The specification for a sieve plate column is given below. Make a preliminary mechanical design for the column. Your design should include:
a. Column wall thickness
b. Selection and sizing of vessel heads
c. The nozzles and flanges (use standard flanges)
d. Column supporting skirt
You need not design the plates or plate supports.
You should consider the following design loads:
a. Internal pressure
b. Wind loading
c. Dead weight of vessel and contents (vessel full of water)