Problem 9.

3: Absorption Tower
Problem 9.3: Absorption Tower
Input Data:
3
m kg
Fv := 33 MW := 29.1
s kgmol
T := 400 K P := 111 kPa
0.18 h
HTU := 4.5 m ( )
NTU Gs := 1.05 • Gs Op_Hr := 8000
y
dollars
ctower := 40 f.FAC := 0.2 factor for Fixed Annual Cost
3
m
−3 2 −1 − 0.8 dollars
( )
V_OP_Cost Gs := 1.22 • 10 • Gs + 0.1098 • Gs + 0.0244 • Gs
s
Solution:

Fm := Fv • 
 1  •  P  •  273  • M kg
     W Fm = 32.061
 22.4   101.3   T  s
Fm
Gs ( D) :=
2
0.25 • • D

(
z ( D) := HTU • NTU Gs ( D) ) m Height of Packing

(
Vol ( D) := z ( D) • 0.25 • •D
2) m
3
Volume of Packing
dollars
Ann_Fixed_Cost ( D) := Vol ( D) • ctower • fFAC
y
dollars
( )
Ann_Var_Cost ( D) := V_OP_Cost Gs ( D) • 3600 • Op_Hr
y
TAC ( D) := Ann_Fixed_Cost ( D) + Ann_Var_Cost ( D)
Diam := 1 , 1.1 .. 4

60

40

TAC ( Diam)
6
10

20

0
1 2 3 4 5
Diam

d Take first derivative of Objective

F ( D) := TAC ( D)
dD Function and set = 0

x := 2.5 Initial Guess Solve for Optimum Diameter below

Given
F ( x) = 0
Dopt := Find ( x)

Dopt = 3.272 m Optimum Diameter

(
H opt := z Dopt ) H opt = 6.012 m Optimum Height

kg
GsOPT := Gs Dopt ( ) GsOPT = 3.814
2
Mass Velocity at Opt. Diam.
s• m
Costs at Optimum
6
( )
TAC Dopt = 1.581 × 10 $/y Total Annual Cost

Ann_Fixed_Cost Dopt = 404.342 ( ) $/y Total Annual Fixed Cost

6
(
Ann_Var_Cost Dopt = 1.581 × 10 ) $/y Total Annual Variable Cost

Optimum primarily depends upon variable costs in this problem.