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The document provides recommended system foaming factor values for different types of trays and packing used in distillation columns for various chemical processes. The system foaming factor is a value between 0 and 1 that accounts for the level of foaming in the system, with lower values indicating higher foaming. For ballast trays, the values range from 1.0 for non-foaming systems down to 0.6 for severe foaming systems like MEK units. For other trays and packings, different process units are listed along with their recommended system foaming factor values, with the lowest being 0.3 for stable foam systems like caustic regenerators.

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Foaming

The document provides recommended system foaming factor values for different types of trays and packing used in distillation columns for various chemical processes. The system foaming factor is a value between 0 and 1 that accounts for the level of foaming in the system, with lower values indicating higher foaming. For ballast trays, the values range from 1.0 for non-foaming systems down to 0.6 for severe foaming systems like MEK units. For other trays and packings, different process units are listed along with their recommended system foaming factor values, with the lowest being 0.3 for stable foam systems like caustic regenerators.

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Foaming Calculations

Suggested values for Ballast trays are:

Service

System Foaming Factor

Non-foaming systems

1.00

Fluorine systems

0.90

Moderate foamers, such as oil

0.85

absorbers, amine, and glycol


regenerators
Heavy foamers, such as amine and

0.73

glycol absorbers
Severe foamers, such as MEK units

0.60

Foam stable systems, such as caustic

0.30

regenerators
Suggested values for Flexitrays are:

Service

System Foaming Factor

Depropanizers

0.85-0.95

Absorbers

0.85

Vacuum towers

0.85

Amine regenerators

0.85

Amine contactors

0.70-0.80

High pressure deethanizers

0.75-0.80

Glycol contactors

0.70-0.75

Suggested values for Float valve trays are:

Service

System Foaming Factor

Non foaming

1.00

Low foaming

0.90

Moderate foaming

0.75

High foaming

0.60

The following values for the system foaming factor are summarized from H.Z.
Kister, Distillation Design, McGraw-Hill 1992, pp. 292-293. The values were calculated for
trays, but it is common practice to use them for packing as well:

System

System Foaming Factor

Non-foaming regular systems

1.00

High pressure (G > 1.8 lb/ft )

0.32

1.21/G

Low Foaming Systems


Depropanizers

0.9

H2S strippers

0.85-0.9

Fluorine systems

0.9

Hot carbonate regenerators

0.9

Moderate Foaming Systems


Demethanizers and deethanizers, top

0.8-0.85

section (refrigerated type)


Demethanizers and deethanizers, top

0.85

section (absorbing type)


Demethanizers and absorbing type

1.0

deethanizers, bottom section


Refrigerated type deethanizers,

0.85-1.0

bottom section
Oil absorbers

0.85 (0.8-0.95 below 0F)

Crude towers, crude vacuum towers

0.85-1.0

Furfural refining towers

0.8-0.85

Sulfolane systems

0.85-1.0

Amine regenerators

0.85

Glycol regenerators

0.65-0.85

Hot carbonate absorbers

0.85

Caustic wash

0.65

Heavy Foaming Systems


Amine absorbers

0.73-0.8

Glycol contactors

0.5-0.73

System

System Foaming Factor

Sour water strippers

0.5-0.7

Oil reclaimer

0.7

MEK units

0.6

Stable Foam Systems


Caustic regenerators

0.3-0.6

Alcohol synthesis absorbers

0.35

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