Characteristics of Trays Using Inertial Separation Technology

›› 2010, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 954-961.

Characteristics of Trays Using Inertial Separation Technology

杨权¹, Giuseppe Mosca², Mario Roza²

1. Sulzer Chemtech, 10 Benoi Sector, 629845, Singapore;
2. Sulzer Chemtech, Sulzer-Allee 48, P. O. Box 65, Winterthur 8404, Switzerland

收稿日期:2010-05-10 修回日期:2010-09-11 出版日期:2010-12-28 发布日期:2010-12-28
通讯作者: YANG Quan, E-mail: quan.yang@sulzer.com

Characteristics of Trays Using Inertial Separation Technology

YANG Quan¹, Giuseppe Mosca², Mario Roza²

1. Sulzer Chemtech, 10 Benoi Sector, 629845, Singapore;
2. Sulzer Chemtech, Sulzer-Allee 48, P. O. Box 65, Winterthur 8404, Switzerland

Received:2010-05-10 Revised:2010-09-11 Online:2010-12-28 Published:2010-12-28

摘要/Abstract

摘要： Though they look very different,UOP SimulFlowTM,Koch-Glitsch Ultra-FracTM,Jaeger CoFloTM and Shell ConSepTM trays fall into the same category of trays using inertial separation technology. However,flooding mechanisms and the trends of entrainment and efficiency are different due to their different working principles. This paper provides a detailed analysis of these trays using available information from literature and U.S. Patents. Efforts are also made to interpret the observations reported. In terms of tray efficiency,it is found that SimulFlow,UltraFrac and CoFlo trays are typical point efficiency devices due to a completely mixed liquid pool on the tray deck,while ConSep trays can take advantage of liquid concentration gradient on the tray deck,which makes this tray attractive among all ultra high capacity trays.

关键词: distillation tray, ultra capacity, inertial separation

Abstract: Though they look very different,UOP SimulFlowTM,Koch-Glitsch Ultra-FracTM,Jaeger CoFloTM and Shell ConSepTM trays fall into the same category of trays using inertial separation technology. However,flooding mechanisms and the trends of entrainment and efficiency are different due to their different working principles. This paper provides a detailed analysis of these trays using available information from literature and U.S. Patents. Efforts are also made to interpret the observations reported. In terms of tray efficiency,it is found that SimulFlow,UltraFrac and CoFlo trays are typical point efficiency devices due to a completely mixed liquid pool on the tray deck,while ConSep trays can take advantage of liquid concentration gradient on the tray deck,which makes this tray attractive among all ultra high capacity trays.

Key words: distillation tray, ultra capacity, inertial separation

杨权, Giuseppe Mosca, Mario Roza. Characteristics of Trays Using Inertial Separation Technology[J]. , 2010, 18(6): 954-961.

YANG Quan, Giuseppe Mosca, Mario Roza. Characteristics of Trays Using Inertial Separation Technology[J]. , 2010, 18(6): 954-961.

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