Mass-transfer characteristics of some structured packings

Gas- and liquid-side mass-transfer coefficients and gas-liquid interfacial areas for Goodloe packing and ChemPro's Montz A2 packing (similar to Sulzer BX) are reported, along with holdup data. Measurements were made in a 150 mm diameter column packed to an average depth of 1 m. Results are presented in terms of regression equations for the Sherwood number for mass transfer as a function of the Reynolds number and the effective interfacial area as a function of column F factor