Seek answers regarding the design of packed towers
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Can the schematic diagram of the packed tower be drawn using CAD once the diameter of the tower and the height of the packing layer have been determined? How is the total height of a packed tower determined?
I feel like everything I’m saying is a bit off – how can CAD be used to determine the height of a tower? ? At its core, the height of the tower is determined by the quality specifications of your product; higher quality specifications mean a greater number of theoretical plates, and thus the tower will be taller – all of this requires calculation. For packed towers, it is also necessary to verify the layout of components such as distributors, liquid collectors, and redistributors inside the tower. Once all the basic design elements are in place, it is very easy to create CAD drawings; don’t try to use the dimensions from CAD to determine the design parameters of the tower!
How should it be calculated? Which process conditions are needed to determine the tower height and diameter?
The tower diameter is determined based on the gas-liquid load inside the tower and the internals used. The tower height = head cover height + packing height + distributor (collector) height + bottom of tower height + skirt height + other heights required by the process. The process conditions require simulation using software such as Aspen and PROII; the gas and liquid loads inside the tower obtained from the simulation results can be used to calculate the tower diameter!
The height of the tower should be determined based on the requirements of your product design as well as the structure of the tower itself. CAD is just a software tool; it has nothing to do with the height of the tower at all
How do I calculate the filler height? :o
Someone asked this question in mid-April about how to determine the total height of a packed tower… There are also specific academic materials available on the topic… These technologies are already fully developed; you can find plenty of information by simply searching on Baidu…
Correct! It depends on your needs!
How is the filler height determined? ? ?
Calculate the theoretical plates based on the quality of the product you require! Then select the filler, and determine its height based on its HETP value
What the original poster is saying is that once the diameter and the height of the packing layer are known, it’s possible to draw a diagram of the device using CAD. It doesn’t seem to be about using CAD to determine the height of the tower, right? Although a long time has passed, I think it’s possible that the original poster didn’t use punctuation, which led to the misunderstanding