Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
688546 Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2006 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

The results of an experimental study devoted to establishing the relation between a severe form of initial gas distribution, as created by a chordal blockage set-up used in a recent FRI study, and the hydraulics of a structured packing bed are presented. Both dry and wet bed experiments were conducted with air/water system under ambient conditions, using a 1.4 m i.d. Plexiglas column in conjunction with Montz-pak B1-250 packing bed of the approximately same length, employing liquid loads corresponding to that from the FRI study. From dry and wet experiments it appeared that chordal blanking of 30% of cross-sectional area at gas inlet can influence the pressure drop significantly, particularly that in the lower part of the bed.

Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering Chemical Engineering Process Chemistry and Technology
Authors
, , ,