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- Title
Hydrodynamic and mass transfer correlations for SiC ceramic foam monolithic trays used in distillation column.
- Authors
Na, Jian; Li, Hong; Liu, Xia; Ou, Xiaoxia; Fan, Xiaolei; Gao, Xin
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cellular foam materials are excellent engineering materials for many applications in chemical engineering, especially process intensification of chemical conversions and separation. Recently, a silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic foam monolithic tray was developed as an excellent mass transfer tool to improve distillation and it showed an improved operational flexibility. Previous studies have revealed the effects of open cell diameter and tray thickness on the hydraulic performance and mass transfer efficiency of SiC foam monolithic trays, but relevant correlations are still missing, limiting their practical uses. RESULTS: In this study, based on the published experimental data, empirical correlations were developed to predict the hydrodynamic performance and mass transfer efficiency of SiC ceramic foam monolithic trays. The new correlations include the influence of the tray structure parameters, such as open cell (or pore) diameter and tray thickness, and of the operation conditions (such as the liquid and vapor volumetric flow rates), and the data obtained agree well with the experimental results. CONCLUSION: The availability of such empirical correlations can be beneficial for the chemical engineering design of practical distillation processes based on SiC foam monolithic trays. © 2023 The Authors. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry (SCI).
- Subjects
SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); JOHN Wiley &; Sons Inc.; FOAM; CHEMICAL processes; MASS transfer coefficients; INDUSTRIAL chemistry; DISTILLATION; TRAYS; CERAMICS; MASS transfer
- Publication
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 2023, Vol 98, Issue 11, p2754
- ISSN
0268-2575
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jctb.7404