Question

Each bed may have height equivalent of theoretical trays?

(a) 4 to 8

(b) 5 to 10

(c) 6 to 15

(d) 10 to 20

This question was addressed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Tray Flooding Mechanism topic in section Tray Design and Operation of Distillation Design

Answer 1

The correct option is (c) 6 to 15

Explanation: Each bed may have height equivalent (HETP) to 6 to 15 theoretical trays for random packing and this is fixes as per standards.