An activated-carbon bed that is 12 ft x 6 ft x 2 ft deep is used in a benzene recovery system. The system is on-line for one hour and is then regenerated for one hour. The influent gas stream flows at 7500 acfm and contains 5000 benzene (by volume) at 1.0 atm and 100 °F. The = 30 lbm/ operating capacity of the bed is 10 lb, benzene per 100 lbm carbon. The physical properties of the carbon are as follows: bulk density ft, void fraction Determine the pressure drop across the bed from Figure 12,6. ppm 0.35, and particle size = 4 x 10 mesh (0.011 ft). Pressure drop per foot of bed depth, inches of water 12 x 30 mesh Superficlal velocity, ftimin Figure 12.6 Pressure drop across a carbon bed as a function of the sugerficial bed velocity and carbon mesh size. Pittehuroh, Ps (Courtesy of Piltsburgh Carbon Company,
An activated-carbon bed that is 12 ft x 6 ft x 2 ft deep is used in a benzene recovery system. The system is on-line for one hour and is then regenerated for one hour. The influent gas stream flows at 7500 acfm and contains 5000 benzene (by volume) at 1.0 atm and 100 °F. The = 30 lbm/ operating capacity of the bed is 10 lb, benzene per 100 lbm carbon. The physical properties of the carbon are as follows: bulk density ft, void fraction Determine the pressure drop across the bed from Figure 12,6. ppm 0.35, and particle size = 4 x 10 mesh (0.011 ft). Pressure drop per foot of bed depth, inches of water 12 x 30 mesh Superficlal velocity, ftimin Figure 12.6 Pressure drop across a carbon bed as a function of the sugerficial bed velocity and carbon mesh size. Pittehuroh, Ps (Courtesy of Piltsburgh Carbon Company,
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An activated-carbon bed that is 12 ft x 6 ft x 2 ft deep is used in a benzene recovery system. The system is on-line for one hour and is then regenerated for one hour.
Transcribed Image Text:An activated-carbon bed that is 12 ft x 6 ft x 2 ft deep is used in a
benzene recovery system. The system is on-line for one hour and is then
regenerated for one hour. The influent gas stream flows at 7500 acfm
and contains 5000
benzene (by volume) at 1.0 atm and 100 °F. The
= 30 lbm/
operating capacity of the bed is 10 lb, benzene per 100 lbm carbon. The
physical properties of the carbon are as follows: bulk density
ft, void fraction
Determine the pressure drop across the bed from Figure 12,6.
ppm
0.35, and particle size = 4 x 10 mesh (0.011 ft).
Pressure drop per foot of bed depth, inches of water
12 x 30 mesh
Superficlal velocity, ftimin
Figure 12.6
Pressure drop across a carbon bed as a function of the sugerficial bed
velocity and carbon mesh size. Pittehuroh, Ps
(Courtesy of Piltsburgh Carbon Company,
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