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ISSN : 2288-9167(Print)
ISSN : 2288-923X(Online)
Journal of Odor and Indoor Environment Vol.14 No.4 pp.341-350
DOI : https://doi.org/10.15250/joie.2015.14.4.341

Design status and improvement methods of packed bed scrubbers as an odor removal device in Siheung and Ansan smarthubs

Yong-Jun Cho1*,Young-Rea Kim2,Ye-Jin Choi3
1Dept. of Environmental Science, Shinansan University
2Korea Environmental Professional Engineers Association
3Siheung Green Environment Center
*Corresponding author Tel : +82-31-490-6072 E-mail : yjcho@sau.ac.kr

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to evaluate the design suitability of gas scrubbers, which have been operated in Siheung and Ansan Smarthubs, as an odor removal device. Detailed design data of 31 gas scrubbers installed between 2005 to 2014 were investigated. All the scrubbers investigated were found to use a “packed bed” design, and 30 of them used pall rings as packing materials. In determining the bed diameter of scrubbers, many facilities used incorrect packing parameters, which resulted in inappropriate design values for the bed diameter. In determining of the height of packed bed, the height of transfer unit (HTU) was calculated incorrectly because of the misuse of both the constants of packing materials and Schmidt numbers. In addition, the values of number of transfer unit (NTU) were found to be underestimated due to the low removal efficiency goal. Therefore, the adapted values of packed bed height were quite different from the ones calculated in many facilities.

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