Module 2

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY III (CHTE312)
Preliminary design for an absorption column


Student Name Student Number Due Date
M.W. Shongwe 21919697 29 January 2020


LECTURE’S NAME: Mrs N. Ndlovu




Contents

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, Summary................................................................................................................................................2

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................3

Design calculations................................................................................................................................4

Figure 1: Pressure vs concentration graph.............................................................................................5




Table 1: Solubility data………………………………………………………………………5

Table 2: Number of stages required in different %..................................................................6




Summary
Absorption is known to be a process in which atoms or molecules get in a bulk phase liquid
or solid. The process of absorption takes place in a designed separation column called
Absorption column. Absorption column can come in various types of designs such as packed


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