Author/Authors :
Y. Amini Department of Chemical Engineering - Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran , J. Karimi-Sabet MNFCRS - Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Tehran, Iran , M. Nasr Esfahany Department of Chemical Engineering - Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran , M. Haghshenasfard Department of Chemical Engineering - Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran , A. Dastbaz School of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
كليدواژه :
Structured packing , HETP , numerical simulation , mass transfer efficiency
چكيده لاتين :
In this Study, numerical simulations were performed to describe the flow pattern inside of the new wire gauze structure packing (PACK-2100). The Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase approach is applied to calculate the value of HETP and pressure drop. The computational results confirmed that the results are compared with experimental data and good agreement is achieved. The results indicate that the HETP values are enhanced in comparison to conventional ones. In addition, the HETP slowly increases from 4 to 6 cm as mass flow rates of air and liquid flow are increased. The average relative error between CFD predictions and the experimental data for the prediction of mass transfer efficiency are 20.45%.
