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Does tray type make any difference to the column’s performance, or just to pressure drop?

April 26, 2017column difference drop PERFORMANCE pressure tray type

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Does tray type make any difference to the column’s performance, or just to pressure drop?

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It matters to both. Different types of tray (bubble, sieve, valve) introduce the vapor into the liquid in different ways and this generates different vapor- and liquid-side mass transfer coefficients and interfacial areas. Each tray type has a different correlation in ProTreat.