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Factors Favoring Tray Factors Favoring Packing

Solids Vacuum systems


Maldistribution Lower-pressure-drop applications
Complex tower Revamps
Feed composition variation Foaming (and emulsion)
Performance prediction Small diameter columns
Chemical reaction, absorption Corrosive systems
Turndown Low liquid holdup
Weight less than packed tower Batch distillation

Trays Random Packings


Low liquid rates can handle low liquid rate suffer from low liquid rate
Process surges less troublesome for services troublesome for services
prone to process surge prone to process surge

Trays Structured Packings


Packing fires good heat dissipation many incidents of packing fires
during turn around
Materials of construction achieve satisfactory with usual need to have better resistance
material
Column wall inspection easier to inspect easily damaged during
removal, difficult to inspect
Washing and purging easy to purge difficult for thorough removal
or purging.
High liquid rates multiple pass can reduce liquid tends to rapidly fall off
load by each tray

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