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Mass transfer in structured corrugated packing
Author(s) -
Nawrocki P. A.,
Xu Z. P.,
Chuang K. T.
Publication year - 1991
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.5450690614
Subject(s) - structured packing , mass transfer , contact angle , materials science , mechanics , surface (topology) , packed bed , mass transfer coefficient , geometry , composite material , chromatography , chemistry , mathematics , physics
The performance of structured corrugated packing has been simulated by establishing mechanistic models for liquid distribution, liquid flow on the packing surface and mass transfer. The models were used to investigate the effect of packing height, liquid load, initial maldistribution as well as differing initial distribution and solid‐liquid contact angle on the packed column performance. Wetted surface area is the primary value of interest and the simulated results compare very well with those predicted by Onda (1968). The results clearly demonstrate that the wetted surface area is a strong function of the solid‐liquid contact angle. Other predicted values such as mass transfer coefficients and overall height of a transfer unit show reasonable agreement with published data.