Abstract
Structured packing is an important equipment and has wide applications in chemical separation process. In this study, the complex hydrodynamics characteristics of structured sinusoidal corrugated sheets packings were investigated by 2D liquid film model and 3D Representative Element Unit model. Volume of Fluid method was employed to investigate the effect of eleven different structures of sinusoidal corrugated sheets packings (i.e. wavelength, amplitude, and corrugated angle) on liquid holdup, wet pressure drop, and interfacial area. In addition, a shape factor was proposed to characterize the effect of flow regime on packing hydrodynamics characteristics and wetting performance. The packing shape factor analysis method proposed in this study could provide a reference for the structural optimization and evaluation of structured packing in the future.
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