Koch Glitsch

FIG. 14-22 Unique outlet weir types, (a) Adjustable, (b) Swept back, (c) Picket fence. (Parts a, c,from H. Z. Kister, Distillation Operation, copyright 1990 by McGraw-HiU reprinted by permission. Part b, courtesy of Koch-Glitsch LP.)... 

FIG. 14-24 Antijump baffle. (Reprinted courtesy of Koch-Glitsch LP.)... 

Glitsch, Inc., Ballast Tray Design Manual, 6th ed., 1993 available from Koch-Glitsch LP, Wichita, Kans. 

The bracketed packings are similar to, but not the same as, the Koch-Glitsch IMTP. Some of them have holes that the IMTP do not have, and others have sizes that are different and are made by different dies. 

Service-Oriented Rules of Thumb Strigle (Packed Tower Design and Applications, 2d ed., Gulf Publishing, Houston, Tex., 1994) proposed a multitude of rules of thumb as a function of the service, column pressure, and physical properties. These rules are based on the extensive experience of Strigle and the Norton Company (now merged with Koch-Glitsch LP). 

FIG. 14-70 Flashing feed and vapor distributors, (a) Bare nozzle, (b) Rounded V baffle, (c) Peripheral flash box—the box extends right around the tower wall, with the collected liquid descending via downpipes to a liquid distributor below, (d) Gallery distributor—the feed enters the gallery area (upper plate). (Parts a-c, courtesy of Sulzer Chemtech part d, courtesy of Koch-Glitsch LP.)... 

Figure 8 Various types of static mixers. (Courtesy Koch-Glitsch.)... 

FIGURE 3 Sieve tray. [Courtesy of Koch-Glitsch, Inc.]... 

For example, Koch-Glitsch Co. makes available a tray design manual that includes a completely solved example problem. 

Figure 13.36. Capacity and pressure drop in beds of pall rings Koch-Glitsch, Inc. (a) Capacity chart for pall rings. F, = vapor velocity (ft/ sec). Example with 1 in. rings,...

This fractionation problem (rating sheet courtesy of Koch-Glitsch Inc.) illustrates both the shortcut methods for a new column and also those for an existing column. 

FIG. 14-27 Other trays, (a) Bubble-cap tray, (b) Dual-flow tray. [Fart a, courtesy of Koch-Glitsch LF pari h, courtesy of Fractionation Research Inc. (FBI). ]... 

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