Represented By:

2010-ch-251
We can select separator on the basis of following factors

L/D ratio
Gas liquid ratio
Vessel volume





Feed=F=41030.52 kg/hr

Vapor-Liquid
Separator
T=433 K
P=16 bar
F
v
= 22728.3kg/hr

vapor
F
L
= 18302.2 kg/hr
Liquid
Components Input kg/hr output kg/hr

Top bottom
Oxygen 400 400
Nitrogen 14484.4 14484.4
CO+CO
2
0.12 0.12
Acetic acid (vap) 7843.8 7843.8
Acetic acid (liq) 18302.2 18302.2
Total = 41030.52 Total = 41030.52
For gas phase:
mass flow rate= F
v
= 6.3 kg/s
Gas stream density:
v
= 10.2 kg/m
3

volumetric flow rate = Q
v
=F
v
/
v

=0.61 m
3
/s
For liquid phase:
mass flow rate= F
L
= 5.1 kg/s
Liquid stream density =
L
= 800 kg/m
3

volumetric flow rate=Q
L
= F
L
/
L

=0.006 m
3
/s
Maximum Velocity can be calculated as






= 0.15 m/sec



(Chemical process engineering design and economics by Harry Silla)



2
1
0107 . 0
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=
V
V L
G
V

VESSEL AREA FOR GAS = Gas volumetric flow rate/ Gas velocity

= 4.12 m
2







= 2.29 m


(Chemical process engineering design and economics by Harry Silla)

( )
2
1
4
(

H
=
A
D
VOLUME FOR THE LIQUID

Volume for the liquid = Liquid volumetric flow rate * Residence time
= 0.0063 m
3
/s * 180 s
= 1.14 m
3

LIQUID HEIGHT

Liquid height = (Liquid volumetric flow rate * Residence time)/ (vessel
Area for gas)
L
L
= 0.27 m

TOTAL HEIGHT

Total height = L
L
+ 1.5 D + 0.457 m
= 4.162 m
(Chemical process engineering design and economics by Harry Silla)


lengt
diameter
=

= 1.8


Since our L/D ratio lies in the range of 1.7 to 3.6 so we
select vertical vapor liquid separator

From (Chemical process engineering design and economics by
Harry Silla)

If pressure is greater than 10.3 bar then use ellipsoidal
head
If pressure is less than 10.3 bar then use tori spherical head

So we are using ellipsoidal head
t
H
= PD/(2
H
S 0.2P) + t
c
Where

H
= 0.80
t
H
= 0.019 m

As a rule of thumb

H/D = 6.3 10
-3
m


H = 0.014 m

As a rule of thumb

The thickness of mist eliminator is usually 0.0154 m



(Chemical process engineering design and economics by Harry Silla)



Vessel area 4.12 m
2
Vessel diameter 2.29 m
Liquid height 0.27 m
Total height 4.162 m
L/D ratio 1.8
Wall thickness 0.022 m
Head thickness 0.019 m
head 0.014 m