Am. Altaweel et al., OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A NOVEL RECIPROCATING PLATE MULTIPHASECONTACTOR, Chemical engineering research & design, 73(A6), 1995, pp. 707-712
The operating characteristics of a novel reciprocating plate column us
ed for counter-current gas-liquid contacting (The Landau RPC column) w
as investigated. Compared with other types of contactors, the results
obtained in this unit (gas holdup up to 0.6, interfacial areas as high
as 350 m(2) m(-3), equivalent axial dispersion coefficient as low as
2 cm(2) s(-1), and maximum superficial gas velocities of up to 1.7 m s
(-1)) suggest that it can be advantageously used in a wide variety of
industrial operations.