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Recent developments in packed columns
Author(s) -
Kunesh J. G.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450650604
Subject(s) - range (aeronautics) , point (geometry) , distributor , flood myth , computer science , operations research , environmental science , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , geography , aerospace engineering , geometry , archaeology
Highlights of a recently concluded four year experimental program on random packings are presented. They include (a) a revised definition of loading to achieve better reproducibility; (b) discussion of the erratic behavior near the “flood” point which helps explain the scatter in the published “flood” data; (c) new data showing that with proper distribution, efficiency is stable over a broad range; and (d) controlled maldistribution studies leading to guidelines for distributor design, fabrication and installation. The need to precisely define commonly used terms is emphasized.