1.

1 Prilling Tower
1. Maleic Anhydride Physical Properties
2. Air Physical Properties (33.1℃)
a. Heat Balance
b. Airflow required
3. Diameter Tower
An upward air superficial velocity of 1.2 m * 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 is taken.

𝐴𝑖𝑟 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑∗4

D=√ 𝜋∗1.2∗3600

4. Terminal velocity

𝑑𝑝 = 1.5 * 10−3 𝑚

𝑑𝑝 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑙

Assumsi 𝑣𝑟 = 6.3 m * 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1

1.14 ∗ 𝑣𝑟 ∗ 𝑑𝑝
𝑅𝑒 = 1.90∗ 10−5
 Fig 𝐶𝑤 𝑣𝑠 𝑅𝑒

1. Terminal velocity of particle

𝜋 𝜋 1
𝑑𝑝3 (𝑝𝑠 − 𝑝𝑔 ) g = 𝑐𝑤 𝑑𝑝2 ∗ 𝑝𝑔 𝑣𝑟2
6 4 2

Sehingga, LHS = RHS

𝑣𝑎 = 𝑣𝑟 − 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟

2. Heat transfer coefficient

𝑅𝑒 = 567

𝜇𝑔 𝑐𝑔
𝑃𝑟 =
𝜆𝑔

1 1
𝑁𝑢 = 2 + 0.552 ∗ 𝑅𝑒 2 ∗ 𝑃𝑟 3

𝛼𝑜 𝑑𝑝
𝑁𝑢 =
𝜆𝑔

𝜆𝑔
Heat transefer coefficient 𝛼𝑜 = ∗ 𝑁𝑢 = 𝑊/𝑚2 ∗ 𝐾
𝑑𝑝

3. Solidification time

𝑖+ 𝑐1(𝑇𝑓 − 𝑇𝑜 )
Ph = 𝑐𝑠 (𝑇𝑜 − 𝑇𝑐 )

𝛼𝑜 𝑑𝑝
Bi = 2𝜆𝑠

1 1
Fo = Ph (6 + )
3𝐵𝑖

𝜆𝑠
a=𝑐
𝑠 𝑝𝑠

𝐹𝑜 ∗ 𝑑𝑝2
𝑡𝑠1 =
4𝑎
 𝑭𝒊𝒈. 𝟓. 𝟏𝟎 Correction Factor untuk solidification time

𝜏𝐸 /𝜏𝐸,𝑚𝑖𝑛 = (𝑠𝑒𝑒 𝐹𝑖𝑔. 5.10)

𝜏𝐸
Corrected solidification time 𝑡𝑠2 = (𝜏 ) ∗ 𝑡𝑠1
𝐸,𝑚𝑖𝑛

4. Tinggi Tower solidification

𝑇𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑔𝑖 = 𝑣𝑎 ∗ 𝑡𝑠2

5. Waktu Prill cooling

𝑑𝑝
𝑅=
2

1
= 1 𝑊 −1 ∗ 𝐾
𝛼0 𝑅 2
 2(𝑅 − 𝑅/2)
𝜆𝑠 𝑅 2

1 1 2(𝑅 − 𝑅/2)
2
= 2
+
𝑘𝑐 𝑅 𝛼0 𝑅 𝜆𝑠 𝑅 2

1
𝑘𝑐 = = 𝑊. 𝑚−2 ∗ 𝑘 −1
1
∗ 𝑅2
𝑘𝑐 𝑅 2

𝜌𝑠 𝑐𝑠 𝑑𝑝 𝑇𝑖𝑛−𝑇𝑢𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑎
Cooling time 𝑡𝑐 = ∗ ln 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑡−𝑇𝑢𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑎
6𝑘𝑐

6. Tinggi Pendinginan Prill

Tinggi = tc * 5.144 = 19.212 m

7. Total Tinggi Tower

Total Tinggi = Tinggi untu solidification + Tinggi Pendinginan Prill