SulCol- Training

Tushar Jambhale | May 06, 2015

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What is it?

A Program developed to Design and Rate both trays

and packings
A program where the loads for an entire tower can
be accessed from one file
A Program that is EXACTLY the same as Sulzer's
internal program
A program that gives the user a wide range of
products and flexibilities

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The first thing the user

should do is set up their
preferences in "File"

This is what it looks like

when first started

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Click on Preferences
This brings up the
Preference Window

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Choose your defaults units,

Packing efficiency designation,
Material preference etc. in the
"General" Tab

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Place your personal data here

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For packing evaluations, this is

the default turn-up and
turndown conditions

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Program is constantly running

Loads and Properties can be
and starts with a packed
entered manually or from Pro-II
section over a trayed section
or Aspen

Input fields are white

Output fields are light yellow
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For Pro-II input, click on File

and then Import

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For Pro-II input

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Click to Open

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Make sure the Pro-II output file

has the "Tray Loading Summary"
Printout option turned on.

Pick a Pro-II Output File

and then click Open

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Enter the tray numbers

for the loads you desire

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Enter the tray numbers

for the loads you desire.
Then click on RUN

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Now click on
Back to SULCOL
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Enter the system factor for the

WHOLE section
Loads have been entered
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Now add project information

Add descriptors

Add Tower Top Pressure

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Populate this table as best you can.

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Numerous Sections can be added and

subtracted with the edit function.

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It is easy to switch between

SI and US units

Geometry Details can be

seen by clicking on these
buttons
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It's the designer's job to get

rid of the RED For the
desired internals
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For this Grassroots

application the diameter
was increased
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For Trayed Towers, more

loads can be added by
using the +.
Using the X gets rid of a
line of loads

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For Trayed towers it's a

good idea to set up extra
loads to handle turndown
and turn-up conditions

Trays have a lot more

hydraulic parameters

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SulCol can rate;

Moveable Valves;
BDH, BDP, RC-1,
RV-1, RV-4 & RC-4
Fixed Valves;
MVG, MMVG, SVG & LVG

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SulCol can rate;

1 through 4 Passes

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Special Buttons

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Optimize DC

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Optimize DC

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50% Slope EFPL

65% Side Slope

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Calculates DC
sizes

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DC's still need

rounding
Determines Blanking
& Picketing
And Placement of
Off-Center DC
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Initial Design

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Highlight Loading of
Interest

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Be Careful!
There is NO "Undo" Button.
Everything changes except
Tray Spacing and Tray Type

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I chose MVG and 24" TS

SulCol Determines;
Diameter
No. of Passes
Downcomer sizes & Location
Swept-back Weir
Picketing
Open Area
Weir & Clearance Heights

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Detailed Results

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Detailed Results Window for

Highlighted Loading

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Movable Valve shows % Open

Valves
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For more information, you may visit us

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Thank You!

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