High-end applications require a very tall vertical extraction column in some cases which deteriorates protection against radiation and cannot be employed for indoor applications. On the other hand, horizontal extraction columns offer higher efficiency and pretension, but lower maximum throughput. In order to address this issue, the L-shaped pulsed extraction column is a new type of extractors which were recently introduced for such applications with area constraints. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of operating parameters and physical properties on the variation of holdup and slip velocity in this type of extractors for three liquid systems including toluene-water, butyl acetate-water and n butanol-water without and under mass transfer condition. A comprehensive investigation on the determination of predictive ability of available correlations for the holdup and slip velocity in pulsed plate columns has been conducted. Finally, new correlations are proposed for prediction of these parameters regarding operational conditions and physical properties. Keywords L-shaped pulsed plate column • Slip velocity • Holdup • Pulsation intensity • Mass transfer List of symbols A Amplitude of pulsation, m Af Pulsation intensity, m/s D Column diameter, m d Hole diameter, m f Frequency of pulsation, Hz g Acceleration due to gravity, = 9.81 m/s 2 h Plate spacing, m H Column length, m Q Volumetric flow rate, m 3 /s V c Superficial velocity of continuous phase, m/s V d Superficial velocity of dispersed phase, m/s V s Slip velocity, m/s Greek symbols Fractional free area Holdup Viscosity, N s/m 2 Density, kg/m 3 Δ Density difference between two phases, kg/m 3 Interfacial tension between two phases, N/m * Jaber Safdari