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Wet Scrubber v1.0 MDSJ Engineering Lab

Venturi Wet Scrubber Design Simulator

Design your system with Hesketh pressure drop equation, Johnstone collection efficiency and Nukiyama-Tanasawa droplet size correlations.

1. Gas Flow & Conditions

Am³/h

Actual volume at operating conditions.

°C
kPa

2. Venturi Throat Geometry

m/s

Typical: 60-120 m/s. Higher velocity = better efficiency but higher ΔP.

Calculated Throat Area: 0

3. Liquid & Particle Properties

L/m³

Typical range: 0.5 – 2.5 L/m³.

µm
kg/m³

Analysis Results

Live

Pressure Drop (ΔP)

0 Pa

0 in. WC

Collection Efficiency

0 %

Johnstone Equation

Detailed Parameters

Droplet Size

0 µm

Nukiyama-Tanasawa

Impaction (ψ)

0

Stokes Number

Liquid Flow Rate

0 m³/h

Calculated from L/G ratio

Johnstone k

0.15

Dust application

Energy Efficiency Status

0 kW

Optimal

System design requires expert validation. Calculations are theoretical estimates.

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Scientific Basis of Calculations

This tool uses industry-standard engineering equations. Pressure drop is calculated via the Hesketh equation (EPA APTI-413 reference), collection efficiency via the Johnstone equation (η = 1 − e−k·R·√ψ), and droplet size via the Nukiyama-Tanasawa correlation.

What is Liquid-to-Gas (L/G) Ratio? The volume of scrubbing liquid injected per unit volume of gas. Too low = insufficient contact area; too high = unnecessary energy consumption. Optimal range: 0.5–2.5 L/m³.

Impaction Parameter (ψ) is a dimensionless Stokes number expressing the probability of a particle colliding with a liquid droplet due to inertia. It scales with the square of particle diameter, which is why efficiency drops dramatically for fine particles (< 1 µm).