OBJECTIVE

 To determine the effects of operating parameters on the efficiency of venturi scrubber.

 To determine the effect of liquid to gas ratio (L/G) separation efficiency.

RESULTS

Water Flow Rate DPT03 Weight Loaded, Weight Retained, Efficiency of

(LPM) (in H2O) M1 (g) M2 (g) Venturi Scrubber
(%)
6 3.625 200 128 64.0
8 3.625 200 158 79.0
10 3.625 200 181 90.5
13 3.625 200 159 79.5

Sample Calculation:

DPT03 value =

𝐴1 2
𝑉𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝜌 ( − 1)
𝐴2 2
∆𝑃 =
2
2
𝑚 2 𝑘𝑔 0.001810𝑚2
(10 𝑠 ) × 1.2 3 × [( ) − 1]
𝑚 0.000452𝑚2 0.00401865 𝑖𝑛 𝐻2 𝑂
= ×
2 1 𝑃𝑎

= 3.625 𝑖𝑛 𝐻2 𝑂
Efficiency Venturi Scrubber (K. S. Agrawal, 2007) :

𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 (𝑔)

= × 100%
𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 (𝑔)

For 6 LPM

128
× 100% = 64%
200

For 8 LPM

158
× 100% = 79%
200

For 10 LPM

181
× 100% = 90.5%
200

For 13 LPM

159
× 100% = 79.5%
200
Liquid to Gas Ratio :

Conversion

1 LPM = 0.2641712 GPM

Area of separation chamber (Education, E., n.d.)

= 0.6 m × 2 m

= 1.2 m2

For 6 LPM

𝑔𝑎𝑙
0.2641712 𝑚𝑖𝑛 3.78 𝐿
𝐿 6 𝐿𝑃𝑀 × 1 𝐿𝑃𝑀 ×
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1 𝑚3 1
= × ×
𝐺 𝑚 60 𝑠 1000 𝐿 1.2𝑚2
10 𝑠 × 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛

= 8.321 × 10−6

For 8 LPM

𝑔𝑎𝑙
0.2641712 𝑚𝑖𝑛 3.78 𝐿
𝐿 8 𝐿𝑃𝑀 × 1 𝐿𝑃𝑀 ×
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1 𝑚3 1
= × ×
𝐺 𝑚 60 𝑠 1000 𝐿 1.2𝑚2
10 𝑠 × 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛

= 1.11 × 10−5

For 10 LPM

𝑔𝑎𝑙
0.2641712 3.78 𝐿
𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝐿 10 𝐿𝑃𝑀 × 1 𝐿𝑃𝑀 ×
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1 𝑚3 1
= × ×
𝐺 𝑚 60 𝑠 1000 𝐿 1.2𝑚2
10 𝑠 × 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛

= 1.387 × 10−5
For 13 LPM

𝑔𝑎𝑙
0.2641712 𝑚𝑖𝑛 3.78 𝐿
𝐿 13 𝐿𝑃𝑀 × 1 𝐿𝑃𝑀
×
1 𝑔𝑎𝑙 1 𝑚3 1
= × ×
𝐺 𝑚 60 𝑠 1000 𝐿 1.2𝑚2
10 𝑠 × 1 𝑚𝑖𝑛

= 1.803 × 10−5

100
90
80
Collection Efficiency, %

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 0.000005 0.00001 0.000015 0.00002
Liquid to Gas Ratio

Figure 1 Effect of L/G Ratio to Efficiency of Venturi Scrubber

Reference

1. K. S. Agrawal, 2007. Performancce of Venturi Scrubber, 3.

2. Education, E., n.d. Model: AP 02