Experimental and numerical characterization of a new structured packing for CO 2 capture
Structured packings with a low pressure drop can reduce the energy consumption of CO 2 capture plants. In this work, an experimental and a numerical study of a new structured packing with an inclination angle of 75° were carried out. The packing performance was compared to that of a state‐of‐the‐art...
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Published in | AIChE journal Vol. 64; no. 11; pp. 4053 - 4065 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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01.11.2018
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Summary: | Structured packings with a low pressure drop can reduce the energy consumption of CO
2
capture plants. In this work, an experimental and a numerical study of a new structured packing with an inclination angle of 75° were carried out. The packing performance was compared to that of a state‐of‐the‐art packing with an inclination angle of 45°. Experimental results revealed that the specific pressure drop can be reduced by over 90%, whereas for the separation efficiency, only a small reduction was found. Simulations were conducted for industrial‐scale flue‐gas conditions of a gas‐fired and a coal‐fired power plant. For the coal‐fired power plant, only a slight reduction of the separation efficiency was found, while for the gas‐fired power plant, there was even no reduction. Thus, both experimental and simulation results revealed a high potential of the new packing, which appears to be a good alternative to conventional packings in CO
2
capture applications. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AIChE J
, 64: 4053–4065, 2018 |
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ISSN: | 0001-1541 1547-5905 |
DOI: | 10.1002/aic.16375 |