Design of Prilling Tower

Urea Physical Properties

( ( = 2,098 J * = 1,748 J * ( ( ( = 1.19 W * = 2.16 (

) ) ) ) ) ) ( )

Air Physical Properties (36.1 )

1.14 kg *

sec * = 0.0268 W * 1. Heat Balance 44301.420{2098 =15,788,893.18 2. Airflow required (135 132.6) + 224457 4385.80 kW + 1748 (132.6-60)}

Heat gained by air = Heat released by urea

= 783,179.225 kg * 3. Tower diameter

= 689,999.32

An upward air superficial velocity of 1.2 m * D= = 14.5 m

is taken.

Take a tower diameter of 14.5 m leading to an air superficial velocity of 1.156 m *

4. Terminal velocity = 1.5 * Assume = 6.3 m *

= 567

= 0.58 (see Fig. 5.7)

Fig

Terminal velocity of particle ( (1.5 * )g= ) (1335 1.14) 9.81 = 2.311 * )

0.58 * (1.5 * So, LHS = RHS

5. Heat transfer coefficient

13.75

Heat transefer coefficient 6. Solidification time Ph =

( )

( ( )

Bi = Fo = Ph ( a= ) ( )

Fig Correction factor for the solidification time. (From VDI, 1993.)

Corrected solidification time 7. Tower height for solidification

= 4 sec

8. Prill cooling time

= 1120.448

Cooling time

9. Prill cooling height = 3.7350 * 5.144 = 19.212 m 10. Total tower height = Height required for solidification + Height required for cooling of solidified product = 20.1727 + 19.212 = 39.38554 m, take 40 m