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• High Capacity
• High Efficiency
• Angled Corrugation
– Benchmark M250.Y
• Vessel Diameter
• Number of Stages
• Thermal Degradation
System Pressure & Liquid Rates Sulzer Chemtech
– Packing Geometry
• Surface Area
• Crimp Angle
– Distribution Quality
• Packing Geometry
Development steps
! CFD Analysis
! Mechanical issues
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Product
Mellapak® MellapakPlus®
Sulzer Chemtech
FRI Testing
FRI Testing
• Facility Stillwater, OK
• Column Diameter: 4 ft (1.2 m)
• Bed Depth: 12 ft (3.7 m)
• Distributor Type: Sulzer Chemtech VKG
• Test Systems: Ortho/Para-Xylene at
100mm Hg (133 mbar)
C6/C7 at 5 & 24 psia
(345 & 1650 mbar)
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Figure 3. Mellapak Plus 252.Y Efficiency
o/p Xylene System, 100 mm Hg (FRI)
&
Chloro/Ethyl Benzene, 77 mm Hg (Sulzer CT)
Capacity Factor Cs, m/s
0.00 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18
32 0.80
30 0.75
M252Y (FRI) M250Y (FRI)
28 Optiflow (FRI) M250Y (WT) 0.70
M252Y (WT)
26 0.65
24 0.60
HETP, inches
HETP, m
22 0.55
20 0.50
18 0.45
16 0.40
14 0.35
12 0.30
10 0.25
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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24
HETP, inches
0.60
HETP, m
22 0.55
20 0.50
18 0.45
16 0.40
14 0.35
12 0.30
10 0.25
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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24
HETP, inches
0.60
HETP, m
22 0.55
20 0.50
18 0.45
16 0.40
14 0.35
12 0.30
10 0.25
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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30 0.75
100 mm Hg xylene
28 5 psia (0.34 bar) C6/C7 0.70
24 psia (1.65 bar) C6/C7
26 0.65
75 mm Hg CB/EB
24
HETP, inches
0.60
HETP, m
22 0.55
20 0.50
18 0.45
16 0.40
14 0.35
12 0.30
10 0.25
0.00 0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.45 0.50 0.55 0.60
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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Efficiency Conclusions
• M252.Y HETP 14 -16 inches (0.35-0.4 m) as good
or better than M250.Y & Optiflow
• Maximum useful capacity 100 mm Hg: 40% above
M250.Y, 15% above Optiflow
• Maximum useful capacity 5 psia (0.34 bar): 25%
above M250.Y
• Maximum useful capacity 24 psia (1.65 bar): 18%
above M250.Y
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10.000
M252.Y
M250.Y 1988 TDP
Optiflow VEP
Sulpak
Pressure Drop, in H2O/ft
1.000
0.100
in H2O/ft x 8.167 =
mbar/m
0.010
0.01 0.10 1.00
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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10.000
Top
Bottom
Overall-Measured
Overall-Calculated
Sulpak
1.000 M250.Y 1988 TDP
Pressure Drop, in H2O/ft
0.100
0.010
in H2O/ft x 8.167 =
mbar/m
0.001
0.01 0.10 1.00
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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100.000
M252.Y
1.000
0.100
0.010
0.01 0.10 1.00
Capacity Factor Cs, ft/s
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0.5 0.4
0.4
0.3
HETP [m]
HETP [m]
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3
0.5 0.5
gas load F-factor [Pa ] gas load F-factor [Pa ]
10 10
∆p [mbar/m]
∆p [mbar/m]
1 1