Characterization of New Wire Gauze‐Structured Packing: Experimental Study

Abstract

Structured packings are usually employed for increasing the surface contact between vapor and liquid in the absorber and distillation of columns. Experimental investigations are performed to present a high-capacity new wire gauze-structured packing, namely, PACK-1300XY, which is the combination of PACK-1300X and PACK-1300Y. The new PACK-1300XY shows improved efficiency of separation and pressure drop. Comprehensive parametric investigations are carried out to calculate the efficiency of mass transfer and the wet/dry pressure drops under different operating conditions. The new wire gauze-structured packing reduces wet and dry pressure drops by more than 10 % in comparison to PACK-1300Y. In addition, PACK-1300XY decreases the height equivalent to a theoretical plate by more than 5 % compared to PACK-1300X.

Employing computational fluid dynamics technique for analyzing the PACK-1300XY with methanol and isopropanol mixture

“…This study uses a wire gauze made from metal sheets to fabricate the structured packing known as PACK-1300XY. This packing was introduced by Dinh Manh et al 72 . Also in this research, we used the experimental data that was published 72 .…”

“…This packing was introduced by Dinh Manh et al 72 . Also in this research, we used the experimental data that was published 72 . The specific area and porosity are 1300 m 2 /m 3 and 0.91, respectively.…”

Novel Tpms Contactors Designed with Imprinted Porosity: Numerical Evaluation of Momentum and Energy Transport

“…Typical applications of such internals or packings can be found in absorption columns and distillation [1], [2]. The primary application of structured internal packings in the process industry is to provide an adequate gas-liquid contact area for efficient separation [3]. For instance, the usage of corrugated wire gauze packings in vacuum distillation for the purification of oleochemicals [4] The corrugated sheet packings are manufactured typically using metals as well as non-metals such as ceramics and plastics [5]- [7].…”

TPMS Contactors Designed with Imprinted Porosity: Numerical Evaluation of Momentum and Energy Transport

“…Typical applications of such internals or packings can be found in absorption columns and distillation. , The primary application of structured internal packings in the process industry is to provide an adequate gas–liquid contact area for efficient separation, for instance, the usage of corrugated wire gauze packings in vacuum distillation for the purification of oleochemicals . The corrugated sheet packings are manufactured typically using metals as well as nonmetals such as ceramics and plastics. − These internals can also be used for other industrial applications such as cooling of electronic equipment, solar receivers, and catalytic converters …”