Maximum Operational Capacity MOC Prediction

MOC correlations for proprietary packings are sometimes available in the manufacturer literature (e.g., 15,30) or on manufacturers com- 

An excellent statistical fit to data is therefore insufficient to render a packing pressure drop correlation suitable for design. In addition to a good fit to data, the correlation limitations must be fully explored. Most published packing pressure drop correlations fail miserably here their limitations are often unknown, and if known, are seldom reported. 

Interpolation of actual experimental data circumvents the systematic correlation limitations, gives reliable and accurate pressure drop prediction, is difficult to computerize, and requires that suitable interpolation charts are available. This saction deals with predicting pressure drop by correlation. Section 8,2.9 describes interpolating experimental pressure drop data. 

Neither correlation nor interpolation can overcome the limitations inherent in pressure drop data (Ssc. 8.2.5). It is therefore essential 

Both agreement (75,86) and disagreement (87,88) between measured pressure drops and those predicted by the Eckert GPDC have 

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