Study of the Hydraulic Resistance and Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics of Prismatic Packing for Various Options of Its Installation

The results of experimental studies of hydraulic resistance, heat and mass transfer characteristics of a prismatic lattice polymer regular packing for various options of its installation in space are presented. Based on the conducted experimental studies, the most rational design of packing installation was determined (taking into account the decrease in hydraulic resistance and the increase in the efficiency of heat and mass transfer processes), for which the geometric characteristics are given and empirical dependences are obtained, which make it possible to determine the value of the hydraulic resistance of the dry and irrigated packing, the values of the volumetric coefficients of mass transfer and heat transfer. The results of the study can be used in enterprises where different types of cooling towers or devices for conducting heat and (or) mass transfer processes, such as absorption, are used, as well as in the development of packed scrubbers.