An aniline-water solution containing 7% aniline by weight, at the bubble point, is to be steam-stripped at a rate of 1000 [kg/h] in a tower packed with 38-mm Berl saddles with open steam to remove 99% of the aniline. The condensed overhead vapor will be decanted at 98.5°C, and the water-rich layer returned to the column. The aniline-rich layer will be withdrawn as distillate product. The steam rate will be 1.3 times the minimum.
Design the tower for a pressure drop of 400 [Pa/m] at the top.
Design the column for Jaeger Max-Pak structured packing assuming a design velocity equal to 70% of the flooding velocity.
Design the tower for Jaeger Tri-Packs packing. Use your own judgment as to the packing size and pressure drop/flooding considerations.
Design a sieve-tray tower for this separation. What is the optimum location of the feed? Use your own judgment as to sieve-tray design (hole diameter, pitch, etc.) and pressure drop/flooding considerations.