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    1. The document provides the standard operating procedure for a gas absorption experiment using a GUNT CE 400 unit to absorb carbon dioxide in water. 2. The procedure involves starting up the system by filling it with water and setting flow rates, then introducing CO2 gas and measuring absorption at different points in the absorption column. 3. Key steps include adjusting gas and water flow rates, measuring pressure drops and CO2 concentration at different heights in the column, then safely shutting down the system.

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    1. The document provides the standard operating procedure for a gas absorption experiment using a GUNT CE 400 unit to absorb carbon dioxide in water. 2. The procedure involves starting up the system by filling it with water and setting flow rates, then introducing CO2 gas and measuring absorption at different points in the absorption column. 3. Key steps include adjusting gas and water flow rates, measuring pressure drops and CO2 concentration at different heights in the column, then safely shutting down the system.

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    1. The document provides the standard operating procedure for a gas absorption experiment using a GUNT CE 400 unit to absorb carbon dioxide in water. 2. The procedure involves starting up the system by filling it with water and setting flow rates, then introducing CO2 gas and measuring absorption at different points in the absorption column. 3. Key steps include adjusting gas and water flow rates, measuring pressure drops and CO2 concentration at different heights in the column, then safely shutting down the system.

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    Standard operating procedure

    CE400 Gas Absorption

    Equipment: The GUNT CE 400 gas absorption unit will be used for the absorption
    of carbon dioxide in water. The process diagram of the CE 400 gas absorption unit is
    shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1 Process diagram for the gas absorption system


    Procedure: Spend about 10 to 15 minutes to find out what are the physical parts
    that correspond to the components and measuring point on the process diagram.

    Starting up the system

    1. Turn on the gas absorption unit using the master switch.


    2. Refrigeration circuit filling. Close V14 and fill up the tank W2/W3 with water
    as far as the inspection glass.
    3. Turn on the ready-to-use cooler, and set cooler temperature to 12 °C.
    The cooler should be turned on first so that the water in tank W2/W3 can be
    cooled down to setpoint before the introduction of CO 2.
    4. Fill the U-tubes. Close ball valves V9, V8 and V25; then open the 3 ball
    valves at the top of two U-tube manometers. Add water up to the ZERO line
    using a wash bottle in the outer vent holes. Then close the 3 ball valves above
    the U-tube manometers.
    5. Fill the system with absorbent (water). Close valves V13, V24, V15, V8,
    V25, V6, V5, V4, V21, V20 and open valves V10, V19, V23, V17, V12. Then
    press and hold the “Water supply” button on the controller cabinet until K2 is
    half full with water.
    6. Turn on pumps P1 and P2. Water is pumped to the absorption column by
    P1, and recycled to the regeneration column by P2. Set the water flow rate to
    around 200 L/h using valve V12. If the level controller works correctly, a water
    level of 5 to 10 cm will be established above the base of the column. If the
    water level in the absorber cannot be maintained, turn off pump P1 and P2
    and deaerate the pressure-measuring tubes with the screws opposite the
    connectors and keep the tubes free of air bubbles, and then turn on the
    pumps P1 and P2 again.
    7. Set pressure in the regeneration column K2. To do this, close valve V19, open
    control valve V20 and set pressure to around 0.5 bar. If pressure in K2 falls
    below this, slightly open the control valve V21 and let “stripping” air into the
    regeneration column from the bottom of K2.
    8. Open valves V9, V8 and V25.
    9. Open valve V10, and close V2.
    10. Turn on the compressor and slowly open valve V2 to adjust the air flow rate to
    5 L/min.
    11. Adjust the opening of V10 so that a higher than atmospheric pressure can be
    maintained in the absorber and adjust V2 accordingly to maintain a flowrate of
    5 L/min.
    12. When the water flow and gas flow become stable, record the pressure drop in
    the absorber using the U-tube manometer.

    PD1 PD2(mmH2O)
    (mmH2O)
    300 L/h water, 5 L/min
    air
    300 L/h water, 30 L/min
    air
    13. Change the air flow rate to 30L/min and record the pressure drop.
    14. After recording the pressure drop, slowly close valve V2 and then close ball
    valves V8, V9 and V25.
    15. Reopen valve V2 and adjust the air flow rate to 5 L/min.
    16. Set the pressure in K2 to 0.2 bar.
    17. Connect the CO2 gas supply. The set outlet pressure on the cylinder
    pressure reducer should be 0.8 bar.
    18. Introduce CO2 into the system. Adjust the control valve V1 to set the CO2
    gas volumetric flow rate to 1.2 L/min.
    19. When the system comes to stable conditions, note down the following
    readings.

    temperature pressure flow rate


    (°C) (bar) (L/min)
    Ambient N/A
    conditions
    Compressed air
    CO2
    water N/A
    20. Measure the CO2 concentration at three different point of the column K1:
    bottom S1, centre S2, and top S3. Open the valve for the selected gas
    sampling point and allow the gas mixture to escape. Wait until it has displaced
    the ambient air from the water separator and the connection hoses (around
    15-20 seconds). Then carry out the CO2 measurement at the sampling point
    after the water separator using the CO2 gas analyser, and take measurement
    over a period of 30 minutes at 5 minutes intervals. NOTE: Before the first
    measurement, you should ensure that a gas cycle took place in the
    column.

    Series of measurements (vol.%) Mean


    values
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 X
    Time (hh:mm)

    S1
    S2
    S3

    Turning off the system

    1. Shut down the CO2 gas volumetric flow.


    2. Turn off the cooler.
    3. Disconnect the vacuum water jet pump and simultaneously open the valve
    V19 to equalise the pressure.
    4. Turn off the compressor.
    5. Turn off both pumps P1 and P2.
    Appendix:

    Table of symbols in Figure 1:

    A1 Cooling unit
    A2 Heater before desorber inlet
    K1 Absorption column (Absorber)
    K2 Regeneration column (Desorber)
    P1 Circulation pump for delivery to the absorption column
    P2 Circulation pump for delivery to the regeneration column
    P3 Circulation pump in cooling circuit
    P4 Vacuum water jet pump
    V Compressor for air
    W2/W3 Heat exchanger
    W4 Heat exchanger (recuperator)
    V1 CO2 control valve
    V2 Air control valve
    V3 Non-return valve
    V4 Ball valve for gas sampling at base of column
    V5 Ball valve for gas sampling at centre of column
    V6 Ball valve for gas sampling at head of column
    V7 Ball valve
    V8 Ball valve for releasing the pressure measuring point in the centre
    of the column
    V9 Ball valve for releasing the pressure measuring point at the head of
    the column
    V10 Control valve for adjusting the column pressure
    V11 Safety valve on absorption column
    V12 Control valve for adjusting the water flow rate
    V13 Ball valve for liquid sampling from absorption column
    V14 Ball valve for draining the water cooling circuit
    V15 Ball valve for sampling regenerated absorbent
    V16 Solenoid control valve for regulating the level in the absorption
    column K1
    V17 Control valve for absorbent before regeneration column K2
    V18 Non-return valve
    V19 Ball valve for equalising the vacuum in column K2 after the
    experiment
    V20 Control valve for adjusting the water quantity for the vacuum water
    jet pump
    V21 Control valve for adjusting the quantity of stripping air
    V22 Solenoid valve for filling the columns (K1&K2) with water
    V23 Ball valve for manually blocking the water supply connection
    V24 Ball valve for draining the regeneration column
    V25 Ball valve for releasing the pressure measuring point at the base of
    the column

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