I want to first thank everyone for your inputs. 25362, the link you provided was very useful. I went back and recalculated the sparger holes and I came up with 0.59" diameter hole. This value agrees with katmar assessment. Katmar, I actually found your first message informative rather then...
Hi,
Because this is my first time sizing a steam sparger, I would like to get some outside inputs to see if I'm going about it correctly.
I am designing a steam sparger to be used in a distillation column operating at 17psia (bottom). The steam sparger will be 8" in diameter with 20 holes (10...