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CFD‐assisted Characterization and Optimization of the Structured Mass Transfer Packing QVF DURAPACK ®
Author(s) -
Dreiser C.,
Gneist G.,
Bart H.J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201200531
Subject(s) - structured packing , mass transfer , computational fluid dynamics , materials science , characterization (materials science) , extraction (chemistry) , column (typography) , packed bed , mechanical engineering , mechanics , chromatography , chemistry , engineering , nanotechnology , physics , connection (principal bundle)
The glass packing QVF DURAPACK® was developed to use the advantages of structured mass transfer packings, especially when handling corrosive media. To match up with the latest developments for sheet metal packings, further optimization for liquid‐liquid separation processes was performed for the QVF DURAPACK®. The complex geometry of structured packings and the wall thickness of glass sheets complicate the numerical investigations. The modeling strategy is presented, and the limitations of CFD tools are given. The experimental and numerical results show similar trends as known for perforated metal structures. The extraction efficiency of the packing prototype could also be reproduced with the column design tool LLECMOD.