Problem Set in Gas Absorption

1. 9000 L/min of a gas mixture containing 22% NH3 , 78% Air by mole shall be treated in a packed
absorber using 25 mm plastic Super Intalox saddles. 90% of the ammonia is to be absorbed
using a water rate which is 1.5 times the minimum. Operating conditions are 1.5 atm and 30oC .
a. Determine the tower diameter.
a. Height of Packing if KGa =80 kmols/hr-m3-atm using NOG evaluated by log mean
method and Colburn Equation
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2. 10 m /min of a gas mixture containing 15% NH3, 85% Air by mole shall be treated in a packed
absorber using No. 2 raschig super ring. 80% of the ammonia is to be absorbed using a water
rate which is 2 times the minimum. Operating conditions are 1.5 atm and 30 oF .
a. Determine the tower diameter.
b. Height of Packing if KG =0.8 (SI units) using NOG evaluated by log mean method and
Colburn Equation

3. 15 m3/min of a gas mixture containing 15% SO2, 85 % Air by mole shall be treated in a packed
absorber in order to recover 85 % of the SO2 . The water rate is 25 % greater than the minimum.
Operating conditions are 1 atm and 20oC . Determine the tower diameter if the packing used is:
a. 25 mm metallic Raschig Rings
b. Height of Packing if KGa =80 kmols/hr-m3-atm using NOG evaluated by log mean
method and Colburn Equation
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4. 12 m /min of a gas mixture containing 8% NH3 , 92 % Air by mole shall be treated in a packed
absorber in order to recover 95 % of the NH3 . The water rate is 200 % greater than the
minimum. Operating conditions are 1 atm and 20oC .
a. Determine the tower diameter if the packing used is 15 mm plastic Pall rings
b. Height of Packing if Kya =80 (SI units) using NOG evaluated by log mean method and
Colburn Equation
5. A packed column (D= 40 cm) will treat 9000 L/min of a gas containing 15% NH3 , 85% Air at 1.5
atm and 30oC . Pure water enters the top of the column. 90% recovery of NH is desired using
No.1 plastic Intalox saddles. Find:
a. Water Rate
b. Height of Packing if KGa =80 kmols/hr-m3-atm using NOG evaluated by log mean
method and Colburn Equation
6. A packed column (D= 50 cm) will treat 9000 L/min of a gas containing 10% NH3 , 90% Air at 1.5
atm and 30oC. Pure water enters the top of the column. 95% recovery of NH3 is desired using
15 mm Pall rings. Find:
a. Water Rate
b. Height of Packing if KGa =80 kmols/hr-m3-atm using NOG evaluated by log mean
method and Colburn Equation
7. A packed column (D= 40 cm) will treat 9000 L/min of a gas containing 15% SO2 , 85% Air at 1.5
atm and 25oC . Pure water enters the top of the column. 90% recovery of SO2 is desired using
No.1 plastic Intalox saddles. Find:
a. Water rate ratio to minimum water rate
b. Height of Packing if Ky = 0.75 (SI units) using NOG evaluated by log mean method and
Colburn Equation

8. A packed column (D= 45 cm) will treat 10 m3 /min of a gas containing 20% SO2 , 80% Air at 1.5
atm and 20oC . Pure water enters the top of the column. 88% recovery of SO2 is desired using
25 mm Raschig rings. Find:
a. Water Rate
b. Height of Packing if KG = 0.75 (SI units) using NOG evaluated by log mean method and
Colburn Equation
9. Ammonia is being absorbed in a tower using pure water at 20oC and 1 atm abs pressure. The
feed rate is 650 kg/h and contains 3 mole% ammonia in air. The process design specifies a liquid
to gas mass ratio of 2:1 and the use of 1-in Pall rings. Calculate
a. The gas mass velocity at flooding
b. At 50% safety factor for flooding, calculate the pressure drop and tower diameter
c. Height of the tower using log mean method and Colburn Equation methods if KG = 0.75
(SI units) assuming an equilibrium curve y= 1.25x
10. SO2 is being absorbed in a tower using pure water at 20oC and 1 atm abs pressure. The feed rate
is 650 kg/h and contains 3 mole% ammonia in air. The process design specifies a liquid to gas
mass ratio of 2:1 and the use of 1-in Pall rings. Calculate
a. The gas mass velocity at flooding
b. At 60% safety factor for flooding, calculate the pressure drop and tower diameter
c. Height of the tower using log mean method and Colburn Equation if KG = 0.8 (SI units)
assuming an equilibrium curve y= 20x