2012 Spring Meeting & 8th Global Congress on Process Safety
(30a) AIChE Column Performance Evaluation Guidelines
Authors
Daniel R. Summers - Presenter, Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.
T.J. Cai - Presenter, Fractionation Research, Inc.
Ping Xu - Presenter, UOP LLC
The AIChE has a committee that addresses regularly AIChE’s equipment testing procedures. That committee includes a subcommittee that addresses the testing of trayed and packed columns. After three years of work, that subcommittee is ready to release a 150-page manual entitled, “Trayed and Packed Columns – A Guide to Performance Evaluation.” This will be the third edition of this manual. This presentation describes the third edition, especially changes with respect to earlier editions.