(172b) Evolution of Random Packing Performance with a Focus on Geometry
AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety
2018
2018 Spring Meeting and 14th Global Congress on Process Safety
Distillation Symposium
Advances in Distillation Technology I
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 9:07am to 9:42am
The geometries of random packings have evolved significantly over the years to offer a broader range of hydraulic and mass-transfer performance. Packings were originally made from local materials, but new generation packings with engineered geometries have been designed and manufactured since the 1950âs to significantly increase specific surface area with improved pressure drop. This presentation will investigate how packing geometry affects form drag and friction drag with the evolution of packings over time, and how they are addressed with fundamental correlations.
Key Words: Random packing, Packed Columns, Pressure Drop, Correlations
*Corresponding author. E-mail: ken.mccarley@fri.org , Phone: 1-405-385-0354, Fax: 1-405-385-0357