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experiments: |
Flooding PointMass transfer between liquids and vapor is often achieved by flowing these two phases, countercurrent through a packed column. This provides large surface area per unit volume for the liquid and vapor to interact. It turns out that these packed columns are at their most efficient when they are operated close to the column flooding point - the point where the capacity of the column to carry both these stream is exceeded. This experiment investigates the flooding point characteristics of a small diameter packed column using water and air as the process flow streams. The flooding point experiment centers around a small diameter packed column. Water enters the column from the top via a distributor and air flows up the column via a perforated packing support. By adjusting the water and/or the air flows investigate the flooding characteristics of the column by constructing flooding curves for the column and comparing the results with literature values.
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A .pdf version of the experiment instructions are avalaible for download on Cooper Union's internal server.
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