In a counter-current absorption tower, a process gas containing 0.04 (mole fraction) ammonia is scrubbed with pure water. The exit gas contains 0.002 (mole fraction) ammonia.The diameter of the tower is 1m, and the packing has a large area per volume of 200 m2m–3. The overall mass transfer coefficient based on the liquid side driving force, KL, is 1.5×10−5ms–1. The total gas and liquid concentrations are 0.6kmolm–3and 20 kmolm–3respectively and the gas flowrateis 0.03kmols–1. The actual liquid to gas ratio is 1.5 times that of the minimum liquid to gas ratio. The equilibrium for ammonia between the air and water is given by y* = 1.04x. Draw a rough sketch of the operating and equilibrium lines and label the slopes. How many transfer units are needed? What is the height of the tower?
Net movement of mass from one location, usually meaning stream, phase, fraction, or component, to another. Mass transfer occurs in many processes, such as absorption, evaporation, drying, precipitation, membrane filtration, and distillation.
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