in the vessel. or banks provide compact separators designed as Shell
Effective droplet separation down to SMS, SVS, SMSM and SMMSM units, and are ideal for
~10 m. gas processing at all pressures.
Effi ciency can be enhanced by combina- Suitable for use in fouling or waxy services.
tion with wire mesh pre-conditioners.
Pressure drop is typically in region of
30 mbar.
High capacity systems with K-values up to Array of axial cyclones originated from the
typically 0.25 m/s (0.82 ft/s) in the vessel. Shell ConSepTM Swirltube design. The device can be
The Shell Swirltube Light is suitable for combined with a Sulzer Mellachevron or KnitMesh pre-
higher operating pressures, conditioner. The separation effi ciency of the Shell Swirl-
offers higher capacities than vane packs tube Light is lower than the Shell Swirltube and is in the
installed for vertical gas fl ow and is there- range of vane packs.
fore a useful complement to our Mel-
lachevron mist eliminators.
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Product Summary
MKS Multi CassetteTM Stainless steels, Gas processing applications; inlet separators,
Mist Eliminator Alloy 625, 825 turbo-expander suction drums, compressor
suction drums, glycol dehydration.
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GIRZ Cyclone Stainless steels, The GIRZ is used as defoaming cyclonic inlet
Inlet Device Alloy 625, 825 device to suppress and break many types of
process foams. Some typical appications in-
clude FWKO drums, fl ash drums, test separa-
tors, 2 and 3-phase production separators.
GITV Stainless steels, The Sulzer Vapor Horn GITV as well as the new
Vapor Horn Alloy 625, 825 Sulzer VantaTM inlet device GITD are primarily
used in fractionators where fl ashing feeds re-
quire high pre-separation of any free liquids.
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Product Summary
Ideal for use in glycol contactors operated The patented MKS Multi Cassette device combines axial
with high capacity structured packing cyclonic and cross fl ow separation technology to create
MellapakPlus. Meets the glycol loss re- an effi cient and attractive mist eliminator. One or more
quirement of 0.1 USgal/MMSCF MKS Multi Cassette candles are assembled on a support
(~ 14 lt./MMNm3) or less. plate acting as liquid collector with draining device.
Generally designed at dynamic pressures Constructed from banks of swept vanes. Designs avail-
of < 8000 Pa, but can perform well at able for operation in most gas/liquid fl ow regimes.
higher values. Suitable for liquid slugs.
Suitable for installation in horizontal inlets The Schoepentoeter Plus is equipped with sophisticated
on vertical separators. catching rims to minimize entrainment.
Can be fi tted to horizontal three phase
separators.
The Treelnlet provides a superior liquid By installing a Treelnlet and a high effi ciency KnitMesh mist
pre-separation and gas distribution and eliminator, liquid carryover losses are reduced to virtually
is normally effective up to dynamic pres- zero.
sures of about 10000 Pa.
The GIRZ cyclonic inlet device utilizes The GIRZ consists of an arrangement of two or more
the momentum of the feed stream inlet in cyclones symmetrically arranged off a common, centrally
order to generate high G-forces. Thereby, located header. The device can be installed in vertical or
the gas bubbles are separated from the horizontal vessels. If required, mixing elements at the cy-
liquid phase. The device has a high pres- clone gas outlet will improve the distribution to the down-
sure drop associated with it. The bottom stream device.
opening of the cyclones has to be suffi -
cently submerged in order to avoid a gas
blowout.
The tangential vane gas inlet device GITV The gas distribution is performed by baffl es according to
and GITD can be used for very high vapor a vane gas inlet device. The device is suitable for vessel
velocities in the feed pipe of F-Factors inner diameters larger than 4 m.
up to 120 Pa. The feed fl ows radially
around the vessel projecting and collect-
ing the liquid droplets on the inner wall of Flash zone
the vessel.
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Mist Elimination
Liquid entrainment in a process gas stream changers and, although most of the liquid Sulzer mist eliminators provide an effective
can be formed by either dynamic process- will remain on the heat transfer surfaces, solution to liquid entrainment problems in
es, such as contact between gas and liq- the gas can become supersaturated in many types of equipment including:
uid phases in a mass transfer operation, places causing droplet formation. This
scrubbing, absorption, stripping or distil-
or thermal processes such as condensa- type of condensation mist can occur dur-
lation columns
tion. For example, droplets can result from ing heat exchange processes, the sudden
bubbles bursting or jetting at a gas/liquid release of pressure or by mixing hot and evaporators
interface - typically in distillation columns, cold gas streams. Similar mists can result
falling film condensers
evaporators, bubble columns and flooded from gas phase reactions which yield a liq-
packed bed scrubbers. Where there is uid product. Typical applications suffering knock-out vessels
a high relative velocity between gas and from mist contamination include sulfuric,
3 phase separators
liquid, droplets can be sheared from the phosphoric and nitric acid plants.
wet surfaces. This type of problem is likely desalination plants
If the gas is travelling too fast to allow the
to occur in venturi scrubbers, two-phase
liquid droplets to settle out under gravity, refrigeration plants
flow in pipes and packings.
they become suspended (or entrained) in
gas dehydration plants
Droplets can also be formed by thermody- the gas or vapor. In most cases, the en-
namic changes in a system. For example, trainment must be removed to purify the compression systems
vapor condenses when saturated gases gas and prevent potential process or envi-
are cooled in condensers and heat ex- ronmental contamination.
Rain
Drop Drizzle Mist Fog
Entrainment
from water
cooling & spray
cooling towers
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Mist Elimination
Several types of mist eliminators are avail- target wire or fiber and is separated as it Each mechanism is critically dependent
able for the separation of entrained liquid. touches the target or collection fiber. on the droplet size distribution for a given
To choose the appropriate equipment, the application. For example, in gas drying ap-
four basic mechanisms of droplet capture Inertial Interception considers the droplet plications using glycol contactors, droplet
should be considered. mass and predicts how momentum will size distributions are often in the range of
make it deviate from the gas stream. 5-25 m and high separation efficiency is
Diffusional Deposition is only effective in critical. In these circumstances, direct and
the separation of very finely dispersed Gravitational Deposition works on the
principle that large, slow moving droplets inertial interception are the most appropri-
aerosols with droplets typically smaller ate mechanisms and separation is best
than 1m - that are small enough to be may separate from a gas stream under
gravity. This is restricted to large droplet achieved by impingement of droplets on
affected by Brownian Motion. the wires and fibers of high performance
sizes and low superficial gas velocities
Direct Interception assumes that a drop- making separator dimensions both pro- mesh mist eliminators.
let of a given diameter and negligible hibitively large and uneconomical. Diffusional deposition is an important
mass follows the stream line around the mechanism in the design of fiber bed mist
eliminators (candle filters) used for removal
of sub-micron droplet dispersions found in
applications such as acid mists.
Droplets Inertial interception
Diffusion
Flow streamlines
Direct interception
Gravity
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Assuming that gravity separation can be disregarded as an effective option, the remain-
ing mechanisms provide the design basis for Sulzer mist elimination equipment:
Sulzer MellachevronTM inertial interception
Shell Swirltube TM
inertial interception
Sulzer KnitMeshTM inertial/direct interception
Sulzer MKS Multi CassetteTM inertial/direct interception
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Mist Elimination
Gas handling Low High High High Very high Moderate Low
capacity
Efficiency Low except Low except High down to High down to High down to Very high Very high at
for large for large approx. 25 m approx. 25 m approx. 10 m down to 3-5 m sub-micron
droplet sizes droplet sizes droplet sizes
Liquid load Very high Very high Moderate High High Moderate Low
capacity
Solids handling Very high Very high Moderate Low Moderate-high Low Very low
capability
Liquid viscosity Suitable for Suitable for Suitable for high Prone to fouling Suitable for high Prone to fouling Unsuitable for high
high viscosity high viscosity viscosities/waxes with high liquid viscosities/waxes with high liquid liquid viscosities
viscosities/waxes viscosities/waxes
Pressure drop Very low Very low Low Low Moderate Low High
Table A: Summary of relative performance characteristics for mist elimination
Design Advice
Derating factors are often applied to allow
rl - rv
v = K rv a safety margin for exceptional conditions
Comprehensive performance information
such as liquid slugs and gas surges, and
is available on a wide range of standard
the K-value can be optimized to suit spe-
designs, enabling Sulzer engineering staff v = maximum superficial gas
cific process conditions, and challenging
to tailor the mist eliminator design to suit velocity
physical properties such as low surface
most applications.
rl = liquid density tension systems. The selection of K-value
For best performance, it is important to is therefore critical and we recommend
rv = gas density
achieve uniform gas flow distribution and that designs should be checked by our
maximum effective area, and recommen- K = a constant which is specific to engineering team.
dation can be given on the most appropri- the separation equipment and
ate positioning, in terms of disengagement is a function of process
distances from vessel inlet, outlet and oth- parameters such as:
er vessel internals. Liquid loading
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KnitMesh Mist Eliminators
Metal Designs
Material Type Free Density Specific Surface Area Application
number volume (lb/ft3) (kg/m3) (ft2/ft3) (m2/m3)
Metal 9001 97.5% 12 192 196 643 Very high efficiency, very clean service
9033 97.5% 12 192 110 350 Heavy duty
9032 97.75% 10.5 170 93 305 For general use
9030 98% 9 144 79 258 Standard general purpose media
9030-L2 98% 9 144 147 482 High efficiency for fine entrainment
9059 98.5% 7 107 109 358 Fine entrainment
9036 98.75% 6 96 52 172 High velocity, dirty service
4530 98.75% 6 96 52 172 High velocity, clean service
4540 99% 5 80 44 145 Minimum pressure drop, dirty service
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KnitMesh Mist Eliminators
Fig. 2
This simple enhancement to a standard Velocity (ft/s)
mesh pad improves mist elimination be- 8.2 10 12 14 16.4
cause the higher velocities increase the 8
Flood
droplets inertial impaction with the wires
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or filaments. Summarized the V-MISTER Flood
Pressure drop (mbar)
3
Liquid load: 1.1 m3/m2 hr
2
2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Velocity (m/s)
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KnitMesh Mist Eliminators
An extensive range of mesh styles have Existing applications for Sulzer KnitMesh
i=N
been analyzed for a variety of process 9797 Mist Eliminators include:
systems ranging from air/water to more i = n+1
glycol contactors minimization of
challenging hydrocarbon conditions. The
Direction of Gas Flow
VN = V0 (1 Ei)
i = 1
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Mellachevron
Sulzer MellachevronTM
Mist Eliminators
Sulzer Mellachevron vane mist eliminators
are high capacity inertial separators con-
structed as banks of parallel, chevron pro-
files which cause the gas to change direc-
tion several times from inlet to outlet. Mo-
mentum forces entrained liquid droplets to
impinge on the vane surfaces where they
form a liquid film and drain.
The Sulzer Mellachevron range is divided
into a number of categories depending on
direction of gas flow and the complexity of
the vane profile.
Simple Sulzer Mellachevron profiles sepa-
rate liquid by impingement, coalescence
and drainage on the vane surface with no Simple Mellachevron profiles are ideal for installation in vacuum distillation columns where low pres-
disengagement of the liquid from the gas sure drop is of advantage.
stream. They are particularly suitable for
applications with a significant risk of foul-
Gas
ing due to solid particles or high viscosity
liquids in the feed but have relatively low
gas handling capacity.
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Mellachevron
Mellachevron designs are available for in- Typical housing arrangement for cross-flow
stallation in either vertical or horizontal gas Mellachevron. Sectional installation allows
flow. When gas flow is horizontal, the liq- installation and removal through manway
uid film on the surface of the vane drains and vane profiles can be dismantled indi-
vertically downwards into a liquid sump. vidually for cleaning if necessary.
Complex Mellachevron profiles are used
Liquid is collected in the sump and drained
with hooks or drainage channels which
through the downcomer pipe connection.
help to disengage the liquid from the gas
stream and prevent re-entrainment from
the downstream face.
Gas
Mellachevron Mellachevron
simple vanes Complex profiles with drainage channels
Type C profile Z - profile C or Z - profile with Complex profile - inte- Z-profile with Z-profile with
large vane spacing gral drainage channel drainage hooks large vane spacing
Profile
Installation No housing No housing No housing Housing and drainage Housing and drainage Housing and drainage
system required. system required. system required.
Gas handling 0.17 m/s 0.14 m/s 0.14 0.17 m/s 0.17 0.45 m/s 0.35 m/s 0.35 m/s
capacity
(K-values)
Turndown 30 - 50% 30 - 50 % 30 - 50 % 30 - 50 % 30 - 50 % 30 - 50 %
capability
Efficiency Medium Medium High Low Medium High Medium Low Medium
down to down to down to down to down to down to
30 40 25 30 50 10 15 25 30 35 40
Liquid load Moderate Moderate High Moderate to High High Very High
capacity
Solids handling Moderate to High Moderate High Low Low Low to Moderate
capability
Liquid viscosity Suitable for high Suitable for high Very suitable for high Prone to fouling with Prone to fouling with Suitable for high
viscosities/waxes viscosities/waxes viscosities/waxes high viscosities/waxes viscosities/waxes viscosities/waxes
Typical Vacuum, general Desalination, general As for C and Z Debottlenecking, off- Horizontal scrubbers As for C and Z profiles
applications use, fouling service use, fouling service profiles but high shore, clean services, but high fouling / low
fouling / low gas & steam processing pressure drop services
pressure drop
services
Pressure drop Very low Low Very low Moderate Low Low
Table C: Sulzer Mellachevron Mist Eliminator Styles
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Mellachevron
Fig. 5a
1. Vertical Flow
2. Cross fl ow Horizontal vessel
3. Cross fl ow Two-stage separator
4. V-bank
5. Cross fl ow In-line separator
Fig. 5b
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Axial Cyclonic Devices
Shell SwirltubeTM
The Shell Swirltube is, in essence, a stain-
less steel tube with a swirler at the inlet
and longitudinal slits in the tube wall. Liq-
uid is separated by impaction of droplets
on the tube wall by the centrifugal forces
induced by the swirling gas fl ow. Sec. gas
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Combined Systems
Combined Systems Swirltubes to produce very high separa- By analysis of the inlet fl uid conditions,
tion effi ciencies at high gas loadings. By Sulzer Chemtech can design optimized
Increasing gas capacities and higher per- using the KnitMesh mist eliminator as a mesh structures to provide the best pos-
formance requirements in mass transfer pre-conditioner for the Mellachevron, it is sible outlet conditions for the downstream
equipment are challenging the capabilities operated above its normal re-entrainment separator.
of conventional mist eliminator equipment. or fl ooding point and consequently liquid
Additional benefi ts of combined systems
To solve this, Sulzer Chemtech offers com- is stripped away from the downstream
include:
bined systems which optimize the benefi ts surface.
of individual types of equipment and im- The ability to design the equipment to
The liquid dispersion re-entrained from the
prove overall performance. provide very high turndown capabilities
mesh mist eliminator has a larger mean
For example, KnitMesh mist eliminators diameter (See Figure 6) and is suitable At low gas velocities, where high capac-
can be used in combination with Sul- for subsequent separation by secondary, ity separators tend to be ineffective, the
zer Mellachevron vane packs or Shell high capacity equipment. mesh pre-conditioners behave as con-
ventional mist eliminators
Frequency
KnitMesh as primary Coalesced large
preconditioner oper- droplets effi -
ates beyond fl ooding ciently removed
point 0 10 20 30 40 50
by Mellachevron Drop size (m)
Fig. 6
Coalesced large Separated liquid
droplets fed to sec- drains
ondary Mellachevron
mist eliminator
Provisional gap,
if required
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Combined Systems
Efficiency, %
95
ration products from Sulzer Chemtechs KnitMesh
portfolio. Shell gas/liquid separators com-
bine Swirldeck, KnitMesh, and Schoepen- 90
toeter separation technologies in a single
vertical vessel drum. Selection of separa-
tion technologies is function of the dis- 85
0 0.1 0.2 0.3
persed liquid phase concentration, droplet Gas load factor, m/s
size and the required separation efficiency.
Their typical application window is for sep-
aration of liquid/gas or three-phase liquid/ Description
liquid/gas mixtures, when a high capacity
and high separation efficiency is required, Shell SMS, SMSM and SMMSM gas/liquid separators are named after the configuration
SMS(M) Technology is the lowest weight of the different internals used for each type of separator:
and volume solution for phase separation Schoepentoeter or Schoepentoeter Plus (S) - used as feed inlet device for vapor distri-
offshore and onshore. It gives up to 2.5 bution with bulk liquid removal
times more capacity compared to a con-
ventional KnitMesh mist eliminator without KnitMesh (M) - which acts as coalescer and separator, depending on the gas flow
vessel replacement. rate
Double Primary KnitMesh (MM) - specially developed for applications with two immisci-
ble liquid phases in the feed to the separators (such as glycol/condensate in Dew-Point
Separators)
Swirldeck (S) - comprising multiple Swirltubes
A second KnitMesh (M) is used downstream of the Swirldeck in SMSM gas/liquid separa-
tors for demisting secondary gas.
In fouling or waxy service the KnitMesh can be replaced by a Sulzer Mellachevron vane
pack (SVS systems).
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Applications
TEG TEG
TEG TEG
NG NG NG NG
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Applications
Using Sulzers MKS Multi sette mist eliminators were installed in the
Vapor is free of mist
4 Cassettes
CassetteTM Technology in Glycol contactor top section. The application was
equipped with
shown to meet measured glycol losses of
Contactors structured
< 0.1US gallons per MMSCF gas. wire demisting
The first application for Sulzer MKS Multi packing
Cassette mist eliminators was for instal- The patented Sulzer MKS Multi Cassette
lation in Glycol Contactors in Russia. The mist eliminator combines the useful cen- Collector Tray
contactors were revamped from trays to trifugal forces in cyclones with the high
Sulzer MellapakPlus and were operated at separation efficiency of wire mesh pack-
very high gas loading factors. In order to ings to give a new superior demisting de-
keep the glycol loss low at this high col- vice.
Swirl Tube
umn gas throughput the MKS Multi Cas-
Swirling
Drain Pipe
Elements
Glycol
Contactor
SMS(M)
Separator
Glycol
Regenerator
Flash Drum
Sulzer DC Coalescer
Sulzer Dusec and Dusec Plus
Sulzer Static Mixers
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Applications
Compressor
Catcher
JT Valve
Glycol Injection
KnitMesh
Separator
Compressor
Flash Gas to
Fuel Gas System
Water/HC
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Applications
Mist Eliminators in Desalination Sulzer KnitMesh Mist Eliminators increase in capacity. Major projects have
Processes Sulzer KnitMesh mist eliminators are ideal- been successfully commissioned using
ly suited to most desalination applications. the Sulzer KnitMesh 4540NS mist elimina-
Desalination by multi-stage flash evapora- In multi-stage flash evaporators the mist tors in Oman, Algeria and the UAE.
tion or multiple effect distillation units is by eliminators are installed directly above the
far the most widely used method of gener- flash chambers. Water vapor rises vertical- Sulzer Mellachevron
ating fresh water from brine or sea water in ly upwards through the mist eliminator and Mist Eliminators
the world. It is extremely reliable and can passes into the condenser tube bundle. Precipitation of salts and scale on the
produce high purity water from almost all Any entrained liquid droplets are captured wires of KnitMesh mist eliminators can be
forms of feed. The process involves evap- on the wires where they coalesce and a problem in some plants, particularly in
orating water from a brine solution and drain, counter-current to the vapor flow, the first two or three effects of the evapo-
condensing the vapor as fresh water. back into the flash chambers. The separa- ration. In these circumstances, the Mel-
tion mechanism is similar to this in multiple lachevron Type V20Z has been used to
However, the performance of any flash
effect distillation systems. overcome the problem. This simple vane
evaporator can deteriorate if liquid entrain-
profile provides high separation efficien-
ment is carried over from the flash cham- The combination of high free volume and cy performance for droplets larger than
bers into the condenser tube bundles. This specific surface area mean that excellent 30 m, and its ability to withstand heavy
is a very likely occurrence in view of the efficiencies can be achieved for droplets scaling applications makes it an ideal al-
high velocities and volumetric flowrates as small as 5 m while presenting mini- ternative to the KnitMesh mist eliminators
experienced in these plants, and can lead mum pressure drop. when fouling is of concern. Its robust con-
to problems such as:
struction makes it easy to clean, and the
Reduced water purity High capacity designs
Mellachevron V20Z also has a relatively
To achieve the required capacity, the evap-
low pressure drop compared to the more
Scaling of condenser tube bundle and orators are often very large and the mist
complex Mellachevron designs with drain-
downstream equipment such as boilers eliminators usually cover a large effective
age hooks and channels an important
free area above the flash chambers. The
Corrosion of downstream equipment factor when designing for large volumetric
total area required is determined by calcu-
flowrates at low pressure.
Sulzer Mist Eliminators are designed to re- lation of the mist eliminator capacity and is
duce these problems and are installed in a very important part of the plant design.
most desalination systems. Clearly, any opportunity to reduce the
capital cost of the evaporators is very at-
Our experience in desalination has helped
tractive and the capacity of the mist elimi-
us develop a range of equipment to meet
nation equipment is of vital importance in
the specific process needs of our custom-
this calculation.
ers, and great care is taken to ensure that
the optimum design is offered for any par- Most installations are designed using a
ticular duty. The main factors to consider conventional K-value of 0.107 m/s but
in desalination applications are: Sulzer Chemtech has developed the high
capacity type 4540NS KnitMesh mist
Efficiency
eliminator which can operate at up to 20%
Pressure drop higher K-values, providing the opportunity
for either reduced equipment size or an
Fouling characteristics and the tendency
to scale
Materials of construction
Steam Vent ejector
Cost
Feed
pump
KnitMesh or Mellachevron
Condensate Mist Eliminator Brine Product
pump pump pump
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ters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is active in the field of process engineering Process components such as fractionation trays, structured and ran-
and employs some 2500 persons worldwide. dom packings, liquid and gas distributors, gas-liquid separators, and
Sulzer Chemtech is represented in all important industrial countries and internals for separation columns
sets standards in the field of mass transfer and static mixing with its ad- Engineering services for separation and reaction technology such as
vanced and economical solutions. conceptual process design, feasibilities studies, plant optimizations in-
cluding process validation in the test center
Recovery of virtually any solvents used by the pharmaceutical and
chemical industry, or difficult separations requiring the combination of
special technologies, such as thin film/short-path evaporation, distilla-
tion under high vacuum, liquid-liquid extraction, membrane technology
or crystallization.
Complete separation process plants, in particular modular plants
(skids)
Tower field services performing tray and packing installation, tower and
column maintenance, vessel welding, and plant turnaround projects
Mixing and reaction technology with static mixers
Cartridge-based metering, mixing and dispensing systems, and dis-
posable mixers for reactive multi-component material
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