TRANSPORTE NEUMTICO EN FASE DILUIDA

Una planta de produccin de plsticos desea aumentar la capacidad a travs de un sistema

transportador existente. El sistema existente tiene caera de 6 pulgadas ID y se configura
segn lo demostrado en el diagrama abajo. Las partculas de alta densidad de polietileno
(HDPE) tienen un tamao medio de 4 milmetros. El gas transportado est en 68 F. El
soplador existente puede producir 1375 SCFM. El aumento deseado de la capacidad es a
partir 20.000 lbm/hr a 30.000 lbm/hr. Puede el sistema existente de soplador y de la
caera resolver este aumento en capacidad? Asuma que la cada de presin a travs del
cicln es 5 pulgadas de agua. La cada de presin a travs de la caera de entrada del
soplador y de los silenciadores es 0.3 PSI. Las curvas de la caera tienen R/D = 6. La
rugosidad de la caera es k = 0.00015 pie. Las partculas tienen densidad s= 59 lbm/ft3.
La velocidad terminal de las partculas es = 30.6 ft/s.

DATOS
Dcaeria =6 pulg=0.5 ft
DI caeria =4 mm
T gas =68 F=528 R
psoplador =0.3 psi
R
=6
D
k =0.00015 ft

solido =59

lbm
3
ft

V tp =30.6

ft
seg

pab =0.3 pulg de H 2 O=0.18025 psi

psi=lbf / pulg 2
pa=14.7 psi

R=10.73

PM aire =

psi ft 3
lbmol R

29 lbm
lbmol

Qsolido =1375 scfm=22.92

ft 3
s

Cicln Tramo a-b

pab =p b pa pb =p a + pab =14.7 psi+0.18025 psi=14.88025 psi
Cada de presin en caera horizontal b-c

pab =( 4 f + z s )

V g=

2
L g V g
D 2 gc

2
Q sps
D 2 (0.5 ft )
A=
=
=0.1963 ft 2
Ap b
4
4

ft
14.7 psi
s
V g=
=115.3457 ft / s
2
14.88025 psi0.1963 ft
22.92

s =

ws
gsQS

psi29 lbm
p PM aire
lbmol
lbm
g = a
=
=0.0752 3
3
RT
psi ft
ft
10.73
528 R
lbmol R
14.7

w s=30000

lbm
1h
lbm

=8.3333
h
3600 s
s

8.3333
s =

lbm
s

lbm
ft 3
0.0752 3 22.92
s
ft

=4.8348 adimencional

lbm
14.88025 psi
3
pb
ft
lbm
gb =b =0.0752
=0.0761 3
ps
14.7 psi
ft

Para el factor de friccin de slidos

z=0.82

0.3
s

0.86

Fr

Fr=

Fr s

0.25

D
dp

( )

0.1

dp>500 micrones

Vg
Vt
Fr s=
gD
gD

dp=4 mm=4000 micrones=0.0131 ft

aire =0.017 cp=1.1424105
2

lbm
fts

115.3457 ft
s
Fr=
=827.0424
ft
32.174 2 0.5 ft
s

ft
seg
30.6

Fr s=
0.3

z=0.82 4.8348

827.0424

0.86

58.2060

0.25

0.5 ft
0.0131 ft

0.1

=6.2927104

para el factor de friccin gas ecuacin de Churchill

lbm
ft
0.0761 3 115.3457 0.5 ft
gV gD
s
ft
Re =
=
=3841.763
aire
5 lbm
1.142410
fts

[( )

8
f =2

12

1
+
A+ B

{ [( )
{ [(

A= 2.457 ln

A= 2.457 ln

B=

37530

[(

3 1
2 12

)]

0.9

+0.27

] [
=

8
f =2
3841.763

]}

0.9

37530
3841.763

12

( Dk )

16

1
3841.763

16

16

+ 0.27

ft
( 0.00015
0.5 ft )

]}

=5.62971021

16

=6.87781017

1
+
21
17
5.629710 + 6.877810

) (

pab =( 43.8214103 +6.29271044.8348 )

3 1
2 12

) ] =3.821410

325 ft
0.5 ft

lbm
( 115.3457 ft /s )2
3
ft
=187.4479=1.3016 psi
lbmft
232.174
lbf s 2

0.0761

 pab =p c pb pc = pb + p ab=1.3016 psi+ 14.88025 psi=16.1819 psi

Cada de presin en la curva c-d
pcurva =B ( 1+ s )

gc V 2g
R
como =6 B=0.5
2g
D

ps= p b
ft 3
14.7 psi
Q sps
s
ft
V g=
=
=106.0675
2
Ap b 16.1819 psi0.1963 ft
s
22.92

lbm
16.1819 psi
3
pb
ft
lbm
gc = g =0.0752
=0.0828 3
ps
14.7 psi
ft
2

lbm
ft
0.0828 3 106.0675
s
ft
lbf
pcurva =0.5 (1+ 4.8348 )
=42.2334 2 =0.2933 psi
lbmft
ft
232.174
2
lbf s

pcurva =p d p c pd = pc + pcurva =16.1819 psi+0.2933 psi=16.4752 psi

lbm
16.4752 psi
pb
ft 3
lbm
gc = g =0.0752
=0.0843 3
ps
14.7 psi
ft
3

ft
14.7 psi
Q sps
s
ft
V g=
=
=104.1792
2
Ap b 16.4752 psi0.1963 ft
s
22.92

Caera vertical tramo d-e

2
L g V g o
g
pd e =( 4 f + z s )
+ z
D 2 gc
gc

o= g + ( 1 ) p =1

ws
A pV p

Vp
lbm 0.5
=10.123 d p0.3 p0.5=10.1230.0131 ft 0.3 59 3 =0.7427
Vg
ft
Vp
ft
ft
=0.7427 V p=0.7427V g=0.7427104.1792 =77.3694
Vg
s
s
lbm
s
=1
=0.9907
lbm
ft
0.1963 ft 259 3 77.3694
s
ft
8.3333

o=0.99070.0843
z=0.82 s0.3 Fr0.86 Fr s0.25

Fr=

lbm
lbm
lbm
+ (10.9907 ) 59 3 =0.6322 3
3
ft
ft
ft
D
dp

( )

0.1

Vg2
gD
2

ft
104.1792
s
Fr=
=674.6631
ft
32.174 2 0.5 ft
s

ft
seg
30.6

Fr s=
z=0.82 4.83480.3 674.66310.86 58.20600.25
pab =( 4 f + z s )

0.5 ft
0.0131 ft

2
L g V g o
g
+ z
D 2 gc
gc

0.1

=7.4972104

 pd e =( 43.8214103 +7.49721044.8348 )

50 ft
0.5 ft

pd e =p e pd pe = pd + pd e =16.4752 psi+0.4062 psi=16.8814 psi

lbm
16.8814 psi
pb
ft 3
lbm
gc = g =0.0752
=0.0864 3
ps
14.7 psi
ft
3

ft
14.7 psi
Q sps
s
ft
V g=
=
=101.6724
2
Ap b 16.8814 psi0.1963 ft
s
22.92

Caera curva e-f

gc V 2g
pcurva =B ( 1+ s )
2g
2

lbm
ft
101.6724
3
s
ft
lbf
=40.4951 2 =0.2812 psi
lbmft
ft
232.174
2
lbf s

0.0864
pcurva=0.5 ( 1+ 4.8348 )

pcurva =p d p c pd = pc + pcurva =16.8814 psi+ 0.2812 psi=17.1626 psi

lbm
17.1626 psi
pb
ft 3
lbm
gf = g =0.0752
=0.0878 3
ps
14.7 psi
ft
3

ft
22.92 14.7 psi
Q sp s
s
ft
V gf =
=
=100.0066
Ap b 17.1626 psi0.1963 ft 2
s

Caera horizontal f-g

2

pd e =( 4 f + z s )

L g V g
D 2 gc

lbm
ft
104.1792
3
s
ft
lbm
+ 0.6322 3 50 ft=58
lbmft
ft
232.174
lbf s 2

0.0843

 z=0.82 s0.3 Fr0.86 Fr s0.25

D
dp

( )

0.1

Fr=

Fr=

Vgf
gD

100.0066

ft
s

ft
32.174 2 0.5 ft
s

=621.7019

ft
seg
30.6

Fr s=
z=0.82 4.8348

0.3

621.7019

0.86

58.2060

0.25

0.5 ft
0.0131 ft

pf g= ( 43.8214103 +8.04321044.8348 )

0.1

100 ft
0.5 ft

=8.0432104

pf g= p f p g pg =p f + p f g=0.364 psi+17.1626 psi=17.526 psi

ft
14.7 psi
Q sps
s
ft
V g=
=
=97.9329
Ap b 17.526 psi0.1963 ft 2
s
22.92

Velocidades mnimas de transporte:

Horizontal:

lbm
ft
100.0066
3
s
ft
=52.3319=0.364 psi
lbmft
232.174
lbf s 2

0.0878

0.6

V s=

910 p d p
=
( p +62.3 )

Vertical
V s=

270 p d p

lbm
0.6
0.0131 ft
3
ft
ft
=23.1880
s
lbm
59 3 +62.3
ft

27059

0.6

( p +62.3 )

lbm
0.0131 ft 0.6
3
ft
ft
=32.3394
s
lbm
59 3 +62.3
ft

91059

CONCLUSIONES:
Como se puede observar la velocidad de transporte del gas en cada punto es mayor
a las velocidades mnimas por lo que el sistema existente de soplador y de caera
soporta el aumento de la capacidad de 20000 a 30000 lbm/h
Tabla de resumen
punto

b
c
d
e
f
g

V g=

ft
s