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bubble point pressure vs absorber bottom pressure 2

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pmoneysh

Chemical
Sep 19, 2019
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Dear experts,
This query is based on simulation results (aspen hysys).

What I thought was scrubber or column bottom pressure would be at bubble point which corresponds to bubble point pressure. However, the vapor pressure at the scrubber bottom temperature (with the same composition) is estimated to be higher than the column bottom pressure. How can I explain this situation?

For example, the scrubber bottom pressure is 1.028 bar at temperature 45.82oC. Bubble point pressure is estimated at pressure=1.05 though temperature and composition are kept constant.

 
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You say a scrubber, is this like a flash drum or a vessel where you a scrubbing a gas stream (say natural gas) with a liquid, say TEG to remove water?

Best regards, Morten
 
To make my point understandable without confusion..... I am getting liquid phase even below the bubble point pressure. And the vapor phase is produced only at vacuum pressure.
I cannot plot the phase envelope due to some required changes to be made on thermodynamic model.
 
Have you checked the calculated composition of this phase - could is be pure water? Most cases phase diagram is calculated on a dry basis - but if your stream has water it can form a water phase...
 
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