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IS 9240 (1979): Purchaser's data sheet for gas scrubber

cooler or absorber [MED 17: Chemical Engineering Plants and
Related Equipment]

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Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda

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655.7116( 98322 ) : 88796

UDC

( Second Reprint JANUARY 1997 )

Indian

( Reaffirmed 2006 )

Standard

PURCHASERS DATA SHEET FOR

GAS SCRUBBER, COOLER OR ABSORBER

. Scope - Covers the technical data to be supplied by a purchaser to a supplier

inquiry or order for the purchase cf a gas scrubber, cooler or absorber.

I. Purchasers

Data

while placing

an

Sheet

PURCHASERS

DATA

SHEET

FOR GAS SCRUBBER,

COOLER

OR ABSORBER

Process Data
1) Purpose

of equipment:
....................................................................................................................................

a) Cleaning
b)

Cooling

....................................................................................................................................

c)

Absorption

...........................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................

d) Stripping

e) f&over
f)

product

.........................................................................................................................

nuisance

Eliminate

g) Chemical

......................................................................................................................

I ......................................................................................................................

reactio

2) Nature and source of solids to be removed or componenta to be absorbed or strjpped ..................................

...........................................................................................................................................................
3) Specific

4)

Eize

gravity

......................................................................................................................

of particles

analysis

of particles

5) tntet concentration

........................................................................................................

( if solids)

at standard

temperature

..........................................................................

and pressure

..................................................................................................................................................
6) Desired

outlet

concentration

at standard

temperature

and pressure

s/m

............................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
7)

Type

of flow

8) Chemical

reaction

Q) Reaction

e/m
.

..................................................................................................

rate..

between

gas and liquid

...................................

...............................................................................................

.......................

....................................................

.........................................................

,*I In case of cooler whether cooling is to be effective directly or indirectly or a combination

............................................................................................................................
11) Availability
12)

Extent

of

water for the purpose

of chilled
liquid

13) Allowable

carry-over

pressure

14) In case of gas scrubbing

conlp\sx
this data should

scrubber

...................................

13) Votun
17) Water
a)

in the

and absorption,
the solubiiity
and the equilibrium
data (if the system
be established
by laboratory
experiment ) ......................................................

vapour

content

Expressed
p3iilt

c) 1.5watkrjkg

27

A-gust

of

is relatively
... . ..

... ... ..................

Pa

...........................................................................................................

m*min

e flow rate .......................................

1,) Dew

Adopted

vessel

. ... . ........

................................................................................................

..... *...........................................................................................................................
15) Pressure,vacuum

.......................

............................

............................................................................

...........................................................

allowed

drop across

of cocling

type

measured

at ......................

........ .....................

kPa

inlet gas:

as wet bulb temperature

C, o,

........................................................................................

.,.. ...............................
C, 01
....................................................................................
dry YUS ....................................................................................................................
( Conthed

1979

January

1980, BIS

BUREAU
MANAK

OF
BHAVAN,

INDIAN
9 BAHADUR

STANDARDS
SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI 110002

Gti

IS :

9240

1979
-

PURCHASERS

DATA

SHEET FOR QAS SCRUBBER,

COOLER

OR

ABSORBER

Contd

18) Temperature of inlet gas .......................................................................................................................

OC

1% Desiied temperature of outlet gas .....................................................................................................

201Pressure of inlet gas ......................................................................................................................

i.Pa

21) Gas analysis by volume:

Wet Basis ( or Dry Basis )

Constituenfs

..................................................................................................................
C to ...............................................
Anticipated variation in temperature ...........................................

OC
m*/min

;.
.. IIIa/tIIin t0 .........................................
23) Anticipated variation in flow rate ....................................
measured at .....................................................................................................................

. ....... kPa

Scrubbing Liquid
24) Preferred scrubbing liquid ....................................................................................................................
25) Properties of scrubbing liquid
26) Supply

of scrubbing

27) is recirculation
23) Temperature
29) Presence

liquid

desired

(limited/ample

scrubbing
product

_. .................

_. ...........................................

..............................................................................................

...........................................................................................................

( Yes/No)

of available

of recovered

...............................................

liquid

in incoming

...............................................................................................
scrubbing

liquid percent

...........................................................

Other Information
30) Preferred type of column:
a) Plate ........................................................................................................................................
..U .....................................................................
b) Packed ........................................................
31) Preferred

material

for scrubber

shell:

..............................................................................................................................
b) Stainless Steel ........................................................................................................................
.................
c) Any other ..........................................................................................................

a) Mild steel

32) Type of lining for scrubber

33) preferred type of packing
34) Details

of packing

) ................................................................................

shell ( rubber/iead/FRP

.....................................................................................................................

i.. .............................................................................................................................

35) Provision

of mist eliminator

after scrubbing

33) Preferred

type of mist eliminator:

.............................................................................................

a) Wire mesh ...............................................................................................................................

b) Packed
...................................................................................................................................
c) Or any other ...........................................................................................................................

37) Any headroom

limitations

..................................................................................................................

of existing equipment
if any ( state also baRie arrangements)
................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................

33) Description
39) Altitude

of proposed

40) Sketch indicating

installation

basic process

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..a.....* . . . . ..*+.................................
and mechanical

details

is enclosed

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .

. ... .. .....

.. . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . . ... .....

Remarks
41) Whether general arrangement
drawings showing the iocation of various nozzles is required from the supplier
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ..*......................

42) Any special requirements

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The information
given by a purchaser according
to this data sheet wit1 enable
or a supplier to assess the exact requirements
of the purchaser and to -recommend
suitable type of equipment.

The International
System ( SI) of Units has been used in the standard.
these units to other units is given below for guidance:
1 Pascal ( Pa)

a manufacturer
to

him

the

The relationship

most

of

= 0.102 kgf/m*
Reprography

Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India